Scrimgeour. That one had not had the backbone to do what needed to be done. She had never been more pleased to see Minister gone.
And if the worst of the rumors were true, well, you couldn't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
"Are you certain, Mr. Weasley? Even though you are distanced from your family," That was a disgrace all of its own. Once upon a time, if a son of the line had made so public a disagreement with his House, he would have been left face down in a bog. Oh, how standards have slipped. "Have you heard nothing? You were a member of Gryffindor House. A prefect and Headboy, if I recall properly. Have none of the other lions confided in you? Shared any rumors?"