Post by Rufus Scrimgeour on Mar 22, 2012 18:22:08 GMT
*Rumours of an upcoming election had been floating around for some time, with a couple of high profile names vying to take the Minister of Magics position. The rumours were simply more irritating than anything else for Scrimgeour. He had little enough time as it was dealing with matters of the war against You-Know-Who, without having to deal with dissent from within the Ministry.*
*It was a further pain that many of his allies had seemed to have turned against him and were now backing his opponents. Of course, backing a political rival was different to opposing him in war, but it still felt like a betrayal nonetheless.*
*He hoped that the silliness would be over and done with soon.*
*For now though, a large hall had been arranged for a public question time. Members of the press were dotted around the room with their various types of recording equipment and magical quills. Arranged in a semi circle around a central stage area were countless seats for the public.*
*In the centre was a table with four seats. One for him, two for his opponents and one on the end for the celebrity host.*
*From where he stood on a balcony overlooking the room, he could see members of the public were already filing in. Despite being a public event, security was high. Scrimgeour spotted a few Aurors dotted around the room assigned to keep the peace and watch for suspicious activity.*
*Somewhere in the building, in their own dressing rooms were his two opponents Malfoy and Marwood. The proceedings would be starting soon. He was not particularly keen to get out there.*
