Chapter 781: The Stolen Wand
The next morning, Kyle, still deep in sleep, was awakened by the sound of lively conversation.
He opened his eyes and listened carefully for a moment. Realizing that there was no panic in the voices, he let out a sigh of relief. After getting dressed and stifling a yawn, he stepped out of his room.
The voices were coming from downstairs—he could tell right away that it was Harry and Ron.
"A new minister was chosen overnight?"
At the breakfast table, Ron looked at the freshly delivered Daily Prophet and remarked, "This has to be the fastest the Ministry of Magic has ever moved."
"How could they afford to be slow?" Hermione shot him a sharp look. "Do you think they’d go through another voting process? That would waste so much time! What if the Death Eaters launched another attack in the meantime?"
"I know, I know, I was just saying," Ron muttered. "But does anyone actually know who the new minister is?"
"Amelia Bones... I remember there was a Bones in Hufflepuff. What was her name again?"
"Susan Bones," Harry and Hermione answered in unison.
Ron glanced at them suspiciously. "How do you two know that so well?"
"Because of Slughorn," Harry explained. "At the start of last year, he invited Susan Bones to have lunch with him in his compartment."