Who remained to rebuild Hogwarts?

Hogwarts has reopened. There is still a sorting. And we may presume that it was open well-before the 19th year after Voldemort's fall. But by whom?? We know that Neville eventually became herbology professor, but we also know that neither Harry, Hermione, Ron or Ginny -- returned to the school or taught there. Who was left to rebuild Hogwarts? Who became Headmaster/Headmistress? Who took the places of those teachers who left? Who would have taken the Muggle Studies and DADA positions? When/why did Professor Sprout leave?

Since Hogwarts continued its noble tradition of educating witches and wizards, who was there to do it? (Consider the actual structure of the school, the re-establishment of order, the staff -- who survived, who did not, etc., whether they return to a sorting of students after all or abandon it, who makes that decision...)

I guess McG would have become Headmistress. I also imagine that Flitwick and Slughorn would have stayed as teachers, although both may have retired by the time the Epilogue was set; same for Sprout. I'm sure Hagrid would have stayed as Magic Creatures teacher, and Trelawney as Divination teacher (if she survived).

I thought that Hogwarts may have rebuilt itself, like Dumbledore's office did in Order of the Pheonix.

As for Sprout retiring she would have been quite old probably by the time of the epilogue

I imagine that Hogwarts would have been a pretty high priority after the war was over especially considdering thats where the final battle was won. I really hope we do see Hogwarts again in some shape or form it would be really moving if they had a big war memorial perhaps in the entrance hall with all the people who died.

I thought that Hogwarts may have rebuilt itself, like Dumbledore's office did in Order of the Pheonix.



I agree, Lucybird - there was quite a lot of damage to Hogwarts at the end of HBP, too, and it seems to have repaired itself from that battle. I think I remember reading somewhere - maybe on a Famous Wizards card - that Rowena Ravenclaw had proposed the idea of the constantly changing floor plan. My theory is that she also felt the castle should be able to repair itself as long as there were students who wanted and needed magical education there.

I think Hermione might have stayed on, but she might not have, she co uld have realised that there are more important things out there after her adventures.

Originally posted by LucybirdI thought that Hogwarts may have rebuilt itself, like Dumbledore's office did in Order of the Pheonix.
That's a possibility, although I don't only mean the literal architectural rebuilding of the school. But I had completely forgotten about the office! Good catch :)

I think that this would be one of those things that might really bring together witches and wizards -- almost all of whom were likely educated at Hogwarts. They would have used it as a way to bring the wizarding community together. I don't doubt that House Elves might also participate in the rebuilding.

But what of the restructuring of the staff? Who would teach? How would they bridge the gaps left in the near-destruction of the school and the loss of so many students?

And who returns to teach? We aren't really even sure who survived.

I think Hogwarts rebuilt itself, and I'm sure most people who survived would've helped even if it didn't. I thought the book was pretty clear on who survived.

I think that despite, and perhaps because of the horrible tragedy at the end of book 7, people would be willing to help rebuild Hogwarts and send their children there since they are in little danger anymore. I would be interested in seeing who becomes the first permanent DADA teacher in years. The only previous DADA teachers surviving are Lockhart and Umbridge (and Barty Crouch Jr.... technically?) and none of these are in a state to be teaching again. I know people had been speculating about the DADA teacher in book 7 and suggested Krum. I could see Krum returning to teach DADA at Hogwarts after Voldemort's defeat. What do you all think?

I have a feeling that Harry might have had a big part in rebuilding the school if it didn't repair itself. Seeing as Harry was able to repair a wand that couldnt be repaired with the Elder Wand. Granted he intended to return it to DD's tomb but not until the repairs were finished.

I would think that wizards from all over came and helped to re-build the grand old school. They were already there; had come from all over when the word got out that there was a rebellion. Like DD and Slughorn in HBP, some of it may have been easy to put back together. I think the dark magic that had helped destroy it may have been lifted when Harry defeated LV.

I thought that the remaining teachers would help rebuild it. I would assume that McGonagall would have become headmistress.

I liked the self rebuilding idea that Lucy suggested, but I am sure that the staff had it back together in no time.

I would imagine that Minerva would become the headmistress considering she was so close to Dumbledore.

There is an article previewing her Dateline interview that contains a few mentions about Hogwarts - here's the link to the full article:http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/19935372/

I can't wait to see this interview - I hope the full interview is pretty long.
Here's a brief excerpt that I thought worth mentioning:

'Hogwarts, for example, has a new headmaster (“McGonagall was really getting on a bit”), and Rowling said she can see Harry going back to give the "odd talk" on Defense Against the Dark Arts. That class, by the way, is now led by a permanent professor since Voldemort’s death broke the jinx which didn’t allow a teacher to remain in the position for more than a year.'

I like the idea of Harry giving the occasional lecture on DADA. It gives me hope that he did become an Auror - Voldemort may be gone, but evil lives on, and there will always be dark wizards.

As for the new headmaster, I like the idea of Sprout being headmaster - but I could also see Flitwick (or maybe Slughorn - he's well connected, and fought quite bravely against Voldemort.) Could Hagrid put in a good word for Madame Maxime? ;)

After his bravery facing Voldemort, I wouldn't have been surprised in the epilogue if Neville taught DADA instead of Herbology. If Harry's not the full-time DADA teacher, though, and it doesn't appear that Ron, Hermione, or Ginny were teachers, either, I'd like to see Kingsley Shacklebolt run the ministry just long enough to get everything calmed down and returned to order - and then leave political office to assume the DADA post. I'd want to learn from him!

I can't see Sprout being new Headmistress, even though she is one of my favorite characters. And I had the distinct impression that none of the core group besides Neville went on to work for the school. But McGonnagal, assuming she survived that last blast from Voldemort (we know Kingsley did), would probably make the best headmistress. Certainly she should have had the position instead of Snape the year prior!

And if neither Harry not (sadly) Tonks is DADA teacher, I wonder who? With so many casualties from the Ministry, there should be some very clear indications that there is some sort of strong curriculum needed in that position.

And what about Muggle Studies? The last teacher met a horrible fate. Do you think they continue with Muggle Studies? Who might teach it?

headmaster: McG or flitwick
Transfiguration: probably someone new
Charms: flitwick(if not headmaster) but if he retired maybe luna
or another ravenclaw.
potions: (my guess is slughorn retired...since its 19yrs later)
CoMC: hagrid or maybe grawp
herb: neville
divin: trelawny & firenze
mugglestudies: arthur weasley

Well, now we know that McGonnagal survived the battle at Hogwarts. She may have helped rebuild. JKR says that she did retire, though. And Neither Harry nor Ron are teachers, but instead became Aurors. Hermione works at the Ministry, too.

I have an idea... perhaps Percy had enough of the Ministry and helped rebuild Hogwarts? And Bill would make an excellent teacher, if he decided to quit Gringotts.. or even Fleur -- I could see Bill in the DADA position, actually.

I assume Professor Sprout returned and then retired -- but there's no way to know.

I think McGonnagal probably became headmistress at least for a little while and rebuilt the school. I would hope all of the current teachers would stay on for those years to get everything back in order then Slughorn and Sprout probably retired and after an exhausting last few years McGonnagal probably did the same once a new headmaster was found. I think Flitwick would make an excellent choice since he seems to be the only remaining person who had a long career at Hogwarts. I would think the rest of the staff positions would be filled by new people.

At the very least, they'd need Slughorn to help him pull together the Slytherins -- they probably have the most to prove after Voldemort's fall. And they'd still need a potions master -- I think he'd feel it was duty, despite his age, to give something back to the school.

At the very least, they'd need Slughorn to help him pull together the Slytherins -- they probably have the most to prove after Voldemort's fall. And they'd still need a potions master -- I think he'd feel it was duty, despite his age, to give something back to the school.

he probably stayed until they found another potions master and slytherin head, so probably for a year after the incident. his duty was to DD and Harry one is dead and the other probably mightve not taken potions again.

The one sure thing 19 years later would be that Professor Binns was still teaching History of Magic (since Hermoine didn't do it - boy, she would have made it actually interesting compared to Binns)! I was totally surprised to learn in book 7 that Slughorn was still at Hogwarts after agreeing to one yr with DD in book 6. My guess is that due to the circumstances of DD 's death - he stayed. I would guess again that after the war, he would stay another year or two until another teacher could be found to teach potions and lead slytherin. Then he would retire. I would think that some of the former Quidditch team members and other members of the DA formed the faculty in the intervening 19 years. Maybe not Oliver Wood since he played for a national team, but some of the other teammembers probably came back to teach various subjects. And perhaps some rare Slytherin grad (who had stayed out of trouble during Valdy's 2nd reign - maybe by working at Gringotts or away from the MOM would come back to head Slytherin house.

I personally would love to see Luna Lovegood taking the postion to teach Care of Magical Creatures much later in life! She definitely has the passion for it, and consder the fact that Rowling said that she would go off exploring the world and see the animals she loved and read about. I'm quite certain that our Luna would discover some new species of her own, and would be able to add even more to the subject.

I don't know why I can't help but imagine her as a magical darwin.

And as for Binns, I would hope that he would keep his post at Hogwarts indefinitely! Sure, he drones on about things in the least interesting of ways, but cool it would be for him to tell his students centuries later that he witnessed many of the things he would then be teaching about!

Originally posted by ArPharizonI personally would love to see Luna Lovegood taking the postion to teach Care of Magical Creatures much later in life! She definitely has the passion for it, and consder the fact that Rowling said that she would go off exploring the world and see the animals she loved and read about. I'm quite certain that our Luna would discover some new species of her own, and would be able to add even more to the subject.

You know -- that is a fabulous theory, and I bet you're right. It fits right in with what we know of Luna, and of what JKR has told us about her post-DH adventures. If she did teach at Hogwarts, though, I don't doubt it would be some time later, though. JKR said she did some exploring...

Hagrid would likely be the CoMC teacher to start, since he survived the battle and would have undoubtedly been an essential part of putting the school back together.

Yes, undoubtedly it would be quite a bit of time before she would be in a position to accept the job, but I can't think of a better way for her to spend her future.

Personally, I picture all of the students that fought in the war contributing to Hogwarts. It was their education that prepared them to fight and ultimately win against the powers of evil, and I can't help but think that they would all feel the need to contribute to the education of later generations. Obviously Neville does his part, and Luna seems like an excellent candidate for Care of Magical Creatures. And I could really see the Trio coming to Hogwarts during each generations seventh year to give speaches and answer questions. The new thing for the Ministry seems to be that you're never too young to do your part, and I feel like that would be a huge hit at Hogwarts.

And how would Luna come to gain her teaching post at Hogwarts? Well, I see her being a regular guest in Hagrids classes, introducing students to new creatures, like Nargles and Snorkacks. Also as I've said before, I could definitely see her publishing her studies, which would then become a requirement in the classes. At that point, it would be very easy for Hagrid, when he desired to retire, to offer the position to Luna. How could she resist? :love:

I think Slughorn, Flitwick, Sprout and McGonagall would all have stayed on to rebuild Hogwarts but were probably all retired by the time the epilogue was written.

originally posted by ArPharazonI could definitely see her publishing her studies, which would then become a requirement in the classes.

Wouldn't that be super? I bet it would make GREAT reading -- you should write something about it in the thread about future books in the HP-world. Can you imagine JKR writing it with Luna's very distinctive voice? I'd get it in a heartbeat! :lol:

It would be awesome! Although I'm a little disappointed that the Snorkack turned out to be a falicy.

We now know that Percy returned to the Ministry and worked under Kingsley -- so we can count him out for returning to Hogwarts, and that Hermione, immediately after Hogwarts, went to work for the Ministry in the Dept. of Magical Law Enforcement. So we know for sure we need a new Muggle Studies Teacher, a DADA teacher, and possibly a Transfiguration teacher.

I have a feeling the trio may have helped rebuild Hogwarts. Of course, it's impossible to tell if this is the case, because we have no indication from the book. I suppose we can say all the surviving teachers and students, as well as surviving Order members and parents stayed. Grawp may have helped too, think about all that strength! Something tells me maybe even Draco helped with it. That may be why he gave a curt nod to Harry. Perhaps Harry gave Draco back his wand whilst rebuilding it. It's possible.

It seems the sorting did continue, since Albus Severus was so nervy. I would imagine that the entirety of Britain's wizarding community probably joined the rebuilding. It was a British establishment of hope and education, after all. The only one.

I don't see why McGonagall wouldn't have continued on as Transifguration teacher. Just because she has been classed as improbable for the Headmastery, doesn't mean that she's incapable of teaching. She was, after all, always rather enigmatic.

I think Slughorn also would have stayed behind. I think Hogwart's won his loyalty in the end, he seemed very much so WITH the rest of the teachers for the seventh book.

Muggle Studies is hard to pin down. Since we knew nothing of Charity Burbage prior to the seventh book, I doubt it's highly relevant.

And Defence Against the Dark Arts is probably someone from the Order who proved themselves. But who is there left? Kingsley's gone, Arthur wouldn't do it, what about Bill?

JKR said that McGonagall retired, but did not say when -- it's unclear whether she returned to Hogwarts imediately after the battle to help rebuild, but I suspect she did.

I was thinking Bill would make a good choice -- I doubt he'd want to continue with the Goblins after the fallout with Griphook, and he'd be a great fit for the position.

The House Elves could also be extremely helpful in rebuilding Hogwarts -- it was their home, too, after all. I suspect that the powers of House Elves go well beyond cooking and cleaning -- they may very well have helped rebuild the physical school while remaining teachers helped restaff it and erase the stain of all the deaths that occurred there.

Hogwarts would have rebuilt itself. Slughorn, Flitwick, and McGonnagal would have aged quite a lot in nineteen years. Most of them would be in their seventys and eightys. The whole staff might have been newer people who were not mentioned in the series.

Hogwarts would have rebuilt itself. Slughorn, Flitwick, and McGonnagal would have aged quite a lot in nineteen years. Most of them would be in their seventys and eightys. The whole staff might have been newer people who were not mentioned in the series.

I think it's safe to assume that Hogwarts opened well before the 19th post-Voldemort year we see in the Epilogue -- we know that there is a train full of students, and that they have clearly been attending the school for a while. Hogwarts may have opened much sooner than this -- and JKR says as much in her post-DH Bloomsbury Webchat:
Blodeuwedd: ...did the trio do their final year at school and take their newts

J.K. Rowling: Harry did so (just because Voldemort was gone, it didn’t mean that there would not be other Dark witches and wizards in the coming years).

Harry probably returned to Hogwarts as a student fairly soon after the school repoens -- I can't see him being too much older than the other students.

I like to think that in the immediate aftermarth of the Battle of Hogwarts that McGonagall would use the owl post system or the talking patronuses to summond the Hogwarts governors to an emergency conference to decide Hogwarts' future. I imagine that Kingley and representatives from the Auror Dept would also be invited to attend this meeting although the ultimate decisions would be made by the governors not the ministry! Those attending the conference would view the damage inflicted on the Hogwarts buildings and use dark magic detectors to determine which damage has been caused by dark magic spells. In spite of Harry's comment to himself that he was looking forward to sleeping in his bed at Hogwarts that day and having Kreacher bring him a sandwich there I think the teachers and governors would not permit students to go wandering around the castle much until they had accessed the school buildings and decided that it is safe for them to do so. Athough it was one of my favourite parts of the book when the trio went back up to visit Dumbledore's portrait this activity was potentially quite dangerous given the damage that had just been inflicted upon the castle!

In the short-term I believe that the governors would make the decision to ....(a) hold funerals and/or at least a memorial service for the fallen at the school so that everyone could say goodbye like they did at Dumbledore's funeral and ....(b) the governors would decide to cancel the last month or two of the school year as well as the exams, OWLS and NEWTS for that year. (We know that the Battle of Hogwarts takes place sometime in May and the Hogwarts' year normally ends late June-DH p. 421)

I imagine that McGonagall and the other surviving teachers would retrieve the younger students from wherever they have been evacuated to and would arrange for the Hogwarts' Express to come to the school. Using a combination of post owls, an announcement by Kinglsey on the Potterwatch and the other Wizarding Wireless stations, and the talking Patronus' messages could be sent to the parents giving them the options of either coming and collecting their child(ren) from the school immediately, collecting their child(ren) from Kings Cross Station off the Hogwarts Express, or inviting them to bring their own camping supplies etc and staying for a group celebration camping on the school grounds (with the kids possibly staying in the castle if it was judged safe for them to do so) before holding funerals and/or a memorial service at Hogwarts for the fallen. I think most parents would select the later option or at least come immediately and collect their kid(s) and then return later for the funerals/ memorial service. Families could then hold an additional private funeral and/or memorial service for their fallen family member with their close friends in attendance if they wished.

I also like to think that those who died in the battle would be given the honour of being buried in tombs next to Dumbledore's at the school. They deserve the honour after the bravery they have shown in protecting the school and Harry and defeating LV!

I will even go as far to say that LV and the Death Eaters should also be buried at Hogwarts although in a different location from Dumbledore and the fallen fighters. Harry knows that LV considered Hogwarts his first true home and would probably want to be buried there. It is after all important to show the Death Eaters and LV SOME respect otherwise Harry's generation risks alienating the remaining generation of Slytherins (and their descendents) even more. I think this would be in keeping with the "brave new world" that the trio and Harry's supports are trying to build in which 'all human beings and creatures are equal and deserve respect' (as one of the characters put it - I can't remember which one). This comment MAY GENERATE SOME DEBATE but commemorating both the Battle of Hogwarts and its fallen from both sides would help reinforce to future generations of Hogwarts students what the fighters fought for - that Muggles, half-bloods and pure-bloods should all live in harmony and respect each other. It might even help make History lessons a little more interesting!

Sometime after the funerals/memorial services have been held I would like to think that many of the Hogwarts students and their parents would return to help rebuild the school but this may be unrealistic - this may be the job for the Aurors, and other professionals such as magical builders etc! But I guess parents with these skill could donate their services!

I like the idea the Hogwarts rebuilt itself, but I also think some of the Heads of Houses like McGonagall, Flitwick, Slughorn, and Sprout may have helped as well. And perhaps some of the other teachers and maybe the students even could have helped.

RMS - there's a lot of good ideas there :). I don't know if the MoM would want the locations of the DE graveyard to be known...especially that of Voldemort...but they could be buried on-campus.

I'm sure that Hogwarts was rebuilt swiftly, but some war memorials may have been left on purpose. Something akin to what Flitwick did in OoTP, but on a more serious level.

I imagine that the students will be sent home until the next school year so that they can repair the damage done. As for who fixes the school, Hogwarts' staff, house elves, ghosts, portraits, suits of armor, and Ministry workers, particularly those who have to clean up magical attacks in muggle areas, would be the ones working on the schools.

So while the kids get an extended summer holiday, there will be plenty of people working at Hogwarts, which would bring plenty of business to Hogsmeade.

Here's a thought, though: there must be some kind of oversight to make sure that there are not things like Secret Chambers built back into the school. Additionally, I suspect that many of the paintings and sculptured are beyond repair, having been hit by curses, and the evidence in canon suggests that cursed things are difficult, if not impossible to fix. I suspect that the parents of Hogwarts students will be expected to lend a hand, and most would be more than willing to help.

Directly after the battle:
Headmaster: Bill W
Transfiguration: Krum
Charms: Flitwick
Potions: Slughorn
CoMC: Hagrid
Herb: Neville
Divination: Trelawny
Mugglestudies: Someone new
DADA: Charlie W

19 years later

Headmaster: Bill W
Transfiguration: Ravenclaw graduate maybe Luna
Charms: Molly W
Potions: Krum
CoMC: Hagrid
Herbology: Neville
Divination: Trelawny
Mugglestudies: Arthur W
DADA: Charlie W

If this was true there would be a lot of Weasley working together

Hogwarts has reopened. There is still a sorting. And we may presume that it was open well-before the 19th year after Voldemort's fall. But by whom?? We know that Neville eventually became herbology professor, but we also know that neither Harry, Hermione, Ron or Ginny -- returned to the school or taught there. Who was left to rebuild Hogwarts? Who became Headmaster/Headmistress? Who took the places of those teachers who left? Who would have taken the Muggle Studies and DADA positions? When/why did Professor Sprout leave?

Since Hogwarts continued its noble tradition of educating witches and wizards, who was there to do it? (Consider the actual structure of the school, the re-establishment of order, the staff -- who survived, who did not, etc., whether they return to a sorting of students after all or abandon it, who makes that decision...)There was McGonagall, Flitwick, Sprout,Trelawney, Firenze and Slughorn for starters. There was and still is Hagrid and I presume Filch. Perhaps they also got some other academics out of ritirement to help out for a bit untill a solid infrastructure was back up and running.

I think that once the MoM and the Daily Prophet saw and photographed the damage, work would begin. Every one who was at the battle would work on the restoration, but I think a few things should have been left as is.
The memory of all who died and shed blood should be remembered. The blood should remain with a permanent sticking charm and some type of charm over the memorial site to stop students standing on the spots.
All should be remembered, members of The Order, the students who died....House Elves and Centaurs and Death Eaters who shed blood, so it won't happen again.
And finally, The Battle of Hogwarts should be remembered as part of The History of Magic from that day forth.

Most likely some of the teachers like McGonagell, Flitwick, Slughorn and some others. Also some of the Order members, like the Weasleys, helped out and maybe Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

I just remembered the "task force of 400 (or was it 500)" wizards who built the stadium in GoF. I think that the MoM could mobilize the a similar task force, however large it is (remember Jo and math don't mix), and with the aid of the remaining teachers, get Hogwarts rebuilt fast. With, of course, memorials and proper respect paid to the Battle victims.

Maybe the castle structures were not able to be rebuilt, well some of it anyway. Something damaged by Dark magic cannot be fixed. The castle was hit by lots and lots of dark activity. As for the teaching structure, it would definately be re-introduced, It has been successful for a thousand years, bring on many more. :tu:

I agree with what others have said in that it rebuilt itself, maybe the teachers had to contribut a little but alltogether *** castle will have put itself together again for the sake of students who still want to learn inside its walls.
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I think that once the MoM and the Daily Prophet saw and photographed the damage, work would begin. Every one who was at the battle would work on the restoration, but I think a few things should have been left as is.
The memory of all who died and shed blood should be remembered. The blood should remain with a permanent sticking charm and some type of charm over the memorial site to stop students standing on the spots.
All should be remembered, members of The Order, the students who died....House Elves and Centaurs and Death Eaters who shed blood, so it won't happen again.
And finally, The Battle of Hogwarts should be remembered as part of The History of Magic from that day forth.

I think a memorial should be erected for the innocent that fell, but the blood staying with a sticking charm is a bit much.
Certainly this battle shall be recorded in history. In history books it shall liken the battle between DD and Grimwald I am sure. The great Hogwarts battle between Lord Voldermort and Harry Potter. Although I should like the history books to actually read Tom Riddle vs. Harry Potter since that was in fact his legal name and I believe it would be more realistic not to honour LV with his preferred name.


Maybe the castle structures were not able to be rebuilt, well some of it anyway. Something damaged by Dark magic cannot be fixed. The castle was hit by lots and lots of dark activity. As for the teaching structure, it would definately be re-introduced, It has been successful for a thousand years, bring on many more. :tu:

I believe the structures will repair themselves and begun to do so as so as the battle ended. For cannon to base this on, I have very little, but in the first movie, spirit hourses and their riders kept breaking the stained glass windows and then the windows repaired themselves. Not a lot to go on I know, but it is all I've got.

ginny didn't go back? not even for her 7th year? :S i didn't know that was confirmed.

I like to think that after the grieving of the deaths and funerals and burials. Everyone that could stayed around to help rebuild what they could of the building. I am not sure how much damage could have been repaired since some of it was caused by Dark Magic. But the damage the giants did and so forth could definately be repaired. Maybe even the ministry came to help with this part. :)

The Death Eaters and Voldemort did tons of damage all over the place, no doubt... there will be testaments to their work around for a very long time. I agree that it is only fitting that there are monuments and memorials that testify to the bravery, courage, and goodness of others at Hogwarts, but at other significant areas as well -- perhaps the Hogs Head, where the resistance was largely based.

I think that not only will it be kids like Harry, Ron Hermione, Ginny, Neville, Luna, etc., but also the muggleborns who, like Harry, made Hogwarts their home. Plus the dedicated professors like McGonagall, Flitwick, Sprout, etc. Those parents, like Arthur & Molly Weasley, and, if they had been alive, probably James and Lily Potter. But I think the one who gave everyone the courage to go on with what must have been tough work, was Professor Dumbledore. And when Hogwarts reopened, I doubt that McGonagall ever replaced Dumbledore, no matter how good she is, Dumbledore was and still is irreplacable.

I like to think that after the grieving of the deaths and funerals and burials. Everyone that could stayed around to help rebuild what they could of the building. I am not sure how much damage could have been repaired since some of it was caused by Dark Magic. But the damage the giants did and so forth could definately be repaired. Maybe even the ministry came to help with this part. :)

Yeah, the ministry DEFINITELY HELPED, after all, Kingsley Shacklebolt was declared temporary MoM!