I'm finally dragging myself to life and starting to post again! And it is a post in which we see that Alex is not smooth and confident with the ladies!
As far as the idea
@LeaT had about an enemy, how about the post-Brexit British government? Here's a rough idea I've had kicking around my head for a while now:
We know the Ministry of Magic is
technically part of the government of the United Kingdom, even though they've largely operated autonomously for centuries. They have their own laws, their own police force, and a willingness to act completely in their own interest to cover up anything involving the activities of the Ministry or the larger magical world.
In the wake of Voldemort's second defeat, Number 10 Downing Street has instructed the Home Office to find a way to bring the Ministry of Magic to heel. The rogue Ministry is too much a threat to the Crown and national security. The Home Office dug deep into their records and current projects, as well as certain programs of the Ministry of Defense and (interestingly enough) His Majesty's Treasury. Here are some of the things they've been up to:
- Creating a liaison program between the Aurors and the Metropolitan Police, allowing the Met to get accustomed to the idea that magic is a real force.
- Recruitment of disaffected and disenfranchised wizards (typically from the ranks of "mudbloods" and "squibs"), people with greater loyalty to His Majesty's Government than to the MoM, to form the backbone of a covert advanced magical education program for young wizards. The goal is to funnel most of them into government service in intelligence, law enforcement, or the military.
- Recruitment of disaffected nonhuman sapients such as dwarves, goblins, centaurs, offering them full human rights in the Commonwealth with a quid-pro-quo expectation that they will utilize their talents for the benefit of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- Utilizing existing tools such as GIS mapping, drone flights, the Ring of Steel, and GPS to locate concealed wizard locations. Diagon Alley, for instance, has already been located and included in military and law enforcement maps.
The next serious move will be to bring the Minister of Magic to heel. The Ministry
will acknowledge that they are subject to the Crown and conform to the laws of the Kingdom of Great Britain. They
will begin the integration of the "wizard community" into the mainstream of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and they
will cease acting as an independent nation. Or the Prime Minister will recommend that Parliament create the office of Witchfinder General to coordinate MI6 and His Majesty's Armed Forces as they
compel the Ministry of Magic to acknowledge the authority of the His Majesty and His Majesty's Government.