Ross smiled thinly. "The ambassador was easy," he said. Other than the kraken, the international and muggle-facing aspects of his position had not been particularly difficult in the time that he was Minister, and at least he knew that the ambassador was not planning on announcing a campaign. The German ambassador did always seem to believe that his problems were the most important problems, but they had been a nice reprieve today.

"It's expected that I will, eventually, endorse a candidate," Ross said. "And I must confess that I do not have any clear choices."

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