Kieran nodded at Juliana's office considerations. "We need someone sensible in that office," he said — and did not (obviously) mean the Minister of Magic. "If it came down to it, do you think you could obstruct someone?"

Picardy was the worst one. But Maxime, Lupin — none of them were promising. The best Kieran could reasonably hope for was no changes to werewolf policy; and that also depended on the people in the Department for Regulation & Control of Magical Creatures.