The half-breed ban had made a major difference, and Ross nodded to acknowledge it — if Roman Crouch considered it a good thing, then it really had been a good thing, considering they had once run against one another. "I think a more meritocracy-based Ministry would benefit a lot of people," Ross said, thinking out loud, "And — this may actually be more difficult, given the Board of Governors. I would like to make education more accessible to Hogwarts' working class students, if possible."

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