433. Margaret Thatcher

"So, where are you going to live after the marriage?" Magnus asked James.

They had all arrived at the venue of the marriage. Since the wizards don't follow any religion, their marriage is very straightforward with a simple kiss and a knot on their hands with a special magic tree's vines.

"Right here, Magnus. I like this village, Godric's Hollow. Many other wizards also live here, it's far away from all the bustle of the city. I bought a cottage too." James had it planned.

Ragnar sighed, "Well, of course, this is the best choice. With the cost of housing in London rising, even with Magnus' efforts to curb it, perhaps buying land here is a better option."

Sirius tapped Magnus' shoulder and asked, "When are you getting married? Be quick and give me two beautiful godsons or goddaughters,"

"What made you think I will make you the godfather? Please, I don't want degeneracy near my kids, whenever they are born." He was outright rejected.

But this got Ragnar grinning, "Back off, dog, I will be the godfather,"

Magnus just blankly stared at his face, then shook his head, "Nope, you can't be the Godfather, you are already the uncle. Severus will be a much better Godfather. He's smart, strong and has a brain."

"I heard my name," a voice reached from behind.

Magnus and Ragnar turned around, shockingly they found Severus there, wearing a nice black suit. Fearing for his mental condition, Magnus walked over to drag him away.

"Why did you come here, brother?" He asked him.

Severus shrugged, "Lily asked me if I would like to come to her wedding. I don't really care if she lives or dies anymore, but since you guys were coming, I decided to come too. Besides, there's nice food."

Magnus looked him in the eyes to ascertain if he was lying. Severus sighed, noticing it, "I'm serious. She didn't give me an invitation, instead apologised for being rude. I haven't forgiven her though as I knew what was in her mind."

"Fine, if you say that. Let's go and eat something, and also find Emma, where the heck did she go to,"

There were not many guests at the ceremony. Peter and Remus, along with James' family joined. Then from Lily's side, her parents and sister joined. Though her sister's husband was not allowed.

Lily wore a white gown like muggles, perhaps she just wanted to do this one thing in a muggle way. There was no priest or alter, they just stood under a tree, got their hands tied with a vine and then planted a kiss on each others' lips.

Everyone clapped for the couple, it was questionable how much in love they were or if they deserved each other, but everyone respected their choices. It was their life after all.

"Aww... they look cute," Emma muttered.

Magnus wrapped his arm around her waist. She was looking stunning that day in a black gown. Her favourite colour for a dress was always black, and Magnus loved that. "My dear, this is nothing, a Royal Marriage will be something the world will be envious about. You will be the queen, can't have a mediocre ceremony."

"I will patiently wait for that day's arrival," she whispered.

After the ceremony, Magnus handed them a lot of appliances and baby care products, "Take these, by the speed you are going, I know you will be popping some babies soon."

Lily felt embarrassed but still thanked. Severus gave them a bottle of health potion, while Ragnar gave them a bottle of long-lasting fragrance potion, saying, "Your child will be pooping, this is for the odour."

The gifts were accepted with great delight. Then it was lunch. During that time, Lily's parents came to him to click pictures, clearly fans of their King. Even James' parents were his fans. But again, who wasn't?

They spent the next few hours talking and joking around, and when it started to turn evening, Magnus apparated away with Emma. After a good night's dinner, they went to their bedroom to exercise.

...

After becoming the King, in the coming few months, he did some useless but important acts. One was to pardon the great scientist, Alan Turing. The next was to make the Ministry of Magic give Order of Merlin first class to Newt Scamander for his great work not only during the battle against Grindelwald but also his research on beasts.

In the coming weeks, a new infrastructure project was launched, this was for the RTS systems development in various major cities. The Rapid Transit System was something that not only incorporated metro rail but also strategically placed trams and bus routes in a way that reduces travel time and effort for most of the citizens.

These systems were planned for most major cities across the United Kingdom. These included Manchester, Bermingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool and Belfast. The population of the UK had exploded in recent years due to the addition of new lands and people, so these plans made sense. Such systems will also be made in the Greater Britain states of Zimbabwe, Belize and Brunie. Meanwhile, the system in London will be upgraded.

The aim was to make travel as easy as possible and reduce the usage of personal cars. This would decongest the roads and allow bicycles to use them.

Soon, the month of the election came, and this time the previous Prime Minister lost the elections but became the Party leader instead, meanwhile, the new PM was a woman named Margaret Thatcher, the first-ever female Prime Minister of the nation. She was known for being fierce and steadfast in all the things she pursues.

The people liked her spirit and voted for her. The economy was already on the perfect rise so most didn't really care who leads the country at this point. [A/N: Some historical change, the previous government had lost a no-confidence motion in our world, that's why a new election was held. But here, the election is a natural one.]

Now, it was up to Magnus to invite the woman to form a government in his name. Technically, he could appoint anyone as prime minister, literally any person walking on the street. But that would be really chaotic for his image. So, as per the practice, the appointee is always the person who is best placed to command a majority in the House of Commons.

He went to his office and awaited the old woman to arrive at the palace. He prepared a cup of tea for her as he will have to talk about a few things. She was a woman known to not bend the knee to anyone, and he needed her to understand her place in the grand scheme of things.

Soon, the door opened and the guard announced the arrival, "Your Majesty, the leader of the opposition."

He nodded, and there walked in the old woman in her 50s, proud and head held high. She arrived in front of Magnus and gave a curtsy, a traditional gendered gesture of greeting, in which a woman bends her knees while bowing her head slightly.

She looked him in the eyes and with respect greeted, "Your Majesty,"

Despite feeling weird seeing an old woman bowing to him, he didn't stop her as this was the protocol when greeting royalty. Once done, he dealt with the first task, "Welcome to the Palace. Your party has won the general election, so as per the tradition, I delightfully invite you to form a government in my name,"

He shook her hand firmly, "I wish you smooth sailing, Prime Minister,"

"Thank you, sir."

"Please take a seat," he offered. As she sat down, he walked to his table and prepared a cup of tea while continuing to talk, "I was informed that you had some questions that you would like to ask."

She appeared to be in shock, as not many people knew that she had such intentions. But now that the cat was out of the box, she asked, "I would like to ask you, is there a secret group that your run, called the Order of Merlin? I was being scouted by this order to be a member, but I refused."

[A/N Covid update: I'm feeling weird in my chest, but no pain. Feeling very sleepy though.]

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