"They are in the throes of a convoluted election, with one candidate claiming all sorts of cheating and rigging going on," Lord Gwent cut in. "It is slowing the electoral process to a virtual crawl. One side seems to support us, the other backs Voldemort. But it seems to be on a State-by-State basis, with no consensus on the whole. It's pretty chaotic over there just now. And in the confusion, no-one seems to want to give a straight answer on behalf of the Government."