"All very good things to consider, my lord," she said. "And we have considered them. My solution is that, once we’ve won, we exile the two dukes and replace them with their heirs. Lady Luna Lovegood will become Duchess of Ravenclaw, and the Countess of St Mungo will become Duchess of Hufflepuff. This way, their counties will be happy because they still have legitimate rulers in place, but new rulers will be far too busy consolidating their rule to worry about petty squabbles like this one. Of course, we’ll insist on an annual tithe, but that’s just to offset the costs of a war they lost – they’ll pay if they don’t want further bloodshed, which they won’t. As for the kingship, well..." she gave him her best smile. This was the weakest part of her argument. "We’re willing to leave Dumbledore in place for now, and Lord Potter his heir. But should Lord Potter have no children, we insist that Prince Draco – or the issue of his body – take up the Sorting Hat."