Hermione gives her a curious expression, her head tilted for a moment before she snaps to attention. "Right. That’s sort of a tangent, but also not. Bootlickers are cops, particularly racist and xenophobic ones, as well as those who support the oppression of people in general. Like the Dursleys. And yes, magical Britain is still ruled over by their ancient nobility, which is a serious problem. Because the magical world isolated itself from the mundane back in the sixteenth century, the ruling class of magical Britain is pretty much still locked into the mindset of the sixteenth century Britain. That is to say, they are near universally dismissive of foreigners, which includes the muggle raised like you and me, systematically racist, and the amount of corruption at all levels of the Ministry makes certain third world countries look like fair and balanced places to live."