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Cornelius Fudge, an advisor to Rufus Scrimgeour
- "Well, that’s really all I had to say. I will keep you posted of developments, Prime Minister — or, at least, I shall probably be too busy to come personally, in which case I shall send Fudge here. He has consented to stay on in an advisory capacity."
- — Rufus Scrimgeour to the British Prime Minister[src]
This advisor to the Minister for Magic was an ad hoc position created in the administration of Rufus Scrimgeour to allow the outgoing Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, to remain in the government in some capacity.[1]
Duties[]
Other than advising the Minister, Fudge's only known duty was to liaise with the Muggle Prime Minister, a tradition that Scrimgeour did not take himself due to the increasing business from the Second Wizarding War.[1]
While many other positions with the Minister for Magic's Support Staff and among the Heads of Department advised the Minister, this position was created solely for that purpose, and seems to have no other political power whatsoever.[1]
It is unknown whether the position was continued after the Fall of the Ministry of Magic and Scrimgeour's death, as the Death Eaters had no use for Muggle communication.
Behind the scenes[]
- There are some individuals who are portrayed as being powerful enough within the British Ministry of Magic to warrant being advisors in an informal capacity, though whether they held any formal ranks or titles clarifying this is unconfirmed:
- Throughout the Harry Potter book series, Lucius Malfoy is presented as being an extremely close advisor to Cornelius Fudge. His exact position within the Ministry is never confirmed.
- Harry Potter (website) mentions that 18th-century Minister Unctuous Osbert was significantly influenced by pure-bloods of wealth and status, chief among them Septimus Malfoy, while Osbert was accused of being little more than Malfoy's puppet.[2]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First mentioned)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 1 (The Other Minister)
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Malfoy Family" at Harry Potter (website)
