Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic
TheJunior Assistant to the Minister for Magic was a high-ranking position in theBritish Ministry of Magic, whose duties were to assist theMinister for Magic.Percy Weasley was the only person known to have held the title, assistingCornelius Fudge for a year, and laterRufus Scrimgeour andPius Thicknesse.[1]
History[]
Percy Weasley, the only known Junior Assistant
In the summer of1995,Cornelius Fudge offeredPercy Weasley the job in an attempt to spy on theDumbledore-loyalWeasley family. According toRonald Weasley, the position was very good for someone who had graduated fromHogwarts only one year earlier.[2]
In July1996, Fudge resigned in shame.[3] Percy stayed in the job and supportedRufus Scrimgeour until he was killed in August1997. He kept the role even when the Ministryfell underDeath Eater rule, and he assisted their puppet Minister for Magic,Pius Thicknesse.[1]
Percy eventually resigned on2 May1998, when he realised the Death Eaters had taken over the Ministry. He told Thicknesse he was resigning when he was duelling him at theBattle of Hogwarts.[1]
It is unknown who held the position after Percy.
Known assistants[]
- Percy Weasley (1995–1998)
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.2Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
- ↑Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 4 (Number Twelve Grimmauld Place)
- ↑Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 1 (The Other Minister)
