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. 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. It is unknown if the position was continued after the Fall of the Ministry of Magic and Scrimgeour's death, as Death Eaters have no use for muggle communications. While many other positions with the Minister for Magic's Staff and among the Heads of Department advise the Minister, this position was created solely for that purpose, and seems to have no other political power whatsoever.
That is not to say an advisor does not have any significant influence on the Ministry. Septimus Malfoy was actually manipulating Minister Unctuous Osbert with his advisory skills and familial influence, effectively making Malfoy the de facto Minister for Magic, while Osbert was accused of being little more than Malfoy's puppet.
Known advisors
(1990-2005)
| Minister for Magic and Support Staff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Minister for Magic: Garrett Douglas Finn Hudson | |||
| Advisor to the Minister for Magic Hugo Howell Quinn Fabray | |||
| Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic: Joshua Dunbar Jackson Whittemore | |||
| Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic: Finn Hudson | |||
| Others: Eduardus Limus (Exotic Symbol Analyst) • Mdme. Miraforum (Quill Control & Rune Translation) • Loretta Fieldwake (Special Advisor for Elf Legislation) |