The '''Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic''' is a high-ranking position in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], in which the duties is to assist the [[Minister for Magic]]. [[Percy Weasley]] is the only one known to hold the title. [[Cornelius Fudge]] offered it to him as an attempt to spy against the [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]-loyal [[Weasley family]]. According to [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], the position is very good for someone who has graduated from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] for only one year (i.e. Percy).
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The '''Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic''' is a high-ranking position in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], whose duties are to assist the [[Minister for Magic]]. [[Percy Weasley]] is the only person known to have held the title. [[Cornelius Fudge]] offered it to him in an attempt to spy on the [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]-loyal [[Weasley family]]. According to [[Ronald Weasley]], the position is very good for someone who had graduated from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] only one year earlier. Percy eventually resigned in [[1998]], when he realised the [[Death Eaters]] had overtaken the Ministry.
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==Known Assistants==
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==Known assistants==
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*[[Percy Weasly]]
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* [[File:Percyministry.jpg|thumb|Percy Weasley, the only known Junior Assistant.]][[Percy Weasley]]
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''
The Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic is a high-ranking position in the Ministry of Magic, whose duties are to assist the Minister for Magic. Percy Weasley is the only person known to have held the title. Cornelius Fudge offered it to him in an attempt to spy on the Dumbledore-loyal Weasley family. According to Ronald Weasley, the position is very good for someone who had graduated from Hogwarts only one year earlier. Percy eventually resigned in 1998, when he realised the Death Eaters had overtaken the Ministry.
