Prime Minister
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- Prime Minister: "But you're wizards! You can do magic! Surely you can sort out -- well -- anything!"
- Cornelius Fudge: "The trouble is, the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister."
- — The Prime Minister and Cornelius Fudge[src]
Prime Minister is a title of office for a Muggle leader. The British Prime Minister was visited frequently by his wizard counterpart, the Minister for Magic, over affairs that would have an impact on the Muggle world, such as the escape of Sirius Black, the mass breakout from Azkaban, and the return of Lord Voldemort.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Rise to Power and Meeting with the "Other Minister"
When the Prime Minister rose to his position, he was greeted by the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, who told him about the world of magic. The Muggle Minister was actually better at accepting this than his predecessor, who thought Fudge was an attempt to sabotage the Prime Minister's career, and tried to throw the wizard out the window. The Prime Minister than tried to pretend none of this happened. Despite Fudge's claim that they would probably never meet again after the first introduction, due to all the Dark activities of the wizarding world, this claim was contradicted, much to the Prime Minister's discomfort.
In 1996, the Prime Minister was under pressure after the collapse of the Brockdale Bridge, and a hurricane that had devastated parts of the South-West of England. He was informed by former Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge that Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters were responsible for both events. He also learned that his new secretary, Kingsley Shacklebolt was a highly skilled Auror, and met the new Minister, Rufus Scrimgeour.
[edit] Later Life
It is most likely that he survived the Second Wizarding War and remained Prime Minister.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- The Prime Minister is never named in the series, but since the Harry Potter series is set mostly in the 1990's he is most likely Sir John Major, the Prime Minister of Britain from 1990-1997. However during the last half of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, there was a change of government in Britain and Tony Blair became Prime Minister, serving from 1997-2007.
- If that is the case, then Margaret Thatcher would have been Prime Minister when Cornelius Fudge was nearly thrown out the window. However, Margaret Thatcher had been Prime Minister for eleven years by the time Fudge became Minister for Magic, and wouldn't be as likely to become enraged as she would have met at least two other Ministers for Magic during her time in office.
[edit] Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Mentioned on the Daily Prophet)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- The Queen's Handbag (Mentioned only)
