Talk:Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Rufus Scrimgeour

Other connections
I have no idea if this connection is one that Rowling knew about, but I herewith record it in case it becomes useful later.

In the Second World War, one of the German propaganda voices, broadcasting to England in English, was one William Joyce, known as Lord Haw-Haw. Before he left England for Germany, Joyce had headed a National Socialist party in England, for which significant funding had been received from one Alec Scrimgeour and his sister, Miss Ethel Scrimgeour.

Personally, I cannot see that there would be any reason to have a pro-Nazi financial supporter share a name with our hero, an Auror and head of the Aurors department, but perhaps this is simply an indication that the name is not particularly rare in England. Chazz (talk) 19:58, 25 April 2009 (UTC)