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    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "in%20the%206th%20book%20who%20is%20the%20voice%20of%20the%20new%20minister%20of%20magic"
    },
    {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "In the 6th book of *Harry Potter*\u2014*Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*\u2014the Minister for Magic is **Rufus Scrimgeour**. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Magic?utm_source=openai))\n\nIn the new *Full-Cast Audio Editions* by Audible and Pottermore, released on April 14, 2026, the voice of Rufus Scrimgeour is *not* its original actor. The role is voiced by **Bill Nighy**, who previously portrayed Scrimgeour in *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows \u2013 Part 1* (film). ([mugglenet.com](https://www.mugglenet.com/2025/11/harry-potter-philosophers-stone-audible-audio-book-launches/?utm_source=openai))\n\nTo clarify:\n\n- Scrimgeour is the character (the \u201cnew\u201d Minister in Book 6). ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Magic?utm_source=openai))  \n- Bill Nighy, having played Scrimgeour in the films, thus reprises his connection to that role by voicing him in these new audiobooks. ([aboutamazon.com](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/harry-potter-audiobooks-audible-full-cast-productions/?utm_source=openai))"
    }
]