This was wonderful. You grasped Scrimgeour's mind and personality and made us see it. His relationship with the women his love, and interest was palpable. The reasons for the relationship's failure is clear too. I respected this man and was interested in his life.
Your treatment of torture was realistic and unromantic which I respect. His thoughts on Thicknesse was intelligent and thought provoking. I liked the way you gave reasons for why he was able to keep from revealing Harry's location, why he wasn't tortured into revealing. That was realistic too.