Oooh, great story! I love the glimpses of both men through his eyes, the contrasts between them, and how he gets the relationship with Scrimgeour that he didn't with Crouch. The ending is so sad, although I wonder if it's kinder to him than the alternative, because memories are all that he has left by that point - especially given the loss of prestige the Ministry is sure to suffer after the war. You've done a wonderful job of tying together everything we know about Dawlish and fleshing out his character in a way that's flawed, but interesting. All in all, an exemplary beholder fic!