The council continued to converse for a while, giving Lily time to get a look at them. It was her first time seeing the new members: Rufus was the most distinguished and, in her brother's opinion, the most formidable. He was covered in grey hair from his head to his beard. Degen was a wiry-looking fellow with jet black hair; his family were well connected and highly esteemed, and he smelt of wealth and privilege, Lily thought. Francis, dressed in blue robes, was a bit of an enigma; he looked craven like the rest but had challenged Albus at the meeting. He was the youngest of the four as well in his late twenties. Haldor had long blond hair and looked like a Viking. In fact, he may have been one, he was muscle and nothing more than that, Lily surmised. The four men held the highest positions in office: Rufus was warden of Azkaban, Degen was manager of Gringotts Bank, Haldor was chief of the Aurors, Francis was head of what was the Ministry of Magic but was now called The Office of Spells and Enchantments (O.S.E). The O.S.E. ostensibly had the same role as the old Ministry but had a smaller remit. Francis" job was to record all violations of the charter of fair use of magic and confiscate all forbidden items. After the transgressions were recorded, the perpetrator of said misuse of magic would appeal in court; should they fail in that appeal, they were Rufus" responsibility.