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In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards' Council. It is known that other countries have their own Ministries of Magic. The Minister for Magic is the head of the Ministry. The job of the Minister for Magic seems to include executive, legislative and judicial functions (see more below). It is also explained that the Ministry of Magic examines the wills of the recently deceased people as shown in the seventh book of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ...
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In the fictional Harry Potter series, a Death Eater is a follower of Lord Voldemort. ...
The Order of the Phoenix is a fictional organization in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ...
Harry James Potter is a fictional character and the main character of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series of books. ...
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (film) or Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (video game) Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (published in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone) is the first novel in the Harry Potter series written by J...
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Joanne Jo Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965[2]), who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling,[3] is an English writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold over 325 million books. ...
Hogwarts, a wizarding school. ...
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The first Potter books gave the impression that The Ministry of Magic is a secret part of the British Government, but with the progression of the series it soon became clear that it is a full-fledged government on its own, exercising full jurisdiction (and in the seventh and, to a lesser extent, fifth books, a brutal dictatorship) over its own community. It only pretends to be a part of the Muggle British Government and exercises only certain pro-forma duties and liaison with it: each new muggle Prime Minister receives a visit from the Minister of Magic, each new Minister of Magic calls on the current muggle Prime minister, the Minister of Magic informs the muggle Prime Minister of the importation of dangerous creatures, such as the dragons for the Triwizard contest, and in cases of special emergencies.
The Ministry seems to be largely an unelected body; the only post specifically stated to be elected being that of Minister, though by whom is not made clear. Nevertheless, both the Minister and the Ministry as a whole are seen to be highly sensitive to, and reliant on public opinion, which they attempt to influence by "leaning on" the wizarding press, specifically the Daily Prophet. Public Opinion is a book on media and democracy by Walter Lippmann. ...
The Daily Prophet is a fictional newspaper featured in the Harry Potter book series as the most widely-read newspaper in Englands wizard community. ...
There appears to be little coherent separation of powers, and the judicial system is regularly seen to be subjected to political influences. Nevertheless, all depicted examples of judicial proceedings in the Ministry of Magic occur at or around times of upheaval and social unrest, which may be a deliberate reflection on the practices of real governments. The Minister and other senior officials seem to preside personally over at least some high profile trials conducted before the Wizengamot (the British Wizards' court; a play on the ancient Witenagemot), though verdicts are decided by show of hands and may be swayed by skillful representation. Whilst this mixture of powers is unusual in most democracies, it is not constitutionally dissimilar to the arrangement in the British Parliament, whereby the Law Lords, who sit in the House of Lords and act as the final court of appeal, are also members of the legislature. The Politics series Politics Portal This box: Separation of powers, a term coined by French political Enlightenment thinker Baron de Montesquieu[1][2], is a model for the governance of democratic states. ...
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The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ...
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as the Lords. The Sovereign, the House of Commons (which is the lower house of Parliament and referred to as the Commons), and the Lords together comprise the Parliament. ...
The Wizarding Courts often display a marked lack of interest in evidence for or against a suspect, often relying on personal prejudice to decide the outcome (another key objective is to get the trial over and done with as quickly as possible). Not all criminals are even given trials. As can be seen from the events described in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the Ministry is quite prepared to decree and enforce draconian laws without notice. At times the Ministry also seems rather uninterested in solving problems the magical community faces, instead choosing to ignore or cover up bad news: in the fifth book Cornelius Fudge refused to believe that Voldemort had returned, despite mounting evidence to the contrary, and for several months did not respond to the attacks on Hogwarts school throughout Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Eventually, however, both Fudge and the Ministry were forced to admit to and respond to the situation, shortly after resulting in a change of Minister. Little information is given as to the magical administration of other nations, though some senior foreign dignitaries, including the Bulgarian Minister, attend the Quidditch World Cup in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It has been suggested that Inquisitorial Squad be merged into this article or section. ...
Cornelius Oswald Fudge is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ...
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, within J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series, is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ...
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ...
The Ministry has seven major departments and many minor offices to deal with different aspects of the wizarding world. Different departments communicate through "Inter-departmental memos", pale violet paper airplanes that will fly to their destination. The British Ministry of Magic headquarters is in central London, deep underground. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
The Ministry keeps in touch with the British Prime Minister with the help of a wizard's portrait in the Prime Minister's office on Downing Street, which notifies the Prime Minister of the Minister for Magic's arrival.[HP6] It cannot be removed. In times of warfare, an Auror is assigned to secretly protect the Prime Minister (although the PM may not necessarily be told about it). Although the Ministry would presumably want to keep up good relations with the Muggles, the behaviour of their delegates does not reflect this; most Ministers for Magic consider the Muggle Prime Minister to be beneath them and act in a patronising manner towards them. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ...
In the Harry Potter books and films, the subjects of magical portraits can move (or simulate motion, at least within the two-dimensional plane of the picture), interact with living observers, speak, and demonstrate apparent emotion and personality. ...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ...
In the Harry Potter book series, Aurors are an elite unit of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the British Ministry of Magic, who track down and capture criminals, in particular those criminals who pose a danger to the wizarding community. ...
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Employment with the Ministry can be obtained soon after completion of a wizarding education, as in the case of Percy Weasley. Additionally, a line in the film version of Goblet of Fire mentions the possibility of summer internships with the Ministry, although this is a non-canonical departure from the book. Hogwarts, a wizarding school. ...
Percy Ignatius Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
The Ministry gives an appearance of (at various times) either incompetence or malice. However, given that we only see the Ministry though Harry's eyes (and he has every reason to dislike it), its real abilities (or lack thereof) are difficult to determine. Even so, from events depicted in the novels, it still appears woefully incompetent, to the point of being unable to detect or prevent an assault on the Department of Mysteries, apparently their most heavily guarded department (the security of which was so lax that a group of Hogwarts students were able to enter it unannounced without provoking any response whatsoever). However, this visit was later found to be the result of a ruse concocted by Lord Voldemort, who was himself able to gain access, and whose operatives are known to have infiltrated and subsequently assumed control of the Ministry, allowing for the possibility that their easy admission may have been at least partly engineered.
The jurisdiction of the British Ministry of Magic does not seem to correspond exactly to the nation of Britain. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, when the Irish National Quidditch Team wins the Quidditch World Cup, the Cup is handed to the British Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge. This could have more to do with the fact that Britain was hosting the World Cup at the time, other than anything else though
Current and former Ministers for Magic
The current Minister for Magic in Britain is Kingsley Shacklebolt. Shacklebolt replaced Voldemort's puppet Pius Thicknesse, who had been placed under the Imperius Curse. Thicknesse was put in power by Voldemort after he killed Rufus Scrimgeour. Scrimgeour himself replaced Cornelius Fudge, who in turn replaced Millicent Bagnold about whom nothing else is known. Other Ministers have included the highly popular Grogan Stump (1770–1884), who was appointed to the post in 1811 and settled the 'Beings vs. Beasts' classification problem, and Artemisia Lufkin, the first witch to be elected to the post. Albus Dumbledore, former headmaster of Hogwarts, was offered the job of Minister and refused it at least three times. In his latter days at Hogwarts, Tom Marvolo Riddle was widely predicted to become Minister due to his intelligence, magical talent and ability to forge friendships and alliances with the people around him, gathering a crowd of followers to serve his interests; however, Riddle refused all offers of assistance to find work at the Ministry. It should be noted that in the American versions of the books, the Minister for Magic is instead called the Minister of Magic. Kingsley Shacklebolt is a member of the Order of the Phoenix in the Harry Potter series of books. ...
Pius Thicknesse is a character from the Harry Potter series, first introduced in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. ...
In the magical world of the Harry Potter series of novels, many spells are used by the characters. ...
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Cornelius Oswald Fudge is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ...
Artemisia Lufkin (1754-1825) is the name of a fictional character in the Harry Potter series. ...
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ...
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, within J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series, is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ...
Tom Marvolo Riddle (born 31 December 1926) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series. ...
Line of Succession Below the Minister are various undersecretaries (most notably Dolores Umbridge), and heads of various magical departments. The exact structure of power within the ministry is relatively unknown. Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ...
It seems to have been established that in general, the Minister for Magic has a past history in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Three of the four past Ministers for Magic with a known back story have come from there; as well, both Bartemius Crouch, Sr. and Amelia Bones, former Heads of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, were candidates for the office, although Crouch lost favor due to the trial with his son and Bones was killed by Voldemort. In addition the lines of automatic succession to the office seem to go through Magical Law Enforcement before branching out into other departments, as evidenced by Kingsley Shacklebolt's accession to the office after the removal of Pius Thicknesse. Amelia Susan Bones is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books. ...
Kingsley Shacklebolt is a member of the Order of the Phoenix in the Harry Potter series of books. ...
Pius Thicknesse is a character from the Harry Potter series, first introduced in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. ...
Leadership and Key Officers In addition to the prestigious office of Minister, there are also the deputies that make up the power structure at the Ministry. However, due to the authoritative role of the Minister, the power itself is only as much as he or she allows. -
- Senior Undersecretary- a post held by Dolores Umbridge before her arrest due to crimes against muggleborns. The exact amount of power this office has is relatively unknown, however, due to the fact this person is allowed to sit in on the Wizengamot trials ex officio with the Minister and Head of Magical Law Enforcement shows that it is a very high office. However it has not known whether its duties are administrational, making it like a Chief of Staff or operational like a Deputy Minister.
- Junior Assistant- a post held by Percy Weasley; while it is not known whether there are multiple Junior Assistants, it is still an honorable position to possess.
- Heads of Various Departments- these high officers are in charge of the day to day operations of their departments. The Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement seems to be the most senior department head and the most prestigious as it is one of the main components of the Line of Succession.
- Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot- a post held by Albus Dumbledore, due to the fact that Wizengamot is both judicial and legislative, this post is like Chief Justice and Speaker of the House. The person is mostly independent from the control of the Ministry and does not have a superior except the Minister who can still appoint and fire who he chooses.
- Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards- another post held by Albus Dumbledore, since the International Confederation of Wizards is supposedly similar to the United Nations, this post could be considered like the Secretary-General. If so then it should be an independent agency and outside the control of the Ministry, however since Dumbledore was unceremoniously removed from the position it demonstrates the great influence of the Minister.
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Floor directory To enter the ministry via the Visitors Entrance, one must dial the number 62442 ("MAGIC") into a specific public telephone and state one's name and reason for entering. Passes are then issued (apparently through a magical system) and the telephone box then descends through the ground into the ministry's lobby in Floor B8.
A floor directory of the Ministry of Magic is as follows:
Important note: As the entire Ministry is underground, the higher the floor number, the deeper the floor is.
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Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the talk page for details. | - Level 1 — Minister of Magic and Support Staff
- Magical Maintenance --Assumed--
- Level 3 — Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes
- Level 5 — Department of International Magical Cooperation (Former Head; Barty Crouch SNR)
- International Magical Trading Standards Body
- International Magical Office of Law
- International Confederation of Wizards, British Seats
- Level 6 — Department of Magical Transportation
- Level 8 — The Atrium
- The Reception Area
- Fountain of Magical Brethren (Destroyed, replaced by "Magic is Might" monument, presumably removed after defeat of Thicknesse/Voldemort regime)
- Security Desk
- Lifts
- Level 9 — Department of Mysteries
- The Time Chamber
- The Death Chamber
- The Brain Room
- The Planet Room
- Locked Room in the Department of Mysteries, which, according to Dumbledore, investigates the powers of the heart.
- Level 10 — Courtrooms (stairway access only)
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In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ...
In the Harry Potter book series, Aurors are an elite unit of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the British Ministry of Magic, who track down and capture criminals, in particular those criminals who pose a danger to the wizarding community. ...
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The Improper Use of Magic Office is an office in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Ministry of Magic in the fictional Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. ...
In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ...
In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ...
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In the Harry Potter universe, goblins are magical creatures (defined as beings, rather than beasts), chiefly involved with metal work and the running of Gringotts bank. ...
The Trading Standards Institute is the professional association which represents trading standards professionals in the UK and overseas. ...
Hogwarts, a wizarding school. ...
The Floo Network is a system by which the wizards and witches of the world of Harry Potter travel as an alternative to apparition, portkeys and broomsticks. ...
In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series, created by author J. K. Rowling, magical flying broomsticks are one of the forms of transportation for wizards and witches, as well as used for magical games like Quidditch. ...
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// Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by J. K. Rowling, found in the internationally bestselling Harry Potter novels and films. ...
Gobstones is one of the many magical games played by young wizards in the Harry Potter books, along with Wizards chess and Exploding Snap. ...
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The Hall of Prophecies is a room in the mysterious Department of mysteries in the Harry Potter book. ...
Vertical transportation directory The main lift (a disguised telephone box) transports visitors from ground level to the Atrium on floor B8. Once inside said telephone booth, the visitor must dial "62442" (M-A-G-I-C) to receive an operator. A classic UK red telephone box. ...
More than twenty service lifts stop at all floors between B1 and B9, inclusive.
Stairways may provide access to all 10 levels in the Ministry. They must be used to access the courtrooms on floor B10.
The Atrium A long and splendid hall, with a highly polished wooden floor. The ceiling is peacock blue, and engraved with constantly changing golden symbols. The walls are panelled, and lined with fireplaces, which are used to floo in and out of the ministry.
Halfway down the hall is The Fountain of Magical Brethren, a fountain depicting the golden statues of a wizard, a witch, a centaur, a goblin, and a house-elf. Jets of water fly from various points of the statuary, adding a hiss of water to the other areas of the hall. The witch and wizard are set-up as a focal point of the Fountain, with the "lower beings" looking up in awe at the two humans. It is very unrealistic: centaurs consider themselves much more intelligent than humans and want nothing to do with them, whilst goblins get on poorly with wizards. A sign at the pool's base says that all coins thrown into the fountain are donated to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. The worlds highest fountain: King Fahds Fountain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Three traditional fountain features: a low jet, a pair of raised basins, and sculpture with a water theme, here hippocamps (Villa Borghese, Rome) A traditional fountain is an arrangement where water issues from a source (Latin fons...
In Greek mythology, the Centaurs (Greek: ΚÎνταυÏοι) are a race of creatures composed of part human and part horse. ...
In the Harry Potter universe, goblins are small creatures that run Gringotts bank. ...
Dobby House-elves are fictional magical creatures in the Harry Potter series of books written by J. K. Rowling. ...
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The Atrium receives damage during the conflict: the floor is scratched and scarred, the security booth is burned, and the fountain is largely destroyed, although the goblin and the house-elf survive. It is unknown if it was replaced. In the film adaptation, the damage was much more severe, with much of the Atrium (specifically the glass and some of the tiles) being demolished and smashed by Voldemort. It is unknown (in the film) what happens with the fountain.
In the movie version of Book 5, The Fountain in the Ministry is separated into two, with the wizard separated from the group into his own fountain; the wizard statue is much bigger than the other fountain statues. The witch, centaur, goblin and house-elf statues are separated into another fountain.
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it is revealed that the fountain was replaced during the Voldemort regime with a black statue which contained a witch and wizard sitting on thrones made of moulds that represented Muggles, with the words "Magic is Might" engraved in the base. It is most likely that this was destroyed after the downfall of Voldemort. “HP7†redirects here. ...
Department of Magical Law Enforcement Arguably the most important of the various departments, this one is a combination of police and justice facilities, and is roughly equivalent to Britain's (Muggle) Home Office. The department was once headed by Bartemius Crouch Sr. The former Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement was the Death Eater Yaxley, who succeeded Pius Thicknesse, who had replaced Amelia Bones after her brutal death at the hand of Lord Voldemort. According to J.K. Rowling, this is the department that Hermione Granger became a part of after the events of the Deathly Hallows, transferring from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures where she began her post-Hogwarts career at. Located on the second level of the Ministry of Magic, it includes: The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ...
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In the fictional Harry Potter series, a Death Eater is a follower of Lord Voldemort. ...
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Lord Voldemort (né Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the archvillain in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
In J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of novels, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain, succeeding the earlier Wizards Council. ...
- Auror Headquarters, a group of elite dark wizard hunters.
- The Magical Law Enforcement Squad, the bureau tasked with pursuing the day to day law offences.
- The Improper Use of Magic Office which punishes wizards for using magic in inappropriate ways, at the wrong time, or in violation of magical laws;
- The Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office which regulates the use of magic on Muggle objects and recovers those which have been bewitched; which is located in a tiny office, staffed by an enthusiastic - albeit slightly ill-informed - Arthur Weasley and his assistant, Perkins. The aim of the office is to keep enchanted items out of the hands of Muggles, often necessitating raids to keep enchanted items out of circulation. Harry Potter briefly visits this office before his trial at the beginning of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [1]
- Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects Office is the office into which Arthur Weasley was promoted in book 6. Apparently, several new offices sprung up when Rufus Scrimgeour came to power as Minister for Magic because of Lord Voldemort.
- The Wizengamot, the wizarding High Court of Justice.
In the Harry Potter book series, Aurors are an elite unit of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the British Ministry of Magic, who track down and capture criminals, in particular those criminals who pose a danger to the wizarding community. ...
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Harry James Potter is a fictional character and the main character of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series of books. ...
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In the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling, the Minister for Magic (original British editions and the film series) or Minister of Magic (US editions) is the head of the Ministry of Magic. ...
Lord Voldemort (né Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the archvillain in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
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Improper Use of Magic Office The Improper Use of Magic Office is responsible for investigating offenses under the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery and International Confederation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy. The Decree regulates an under-age wizard's or witch's use of magic, while the Statute of Secrecy prohibits wizards and witches from performing magic in the presence of Muggles or in a Muggle-inhabited area. On receiving intelligence reports of a violation of the Decree, a note is sent to the offender detailing actions that will be taken by the Office. First-time offenders are usually let off with a warning while extreme cases more serious action will be taken by the Improper Use of Magic Office. Office personnel include Mafalda Hopkirk. The Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery is a fictional law in the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling. ...
The Ministry of Magic is a fictional British bureaucratic government Department in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ...
The Improper Use of Magic Office is mentioned multiple times in the series; Harry receives a warning letter from them when Dobby uses a Hover Charm on a pudding of Harry's aunt in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Harry later receives a letter when he uses the Patronus Charm against threatening Dementors. The letter informs him that his wand will be confiscated and broken by ministry officials and that he will be detained until court notice; this appears to be standard procedure. Dobby is also a trade term used to refer to the strip of closely-woven material often seen on towels (and much less commonly on washcloths). ...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ...
A dementor is an utterly foul fictional being, the worst creature J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter book series has to offer. ...
The Improper Use of Magic Office tracks underage magic usage with an enchantment cast upon underage magic practitioners presumably either at birth or upon departing from their first year at Hogwarts. Called "the Trace", it is capable of detecting all magic cast in the vicinity of the target, and reports it to the Improper Use of Magic Office. The Trace breaks upon the coming of age of the target. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, within J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series, is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ...
Although under-age magic cases are normally dealt with by the Improper Use of Magic Office, in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry is tried by the entire Wizengamot court, however, Arthur Weasley remarks that it is highly unusual procedure for an under-age use of magic case. The court room is the same one that is visited by Harry in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire via the Pensieve, it includes a chair that can restrain the defendant when he or she sits down. It has been suggested that Inquisitorial Squad be merged into this article or section. ...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ...
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Wizengamot The Wizengamot serves as the wizard high court of law (presumably the wizarding version of the Law Lords), and as a form of Parliament. It is headquartered at the Ministry of Magic and at least some of its trials take place in the dungeons of the lower levels. The House of Lords, in addition to having a legislative function, has a judicial function as a court of last resort within the United Kingdom. ...
The Wizengamot has about 50 members, whose selection is unclear (although the Minister for Magic appears to have some control over selection), in addition to the Court Scribe, who acts as its stenographer. The Minister for Magic, Senior Undersecretary to the Minister, and Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement all apparently sit on the Wizengamot ex officio. Members wear plum-colored robes embroidered with the silver letter "W" while the court is in session. Shorthand is a writing method that can be done at speed because an abbreviated or symbolic form of language is used. ...
In the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling, the Minister for Magic (original British editions and the film series) or Minister of Magic (US editions) is the head of the Ministry of Magic. ...
Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ...
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Trials seem to be quite short.[citation needed] The defense can present witnesses and the Wizengamot can examine them and the accused, but no lawyers are involved.
The word "Wizengamot" is a portmanteau created from the words "wizard," and "Witenagemot," which was a council of powerful people summoned to advise and appoint kings in Anglo-Saxon England. The word derives from the Old English for "meeting of wise men" (witan, wise man or counsellor; gemot, assembly). A portmanteau (IPA pronunciation: RP, US) is a word or morpheme that fuses two or more words or word parts to give a combined or loaded meaning. ...
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Biblical pharaoh depicted as an Anglo-Saxon king with his witan (11th century) The Witenagemot (also called the Witan, more properly the title of its members) was a political institution in Anglo-Saxon England which operated between approximately the 7th century and 11th century. ...
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In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [1], the Wizengamot tries Harry on charges of violating the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery and reluctantly dismisses the charges. References to "the whole Wizengamot" (in Percy's letter to Ron) imply that this type of trial is unusual. Smaller disciplinary hearings do not require the court's attention at all and are dealt with by a single questioner. It has been suggested that Inquisitorial Squad be merged into this article or section. ...
The Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery is a fictional law in the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling. ...
Until his death, Albus Dumbledore held the position of Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, except during the period coinciding with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [1] in which he was removed from the post because of his insistence that Lord Voldemort had returned (he was reinstated by the end of the novel). The exact powers of this position are unknown. Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ...
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Lord Voldemort (né Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the archvillain in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
The Wizengamot also appears to act as a form of parliament: the various decrees introduced by Cornelius Fudge are referred to as being passed and sanctioned by the Wizengamot, just as Muggle laws in Britain must be agreed to by Parliament. It is unstated how much control the Wizengamot has over passing these decrees, and how much control the Minister exercises in such circumstances. A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modelled after that of the United Kingdom. ...
Department of Magical Games and Sports Seen as the most relaxed department (posters for favourite Quidditch teams are found tacked to the wall in its entrance corridor) deals with such sports-related pastimes as organising the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament. Ludovic "Ludo" Bagman used to be the Head of Department here, but his gambling problem forced him to flee from Goblin creditors. The current head of the department is unknown. The department is located on the seventh level of the Ministry of Magic, and includes: // Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by J. K. Rowling, found in the internationally bestselling Harry Potter novels and films. ...
The Quidditch World Cup is an event held in the Harry Potter universe every four years since 1473. ...
The Champions of the 1994-1995 Triwizard Tournament: shown characters are portrayed by the actors that play them in the movies The Triwizard Tournament is a fictional tournament featured in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ...
Ludovic Ludo Bagman is a fictional character who appears in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ...
// Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by J. K. Rowling, found in the internationally bestselling Harry Potter novels and films. ...
Gobstones is one of the many magical games played by young wizards in the Harry Potter books, along with Wizards chess and Exploding Snap. ...
Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes This department is responsible for repairing accidental magical damage. It is located on the third level of the Ministry of Magic and houses the following offices:
Accidental Magic Reversal Squad The Accidental Magic Reversal Squad is a squad of wizards whose job it is to reverse 'Accidental Magic,' which is normally magic performed by young witches and wizards who have not learned to control their magic or even older wizards out of control, or severe, unintentional effects of charms or spells, such as splinching.
For instance, the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad was sent out in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban when Harry inflated his Aunt Marge. They were able to successfully reverse the spell, deflating her, and proceeded to modify her memory (to remove any recollection of the incident) — presumably this latter task was performed by the Obliviators, according to their duty. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) or Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
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Obliviator Headquarters An Obliviator is the designation for a Ministry of Magic employee who has the task of modifying the memory of a Muggle after witnessing incidents belonging to the magic world. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
They are first called so in the sixth volume, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, although the mentioned practice already appears in the previous novels. The act of memory modification can be used by any wizard, by using the spell, "Obliviate." This event, however, is frowned upon in the wizarding society; most believe that memory modification should be done by Obliviators only. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ...
In the magical world of the Harry Potter series of fictional novels by J. K. Rowling, many things are accomplished through the use of magical spells by the characters. ...
Examples of times in which a memory charm was committed include when Professor Gilderoy Lockhart attempts to erase the memories of Harry and Ron in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and when the Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt removed all memories of the secret D.A. organisation from the mind of Marietta Edgecombe, who had been in the process of betraying its secrets. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, it is mentioned that Barty Crouch Sr. used the spell on Bertha Jorkins to conceal that fact his son was alive. The spell was so powerful it permanently damaged her brain. Voldemort is notorious for his use of Memory Charms. In the book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry and Hermione have also used this charm a number of times. Look up charm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Gilderoy Lockhart is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books. ...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ...
Dumbledores Army (DA) is a magical self-defence organization founded in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth book in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. ...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ...
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Muggle-Worthy Excuse Committee Explains away any magical accidents or occurrences which can't be magically cleared up or completely removed from the minds of Muggles, or which Muggles don't develop their own explanation for. For example, Peter Pettigrew killed twelve muggle bystanders and tore apart a street by means of an immense explosion during his altercation with Sirius Black. The massive and obvious damage and mortality was explained away by the committee as being due to a tragic accidental explosion of the gas main. Peter Pettigrew, often referred to by his nickname Wormtail, is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
Department of Magical Transportation This department is responsible for various aspects of magical transport. It is located on the sixth level of the Ministry of Magic and includes the following offices: - Floo Network Authority: The Floo Network Authority is responsible for setting up and maintaining the network, and distributing the greenish floo powder. The network is composed of the fireplaces of all the wizarding houses and buildings which are interconnected and it allows the user to transport themselves to any other fireplace on the network thanks to the magical qualities of the floo powder.
- Broom Regulatory Control
- Portkey Office
- Apparition Test Centre: The magical equivalent of the DVLA or an American Department of Motor Vehicles; grants licences to witches and wizards so that they can apparate.
It is unknown if the Knight Bus is regulated by this department. The Floo Network is a system by which the wizards and witches of the world of Harry Potter travel as an alternative to apparition, portkeys and broomsticks. ...
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Apparating is the most advanced means of magical travel in the fictional Harry Potter series. ...
The Knight Bus in the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban film The Knight Bus is a heavily enchanted, violently purple, triple-decker bus which transports magical folk in the Harry Potter fiction novels by J. K. Rowling. ...
Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures It is divided into three divisions ("Being", "Beast" and "Spirit") and contains liaison offices for goblins and centaurs, though the centaurs, being isolationists, have never interacted with the Centaur Liaison Office since its creation. Thus, "being sent to the Centaur Office" has become a euphemism at the Ministry for those about to be fired. For further detail on the distinctions between these divisions, see Magical Beasts. It is also noted that Hermione Granger began her post-Hogwarts career here before transferring to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. In the Harry Potter universe, goblins are small creatures that run Gringotts bank. ...
In Greek mythology, the Centaurs (Greek: ΚÎνταυÏοι) are a race of creatures composed of part human and part horse. ...
Euphemism is the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener; or in the case of doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker. ...
Magical creatures comprise a colourful and integral aspect of the wizarding world in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. ...
Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
In J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of novels, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain, succeeding the earlier Wizards Council. ...
In Chapter 7 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, we learn that the department is located on the fourth level of the Ministry of Magic. It has been suggested that Inquisitorial Squad be merged into this article or section. ...
Offices:
- Beast Division
- Centaur Liaison Office
- Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures
- Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau
- Werewolf Registry
- Werewolf Capture Unit
- Being Division
- Office of House-Elf Relocation
- Werewolf Support Services
- Goblin Liaison Office
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- Little is known about the operations of this office but in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [2], Arthur Weasley indicates Cuthbert Mockridge as the head of this office, although by the time of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [3], Horace Slughorn is referring to Dirk Cresswell as the holder of this post. No mention is made of the reasons behind the change.
- Spirit Division
- Ghoul Task Force
- Pest Advisory Board
In Greek mythology, the Centaurs (Greek: ΚÎνταυÏοι) are a race of creatures composed of part human and part horse. ...
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A werewolf in the Harry Potter series is a human who, at the full moon, transforms into a wolf. ...
In the Harry Potter universe, goblins are small creatures that run Gringotts bank. ...
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ...
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ...
Professor Horace E. F. Slughorn (born between 1898 and 1902) is a fat, pompous fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels written by J.K. Rowling. ...
The following are members of The Slug Club, an organisation of Horace Slughorns favourite students, in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ...
A ghoul is a monster from ancient Arabian folklore that dwells in burial grounds and other uninhabited places. ...
Department of International Magical Cooperation The Department of International Magical Cooperation is an agency which, as its name suggests, tries to get wizards from different countries to cooperate. The British International Confederation of Wizards is based here, as are offices that regulate international magical law. This department on the fifth level of the Ministry of Magic includes the headquarters of: - The International Magical Trading Standards Body
- The International Magical Office of Law
- The International Confederation of Wizards, British Seats
The former head was Barty Crouch Sr until he was killed by his son Barty Crouch Jr. The current head is unknown. This is also where Percy Weasley began his ministry career. Bartemius Barty Crouch Senior (d. ...
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Percy Ignatius Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
The Department of International Magical Cooperation is similar in function to the muggle British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with the notable exceptions of the fact that the wizarding world has no equivalent to the Commonwealth, and that this department is created for the purpose of co-operation, whilst the muggle equivalent has no such lofty aims.
Department of Mysteries The Department of Mysteries is, as its name suggests, is a department within the Ministry of Magic building that deals with studying enigmas. It carries out most of its operations in total secrecy. Few wizards within the ministry actually know what is located within this department. Those wizards who work in the Department of Mysteries are called the Unspeakables. Because of the covert nature surrounding this particular branch of the Wizarding government, the Department of Mysteries can be likened to real-world intelligence agencies like the CIA or MI6, in which most of their operations are kept in total secrecy from the general populace; however, their primary operations seem to be more like those of scientists, attempting to uncover the sources and rules governing magic. The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ...
The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence Section 6), or the Secret Service, is the United Kingdom external security agency. ...
Although most of the workings of the Department are still covert, some of the projects undertaken, most seemingly for research purposes, were revealed in Order of the Phoenix: the Department apparently works to uncover the secrets of death, time, thought, and love, among other things, and record prophecies whenever they are made. Records of prophecies are magically stored within glass orbs on rows of shelves within the Hall of Prophecy. They are magically protected, so that the only people who can lift them off their shelf are the Keeper of the Hall of Prophecies and the subject or subjects of the prophecies; all others are afflicted with instant madness. Whenever an orb breaks, the recorded prophecy it contains is repeated out-loud once, after which the recording is useless.
Its name could be a reference to the Eleusinian Mysteries of Ancient Greece. It shares with those rites a preoccupation with immortality and the cycle of time. The "Unspeakables" may be a reference to The Untouchables, a group of US Treasury agents gathered by Eliot Ness to preserve Prohibition. The Eleusinian Mysteries were initiation ceremonies held every five years for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece. ...
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Led by Eliot Ness, the original group of Untouchables sought to enforce Prohibition and take down Al Capone. ...
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The rooms at the Department each seem (although not spelled out directly) to refer to various mysteries of life, such as "Time", "Space", "Death", and "Love". These rooms include:
- An entrance room whose walls rotate, disorienting its occupants for several seconds, whenever all of its doors are closed. This is presumably a security device to keep non-employees of the Department from reaching a desired room. Responds to a verbal request for an exit by opening the correct door.
- The Thought Chamber — A long room in which brains swim in a green solution.
- The Space Chamber — A dark room full of planets floating in mid-air. Visitors may find themselves floating as well.
- The Death Chamber — A large, square room with stone tiers leading down to a pit in the centre. In this pit is a dais, on which stands an ancient arch with a tattered curtain hanging from it. Called the "Death Chamber" by Dumbledore. It was through this archway that Sirius Black, Harry Potter's godfather, fell through and died in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It is implied that the Veil somehow leads to the afterlife, as some (perhaps those who have seen someone die) are able to hear voices whispering from behind it.
- The Time Chamber — A room in which various time-related devices are kept, such as clocks of every description and Time-Turners (necklaces with hourglass pendants, which will send the wearer back in time when the pendant is turned over). It also contains a mysterious bell jar, inside which anything will grow steadily younger and younger, then slowly return to its original age in a never-ending cycle.
- The Hall of Prophecy — A giant room with over a hundred rows of shelves, where recordings of prophecies are kept. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, and Luna Lovegood are lured to this room by Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
- The ever-locked room — A room behind a door that remains locked at all times and which cannot be unlocked by either the Alohomora spell or magical unlocking penknives. According to Albus Dumbledore, behind that door is the most mysterious subject of study in the Department: a force that is at once more wonderful and more terrible than death, than human intelligence, than the forces of nature.......It is the power held within that room that you [Harry] possess in such quantities and which Voldemort has not at all.. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, this power was confirmed through a dialogue between Harry and Dumbledore to be love.
Sixteen years before Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [1], Sybill Trelawney made a prediction about Lord Voldemort and Harry Potter. According to Albus Dumbledore, a Death Eater (Severus Snape) overheard the first half, and reported that section to Voldemort (the Death Eater was revealed by Sybill Trelawney to be Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Halfblood Prince, although her account also cast severe doubt upon Dumbledore's account). Voldemort decided to kill Harry Potter, believing this would prevent the prophecy from coming to pass: instead, he caused the events described by the prophecy to be set into motion in the first place, and lost his powers. Sirius Black is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
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The afterlife, or life after death, is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual, experiential, or ghost-like, beyond this world (eg. ...
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Ronald Bilius Ron Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
Ginevra Molly Ginny Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
Luna Lovegood is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
Lord Voldemort (né Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the archvillain in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
In the fictional Harry Potter series, a Death Eater is a follower of Lord Voldemort. ...
In the magical world of the Harry Potter series of fictional novels by J. K. Rowling, many things are accomplished through the use of magical spells by the characters. ...
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ...
Love is any of a number of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection or profound oneness. ...
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Lord Voldemort (né Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the archvillain in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
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After his powers were restored in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Voldemort decided to listen to the complete prophecy, a recording of which he knew to be stored in the Department of Mysteries. However, only he or Harry Potter could take them from the Department of Mysteries, due to the prophecy label referring only to the two of them. Since Voldemort was unwilling to personally visit the Ministry, he decided to lure Harry there. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ...
This plan nearly succeeded, but the prophecy was destroyed before Voldemort could obtain it. There was a struggle in the Department, during which Sirius Black fell through the Veil in the Death Chamber and perished. When Cornelius Fudge — in addition to a large number of others — witnessed Voldemort at the Ministry of Magic, he was forced to acknowledge that he was wrong in denying that Voldemort had indeed returned. Sirius Black is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...
Cornelius Oswald Fudge is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ...
The Department of Mysteries had not fully recovered as of the September of 1996 (the beginning of the autumn term in Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince): At one point, it is mentioned that the Department's entire stock of Time-turners was smashed, with the implication that it has not managed to replace them.
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows it is revealed that the Department of Mysteries believed that muggle-born wizards stole their magic from pure-blood ones, so this is a "proof" that all muggle-borns have got their magic illegally. However, this is almost certainly false information invented by Voldemort and his puppet regime. “HP7†redirects here. ...
Unspeakables The Unspeakables are a group of wizards whose jobs are classified for security reasons. They work in the Department of Mysteries. It has been suggested that Information sensitivity be merged into this article or section. ...
One of the Unspeakables, Broderick Bode, was a friend of Arthur Weasley. Another known Unspeakable is Croaker, mentioned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Augustus Rookwood, a Death Eater spy, was also an Unspeakable before his arrest. It has been suggested that Rufus Scrimgeour be merged into this article or section. ...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ...
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Political commentary Some political commentators have seen J.K. Rowling's portrayal of the bureaucratized Ministry of Magic and the oppressive measures taken by the Ministry in the later books (like making attendance to Hogwarts compulsory and the "registration of Muggle-borns" with the Ministry) as allegorical to criticizing the state.[4][5] The Politics series Politics Portal This box: This article is about the sociological concept. ...
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, within J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series, is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ...
Blood purity is a central concept in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ...
Anti-statism refers to all philosophies that in some degree reject or oppose the establishment of a state, or territorial national governments. ...
References Joanne Jo Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965[2]), who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling,[3] is an English writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold over 325 million books. ...
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Joanne Jo Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965[2]), who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling,[3] is an English writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold over 325 million books. ...
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ...
This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is an independent, London-based publishing house known for literary novels. ...
New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is an American book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. ...
Joanne Jo Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965[2]), who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling,[3] is an English writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold over 325 million books. ...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ...
This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is an independent, London-based publishing house known for literary novels. ...
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