Original sentence: Nevertheless, all depicted examples of judicial proceedings of the Ministry in the Harry Potter books occur at or around times of upheaval and social unrest, which may be a deliberate reflection on the practices of real-life 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), though verdicts in the series are decided by show of hands and may be swayed by skillful representation.This corruption and blindness allows Voldemort almost an entire year of operation without official interference.This manifests in the final two books when it is clear that Voldemort has stolen a march on his enemies and is far better prepared, leading to the horrific events of Deathly Hallows when even the corrupt system described above does not function, and many Wizards suffer terribly at the hands of the Dark Lord.Whilst this mixture of powers is unusual in most real-life democracies, it is not constitutionally dissimilar to the arrangement in the actual British Parliament, whereby the Law Lords, who sit in the actual House of Lords and act as the final court of appeal, are also members of the legislature.Within the Ministry, there appears to be little coherent separation of powers, and its judicial system is regularly seen to be subjected to political influences