Ministry of Magic

*This article is about the British Ministry; for the Ministries (and other magical governments) of other countries see links at the bottom of the article.*
The **Ministry of Magic** is the canonical executive branch of government for Magical Britain, headed by an elected Minister for Magic. Its headquarters are deep underground in Whitehall, central London.

## Canonical information

Main article: **British Ministry of Magic** at the *Harry Potter Wiki*
At least in matters regarding quidditch, the British Ministry seems to hold authority not just in Britain but also in Ireland; while the latter has its own national team, it was represented at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup by the British Minister Cornelius Fudge, and the British and Irish Quidditch League, which falls under the authority of the Department of Magical Games and Sports of the British Ministry of Magic, has not just a team from Northern Ireland (Ballycastle Bats) but also one from the south (Kenmare Kestrels). At the same time, Ireland has its own delegation to the International Confederation of Wizards, so the exact situation is not clear.

The Ministry was formally created in 1707, but succeeded an earlier Wizards' Council which had been in existence since at least 1269; the council is said to have been the longest-serving, but not the first, governing body of Magical Britain.

## Non-canonical information

* In The Family Clock, footnotes in History of Magic textbooks note that the original charter for the Ministry of Magic (this should possibly rather be read as the Wizards' Council) was granted "before the Magna Carta" (i.e. 1215) by a *Chamber* housing masters from London's magical guilds, and it is speculated that this Chamber may or may not be identical with, or a forerunner to, the Diagon Alley Chamber of Commerce. If it is, this would – at least in theory – give the Chairperson of the latter considerable power, including veto against any action by the Ministry imposed on guild-controlled lands, persons or holdings, and under certain circumstances even let them claim the position as *Lord Mayor of London* if the Ministry should fail to do its job.

## Departments and offices

### Canonical

* Department of Magical Law Enforcement (on level two of the Ministry headquarters)

* Auror Office
* Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects
* Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office
* Improper Use of Magic Office
* Wizengamot Administration Services

* Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes (on level three)

* Accidental Magic Reversal Squad
* Obliviator Headquarters
* Muggle-Worthy Excuse Committee
* Invisibility Task Force
* Muggle Liaison Office

* Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures (on level four)

* Beast Division
* Being Division
* Spirit Division
* Goblin Liaison Office
* Centaur Liaison Office
* Pest Advisory Board
* Office of Misinformation

* Department of International Magical Co-operation (on level five)

* International Magical Trading Standards Body
* International Magical Office of Law
* International Confederation of Wizards, British Seats

* Department of Magical Transportation (on level six)

* Floo Network Authority
* Broom Regulatory Control
* Portkey Office
* Apparition Test Centre

* Department of Magical Games and Sports (on level seven)

* British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters
* Official Gobstones Club
* Ludicrous Patents Office

* Department of Mysteries (on level nine)

* Brain Room
* Space Chamber
* Death Chamber
* Time Room
* Hall of Prophecy
* Love Chamber (aka The Ever-Locked Room)

* Level placement unknown

* Committee on Experimental Charms
* Magical Maintenance Department
* Ministry of Magic Public Information Services
* Department of Magical Education
* Very Important Members of Section M.I. Trx.
* Wizarding Examinations Authority
* Ministry of Magic research committee
* Ministry of Magic exploding bonbons disposal unit
* Foreign Affairs and Sports Department
* Advocates to the Wizarding World (uncertain)

### Non-canonical

* Department of Broom Misdemeanors
* Department of Magical Records

## References

1. ↑ **Ireland** at the *Harry Potter Wiki*
2. ↑ **Wizards' Council** at the *Harry Potter Wiki*
3. ↑ **Magna Carta** at *Wikipedia*
4. ↑ The Family Clock, Chapter 20
5. ↑ The Family Clock, Chapter 1
6. ↑ The Girl Who Loved, Chapter 13