Wizengamot

# **Summary**

The **Wizengamot** is Wizarding Britain's high court of law and parliament, established by the Wizengamot Accords sometime in the 1100s to replace the Wizards' Council of olde. The majority rule is comprised of the Ancient and Noble and Noble Houses, with the highest adjudicator being the **Chief Warlock** serving as an impartial tiebreaker. Their motto - ***Ignorantia Juris Neminem Excusat*** - represents their dedication to upholding rule of order in Britannia.

Its administrative headquarters are located on Level 1 of the Ministry of Magic, with specially allocated chambers and offices.

# **Background**

## **History**

Established sometime in the 1100s by the seventeen (17) Roman invader families and the twenty-nine (29) newcomer invaders accompanying William the Conqueror in 1066 AD.

Per the accords, the pre-established families were granted the status of Ancient and Noble with ten (10) votes at their disposal, with the newer invading families granted the status of Noble with five (5) votes. The Gaunt Family was the sole exception, unanimously granted the status of Ancient and Noble with specially-outlined caveats in the charter to prevent their expulsion from the Wizengamot.

These established accords were brokered by a Malfoy ancestor on the Wizards Council broke his family's alliance with the other Roman families and engineered a peace treaty between the two factions. Despite the peaceful resolution and the Wizard Council families being able to hold Ancient and Noble status, they cursed the Malfoy family's line so that its true name would be lost forever and would only be known then onward as "House Bad-Faith" - or "House Malfoy" in the language of the Norman conquerors. The True Name of House Malfoy has been, presumably, lost to the annals of history.

# **Seat Holders**

## **Ancient and Noble Houses (Active)**

**Ancient and Noble Houses** comprise the highest-ranking and most powerful voting bloc, each possessing **ten (10) votes**. They represent the seventeen (17) Roman families that invaded Britannia after the Fall of Rome. These families established the Wizards Council in the 7th century, ruling Britannia for almost three (3) centuries before the arrival of William the Conqueror in 1066.

### **Black**

* Current Holder: **Sirius Black**
* Motto: ***Toujours Purs***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: **Ewald Wiggleswade**
* Liege House: N/A

### **Bones**

* Current Holder: N/A
* Motto: ***Mori Quam Foedari***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: **Amelia Bones**
* Seneschal: **Faustus Fortescue**
* Liege House: N/A

### **Crouch**

* Current Holder: **Bartemius Crouch Sr.**
* Motto: ***Per Filios Nostros, Nos Immortalis***
* Heir: **Bartemius Crouch Jr.**
* Proxy: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### Doge

* Current Holder: **Elphias Doge**
* Motto: ***Fax Mentis Incedium Gloriae***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### Fawley

* Current Holder: **Raghnall Fawley**
* Motto: ***Nisi Credideritis, Non Intelligetis***
* Heir: **Adler Fawle**y (deceased)
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Gaunt**

* Current Holder: **Tom Riddle**
* Motto: ***Semper En Potentia Mortis***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: **Libra Gaunt**
* Liege House: N/A

### **Greengrass**

* Current Holder: **Daniel Greengrass**
* Motto: ***Crescendo Fortis***
* Heir: **Daphne Greengrass**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Longbottom**

* Current Holder: **Frank Longbottom** (infirmed)
* Motto: ***Hic Stamus***
* Heir: **Neville Longbottom**
* Proxy/Regent: **Augusta Longbottom**
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Malfoy**

* Current Holder: **Lucius Malfoy**
* Motto: ***Alis Volat Propriis*** (True Motto); ***Sanctimonia Vincet Semper*** (Decoy Motto)
* Heir: **Draco Malfoy**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Nott**

* Current Holder: **Tiberius Nott**
* Motto: ***Venatio Aeterna***
* Heir: **Alex Nott**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Potter**

* Current Holder: **James Potter**
* Motto: ***Per Manus, Per Mente***
* Heir: **Jim Potter**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: **Obediah Prewett**
* Liege House: N/A

### **Selwyn**

* Current Holder: **Adramelech Selwyn**
* Motto: ***Oderint Dum Metuunt***
* Heir: **Cassilda Selwyn**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: **Cassilda Selwyn**
* Liege House: N/A

## **Noble Houses (Active)**

**Noble Houses** are the second-most powerful voting bloc, each possessing **five (5) votes**. Should a Noble House be allied in a **Vassalship** to an Ancient and Noble House, four (4) of their votes will be granted to their **Liege House** with one (1) at their disposal.

### **Abbott**

* Current Holder: **Gilbert Abbott**
* Motto: ***Diligite Justitiam***
* Heir: **Samson Abbott**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Avery**

* Current Holder: **Daimon Avery**
* Motto: Unknown
* Heir: **Dorian Avery**
* Proxy/Regent: **Hereswith Avery**
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Brown**

* Current Holder: **Acacia Brown**
* Motto: ***Benedictus Domus Nostra***
* Heir: **Lavender Brown**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: **Dedalus Diggle**
* Liege House: N/A

### **Carrow**

* Current Holder: **Amycus Carrow**
* Motto: ***Quamvis Omnibus Nos Contemnatur***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: **Selwyn**

### **Crabbe**

* Current Holder: **Francis Crabbe**
* Motto: Unknown
* Heir: **Vincent Crabbe** (deceased)
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: **Malfoy**

### **Goyle**

* Current Holder: **Greg Goyle Sr.**
* Motto: ***Non Timebo Malum***
* Heir: **Greg Goyle Jr.**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: **Malfoy**

### **Lestrange**

* Current Holder: **Sirius Black**
* Motto: Unknown
* Heir: Rodolphus Lestrange
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: **Black**

### **Macmillan**

* Current Holder: **Samuel Macmillan**
* Motto: Unknown
* Heir: **Ralph Macmillan**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Marchbanks**

* Current Holder: **Griselda Marchbanks**
* Motto: ***Fortius Quo Fidelius***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Montague**

* Current Holder: **Howard Montague**
* Motto: ***Qualis Pater Talis Filius***
* Heir: **Rodney Montague**
* Proxy/Regent: **Telema Montague**
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Ogden**

* Current Holder: **Dominic Ogden**
* Motto: ***Res Firma Mitescere Nescit***
* Heir: **Cyprian Ogden**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Parkinson**

* Current Holder: **Andrew Parkinson**
* Motto: ***Corvus Oculum Corvi Non Eruit***
* Heir: **Nolan Parkinson**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: **Malfoy**

### **Prince**

* Current Holder: **Severus Snape**
* Motto: ***Fortitudine Vincimus***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Rosier**

* Current Holder: **Duncan Rosier**
* Motto: Unknown
* Heir: **Felix Rosier** (Deceased)
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Smith**

* Current Holder: **Raymond Smith**
* Motto: ***Sol Omnibus Lucet***
* Heir: **Zacharias Smith**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Travers**

* Current Holder: **Uriah Travers**
* Motto: ***Honoratus Per Sanguinem***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: **Selwyn**

### **Warrington**

* Current Holder: **Antonius Warrington**
* Motto: ***Fortis Quam Saxum*** ***Sanguineus***
* Heir: **Cassius Warrington**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: **Selwyn**

### **Yaxley**

* Current Holder: **Corban Yaxley**
* Motto: ***Odium Pascat Nos***
* Heir: **Giles Yaxley**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: **Selwyn**

## **Additional Seat Holders**

All other members of the Wizengamot possess **one (1) vote**, including **Order of Merlin awardee**s and **Department Heads** within the **Ministry of Magic**.

### **Ministry of Magic Departments**

#### International Magical Co-Operation (DIMC)

* Current Holder: **Bartemius Crouch Sr.** (Chief Delegate to the ICW)

### **Magical Law Enforcement (DMLE)**

* Current Holder: **Amelia Bones** (Director of the DMLE)
* Current Holder: **Arthur Weasley** (Office of Misuse of Muggle Artifacts)

## **Inactive Seats**

These comprise the Houses that are dormant, have gone extinct, are in the process of going extinct, or are in some form of abeyance due to inability to pay dues or other relevant reasons.

### **Blackwood**

* Current Holder: **N/A**
* Motto: ***Nihil Aliud Scit Necessitas Quam Vincere***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Bulstrode**

* Current Holder: **Magnus Bulstrode**
* Motto: ***Numquam Non Paratus***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Burke**

* Current Holder: N/A
* Motto: ***Gloria Filiorum Patres***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Dearborn**

* Current Holder: N/A
* Motto: ***Non Mihi, Non Tibi, Sed Nobis***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Flint**

* Current Holder: **Aries Flint**
* Motto: ***Praemonitus, Praemunitus***
* Heir: **Marcus Flint**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Gamp**

* Current Holder: N/A
* Motto: ***Omnia Mea Mecum Porto***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **MacDougal**

* Current Holder: N/A
* Motto: Unknown
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **McKinnon**

* Current Holder: N/A
* Motto: ***Honor Est Praemium Virtutis***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Peverell**

* Current Holder: N/A
* Motto: ***In Servitio Septimi***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Rowle**

* Current Holder: N/A
* Motto: ***Nullus Hostis Transeat***
* Heir: **Thorfinn Rowle**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Shafiq**

* Current Holder: N/A
* Motto: ***Dum Tempus Habemus, Operemur Bonum***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Shacklebolt**

* Current Holder: N/A
* Motto: ***Numquam Vincar***
* Heir: N/A
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Weasley**

* Current Holder: **Arthur Weasley**
* Motto: ***Manus Qui Ducit***
* Heir: **Bill Weasley**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A

### **Wilkes**

* Current Holder: **N/A**
* Motto: ***Praeteritum Est Praesens Futurum***
* Heir: **Harry Potter**
* Proxy/Regent: N/A
* Seneschal: N/A
* Liege House: N/A