Ministry of Magic
- —The Welcome Witch's voice at the Ministry's headquarters
The Ministry of Magic (M.o.M.) of Great Britain is the main governing body of the magical community of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Ireland with the intention of preservation of magical law. The Ministry connects the British government to the wizarding world. The headquarters of the Ministry are in Whitehall, in central London, deep underground. It is headed by the Minister for Magic.
The Ministry of Magic was formed as a successor to the earlier Wizards' Council and came into being during the 1600s. It was involved in the International Confederation of Wizards' decision to create the Statute of Secrecy and still today takes the responsibility of enforcing said Statute. The laws against magic-use by underage wizards and against wand use by non-wizard folk are also enforced by the Ministry.
The current Minister in Britain is Solomon Carstairs, since 2013.
- Page adapted from British Ministry of Magic
at the Harry Potter Lexicon.
Departments
The Ministry has seven departments in all with the Department of Magical Law Enforcement being the largest and all others more or less answering to it (except the Department of Mysteries).
Each Department has a level of Ministry Headquarters assigned to it, although Law Enforcement has not only level two but also the courtrooms of level ten. There are also many minor offices within the departments.
- Level One: Minister for Magic and Support Staff
- Office of the Minister for Magic
- Office of the Advisor to the Minister for Magic
- Office of the Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic
- Office of the Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic
- Personnel
- Level Two: Department of Magical Law Enforcement
- Wizengamot
- Auror Office
- Magical Law Enforcement Patrol
- Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office
- Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects
- Improper Use of Magic Office
- Wizengamot Administration Services
- Personnel
- Criminal Records
- Level Three: Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes
- Obliviator Headquarters
- Accidental Magic Reversal Squad
- Muggle-Worthy Excuse Committee
- Invisibility Task Force
- Muggle Liaison Office
- Personnel
- Level Four: Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
- Werewolf Wing
- Beast Division
- Centaur Liaison Office
- Being Division
- Goblin Liaison Office
- Spirit Division
- Pest Advisory Board
- Office of Misinformation
- Personnel
- Level Five: Department of International Magical Cooperation
- Muggle Affairs Office
- International Magical Trading Standards Body
- International Magical Office of Law
- International Confederation of Wizards
- Personnel
- Level Six: Department of Magical Transportation
- Floo Network Authority
- Broom Regulatory Control
- Portkey Office
- Apparation Test Centre
- Personnel
- Level Seven: Department of Magical Games and Sports
- British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters
- Official Gobstones Club
- Ludicrous Patents Office
- Personnel
- Level Nine: Department of Mysteries
- Level Ten: Courtrooms
Magical Law
- Werewolf Registration
- Lycanthrophy Risk Evaluation
- Overtly Abusive Force
- List of recipients of the Order of Merlin
- The Affronts
- M.U.M.M.
- Owl Catching
Timeline
