Werewolf Registration
Requirements
Registration is part of Werewolf Legislation.
Registration
All werewolves living or visiting the Wizarding World of Britain and Ireland must be registered with the Werewolf Registry. The Werewolf Registry is housed in the Werewolf Wing.
- New werewolves must register at least 3 days before the night of their first transformation.
- Unregistered werewolves are considered dangerous criminals and it is the task of the Werewolf Capture Unit, who have carte blanche authority to detain anyone suspected of being an unregistered werewolf.
- Registration consists of filling out a large packet and filing it at the Werewolf Registry. See below.
- The Registry is confidential and is only made available to the Wizengamot and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement when it is absolutely required.
As most new infections are dealt with by St. Mungo's, the hospital is required by the Ministry of Magic to report unregistered werewolves in their care. This is complicated because St. Mungo's does not have access to the confidential Werewolf Registry so it's not always possible to confirm a patient is unregistered especially if:
- a) their initial attack was not treated at St. Mungo's,
- b) they didn't provide the same name, or
- c) the injuries are not related to being a werewolf.
The Registration Forms
The registration packet is big and full of complicated forms full of questions and background information. Many witches and wizards (such as Knox Greyfriar) found the form daunting to fill out and invasive, asking for too much personal information.
- The forms are around 35 pages long [1], but even then, it is considerably shorter than it had been in the past, thanks to changes made by Covadonga Gertrudis [2]
- The first pages were 'simple, tedious questions'. Address, wand information, marriage status, owls or elves kept, and the addresses of any homes, residences or businesses. [3]
- Later pages require a full description of the attack, in detail, and later questions have space to indicate defensive spells used, others present, descriptions, locations, etc. [4]
Safe Houses
As part of registration and on-going compliance werewolves must report to a sanctioned safe house for transformation.
See Werewolf Safe House.
Wolfsbane Potion
See Wolfsbane Potion.
- All werewolves must take the full course of Wolfsbane Potion to be in compliance.
- Wolfsbane Potion is regulated and only Ministry-approved sources are allowed to brew it. This is to ensure quality and effectiveness.
- It is difficult for unregistered werewolves to access the official supply, as brewers are required to keep records.
Increased Tolerance
The Werewolf Registry was overhauled to provide a friendlier more tolerant resource for maintaining the delicate balance between public security and personal freedoms, under former Department Head Covadonga Gertrudis and with the support of then-Minister for Magic Marcus Annwyl.
The Remus Lupin Resource Library
See The Remus Lupin Resource Library
Controversy
However, the Registry and others attest that the document is not only for the safety of society, but for the benefit of werewolves at large because it provides detailed statistics. And being registered allows the Registry to provide protection from discrimination and the free services werewolves need to stay a part of society."
Benefits
- Support groups
- Mentorship programmes
- Free access to safe and clean safe houses and medical care
- Free access to quality-controlled Wolfsbane Potion
- Career and housing assistance
- Assigned case worker,
- Assigned mentor
Werewolf Registry Employees
