| Ministry of Magic | |
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Leader |
Minister for Magic |
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Headquarters |
Ministry of Magic Headquarters, Whitehall, London |
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Intentions |
Govern the magical community of Great Britain |
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Affiliation |
International Confederation of Wizards |
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Enemies |
No information |
The Ministry of Magic (M.o.M.) of the United Kingdom is the main governing body of the magical community of Great Britain 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 sometime 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, in part to maintain secrecy.
The magical government sometimes has given the impression of, at various times, either incompetence or malice, which are demonstrated by successful break-outs from Azkaban and the Campaign to Discredit Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, respectively. The Ministry has been known to be corrupt in nature, as it is shown to be quite prepared to decree and enforce draconian laws without notice, and seem uninterested in solving serious problems, choosing instead to ignore or cover up bad news.
By Summer 2016, the British Minister for Magic was Loquatious Knapp. He would later be replaced by Hermione Granger-Weasley in 2020 in the alternate timeline. It is known that other countries have their own Ministries of Magic, such as Norway, Germany, Bulgaria and America.