Departments
There are seven departments in the Ministry, with the Department of Magical Law Enforcement being the largest and all others more or less answering to it (except the Department of Mysteries) (FB).
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 (OP7).
NOTE: Several departments are mentioned in early canon -- the novels and the Daily Prophets -- which do not fit the hierarchy of the Ministry as detailed in later books.
Department of Magical Games and Sports
Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes
Department of International Magical Cooperation
Head: Barty Crouch senior (until 1995)
Other Personnel:
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Percy Weasley 1994 - 1995 (GF3)
Main Offices: level five of Ministry of Magic Headquarters (OP7)
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work with magical governments of other countries
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sets standards for trade
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creates regulations for things like cauldron thickness
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worked with Department of Magical Games and Sports on the Triwizard Tournament
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International Confederation of Wizards, British Seats
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International Magical Office of Law
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International Magical Trading Standards Body
Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Head: Amelia Bones until July 1996
Other Personnel:
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Barty Crouch senior was head of this department during the Voldemort years (GF27)
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Hopkirk, Mafalda, Improper Use of Magic Office (CS2)
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Weasley, Arthur, head of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office (CS3, etc) until July 1996
Main Offices: level two of Ministry of Magic Headquarters (OP7)
Improper Use of Magic Office
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sends Harry warning letters when they detect magic at the Dursleys' house (CS2, OP2)
Magical Law Enforcement Squad
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employs Hit Wizards to handle dangerous criminals such as Sirius Black (PA11)
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keeps enchanted items out of the hands of Muggles
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participates in raids to keep Dark Magic items out of circulation
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issued a warning about substandard wands being sold by a street peddler named "Honest Willy" Wagstaff (DP)
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the department is uncertain, especially since this group is called the Department of Magical Equipment Control, a misnomer no doubt resulting from the fact that this was written in 1998, three years before FB (which for the first time listed the various departments of the Ministry of Magic). A similar error occurs in the books themselves, where a Accidental Magic Reversal Department is mentioned, although no such department exists (DP).
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Basil, worked the Portkey terminus for the World Cup (GF7)
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Madam Edgecombe, Floo Regulation
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Bob (who was carrying the fire-breathing chicken) (OP7)
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Dirk Cresswell (HBP4)
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Amos Diggory (GF9).
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Cuthbert Mockridge (GF7)
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Newt Scamander, 1915 - (FB)
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corridor: bare walls, no windows or doors except a plain black door set at the end of the corridor (OP7)
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opening at the end of the corridor near the door, opens to the left, down a flight of steps to the Wizengamot court chamber (OP7, OP8)
Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office
Office for the Detection and Confiscation of
Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects
Head: Arthur Weasley with a staff of ten
office created by incoming Minister of Magic Scrimgeour July 1996 in response to the influx of counterfeit objects begin sold to supposedly protect people
Wizengamot and Wizengamot Administration Services
Council of Magical Law
The high Wizard court of law, held in a dungeon; the accused is magically bound to a chair in the center of the room. A jury sits on the right of the prosecutor who states the case against the accused and eventually asks for a verdict. The courtrooms are located on the tenth level of the Ministry of Magic; during the Voldemort years, prisoners are escorted and guarded by groups of Dementors (GF30). The members of the Wizengamot, of which there are about fifty, wear plum-covered robes with elaborate silver initials on them (the letter 'W').
Department of Magical Transportation (GF6)
Head: unknown
Other Personnel:
Main Offices: level six of Ministry of Magic Headquarters (OP7)
Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures (GF6, FB)
Head: unknown
Other Personnel:
Main Offices: level four of Ministry of Magic Headquarters (OP7)
Head: unknown
Other Personnel:
Main Offices: level nine of Ministry of Magic Headquarters (OP7)
Miscellaneous Committees etc.
for which we don't know the department
Committee On Experimental Charms
Personnel: Gilbert Wimple
(CS3, GF7)
Founded by Balfour Blane, who lived in the late 1500s-early 1600s.
Wizarding Examinations Authority
Personnel: headed by Griselda Marchbanks, includes Professor Tofty
Not sure if this is actually a Ministry organization, but since the
Ministry clearly holds authority over Hogwarts it seems likely that
this body is part of the Ministry of Magic. They administer the O.W.L. and N.E.W.T exams for students which are given in June every year. Members travel to Hogwarts and test individual
students for the practical examinations. The theory portion of the O.W.L. test
is proctored by Hogwarts staff members (Flitwick administered the Defence Against the Dark Arts exam twenty years ago, while McGonagall proctored the Charms O.W.L. for Harry's class).
