Ministry of Magic

The Ministry of Magic is the government of the Magical community of Britain. It is headed by the Minister for Magic, who is elected by the Wizengamot. The Ministry is responsible for regulating the use of magic in Britain, and for protecting the wizarding world from Muggles. The Ministry is located in London, and its headquarters are in a large, white building called the Ministry of Magic. The Ministry is divided into several departments, each of which is responsible for a different area of magic. The Department of Magical Law Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the laws of magic, the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes is responsible for dealing with magical accidents and disasters, and the Department of Mysteries is responsible for studying and researching magic. The Ministry is often depicted as corrupt, elitist, and completely incompetent. Its high-ranking officials are often blind to ominous events and unwilling to take action against threats to wizard society. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Dolores Umbridge is placed at Hogwarts to see what is going on at the school and prevent the news that Lord Voldemort is back from spreading. The Ministry reaches a zenith of corruption before being effectively taken over by Voldemort. At the end of the final book, following Voldemort's