Ministry of Magic

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Ministry of Magic
Universe	Wizarding World
Founded	1707
Location	Ministry of Magic Headquarters, Whitehall, London
Leader	Minister for Magic
Key people	Cornelius Fudge Rufus Scrimgeour Pius Thicknesse Kingsley Shacklebolt Barty Crouch Sr. Amelia Bones Ludo Bagman Corban Yaxley Dolores Umbridge Hermione Granger Harry Potter Percy Weasley
Purpose	Preservation of magical law
Powers	Government of UK's Magical Community
Affiliations	International Confederation of Wizards
Enemies	Death Eaters Order of the Phoenix (formerly) Dumbledore's Army (formerly) Harry Potter (formerly) Lord Voldemort (formerly)

The Ministry of Magic is the government of the Magical community of Britain in J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World, headed by an official entitled the Minister for Magic. The magical government in Britain is first mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; the Ministry makes its first proper appearance in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003). Throughout the books, it is regularly depicted as corrupt, elitist and completely incompetent, with its high-ranking officials blind to ominous events and unwilling to take action against threats to wizard society. In Order of the Phoenix, Dolores Umbridge was placed at Hogwarts to observe the happenings within the school (acting as a ministry plant), and prevent the spread of news concerning the return of Lord Voldemort. It reaches a zenith of corruption, before being effectively taken over by Voldemort. At the end of the final book, following Voldemort's death, Kingsley Shacklebolt is revealed to have become the Minister for Magic.