Department of Magical Law Enforcement

Main Offices: Level Two of Ministry of Magic Headquarters.

Magical Law Enforcement Squad

Aurors

Hit Wizards

Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office

• They keep enchanted items out of the hands of Muggles;
• They participate in raids to keep Dark Magic items out of circulation.

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. The members of the Wizengamot, of which there are about fifty, wear plum-covered robes with elaborate silver initials on them (the letter 'W').

Magical Equipment Control

• They issued a warning about substandard wands being sold by a street peddler named "Honest Willy" Wagstaff.

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