Ministry of Magic		Topics	Posts	Last Posts
	Department of Magical Transportation The Department of Magical Transportation is responsible for various aspects of magical transport. It is located on the sixth level of the Ministry of Magic and includes the following offices: the Floo Network Authority, responsible for setting up and maintaining the network, and distributing the greenish floo powder; the Broom Regulatory Control, that controls the traffic of broom travel; the Portkey Office, the regulation of Portkeys; and the Apparition Test Centre, that grants licences to witches and wizards so that they can apparate.	0	0
	Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures As noted in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures is divided into three divisions (the Beast Division, the Being Division, and the Spirit Division) and contains the Goblin Liaison Office and Centaur Liaison Office, though the centaurs, being isolationists, have never interacted with the office since its creation. Thus, "being sent to the Centaur Office" has become a euphemism at the Ministry for those about to be fired.	0	0
	Department of International Magical Cooperation The Department of International Magical Cooperation is an agency that attempts to get wizards from different countries to cooperate in wizarding actions both political and public. This department on the fifth level of the Ministry of Magic includes the headquarters of the International Magical Trading Standards Body, the International Magical Office of Law, and the British seats of the International Confederation of Wizards.	0	0
	Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes The Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes is responsible for repairing accidental magical damage in the world of magic. It is located on the third level of the Ministry of Magic and houses the following offices:-The Accidental Magic Reversal Squad is a squad of wizards whose job it is to reverse "accidental magic." These accidents are normally caused by young witches and wizards who have not learned to control their magic in the magical world. They may also be caused by older wizards out of control, or severe, unintentional effects of charms or spells, such as splinching.-The Obliviator Headquarters. "Obliviator" is the designation for a Ministry of Magic employee who has the task of modifying the memory of a Muggle after witnessing incidents belonging to the Wizarding world. -The Muggle-Worthy Excuse Committee explains any major magical accidents to the Muggles by creating a non-magical reason for the accident.	0	0
	Department of Magical Law Enforcement Arguably the most important of the various departments, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is a combination of police and justice facilities, and is roughly equivalent to the real-life British Home Office.	0	0
	Auror Office An Auror's mission is to pursue and apprehend Dark wizards. The Auror Office takes in new recruits with a minimum of 5 N.E.W.T.s (nothing "Exceeds Expectations" or lower. They suggests that Potions, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Charms, and Herbology N.E.W.T.s are best suited. With that, the office takes in students into its training program ("...a series of character and aptitude tests").Two tests are needed, which are "Concealment and Disguise" and "Stealth and Tracking", and that the training is hard to pass with high marks (a requirement).	0	0
	Improper Use of Magic Office The Improper Use of Magic Office is responsible for investigating offenses under the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery and the International Confederation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy. They regulate an under-age wizard or witch's use of magic and prohibit wizards and witches from performing magic in the presence of Muggles or in a Muggle-inhabited area in the magical universe (respectively). An enchantment called "the Trace" is placed upon children and helps the department in detecting offences; it breaks at age 17, however the Ministry cannot tell who exactly uses magic in a given area, only that it has been used, and that the Ministry relies on wizard and witch parents to enforce the ban on underage magic within their homes.	0	0
	Wizengamot The Wizengamot serves as the wizard high court of law.	0	0
	Department of Magical Games and Sports The Department of Magical Games and Sports, seen as the most relaxed department (posters for favourite Quidditch teams are found tacked to the walls), deals with organising sports events the likes of the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament.	0	0
	Department of Mysteries The Department of Mysteries, located on Level Nine, a department in the Ministry of Magic which studies particular enigmas (death, time, space, thought, and love) and stores prophecies made in the magical universe.	0	0
	Other Offices Other offices include the Magical Law Enforcement Squad, that pursue the day-to-day law offences; the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office, and the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects Office.	0	0