Overview of Wizarding World
NOTE: Initially I had planned to dump all this info in form of conversations and knowledge gathering for Harry Potter but it would have led to utter confusion. So I have placed all the information in organised manner. There will be no repetition of the information in the chapters and will directly be used in the plot.
■ The Wizarding World is governed by a Ministry of Magic. At the helm of the ministry is a Minister of Magic who oversees the most major decisions of the Wizarding World.
■ The Ministry of Magic is composed of various departments. Department of Magical Law Enforcement(DMLE), Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures to name a few.
■ Department of Mysteries is another department under Ministry of Magic. Though its highly independent and highly secretive is answerable only to the Wizengamot only when questioned through a two-third majority.
■ The Wizarding Council or the Wizengamot is the main or the supreme body governing the Wizarding Council. It acts as Parliament and drafts laws for the Wizarding world. It also acts as chief judicial body hearing magical crimes. It is the body which elects the Minister of Magic, Chief Warlock and the head of the various other departments.
■ The Wizarding Council is composed of members of Ministry of Magic and numerous old families and each family have votes based on their status.
■ Membership and Voting Structure of Wizengamot:
● Minister of Magic: 6 Vote
● Head DMLE: 5 Vote
● Chief Warlock: 5 Vote
● Head Auror: 3 Vote
● Head of Department of Mysteries: 3 Vote
● 3 other person nominated by Minister of Magic: 1 Vote each
● Headmaster of Hogwarts: 3 Vote
● Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts: 2 Vote
● Order of Merlin, Third Class- 1 Vote
● Order of Merlin, Second Class- 2 Vote
● Order of Merlin, Firat Class- 3 Vote
● Magical House- No seat in Wizengamot
● Noble Family- 1 Vote
● Ancient Family- 2 Votes
● Most Noble Family- 2 Votes
● Most Ancient Family- 4 Votes
● Ancient and Most Noble Family- 4 Votes
● Most Ancient and Noble Family- 5 Votes
● Most Ancient and Most Noble Family- 6 Votes
● Primitive Family- 8 Votes
# Primitive Families: 7
Peverell Family, Slytherin Family, Gryffindor Family, Ravenclaw Family, Hufflepuff Family, Emrys Family, Pendragon Family
# Most Ancient and Most Noble: 5
Potter Family, Longbottom Family, Bones Family, Black Family, Greengrass Family
#Most Ancient and Noble Families:
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#Ancient and Most Noble Families:
Malfoy Family, Abott Family, Davis Family, Vector Family, Nott Family, Diggory Family, Lestrange Family
#Most Ancient Families:
Slughorn Family, Lovegood Family
#Most Noble Family:
Crouch Family, Carrow Family, Rosier Family, Dumbledore Family
#Ancient Families:
McGonagall Family, Avery Family
#Noble Families:
Goyle Family, Crabbe Family, Parkinson Family, Wood Family
■ Criteria for the magical families:
● Magical Family: Any family with two generations of wizards or witches can establish themselves as a Magical house.
Ex- If a muggle born marries another muggle born and have magical kids (2 generation), they can establish themselves as magical house.
● Noble Family:
1. Must be a member of Magical House
2. Must Perform an action for the welfare of magical world in general.
3. Two-Third Majority of Wizengamot must give assent to ascension of the magical family to a Noble family.
● Ancient Family
1. The family must be having a continued line for atleast 500 years.
● Most Noble Family:
1. Must be a member of Noble Family
2. Must Perform an action for the welfare of magical world in general.
3. Three-Fourth Majority of Wizengamot must give assent to ascension of the magical family to a Noble family.
● Most Ancient Families
1. The family must be having continued line for 750 years.
■ History of the Primitive Families:
The 7 families were the pioneer of the Wizarding Council. The combined effort of the 7 families was the basis on which the Wizarding Britain was founded and the structure to govern it was set up.
The 7 families took up overwhelming power in their hands and made it extremely hard and almost impossible to rewrite their privileges. But since these families had no member of centuries they have been forgetten by the public in general.
[NOTE: I have tried my best to put up a consistent structure of the Wizarding council but nothing I have written is Iron Clad.
I have tried my best to fit up the families as I felt the best and suited to story plot I plan. But some changes may be made in future]
[NOTE: Suggestions are open about the placing of families in the hierarchy. And no changes in Malfoys.]
