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"Aurors are the Wizarding World's best defence against the practitioners of the Dark Arts. We're well-versed in offensive magic, because our very lives depend on it. It takes courage, wit, and guile. Not many have the stomach for it. Do you?"

— Harry Potter addressing S.O.S. members wanting to become Aurors^[src]

An Auror was a wizard or witch that worked as a highly trained law enforcement official for a wizarding governing body. Auror training was extremely difficult and intensive, so there were few qualified applicants. Aurors of different countries dealt with different high-risk situations that were most prominent to them.

Their training and areas of responsibility varied greatly depending on the type of threats for which they were prepared, and the magical education they received beforehand. In Britain, for example, the Aurors were trained to investigate crimes related to the Dark Arts, and to apprehend or detain Dark wizards and witches. As a result, they were often called "Dark wizard catchers".^[3]^[4] In the United States however, they seemed to go up against any criminal posing a significant threat. When working for the Major Investigation Department, Aurors used a number of magical tools and devices such as the Real-Time Hex Indicator map and the USA Spell Contraventions map to track down illegal or especially flamboyant use of magic that could pose a threat to the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy. Also, unlike their British counterpart, the American Aurors were divided into several divisions around North America to keep the peace, as opposed to all working within the same one.^[5]

Aurors were, essentially, the wizarding world equivalent of police officers and military (as they served in both roles for wizardkind).

According to Minerva McGonagall, no Auror had been taken on by the British Ministry of Magic for three years prior to 1995, though Nymphadora Tonks stated that she qualified the year before, meaning she was probably one of the last candidates taken on. The head of the British Auror Office (as of 2007) was Harry Potter, but he left to become Head of Department of Magical Law Enforcement by 2019.^[6]

Headquarters

British Ministry of Magic

Main article: British Auror Office

The British Auror headquarters were on Level Two of the British Ministry of Magic, which was the level that housed the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. The Ministry was located underneath Whitehall, a road in Westminster in the heart of London, England.

The Auror Office consisted of a series of open cubicles, each Auror being given a place to work. Pictures of known Dark wizards, maps, clippings from the Daily Prophet, and various other things lined the cubicles. When Harry Potter visited the office in 1995 he was impressed by it.^[7]

MACUSA

Main article: MACUSA Department of Aurors

The American Auror headquarters were located within the Magical Congress of the United States of America. MACUSA's location during the 1920s was in the Woolworth Building in New York City.^[5] Nothing is known about the setup of the American office.

French Ministry of Magic

Main article: Bureau des Aurors

Bureau des Aurors served as the headquarters of Aurors of France, and was presumably a main division of the Bureau de la Justice Magique. It specifically dealt with the capture of dangerous criminals.^[8]

German Ministry of Magic

The German wizarding community also had a team of Aurors, presumably at the German Ministry of Magic.^[9]

Becoming an Auror

"You'd need top grades for that... They ask for a minimum of five N.E.W.T.s, and nothing under 'Exceeds Expectations' grade, I see. Then you would be required to undergo a stringent series of character and aptitude tests at the Auror office. It's a difficult career path... they only take the best."

— Minerva McGonagall regarding the process of becoming an Auror^[src]

Requirements

It was very difficult to fulfil the requirements to get into Auror training. Applicants had to have excellent academic credentials, before they were accepted into a rigorous training programme. It is also possible that the wizarding governing bodies looked into the criminal records of the applicants, and that those without a clean one would not make it through the cut.^[10]

In accordance with British standards, one had to have a minimum of five N.E.W.T.s in challenging subjects. Such highly recommended subjects included: Potions, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Charms, and Herbology with top grades of either 'Outstanding' or 'Exceeds Expectations' in the students' chosen subjects.^[10]^[11]

It is not known if Herbology was always required, though it is possible, as Harry Potter continued to take it to N.E.W.T.-level as his fifth subject.^[12]^[11]^[13] It is also possible that any other subject could be substituted as the five, as long as the grades met the requirements. It is also possible that Nymphadora Tonks didn't do quite as well in Herbology, even though she did gain A or O at O.W.L. level, because she did not do so at N.E.W.T. level, and ended up replacing Herbology with History of Magic.^[14]

During the 1980s at Hogwarts, Talbott Winger aspired to become an Auror after he graduated, achieving at least an A in Potions, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Charms, and Herbology. Nymphadora Tonks also aspired to become an Auror.^[14]

The requirements for applicants to become Aurors were temporarily relaxed following the end of the Second Wizarding War. With many Aurors destroyed by Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, the need to restrengthen the department to combat the remaining Death Eaters was great. The new Minister for Magic and former Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt, permitted any of-age participant in the Battle of Hogwarts to become an Auror immediately if they were interested. He did this on the grounds that having fought in and survived such a battle and the Second Wizarding War in general, and not changing sides against such odds, more than satisfied the character and skill requirements. Some of these recruits, including Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, did not achieve any N.E.W.T.s (they had not attended and completed their final year at Hogwarts).

Training

Main article: Auror recruitment programme

"I got top marks in Concealment and Disguise during Auror training without any study at all, it was great... Nearly failed on Stealth and Tracking."

— Nymphadora Tonks regarding Auror training^[src]

Auror Field Training HM — Auror field training

It was incredibly difficult to fulfil Auror training. If accepted into Auror training, prospective Aurors were required to undergo a stringent series of character and aptitude tests. These tests were done in order to show how they react well under pressure. Applicants were then required to train extensively in advanced magical combat and other elements of practical defence, and most likely methods of criminal investigation.

Given that Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Neville Longbottom became Aurors immediately after the Second Wizarding War, it is likely that they improved their capabilities in advanced defensive magic during the work hands-on.

The known courses included in training were Concealment and Disguise, Stealth and Tracking, Battle Instinct, Best-Laid Plans, Duelling in the Dark, Field Training, History of the Dark Arts, Method in the Mad-Eye, Resilience Training, and The Auror Advantage;^[15] while poisons and antidotes were also essential studies. Minerva McGonagall also mentioned that Aurors often Transfigured and Untransfigured things in their line of work.^[10] In 1995, Tonks stated that she passed training without any difficulties on the 'Concealment and Disguise' portion, but nearly failed the stealth tests. Training lasted for three years and was very hard work.^[4]

The job

"The job of Auror isn't for everyone, but I can say from personal experience that it just may be the best job you'll ever have. Or the worst. One or the other."

— Harry Potter regarding the career of an Auror^[src]

An Auror's job was to investigate crimes related to the Dark Arts and to hunt down and capture Dark wizards, often with help from Hit Wizards. Voldemort stated in 1995 that he "dared not go where other humans were plentiful, for I knew that the Aurors were still abroad and searching for me".^[16] Harry Potter also stated Aurors were highly trained wizards whose job it was to find and kill Dark wizards like Voldemort.^[12]

Unidentified five Aurors — Aurors trying to apprehend notorious Dark wizard Gellert Grindlewald

In times of conflict, they operated in some ways as soldiers, as seen by how Theseus Scamander was charged by Torquil Travers to lead fifty men into battle against Gellert Grindelwald and those who had rallied to his side at the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris, France in 1927,^[17] though also as intelligence agents, seeking out Dark wizards and defeating them, often in fierce wizard duels. Once a criminal was captured, they were generally handed over to the authorities.

Aurors GreatHall — Aurors guarding Hogwarts, thereby guarding Harry Potter

It was not uncommon for criminals to resist arrest; some chose to fight to the death rather than let themselves be captured, such as Death Eater Evan Rosier.^[18] The Ministry also enlisted Aurors to guard high profile targets, such as Harry Potter during the 1996–1997 school year.^[19] The British Prime Minister had an Auror bodyguard, posing as his secretary, to protect him against the possibility that Lord Voldemort might take control of him to gain access to various Muggle resources at the highest level.^[20]

Reputation

Ron Weasley: "Well, it'd be cool to be an Auror,"

Harry Potter: "Yeah, it would,"

Ron Weasley: "But they're, like, the elite,... You've got to be really good."

— Trio's discussion of future careers^[src]

While the job was seen as glamorous by some due to the amount of danger involved and because it was extremely difficult to join their ranks. with Talbott Winger, Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Carl Hopkins and Fay Dunbar were all noted to have aspired to become Aurors during their time at school. There were others, however, who did not think very highly of Aurors. Newt Scamander considered them to be "careerist hypocrites", with the exception being the American Auror and his future wife Porpentina Goldstein. He judged Tina differently because she stood apart from the rest by virtue of her decency of instinct.

During the Paris rally in 1927 in Paris, many of the attendees reacted with disdain and fearful muttering upon realising there were Aurors present. Grindelwald and those who subscribed to his ideology, felt they hid behind their duty of upholding Wizarding law as an excuse to maintain their mandatory and forcibly imposed totalitarian regime. Aurors did this while justifying the squashing of any individual or group that the ruling class felt threatened by.^[17] This latter view might have softened a little after Albus Dumbledore's defeat of Grindelwald in 1945, however, given the number of Aurors who laid down their lives to do the same thing.

Though Auror training was very taxing, and meant an additional three years of studying even after graduation from school, by the time of the First Wizarding War, they seemed to be very well respected in the wizarding community, at least in Britain, where and higher-ranking members of the Auror Office sometimes went on to become potential candidates for the job of Minister for Magic. For example, Rufus Scrimgeour was a Head of the Auror Office, and replaced Fudge as Minister after the call of his resignation.^[21] Another example of a respected Auror (though not Head) that became Minister was Kingsley Shacklebolt. Harry Potter was eventually promoted to the Head of the Auror Office after serving nine years as an Auror.

US divisions

MACUSA - Always Stay Vigilant — MACUSA - *Always Stay Vigilant*

The American Aurors were also militarised to a greater extent than their British counterparts, carrying ranks such as "chief" and "captain"^[22], which may give some insight into how these divisions went about their work and how it differed from that of the British Auror Office.

An Auror Division was a field office of the Department of Aurors located throughout North America, specifically tasked with the capture of dangerous criminals within the jurisdiction of their designated areas. The divisions reported back to their home office at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement in the Woolworth Building in New York, the headquarters of the Magical Congress of the United States of America.

Each division presumably worked in collaboration with local offices of the Federal Bureau of Covert Vigilance and No-Maj Obliviation across North America. If their splitting into multiple divisions is any indication, the Aurors of North America were a much more numerous, organised and meticulously structured group than those in Great Britain, likely out of necessity to keep order across the large continent. In other words, should a suspect or escaped convict manage to slip through the fingers of the Aurors in one place, the Auror Division in the area to which the criminal in question is believed to have fled would be contacted and would take over from there.

History

British Aurors

Minister Eldritch Diggory first established an Auror recruitment programme for Great Britain in the 18th century, and by 1752 some of the earliest members of the Auror Office were already actively pursuing Dark witches and wizards, prominent among them Hesphaestus Gore, who would eventually be elected Minister for Magic.^[1]

Early to mid-20th century

Theseus and Aurors — Theseus Scamander leading his fellow Aurors

Although Aurors working for the British Ministry of Magic would usually only work domestically and keep themselves within the boundaries of the Ministry's jurisdiction, they would occasionally be sent abroad during extraordinary circumstances, presumably after being granted prior permission to operate there from local magical authorities. Notably, some Aurors (including Theseus Scamander) were sent into war zones to represent their country's interests at the field of battle, such as was the case with the First World War.

Scamander, who would later go on to be appointed Head of the British Auror Office, famously participated in the wizarding effort in the First World War, carving out for himself a well-deserved reputation as a war hero through his courage and skill during the war^[23]. He was later sent abroad by his superiors to assist in the manhunt for the Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald during the early days of his For the Greater Good Revolution, a task that the whole Auror Office had been coveting at the time.

In 1926, Theseus corresponded with Percival Graves, the Director of Magical Security of MACUSA. He corresponded with Graves regarding the events in New York due to his younger brother's involvement. The following year, he and other Aurors were present at the rally of Grindelwald in the Lestrange Mausoleum at the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris, France, and fought Grindelwald himself after the rally was broken up, where many of them were killed. During Grindelwald's speech, it was revealed that Aurors had fought and killed many of his followers prior to that point in time, although it's uncertain how many of these, if any, were from the British Auror Office.^[17]

First Wizarding War

"The Aurors were given new powers — powers to kill rather than capture, for instance. And I wasn't the only one who was handed straight to the dementors without trial. Crouch fought violence with violence, and authorised the use of the Unforgivable Curses against suspects."

— Sirius Black comments on the ruthlessness of Auror's during the First Wizarding War^[src]

Frank & Alice Longbottom — Former Aurors Alice Longbottom, Frank Longbottom, and Alastor Moody; all original members of the Order of the Phoenix

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, in the war during Lord Voldemort's first rise to power, Aurors were authorised to use the Unforgivable Curses on suspected Death Eaters and criminals. This was put into effect by the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Barty Crouch Snr. This gave Aurors the licence to kill, coerce, and torture.^[24] It is unknown if, following the return of Lord Voldemort, these powers were re-issued in the second war.

It was also stated that former Auror Alastor Moody (one of the most famous Aurors of modern times) put away a vast number of criminals during this time period, and that half the cells in Azkaban were full thanks to him.^[3] During Alastor's time as a Auror, he received many injuries, including ending up requiring a replacement eye and a wooden leg. This is proof that the work Aurors conducted was dangerous, with a high mortality rate.

Christmas at St Mungo's — Alice and Frank Longbottom are permanent residents of the Janus Thickey Ward

Some Aurors were also members of the Order of the Phoenix, a secret organisation created by Albus Dumbledore. This organisation was founded in order to fight Lord Voldemort and his supporters.^[25] Frank and Alice Longbottom were members of the Order who were tortured into insanity by four of Voldemort's most loyal followers: Bellatrix Lestrange, Rodolphus Lestrange, Rabastan Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jnr.^[18] The attack on them caused permanent damage and they were sent to the Janus Thickey Ward for incurable spell damage at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, where they remained for the rest of their lives.^[26]

Between the wars

"In fact, I don't think anybody has been taken on in the last three years."

— McGonagall stating the difficulty in becoming an Auror^[src]

It can be assumed that after the First Wizarding War the Auror Office went back to usual procedures and practices, as the extreme methods used in war time were no longer needed and were most likely different than when in times of peace.

Aurors ootp — Nymphadora Tonks, Alastor Moody, and Kingsley Shacklebolt working as Ministry Aurors between the wars

Also during this period, Alastor Moody took Nymphadora Tonks as his protégée. Undergoing three years of Auror training under the tutelage of Alastor Moody, Tonks's natural metamorphic abilities allowed her to easily pass the Concealment and Disguise portion of the training, without doing any work for it at all.^[4]

However, her clumsiness gave her trouble with the Stealth and Tracking portion of the course, which she almost failed. She had a habit of knocking over items, such as plates and umbrella stands.^[4] Tonks qualified fully as an Auror in 1994. At some point, Moody retired from active service, though by this time he was considered the greatest Auror of all time.^[3]

As stated by Professor Minerva McGonagall, no Auror had been taken on for three years prior to 1995,^[10] though Nymphadora Tonks stated that she qualified the year before.^[4]

Second Wizarding War

Nymphadora Tonks: "I'm stationed in Hogsmeade now, to give the school extra protection,"

Harry Potter: "Is it just you who's stationed up here, or — ?"

Nymphadora Tonks: "No, Proudfoot, Savage, and Dawlish are here too."

— Harry and Tonks discuss the additional Hogwarts security^[src]

After the return of Voldemort had been made public, Rufus Scrimgeour, hitherto the head of the Auror Office, became Minister for Magic, as the wizarding world placed more trust in him as a war leader than his heavily disgraced predecessor, Cornelius Fudge.^[20] It was said that Scrimgeour had the disposition required to handle the crisis,^[21]^[27] but in reality failed to do so and was eventually murdered. Gawain Robards succeeded Scrimgeour as Head of the Auror Office.^[28]

TonksRescuesHarry1996 — Tonks guarding Hogwarts against Dark forces

Alastor Moody agreed to come out of his retirement to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts (although, as his identity was assumed by Bartemius Crouch Junior using Polyjuice Potion, he never actually taught),^[29]^[4] and was a long time member of the Order of the Phoenix.^[25] He ultimately died in the Battle of the Seven Potters on 27 July 1997, during a mission to remove Harry Potter from 4 Privet Drive. Moody took a Killing Curse to the face, courtesy of Lord Voldemort.^[30]

Following the Fall of the British Ministry of Magic on 1 August 1997, it was reported by the Daily Prophet that the Aurors had been decommissioned and stripped of their wands and jobs.^[31] Exceptions were made, however, where those who were seen as blindly loyal to the Ministry, such as John Dawlish,^[32] and those whom the new regime wanted to keep a close eye on, such as Order of the Phoenix members Kingsley Shacklebolt and Nymphadora Tonks, were permitted to remain in some capacity.^[33] After the war ended, Shacklebolt became the new Minister of Magic, and the Auror Office was reopened.

After the Battle of Hogwarts

"Harry and Ron utterly revolutionised the Auror Department in — at the Ministry of Magic. So they — I mean, they are now the consummate — they are experts... 19 years later — I would imagine that Harry is heading up that department, which is not corrupt in any way."

— J. K. Rowling regarding the Auror Office post the final batttle^[src]

Harry Potter the Auror MA — Harry Potter as a young Auror

In 1998, after the destruction of Lord Voldemort and the end of the Second Wizarding War, Kingsley Shacklebolt became Minister for Magic and led a massive reform of the Ministry. Shacklebolt temporarily relaxed the entry requirements due to the deaths of many Aurors. In order to resupply their forces immediately, Shacklebolt permitted anyone who participated in the Battle of Hogwarts on the grounds that having fought and survived in such a battle and not changing sides against such odds more than satisfied the character and skill requirements to qualify for the training.

Harry Potter, at age 17, and Ron Weasley, at age 18, joined the recommissioned Auror Office and helped revolutionise the department. The office was thoroughly reshuffled and corruption was weeded out. In due time, Harry and Ron were considered to be "experts".^[34] In 2007, at the young age of 26 or 27, Harry became the Head of the Auror Office.^[35]

In 2014, Harry was sporting a nasty cut over his right cheekbone. Rita Skeeter's requests for information as to its provenance merely produced the usual response from the Ministry of Magic: "We do not comment on the top secret work of the Auror department, as we have told you no less than 514 times, Ms. Skeeter".

In 2019, when the British Ministry of Magic became the World Centre for containing the threat of the Calamity, the Auror Office ministered the subscribed training programme to the members of the then recently established Statute of Secrecy Task Force who were interested in pursuing a career as an Auror. Though undoubtedly tasked with tracking down and rounding up the reappearing Death Eaters,^[36] the Ministry Aurors also worked to help contain the current catastrophe, as Aurors, such as Harry Potter, were known to be working towards that end as well.^[37]

Harry remained Head of the office until he was promoted to Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement by the summer of 2020. It is unknown who succeeded him.

In August 2020, after hearing a rumour about an illegal Time-Turner, Harry and his team of Aurors from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement raided the Nott residence and confiscated it. Harry then turned it over to Hermione Granger, the Minister for Magic, for safekeeping.

American Aurors

Twelve originals

"The names of the first dozen volunteers to train as Aurors in the US have a special place in United States's wizarding history."

— The original twelve are still highly respected in America^[src]

Macusa-history — The original twelve Aurors of MACUSA

The first President of MACUSA was Josiah Jackson, a warlike wizard who was voted into post by his fellow representatives because he was considered tough enough to deal with the difficulties of the post-Salem Witch Trials era. President Jackson's immediate priority was to recruit and train Aurors.

The names of the first dozen volunteers to train as Aurors in the US had a special place in United States' wizarding history. There were so few of them, and the challenges they faced so great, that they knew they might be required to lay down their lives when they took the job. The descendants of these witches and wizards were given particular respect in the US.^[2]

The original twelve were: Wilhelm Fischer, Theodard Fontaine, Gondulphus Graves, Robert Grimsditch, Mary Jauncey, Carlos Lopez, Mungo MacDuff, Cormac O'Brien, Abraham Potter, Berthilde Roche, Helmut Weiss, and Charity Wilkinson.^[2]

Of these twelve, only two survived into old age: Charity Wilkinson, who would become MACUSA's third President, and Theodard Fontaine, whose direct descendant Agilbert is the present day Headmaster of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Also of note are Gondulphus Graves, whose family remains influential in American wizarding politics, and Abraham Potter, whose distant relationship to the famous Harry Potter would be uncovered by eager genealogists centuries later.^[2]

Global wizarding war

"Grindelwald attacks intensify risking war with No-Majs. "

— Issue of The New York Ghost^[src]

Percival Graves was an American Auror, and in 1926 he was the Director of Magical Security and head of MACUSA's Department of Magical Law Enforcement. At some point prior to 6 December 1926, his identity was assumed by Gellert Grindelwald using Human Transfiguration.^[5] It is unknown if the real Graves allowed this, got captured, or was murdered during this time.

Fantastic-beasts-tina seraphina — Tina Goldstein hands Newt's case over to Seraphina

Porpentina Goldstein was originally an Auror,^[38] untill she stood up for Credence Barebone and used magic in front of his adoptive mother Mary Lou Barebone, the leader of the New Salem Philanthropic Society, to assault her for what she had done to Credence. Due to the No-Majs that needed to be Obliviated and the resulting scandal, Tina was demoted to the position of Federal Wand Permit Officer. In 1926 she met Newt Scamander, who had in his possession a case full of illegal magical beasts, and brought him before President Seraphina Picquery.^[5]

Also during the 1920s, American Aurors also had to deal with the threat of Grindelwald and his almost successful attempt at exposing the wizarding community and inciting war with the Muggle community. This incident was one of the biggest breaches of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.^[5]

European Aurors

During the 1920s and throughout the entirety of the Global wizarding war, many Aurors all over Europe were involved in the effort to put an end to Gellert Grindelwald's seemingly unstoppable rise to power as the revolutionary endeavours of he and his supporters became increasingly aggressive and led to a number of much publicised attacks, and worked together with each other to track down Grindelwald. They also co-operated with the International Wizarding Police to accomplish this.

By 1927, numerous Aurors had already fought and killed many of his followers, but also suffered losses in the conflict as well, with a number of Aurors having been killed in duels with Grindelwald himself. Grindelwald's charisma and idealism also led some Aurors to become seduced by what he stood for and to become supporters of him as well.^[17]

Qualified Aurors

British Aurors

"He was an Auror — one of the best ... a Dark wizard catcher. Half the cells in Azkaban are full because of him. He made himself loads of enemies, though ... the families of people he caught, mainly ... and I heard he's been getting really paranoid in his old age. Doesn't trust anyone anymore. Sees Dark wizards everywhere."

— Charlie Weasley regarding Alastor Moody's track record during the First Wizarding War^[src]

Wizard(s)	Position	Notes
Gawain Robards	Head Auror	Succeeded Scrimgeour in 1996.^[28]
Theseus Scamander		Brother of the famous magizoologist and author Newt Scamander. Head of Auror office during Gellert Grindelwald's revolution in the 1920s.^[39]
Rufus Scrimgeour		Retired, became Minister for Magic in 1996,^[20] murdered by Lord Voldemort on 1 August, 1997.^[40]
Harry Potter		Auror from 1998-2007, promoted to the Head of the Office in 2007, at the young age of 26 or 27.^[35]
Hesphaestus Gore	Regular Auror	Became Minister for Magic in 1752.^[1]
Helen Thistlewood		An Auror in the 19th century and the great-niece of the Minister for Magic, Eldritch Diggory, she stopped a Ukrainian Ironbelly that was terrorising a Muggle city and thwarted a Dark wizard's plot to take over the British Ministry of Magic. By the 1890–1891 school year, she had retired.^[41]
Patricia McManners		An Auror that retired prior to 1875. In late 1890, she was arrested for being an unregistered Animagus.^[42]
Aesop Sharp		Former Auror who retired to teach Potions at Hogwarts after an injury forced him from the field.^[43]
Aesop Sharp's partner		Killed in action.^[44]
Solomon Sallow		An Auror that had retired some time before 1891 following a disagreement with the Ministry about his use of an Unforgivable Curse on a Dark wizard. In 1891, he was killed by his nephew Sebastian Sallow.^[45]
Venusia Crickerly		Became Minister for Magic in 1902.^[1]
Cassius Bell		An Auror in the 1920s who defected and join Gellert Grindelwald's Alliance.^[46]
Cho Chang's grandfather		Aurors in the 1920s under Theseus Scamander.^[47]^[48]
Stebbins		Aurors in the 1920s under Theseus Scamander.^[47]^[48]
Alastor Moody's father		The parents of Alastor Moody and members of the Moody family, a family with long history of service as Aurors.^[49]
Alastor Moody's mother
Alastor Moody		Retired,^[3] murdered by Lord Voldemort in the Battle of the Seven Potters on 27 July, 1997.^[30]
Alice Longbottom		Mentally incapacitated by a group of Death Eaters via the Cruciatus Curse in the final days of the First Wizarding War in 1981.^[18]
Frank Longbottom
Proudfoot		Aurors that were stationed in Hogsmeade along with others during the 1996–1997 school year at Hogwarts.^[19]
John Dawlish
Savage
Kingsley Shacklebolt
Nymphadora Tonks
Williamson		First Auror to see Lord Voldemort just before he fled the Ministry of Magic in 1996 after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.^[50]
Ronald Weasley		Retired, later worked at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.^[51]
Neville Longbottom		Resigned position to become professor of Herbology at Hogwarts.^[51]
Mordecai Berrycloth		Hosted useful combat training visits to field members of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures in the 2010s.^[15]
Dorian Fungbury		An Auror in the 21st century and a notorious show-off.^[52]
Penelope Fawley		Aurors in the 21st century and one of the London Five who mysteriously dissapeared in 2015^[53]
Riya Patel
Cerberus Langarm		A celebrated Auror in the 21st century, he served under Harry Potter and was very proud of his job.^[54]
Nienna Robins		An Auror in the 21st century^[15]

American Aurors

Wizard(s)	Position	Notes
Percival Graves	Director of Magical Security	The Director during the early 20th century. Status unknown due to his identity being stolen by Gellert Grindelwald, who impersonated him for some time.
E. A. Limus	Chief Auror	Chief during the early 20th century.
M. P. Carneirus	Captain of Aurors	Captain during the early 20th century.
M. L. Minus	Auror Commissioner	The Commissioner during the early 20th century.
Theodard Fontaine	Regular Aurors	One of the original twelve. He was one of only two who survived to see old age.
Wilhelm Fischer		One of the original twelve.
Gondulphus Graves
Robert Grimsditch
Mary Jauncey
Carlos Lopez
Mungo MacDuff
Cormac O'Brien
Abraham Potter
Berthilde Roche
Helmut Weiss
Charity Wilkinson		One of the original twelve. She was one of only two who survived to see old age. She also became the 3rd President of MACUSA.
Achilles Tolliver		Worked in the 1920s.^[55]
Saranna Wilkinson		Assisted with the Calamity that began in 2018.^[15]
Porpentina Goldstein	Head Auror	An Auror until her dismissal for magically assaulting a No-Maj, Mary Lou Barebone, in front of witnesses because she was beating her son. Reinstated in 1926, after helping to arrest Gellert Grindelwald.
Cas Carneirus	Captain of Aurors	Captain by the 2020s.^[15]

French Aurors

Unidentified Head Auror

German Aurors

Unknown

Etymology

"Auror" may be derived from "aurora", meaning "the dawn", from the Latin word "aurum", meaning "gold", or from the Hebrew word "Arur" (ארור), meaning someone who is cursed.

Most likely, however, it is derived from the Latin word for ear, 'auris' and the related adjective, 'aural'. Since aurors are detectives (among other policing and justicial roles), they are those who listen for and receive information. Alternatively, if it is derived from "aurora" the name is possibly a metaphor based on the fact that Aurors are notorious Dark wizard hunters. Indeed, after the night and the darkness it brings always come the aurora/dawn which always end it and restore light.

Behind the scenes

Aurors can easily be comparable to elite Muggle national law enforcement officials, intelligence operatives, or military units such as the MI5, MI6, SAS, SBS, RAF Regiment, etc. Some require excellent academic credentials (but not all), have an exhausting selection process to weed out the weak, undergo extensive advance training (sometimes up to a year or two to be operationally ready in the field), and are employed for the most dangerous missions/criminals. And like many units in real-life, the Auror office is very selective based on character traits. An example would be how the American agency known as the CIA has often taken into account a potential candidate's personal history and moral compass through a series of intense psychological screening processes. Given this, there is likely a Wizarding equivalent of such screening in the process of becoming an Auror.
Harry's goal to be an Auror is only briefly mentioned by Minerva McGonagall in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, despite the Careers Advice scene being omitted from the previous film.
In the films, Aurors tend to wear brown trench coats, possibly as a uniform. Kingsley Shacklebolt is the only Auror seen on-duty without one.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Voice only)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Pottermore
Wizarding World
Harry Potter: The Character Vault
Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book (Mentioned on a poster included as an extra)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
LEGO Dimensions
LEGO Harry Potter
Harry Potter for Kinect (Mentioned only)
Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
Hogwarts Legacy

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Wizarding World
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA)" at Wizarding World
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 11 (Aboard the Hogwarts Express)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 3 (The Advance Guard)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
↑ Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act One, Scene Five
↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 7 (The Ministry of Magic)
↑ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (see this image)
↑ http://www.castingcallpro.com/uk/actor/profile/chris-warner-drake
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 29 (Careers Advice)
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince)
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 5 (An Excess of Phlegm)
↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 11 (Hermione's Helping Hand)
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 ^15.3 ^15.4 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 33 (The Death Eaters)
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 ^17.3 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 30 (The Pensieve)
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 8 (Snape Victorious)
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 1 (The Other Minister)
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 3 (Will and Won't)
↑ The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - (see this image)
↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, Scene 60
↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 27 (Padfoot Returns)
↑ ^25.0 ^25.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 5 (The Order of the Phoenix)
↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23 (Christmas on the Closed Ward)
↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 4 (Horace Slughorn)
↑ ^28.0 ^28.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 16 (A Very Frosty Christmas)
↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 35 (Veritaserum)
↑ ^30.0 ^30.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 5 (Fallen Warrior)
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (see this image)
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 15 (The Goblin's Revenge)
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 4 (The Seven Potters)
↑ "J.K. Rowling Web Chat Transcript" on The Leaky Cauldron
↑ ^35.0 ^35.1 J.K.Rowling Official Site Wizard of the Month (Archived)
↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (See [1]here)
↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (See here)
↑ Entertainment Weekly - 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them': See 9 Magical Character Posters'
↑ https://www.pottermore.com/features/a-closer-look-at-the-characters-of-fantastic-beasts-the-crimes-of-grindelwald
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 8 (The Wedding)
↑ Hogwarts Legacy, Main Quest "Prisoner of Love"
↑ Hogwarts Legacy
↑ Hogwarts Legacy on Twitter: "Potions class is in session. #HogwartsLegacy"
↑ The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy (see this image)
↑ The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy (see this image)
↑ Actor Christopher Birks' Spotlight profile - "Film, Cassius 'Young Auror' Bell, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD, Warner Bros., David Yates"
↑ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
↑ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, Scene 26
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (see this image)
↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 36 (The Only One He Ever Feared)
↑ ^51.0 ^51.1 PotterCast Interviews J.K. Rowling, part one
↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (see this)
↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (see this image)
↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (SOS Task Force Training - Arurorial Appraisal: Resilience Training)
↑ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, Scene 36
↑ https://actors.mandy.com/uk/actor/profile/christopher-birks
↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4854335/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t60

Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Level 2, British Ministry of Magic

Auror Office · Department of Intoxicating Substances · Improper Use of Magic Office · Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office · Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects · Office for the Removal of Curses, Jinxes, and Hexes · Magical Law Enforcement Patrol · Hit Wizards · Ministry of Magic Witch Watchers · Department of Magical Equipment Control · Administrative Registration Department · Wizengamot Administration Services · Department of Security · Animagus Registry · SOS Task Force Office

Magical Congress of the United States of America

Presidents	Josiah Jackson (1693-?) · Charity Wilkinson · Thornton Harkaway (c. 1760) · Able Fleming · Elizabeth McGilliguddy (c. 1777) · Emily Rappaport (c. 1790) · Seraphina Picquery (1920-1928) · Unidentified President (c. 1987) · Samuel G. Quahog (c. 2014)
Aurors	Abraham Potter · Achilles Tolliver · Berthilde Roche · Carlos Lopez · Cas Carneirus · Cormac O'Brien · E. A. Limus · Gondulphus Graves · Helmut Weiss · M. L. Minus · M. P. Carneirus · Mary Jauncey · Mungo MacDuff · Percival Graves · Porpentina Goldstein · Robert Grimsditch · Saranna Wilkinson · Theodard Fontaine · Wilhelm Fischer · Unidentified Aurors
Other positions	Apparition Examiner · Auror Commissioner · Captain of Aurors · Chief Auror · Chief of Staff · Director of Magical Security · Executioner · Federal Identity Commissioner · Federal Wand Permit Officer · Keeper of Treasure and Dragots · Obliviator · Surveillor of Activity
Other employees	Abernathy · Albert Perschky · Aristotle Twelvetrees · Ben Copper · Bernadette · Beryl · E. A. Limus · F. Wakefield · Holly Blackbird · Irene Kneedander · J. Ward · L. O'Sullivan · Magali Crowe · Paloma Proudfoot · Queenie Goldstein · Red · Ruby · Sam · Unidentified executioner (I) · Unidentified executioner (II) · Unidentified guide · Y. Blishen
Departments	Body for Protection of Magical Species · Department of Aurors · Department of No-Maj Misinformation · Department of Unidentifiable Magical Objects · Department for Confiscated Items · Federal Bureau of Covert Vigilance and No-Maj Obliviation · MACUSA Communications Department · · MACUSA Department of Magical Law Enforcement · MACUSA Investigation Department · MACUSA Surveillance Wizarding Resources Department · Magical Cleaning Department · Major Investigation Department · Office for Magic Relations and Education · US Auror Divisions · Wand Permit Department · Wizarding Resources Department
Locations	Death Cell · Great Meeting Chamber · Lobby · No-Maj Fraternisation sub-division · Pentagram Office · Percival Graves' office · Register Office · Typing Pool · Wand Permit Office · Young Wizards Daycare Center

[pottermore-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Wizarding World

[macusa-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA)" at Wizarding World

[GOF11-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 11 (Aboard the Hogwarts Express)

[OOTP3-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 3 (The Advance Guard)

[FBS-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay

[CC1-5-6] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act One, Scene Five

[OOTP7-7] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 7 (The Ministry of Magic)

[Poster-8] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (see this image)

[9] ttp://www.castingcallpro.com/uk/actor/profile/chris-warner-drake

[OOTP29-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 29 (Careers Advice)

[HBP9-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince)

[HBP5-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 5 (An Excess of Phlegm)

[HBP11-13] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 11 (Hermione's Helping Hand)

[HM-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

[WU-15] 15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 ^15.3 ^15.4 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

[GOF33-16] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 33 (The Death Eaters)

[COGS-17] 17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 ^17.3 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay

[GOF30-18] 18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 30 (The Pensieve)

[HBP8-19] 19.0 ^19.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 8 (Snape Victorious)

[HBP1-20] 20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 1 (The Other Minister)

[HBP3-21] 21.0 ^21.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 3 (Will and Won't)

[source-22] The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - (see this image)

[23] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, Scene 60

[GOF27-24] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 27 (Padfoot Returns)

[OOTP5-25] 25.0 ^25.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 5 (The Order of the Phoenix)

[OOTP23-26] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23 (Christmas on the Closed Ward)

[HBP4-27] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 4 (Horace Slughorn)

[HBP16-28] 28.0 ^28.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 16 (A Very Frosty Christmas)

[GOF35-29] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 35 (Veritaserum)

[DH5-30] 30.0 ^30.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 5 (Fallen Warrior)

[DP_1997-31] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (see this image)

[DH15-32] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 15 (The Goblin's Revenge)

[DH4-33] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 4 (The Seven Potters)

[2007CHAT-34] "J.K. Rowling Web Chat Transcript" on The Leaky Cauldron

[WOTM-35] 35.0 ^35.1 J.K.Rowling Official Site Wizard of the Month (Archived)

[WU2-36] Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (See [1]here)

[WU1-37] Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (See here)

[entertainmentweekly12-38] Entertainment Weekly - 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them': See 9 Magical Character Posters'

[39] ttps://www.pottermore.com/features/a-closer-look-at-the-characters-of-fantastic-beasts-the-crimes-of-grindelwald

[DH8-40] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 8 (The Wedding)

[POL-41] Hogwarts Legacy, Main Quest "Prisoner of Love"

[HL-42] Hogwarts Legacy

[twitter-43] Hogwarts Legacy on Twitter: "Potions class is in session. #HogwartsLegacy"

[AMHL:ASP-44] The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy (see this image)

[AMHL-45] The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy (see this image)

[spotlight-46] Actor Christopher Birks' Spotlight profile - "Film, Cassius 'Young Auror' Bell, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD, Warner Bros., David Yates"

[COG-47] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

[COG26-48] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, Scene 26

[moodyfile-49] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (see this image)

[OOTP36-50] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 36 (The Only One He Ever Feared)

[PotterCast-51] 51.0 ^51.1 PotterCast Interviews J.K. Rowling, part one

[WUSC-52] Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (see this)

[WU_trailer_img-53] Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (see this image)

[WUSOS-54] Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (SOS Task Force Training - Arurorial Appraisal: Resilience Training)

[55] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, Scene 36

[56] ttps://actors.mandy.com/uk/actor/profile/christopher-birks

[57] ttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm4854335/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t60

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Changes: Auror

Latest revision as of 14:00, 18 December 2023

Contents

Headquarters

British Ministry of Magic

MACUSA

French Ministry of Magic

German Ministry of Magic

Becoming an Auror

Requirements

Training

The job

Reputation

US divisions

History

British Aurors

Early to mid-20th century

First Wizarding War

Between the wars

Second Wizarding War

After the Battle of Hogwarts

American Aurors

Twelve originals

Global wizarding war

European Aurors

Qualified Aurors

British Aurors

American Aurors

French Aurors

German Aurors

Unknown

Etymology

Behind the scenes

See also

Appearances

Notes and references

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+|founder = *'''[[Great Britain]]''': [[Eldritch Diggory]]<ref name="pottermore">{{WW|ministers-for-magic}}</ref>
-|leader=*[[Rufus Scrimgeour]] (?-[[1996]])
+*'''[[United States of America|USA]]''': [[Josiah Jackson]]<ref name="macusa">{{WW|macusa}}</ref>
-*[[Gawain Robards]] (1996-before [[2007]])
+|founded = *'''Great Britain''': Between [[1733]]-[[1747]]<ref name="pottermore"/>
-*[[Harry Potter]] ([[2007]]-?)
+*'''USA''': [[1693]]<ref name="macusa"/>
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+|dissolved =
-|intentions=To protect the wizarding world from the [[Dark Arts]] and those who practice them
+|leader = *'''USA''':
-|affiliation=*[[British Ministry of Magic]]
+**[[Percival Graves]] (c. [[1926]])
-*[[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]
+*'''Great Britain''':
-|enemies=*[[Dark Wizard|Dark wizards and witches]]
+**[[Rufus Scrimgeour]] (?-[[1996]])
+**[[Gawain Robards]] ([[1996]]-[[2007]])
+**[[Harry Potter]] ([[2007]]-[[2019]])
+|members =
+|headquarters = *'''Great Britain''': Level 2, [[British Ministry of Magic Headquarters|Ministry of Magic]], [[Whitehall]], [[London]], [[England]], [[Great Britain]]
+*'''USA''': [[Magical Congress of the United States of America]], [[Woolworth Building]], [[New York]], [[British Ministry of Magic Headquarters]] of [[United States of America|America]]
+*'''France''': [[French Ministry of Magic Headquarters]], [[Place de Furstemberg]], [[Paris]], [[France]]
+|intentions = To protect the wizarding world from the [[Dark Arts]] and those who practise them
+|affiliation = *[[British Ministry of Magic]]
+**[[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]
+***[[British Auror Office]]
+****[[Investigation Department]]
+*[[Magical Congress of the United States of America]]
+**[[Department of Magical Law Enforcement (MACUSA)|Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]
+***[[MACUSA Department of Aurors|Department of Aurors]]
+***[[Major Investigation Department]]
+*[[French Ministry of Magic]]
+**[[Bureau de la Justice Magique]]
+***[[Bureau des Aurors]]
+|enemies = *[[Dark wizard|Dark wizards and witches]]
+*[[Gellert Grindelwald]]
+**[[Alliance]]
+***[[Gellert Grindelwald's acolytes]]
 *[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]
-*[[Death Eaters]]
+**[[Death Eaters]]
-|first=''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
-|latest=''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
 }}
+{{Quote|Aurors are the Wizarding World's best defence against the practitioners of the Dark Arts. We're well-versed in offensive magic, because our very lives depend on it. It takes courage, wit, and guile. Not many have the stomach for it. Do you?|[[Harry Potter]] addressing [[Statute of Secrecy Task Force|S.O.S.]] members wanting to become Aurors|Harry Potter: Wizards Unite}}
-An '''Auror''' is a member of an elite unit of highly-trained, specialist officers within the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]] of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] trained to investigate crimes related to the Dark Arts, and apprehend or detain [[Dark Wizard|Dark wizards and witches]]. Auror training is very difficult and intensive, so there are few qualified applicants. According to Minerva McGonagall, no Auror had been taken on for three years prior to [[1995]], though [[Nymphadora Tonks]] stated that she qualified the year before, meaning she was probably one of the last candidates taken on. The head of the [[Auror Office]] as of [[2007]] was [[Harry Potter]].
+An '''Auror''' was a [[Wizardkind|wizard or witch]] that worked as a highly trained law enforcement official for a [[Ministry of Magic|wizarding governing body]]. Auror training was extremely difficult and intensive, so there were few qualified applicants. Aurors of different countries dealt with different high-risk situations that were most prominent to them.
+Their training and areas of responsibility varied greatly depending on the type of threats for which they were prepared, and the magical education they received beforehand. In Britain, for example, the Aurors were trained to investigate crimes related to the [[Dark Arts]], and to apprehend or detain [[Dark wizard|Dark wizards and witches]]. As a result, they were often called "Dark wizard catchers".<ref name="GOF11">{{GOF|B|11}}</ref><ref name="OOTP3">{{OOTP|B|3}}</ref> In the United States however, they seemed to go up against any criminal posing a significant threat. When working for the [[Major Investigation Department]], Aurors used a number of magical tools and devices such as the [[MACUSA Real-Time Hex Indicator map|Real-Time Hex Indicator map]] and the [[MACUSA USA Spell Contraventions map|USA Spell Contraventions map]] to track down illegal or especially flamboyant use of magic that could pose a threat to the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]]. Also, unlike their British counterpart, the American Aurors were divided into [[US Auror Divisions|several divisions]] around North America to keep the peace, as opposed to all working within the [[Auror Office|same one]].<ref name="FBS" />
-==Location==
-Auror headquarters are located on Level Two of the Ministry of Magic. It consists of a series of open cubicles, each Auror being given a place to work. Pictures of known Dark wizards, maps, clippings from the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'', and various other things line the cubicles.
+Aurors were, essentially, the [[wizarding world]] equivalent of police officers and military (as they served in both roles for [[wizardkind]]).
-==Training==
-{{Main|Auror training}}
-[[File:Alstor.jpg|180px|thumb|left|[[Alastor Moody]], the most famous Auror in modern times.]]
-It is incredibly difficult to fulfil the requirements of Auror training, let alone to pass the training with high marks. Applicants must first have excellent academic credentials before they are accepted into a rigorous training program. To be accepted, one has to have a minimum of five [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s]] in challenging subjects such as [[Potions (class)|Potions]], [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], [[Transfiguration]], [[Herbology]], and [[Charms (class)|Charms]] and no grade lower than "[[Exceeds Expectations]]" in any of these subjects. Then, prospective Aurors are required to undergo a stringent series of character and aptitude tests to show they react well under pressure. These test range from physical apperance transformation to stealth tests. As mentioned by Tonks in the [[Order Of The Phoenix]], she stated to Harry that she passed without any difficulties on the transformation test, but nearly failed the stealth tests. According to [[Dolores Umbridge]], the Ministry also looks into the criminal records of the applicants, and those without a clean one will not make it through. It is not known if Herbology is required, though it is possible as Harry continued to take it to the N.E.W.T. level.
+According to [[Minerva McGonagall]], no Auror had been taken on by the [[British Ministry of Magic]] for three years prior to [[1995]], though [[Nymphadora Tonks]] stated that she qualified the year before, meaning she was probably one of the last candidates taken on. The head of the [[British Auror Office]] (as of [[2007]]) was [[Harry Potter]], but he left to become Head of [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]] by [[2019]].<ref name="CC1-5">{{CC|B|1|5}}</ref>
-If accepted into Auror training, applicants are then required to train extensively in advanced [[duel|magical combat]] and other elements of practical defence, as well as, presumably, methods of criminal investigation. Two of the disciplines included are "Concealment and Disguise" and "Stealth and Tracking". Training lasts for three years.
-[[File:Shacklebolt.jpg|thumb|130px|right|Former Auror and current [[Minister for Magic]] [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]].]]
-The job is seen as glamorous by some, as there is a great deal of danger involved and it is extremely difficult to join the ranks of the Aurors. [[Harry Potter]] became increasingly interested in becoming an Auror as his schooling came to an end, since he has had to fight against Dark Wizards his whole life.
+==Headquarters==
-Annoyed by [[Dolores Umbridge]]'s insistence that Harry would never become an Auror during the [[1995–1996 school year]], Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]] declared that she will give him whatever assistance, coaching, and tutoring he required in order to become one. [[Luna Lovegood]], however, told him she did not think he should be an Auror, as, according to her, the Aurors are part of the [[Rotfang Conspiracy]], working to bring down the Ministry from within using a combination of [[Dark Arts|Dark magic]] and gum disease.
+===British Ministry of Magic===
+{{Main|British Auror Office}}
+The British Auror headquarters were on Level Two of the [[British Ministry of Magic]], which was the level that housed the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]. The Ministry was located underneath [[Whitehall]], a road in Westminster in the heart of [[London]], [[England]].
+The Auror Office consisted of a series of open cubicles, each Auror being given a place to work. Pictures of known Dark wizards, maps, clippings from the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'', and various other things lined the cubicles. When [[Harry Potter]] visited the office in 1995 he was impressed by it.<ref name="OOTP7">{{OOTP|B|7}}</ref>
-Though Auror training is very taxing, and means an additional three years of studying even after graduation from school, they seem to be very well respected in the wizarding community, and the higher members are potential candidates for [[Minister for Magic]]. For example, Rufis Scrimgeour was a leader for the auror office, but took replaced Fudge after the call of his resignition.
+===MACUSA===
-The requirements for applicants into becoming Aurors were extremely laxed following the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]]. With much of the Aurors destroyed by Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, and the need to restrengthen the Auror Department to combat the remaining Death Eaters, the new [[Minister for Magic]] and former Auror [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] permitted any participant in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] to begin Auror training if they were interested. At least some of these recruits, including [[Harry Potter]], [[Neville Longbottom]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], did not achieve any [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s]] (they had not attended their final year at Hogwarts). Aurors are also used to guard high profile targets such as Harry Potter, the [[Prime Minister|Prime Minister of Muggles]], the [[Minister for Magic]], and [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
+{{Main|MACUSA Department of Aurors}}
+The American Auror headquarters were located within the Magical Congress of the United States of America. [[Magical Congress of the United States of America|MACUSA]]'s location during the 1920s was in the [[Woolworth Building]] in [[New York|New York City]].<ref name="FBS">{{FB|S}}</ref> Nothing is known about the setup of the American office.
+===French Ministry of Magic===
-==The [[First Wizarding War|First]] and [[Second Wizarding War]]s==
+{{Main|Bureau des Aurors}}
-[[File:Longbottoms.JPG|150px|thumb|left|Former Aurors [[Alice Longbottom|Alice]] and [[Frank Longbottom]].]]
+Bureau des Aurors served as the headquarters of Aurors of [[France]], and was presumably a main division of the ''[[Bureau de la Justice Magique]]''. It specifically dealt with the capture of dangerous criminals.<ref name="Poster">{{COG}} {{see image|File:Bureau des Aurors.png}}</ref>
-In the [[First Wizarding War|war]] during [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[First Wizarding War|first rise to power]], Aurors were authorised to use the [[Unforgivable Curses]] on suspected [[Death Eaters]] and criminals. This means that they were given the licence to [[Killing Curse|kill]], [[Imperius Curse|coerce]], and [[Cruciatus Curse|torture]]. It is unknown if, following the return of Lord Voldemort, this power was re-issued in the [[Second Wizarding War|second war]].
+===German Ministry of Magic===
-[[File:TonksOP.JPG|thumb|120px|right|Late Auror [[Nymphadora Tonks]].]]
+The German wizarding community also had a team of Aurors, presumably at the [[German Ministry of Magic]].<ref>http://www.castingcallpro.com/uk/actor/profile/chris-warner-drake</ref>
-Captured criminals are generally handed over to the authorities upon capture. It is not uncommon for criminals to resist arrest; some choose to fight to the death rather than let themselves be captured, such as Death Eater [[Evan Rosier]]. The Ministry had enlisted them to protect Harry Potter during the [[1996]]-[[1997]] school term. Prior to this, the [[Order of the Phoenix]] had Auror members who were part of the [[Advance Guard]] which protected Harry. [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] also arranged for the British [[Prime Minister]] to have an Auror bodyguard, posing as his secretary, to protect him against the possibility that Lord Voldemort might take control of him to gain access to various [[Muggle]] resources at the highest level.
+==Becoming an Auror==
-[[File:800px-Battle Dept Mysteries.jpg|thumb|left|Aurors guarding Hogwarts in 1996]]
+{{Quote|You'd need top grades for that... They ask for a minimum of five [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]]s, and nothing under '[[Exceeds Expectations]]' grade, I see. Then you would be required to undergo a stringent series of character and aptitude tests at the Auror office.  It's a difficult career path...  they only take the best.|Minerva McGonagall regarding the process of becoming an Auror|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
-After the return of Voldemort, Rufus Scrimgeour, hitherto the head of the Auror Office, became [[Minister for Magic]], as the [[wizarding world]] placed more trust in him as a war leader than his heavily disgraced predecessor, [[Cornelius Fudge]]. However, the most famous Auror in recent times is [[Alastor Moody]], who came out of his retirement to teach [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], and was a long time member of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], but ultimately died in battle. Most of the other Aurors have followed Voldemort's regime when he took over the Ministry, due to them being blindly loyal to the Ministry, and Voldemort acting discreetly to prevent potential mutiny. Other Aurors, such as [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] and [[Nymphadora Tonks]], continued to fight against the Death Eaters, which led to Tonks' death, but after the war ended, Shacklebolt became the new Minister for Magic.
-==Known Aurors==
+===Requirements===
+It was very difficult to fulfil the requirements to get into Auror training. Applicants had to have excellent academic credentials, before they were accepted into a rigorous training programme. It is also possible that the wizarding governing bodies looked into the criminal records of the applicants, and that those without a clean one would not make it through the cut.<ref name="OOTP29"/>
-[[File:HarryPotterHBP.PNG|thumb|150px|right|[[Harry Potter]], Auror from 1998 to 2007, Head of the Office since 2007.]]
-===Heads of the Auror Office===
-*[[Harry Potter]] (Head of The Auror Office as of [[2007]])<ref>[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/wotm.cfm JKR's Wizard of the Month]</ref>
-*[[Gawain Robards]] (formerly)<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' ch.16</ref>
-*[[Rufus Scrimgeour]] (retired/deceased - became [[Minister for Magic]] in [[1996]], killed by [[Death Eaters]] in [[1997]])
+In accordance with British standards, one had to have a minimum of five N.E.W.T.s in challenging subjects. Such highly recommended subjects included: [[Potions (class)|Potions]], [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]], [[Charms (class)|Charms]], and [[Herbology]] with top grades of either '[[Outstanding]]' or '[[Exceeds Expectations]]' in the students' chosen subjects.<ref name="OOTP29">{{OOTP|B|29}}</ref><ref name="HBP9"/>
-===Aurors===
-*[[John Dawlish]]
+It is not known if Herbology was always required, though it is possible, as Harry Potter continued to take it to [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]]-level as his fifth subject.<ref name="HBP5">{{HBP|B|5}}</ref><ref name="HBP9">{{HBP|B|9}}</ref><ref name="HBP11">{{HBP|B|11}}</ref> It is also possible that any other subject could be substituted as the five, as long as the grades met the requirements. It is also possible that [[Nymphadora Tonks]] didn't do quite as well in Herbology, even though she did gain A or O at O.W.L. level, because she did not do so at N.E.W.T. level, and ended up replacing Herbology with [[History of Magic]].<ref name="HM">{{HM}}</ref>
-*[[Alice Longbottom]] (mentally incapacitated by the [[Cruciatus Curse]] in [[1981]])
-*[[Frank Longbottom]] (mentally incapacitated by the [[Cruciatus Curse]] in 1981)
+During the [[1980]]s at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], [[Talbott Winger]] aspired to become an Auror after he graduated, achieving at least an A in [[Potions (class)|Potions]], [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]], [[Charms (class)|Charms]], and [[Herbology]]. [[Nymphadora Tonks]] also aspired to become an Auror.<ref name="HM">{{HM}}</ref>
-*[[Ronald Weasley]]
-*[[Neville Longbottom]] (resigned position to become professor of [[Herbology]] at Hogwarts)
+The requirements for applicants to become Aurors were temporarily relaxed following the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]]. With many Aurors destroyed by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and his [[Death Eaters]], the need to restrengthen the department to combat the remaining Death Eaters was great. The new [[Minister for Magic]] and former Auror [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]], permitted any of-age participant in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] to become an Auror immediately if they were interested. He did this on the grounds that having fought in and survived such a battle and the Second Wizarding War in general, and not changing sides against such odds, more than satisfied the character and skill requirements. Some of these recruits, including [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], did not achieve any N.E.W.T.s (they had not attended and completed their final year at Hogwarts).
-*[[Alastor Moody]] (retired/deceased - killed by [[Lord Voldemort]] in the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], [[1997]])
-*[[Proudfoot]]
+===Training===
-*[[Savage]]
+{{Main|Auror recruitment programme}}
-*[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] (became Minister for Magic in [[1998]])
+{{Quote|I got top marks in Concealment and Disguise during Auror training without any study at all, it was great... Nearly failed on Stealth and Tracking.|[[Nymphadora Tonks]] regarding Auror training|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
-*[[Nymphadora Tonks]] (deceased - killed by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], [[1998]])
+[[File:Auror Field Training HM.png|200px|thumb|left|Auror field training]]
-*[[Williamson]]
+It was incredibly difficult to fulfil Auror training. If accepted into Auror training, prospective Aurors were required to undergo a stringent series of character and aptitude tests. These tests were done in order to show how they react well under pressure. Applicants were then required to train extensively in advanced [[Duelling|magical combat]] and other elements of practical defence, and most likely methods of criminal investigation.
-*[[Rufus Scrimgeour]]
+Given that Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Neville Longbottom became Aurors immediately after the Second Wizarding War, it is likely that they improved their capabilities in advanced defensive magic during the work hands-on.
+The known courses included in training were [[Concealment and Disguise]], [[Stealth and Tracking]], [[Battle Instinct]], [[Best-Laid Plans]], [[Duelling in the Dark]], [[Field Training]], [[History of the Dark Arts]], [[Method in the Mad-Eye]], [[Resilience Training]], and [[The Auror Advantage]];<ref name="WU">{{WU}}</ref> while [[poison]]s and [[antidote]]s were also essential studies. [[Minerva McGonagall]] also mentioned that Aurors often [[Transfiguration|Transfigured]] and [[Untransfiguration|Untransfigured]] things in their line of work.<ref name="OOTP29"/> In 1995, Tonks stated that she passed training without any difficulties on the 'Concealment and Disguise' portion, but nearly failed the stealth tests. Training lasted for three years and was very hard work.<ref name="OOTP3"/>
+==The job==
+{{Quote|The job of Auror isn't for everyone, but I can say from personal experience that it just may be the best job you'll ever have. Or the worst. One or the other.|[[Harry Potter]] regarding the career of an Auror|Harry Potter: Wizards Unite}}
+An Auror's job was to investigate crimes related to the [[Dark Arts]] and to hunt down and capture [[Dark wizard]]s, often with help from [[Hit Wizard]]s. Voldemort stated in 1995 that he "''dared not go where other humans were plentiful, for I knew that the Aurors were still abroad and searching for me''".<ref name="GOF33">{{GOF|B|33}}</ref> Harry Potter also stated Aurors were highly trained wizards whose job it was to find and kill Dark wizards like Voldemort.<ref name="HBP5" />
+[[File:Unidentified five Aurors.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Aurors trying to apprehend notorious Dark wizard Gellert Grindlewald]]
+In times of conflict, they operated in some ways as soldiers, as seen by how [[Theseus Scamander]] was charged by [[Torquil Travers]] to lead fifty men into battle against [[Gellert Grindelwald]] and [[Alliance|those who]] had [[Gellert Grindelwald's Paris rally|rallied]] to his side at the [[Cimetière du Père-Lachaise]] in [[Paris]], [[France]] in [[1927]],<ref name="COGS">{{COG|S}}</ref> though also as intelligence agents, seeking out Dark wizards and defeating them, often in fierce wizard duels. Once a criminal was captured, they were generally handed over to the authorities.
+[[File:Aurors GreatHall.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Aurors guarding Hogwarts, thereby guarding Harry Potter]]
+It was not uncommon for criminals to resist arrest; some chose to fight to the death rather than let themselves be captured, such as [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] [[Evan Rosier]].<ref name="GOF30">{{GOF|B|30}}</ref> The Ministry also enlisted Aurors to guard high profile targets, such as Harry Potter during the [[1996–1997 school year]].<ref name="HBP8">{{HBP|B|8}}</ref> The British [[Prime Minister]] had an Auror bodyguard, posing as his secretary, to protect him against the possibility that Lord Voldemort might take control of him to gain access to various [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] resources at the highest level.<ref name="HBP1">{{HBP|B|1}}</ref>
+===Reputation===
+{{Dialogue a-b-a|Ron Weasley|Well, it'd be cool to be an Auror,|Harry Potter|Yeah, it would,|But they're, like, the elite,... You've got to be ''really'' good.|Trio's discussion of future careers|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
+While the job was seen as glamorous by some due to the amount of danger involved and because it was extremely difficult to join their ranks. with [[Talbott Winger]], [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley]], [[Carl Hopkins]] and [[Fay Dunbar]] were all noted to have aspired to become Aurors during their time at school. There were others, however, who did not think very highly of Aurors. [[Newton Scamander|Newt Scamander]] considered them to be "''careerist hypocrites''", with the exception being the [[American]] Auror and his future wife [[Porpentina Goldstein]]. He judged Tina differently because she stood apart from the rest by virtue of her decency of instinct.
+During the [[Gellert Grindelwald's Paris rally|Paris rally]] in [[1927]] in [[Paris]], many of the attendees reacted with disdain and fearful muttering upon realising there were Aurors present. Grindelwald and those who subscribed to his [[For the Greater Good|ideology]], felt they hid behind their duty of upholding Wizarding law as an excuse to maintain their mandatory and forcibly imposed [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy|totalitarian regime]]. Aurors did this while justifying [[Curse-to-kill|the squashing]] of any [[Gellert Grindelwald|individual]] or [[Alliance|group]] that the [[International Confederation of Wizards|ruling class]] felt threatened by.<ref name="COGS">{{COG|S}}</ref> This latter view might have softened a little after [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s defeat of Grindelwald in [[1945]], however, given the number of Aurors who laid down their lives to do the same thing.
+Though Auror training was very taxing, and meant an additional three years of studying even after graduation from school, by the time of the [[First Wizarding War]], they seemed to be very well respected in the wizarding community, at least in [[Great Britain|Britain]], where and higher-ranking members of the [[British Auror Office|Auror Office]] sometimes went on to become potential candidates for the job of [[Minister for Magic]]. For example, [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] was a Head of the Auror Office, and replaced [[Cornelius Fudge|Fudge]] as Minister after the call of his resignation.<ref name="HBP3">{{HBP|B|3}}</ref> Another example of a respected Auror (though not Head) that became Minister was [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]. Harry Potter was eventually promoted to the Head of the Auror Office after serving nine years as an Auror.
+===US divisions===
+[[File:MACUSA - Always Stay Vigilant.png|230px|thumb|MACUSA - ''Always Stay Vigilant''|alt=]]
+The American Aurors were also militarised to a greater extent than their British counterparts, carrying ranks such as "''chief''" and "''captain''"<ref name="source">{{CB}} - {{See image|File:MACUSA Auror Reference.jpg}}</ref>, which may give some insight into how these divisions went about their work and how it differed from that of the British [[Auror Office]].
+An [[US Auror Divisions|Auror Division]] was a field office of the [[MACUSA Department of Aurors|Department of Aurors]] located throughout [[North America]], specifically tasked with the capture of dangerous criminals within the jurisdiction of their designated areas. The divisions reported back to their home office at the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement (MACUSA)|Department of Magical Law Enforcement]] in the [[Woolworth Building]] in [[New York]], the headquarters of the [[Magical Congress of the United States of America]].
+Each division presumably worked in collaboration with local offices of the [[Federal Bureau of Covert Vigilance and No-Maj Obliviation]] across North America. If their splitting into multiple divisions is any indication, the Aurors of North America were a much more numerous, organised and meticulously structured group than those in [[Great Britain]], likely out of necessity to keep order across the large continent. In other words, should a suspect or escaped convict manage to slip through the fingers of the Aurors in one place, the Auror Division in the area to which the criminal in question is believed to have fled would be contacted and would take over from there.
+==History==
+===British Aurors===
+Minister [[Eldritch Diggory]] first established an Auror recruitment programme for Great Britain in the [[18th century]], and by [[1752]] some of the earliest members of the [[British Auror Office|Auror Office]] were already actively pursuing [[Dark wizard|Dark witches and wizards]], prominent among them [[Hesphaestus Gore]], who would eventually be elected [[Minister for Magic]].<ref name="pottermore"/>
+===Early to mid-[[20th century]]===
+[[File:Theseus and Aurors.jpg|250px|thumb|left|[[Theseus Scamander]] leading his fellow Aurors]]
+Although Aurors working for the [[British Ministry of Magic]] would usually only work domestically and keep themselves within the boundaries of the Ministry's jurisdiction, they would occasionally be sent abroad during extraordinary circumstances, presumably after being granted prior permission to operate there from local magical authorities. Notably, some Aurors (including Theseus Scamander) were sent into war zones to represent their country's interests at the field of battle, such as was the case with the [[First World War]].
+Scamander, who would later go on to be appointed Head of the British Auror Office, famously participated in the [[wizardkind|wizarding]] effort in the [[First World War]], carving out for himself a well-deserved reputation as a war hero through his courage and skill during the war<ref>{{FB|S|60}}</ref>. He was later sent abroad by his superiors to assist in the manhunt for the Dark wizard [[Gellert Grindelwald]] during the early days of his [[Global wizarding war|For the Greater Good Revolution]], a task that the whole Auror Office had been coveting at the time.
+In [[1926]], Theseus corresponded with [[Percival Graves]], the [[Director of Magical Security]] of [[Magical Congress of the United States of America|MACUSA]]. He corresponded with Graves regarding the events in [[New York]] due to his younger [[Newton Scamander|brother]]'s involvement. The following year, he and other Aurors were present at the [[Gellert Grindelwald's Paris rally|rally]] of Grindelwald in the [[Lestrange Mausoleum]] at the [[Cimetière du Père-Lachaise]] in [[Paris]], [[France]], and fought Grindelwald himself after the rally was broken up, where many of them were killed. During Grindelwald's speech, it was revealed that Aurors had fought and killed many of his followers prior to that point in time, although it's uncertain how many of these, if any, were from the British Auror Office.<ref name="COGS"/>
+====First Wizarding War====
+{{Quote|The Aurors were given new powers — powers to kill rather than capture, for instance. And I wasn't the only one who was handed straight to the dementors without trial. Crouch fought violence with violence, and authorised the use of the [[Unforgivable Curses]] against suspects.|Sirius Black comments on the ruthlessness of Auror's during the First Wizarding War|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
+[[File:Frank & Alice Longbottom.gif|250px|thumb|right|Former Aurors Alice Longbottom, Frank Longbottom, and Alastor Moody; all original members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]]]]
+In the late 1970s and early 1980s, in the [[First Wizarding War|war]] during [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s first rise to power, Aurors were authorised to use the Unforgivable Curses on suspected [[Death Eaters]] and criminals. This was put into effect by the Head of the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]], [[Bartemius Crouch Senior|Barty Crouch Snr]]. This gave Aurors the licence to [[Killing Curse|kill]], [[Imperius Curse|coerce]], and [[Cruciatus Curse|torture]].<ref name="GOF27">{{GOF|B|27}}</ref> It is unknown if, following the return of Lord Voldemort, these powers were re-issued in the [[Second Wizarding War|second war]].
+It was also stated that former Auror [[Alastor Moody]] (one of the most famous Aurors of modern times) put away a vast number of criminals during this time period, and that half the cells in [[Azkaban]] were full thanks to him.<ref name="GOF11"/> During Alastor's time as a Auror, he received many injuries, including ending up requiring a replacement eye and a wooden leg. This is proof that the work Aurors conducted was dangerous, with a high mortality rate.
+[[File:Christmas at St Mungo's.png|250px|thumb|left|Alice and Frank Longbottom are permanent residents of the [[Janus Thickey Ward]]]]
+Some Aurors were also members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], a secret organisation created by [[Albus Dumbledore]]. This organisation was founded in order to fight Lord Voldemort and his supporters.<ref name="OOTP5">{{OOTP|B|5}}</ref> [[Frank Longbottom|Frank]] and [[Alice Longbottom]] were members of the Order who were tortured into insanity by four of Voldemort's most loyal followers: [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], [[Rodolphus Lestrange]], [[Rabastan Lestrange]], and [[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Barty Crouch Jnr]].<ref name="GOF30"/> The attack on them caused permanent damage and they were sent to the [[Janus Thickey Ward]] for incurable spell damage at [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]], where they remained for the rest of their lives.<ref name="OOTP23">{{OOTP|B|23}}</ref>
+====Between the wars====
+{{Quote|In fact, I don't think anybody has been taken on in the last three years.|McGonagall stating the difficulty in becoming an Auror|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
+It can be assumed that after the [[First Wizarding War]] the Auror Office went back to usual procedures and practices, as the extreme methods used in war time were no longer needed and were most likely different than when in times of peace.
+[[File:Aurors ootp.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Nymphadora Tonks, Alastor Moody, and [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] working as Ministry Aurors between the wars]]
+Also during this period, [[Alastor Moody]] took [[Nymphadora Tonks]] as his protégée. Undergoing three years of Auror training under the tutelage of Alastor Moody, Tonks's natural [[Metamorphmagus|metamorphic]] abilities allowed her to easily pass the [[Concealment and Disguise]] portion of the training, without doing any work for it at all.<ref name="OOTP3" />
+However, her clumsiness gave her trouble with the [[Stealth and Tracking]] portion of the course, which she almost failed. She had a habit of knocking over items, such as plates and umbrella stands.<ref name="OOTP3"/> Tonks qualified fully as an Auror in [[1994]]. At some point, Moody retired from active service, though by this time he was considered the greatest Auror of all time.<ref name="GOF11"/>
+As stated by [[Professor]] [[Minerva McGonagall]], no Auror had been taken on for three years prior to [[1995]],<ref name="OOTP29"/> though [[Nymphadora Tonks]] stated that she qualified the year before.<ref name="OOTP3"/>
+====Second Wizarding War====
+{{Dialogue a-b-a|Nymphadora Tonks|I'm stationed in Hogsmeade now, to give the school extra protection,|Harry Potter|Is it just you who's stationed up here, or — ?|No, [[Proudfoot]], [[Savage]], and [[John Dawlish|Dawlish]] are here too.|Harry and Tonks discuss the additional Hogwarts security|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
+After the return of Voldemort had been made public, [[Rufus Scrimgeour]], hitherto the head of the [[British Auror Office|Auror Office]], became [[Minister for Magic]], as the [[wizarding world]] placed more trust in him as a war leader than his heavily disgraced predecessor, [[Cornelius Fudge]].<ref name="HBP1"/> It was said that Scrimgeour had the disposition required to handle the crisis,<ref name="HBP3"/><ref name="HBP4">{{HBP|B|4}}</ref> but in reality failed to do so and was eventually murdered. [[Gawain Robards]] succeeded Scrimgeour as Head of the Auror Office.<ref name="HBP16">{{HBP|B|16}}</ref>
+[[File:TonksRescuesHarry1996.png|250px|thumb|left|Tonks guarding Hogwarts against Dark forces]]
+[[Alastor Moody]] agreed to come out of his retirement to teach [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] (although, as his identity was assumed by [[Bartemius Crouch Junior]] using [[Polyjuice Potion]], he never actually taught),<ref name="GOF35">{{GOF|B|35}}</ref><ref name="OOTP3"/> and was a long time member of the [[Order of the Phoenix]].<ref name="OOTP5"/> He ultimately died in the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]] on [[27 July]] [[1997]], during a mission to remove Harry Potter from [[4 Privet Drive]]. Moody took a [[Killing Curse]] to the face, courtesy of Lord Voldemort.<ref name="DH5">{{DH|B|5}}</ref>
+Following the [[Fall of the British Ministry of Magic]] on [[1 August]] [[1997]], it was reported by the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' that the Aurors had been decommissioned and [[Wandless|stripped of their wands and jobs]].<ref name="DP 1997">{{DH|F1}} {{See image|File:Dp severus snape.jpg}}</ref> Exceptions were made, however, where those who were seen as blindly loyal to the Ministry, such as [[John Dawlish]],<ref name="DH15">{{DH|B|15}}</ref> and those whom the new regime wanted to keep a close eye on, such as [[Order of the Phoenix]] members [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] and [[Nymphadora Tonks]], were permitted to remain in some capacity.<ref name="DH4">{{DH|B|4}}</ref> After the war ended, Shacklebolt became the new Minister of Magic, and the Auror Office was reopened.
+====After the Battle of Hogwarts====
+{{Quote|Harry and Ron utterly revolutionised the Auror Department in — at the Ministry of Magic. So they — I mean, they are now the consummate — they are experts... 19 years later — I would imagine that Harry is heading up that department, which is not corrupt in any way.|[[J. K. Rowling]] regarding the Auror Office post the final batttle|Accio Quote!}}
+[[File:Harry Potter the Auror MA.png|200px|thumb|right|Harry Potter as a young Auror]]
+In [[1998]], after the destruction of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]], [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] became [[Minister for Magic]] and led a massive reform of the Ministry. Shacklebolt temporarily relaxed the entry requirements due to the deaths of many Aurors. In order to resupply their forces immediately, Shacklebolt permitted anyone who participated in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] on the grounds that having fought and survived in such a battle and not changing sides against such odds more than satisfied the character and skill requirements to qualify for the training.
+[[Harry Potter]], at age 17, and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], at age 18, joined the recommissioned Auror Office and helped revolutionise the department. The office was thoroughly reshuffled and corruption was weeded out. In due time, Harry and Ron were considered to be "''experts''".<ref name="2007CHAT">[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-k-rowling-web-chat-transcript "J.K. Rowling Web Chat Transcript"] on [http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/ The Leaky Cauldron]</ref> In [[2007]], at the young age of 26 or 27, Harry became the Head of the Auror Office.<ref name="WOTM">[https://web.archive.org/web/20071226215112/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/wotm.cfm J.K.Rowling Official Site Wizard of the Month (Archived)]</ref>
+In 2014, Harry was sporting a nasty cut over his right cheekbone. [[Rita Skeeter]]'s requests for information as to its provenance merely produced the usual response from the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]: "''We do not comment on the top secret work of the Auror department, as we have told you no less than 514 times, Ms. Skeeter''".
+In [[2019]], when the [[British Ministry of Magic]] became the World Centre for containing the threat of the [[Calamity]], the [[British Auror Office|Auror Office]] ministered the [[Auror recruitment programme|subscribed training programme]] to the members of the then recently established [[Statute of Secrecy Task Force]] who were interested in pursuing a career as an Auror. Though undoubtedly tasked with tracking down and rounding up the reappearing [[Death Eaters]],<ref name="WU2">{{WU}} (See [https://wizardsunite.gamepress.gg/node/3551][https://wizardsunite.gamepress.gg/node/3551 here])</ref> the Ministry Aurors also worked to help contain the current catastrophe, as Aurors, such as [[Harry Potter]], were known to be working towards that end as well.<ref name="WU1">{{WU}} (See [https://wizardsunite.gamepress.gg/reference/sos-assignment-dialogue here])</ref>
+Harry remained Head of the office until he was promoted to [[Head of Department|Head]] of the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]] by the summer of [[2020]]. It is unknown who succeeded him.
+In August 2020, after hearing a rumour about an illegal [[Time-Turner]], Harry and his team of Aurors from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement raided the Nott residence and confiscated it. Harry then turned it over to [[Hermione Granger]], the Minister for Magic, for safekeeping.
+===American Aurors===
+====Twelve originals====
+{{Quote|The names of the first dozen volunteers to train as Aurors in the US have a special place in United States's wizarding history.|The original twelve are still highly respected in America|Pottermore}}
+[[File:Macusa-history.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The original twelve Aurors of [[Magical Congress of the United States of America|MACUSA]]]]
+The first President of MACUSA was [[Josiah Jackson]], a warlike wizard who was voted into post by his fellow representatives because he was considered tough enough to deal with the difficulties of the post-[[Salem Witch Trials]] era. President Jackson's immediate priority was to recruit and train Aurors.
+The names of the first dozen volunteers to train as Aurors in the US had a special place in [[United States of America|United States]]' wizarding history. There were so few of them, and the challenges they faced so great, that they knew they might be required to lay down their lives when they took the job. The descendants of these witches and wizards were given particular respect in the US.<ref name="macusa" />
+The original twelve were: [[Wilhelm Fischer]], [[Theodard Fontaine]], [[Gondulphus Graves]], [[Robert Grimsditch]], [[Mary Jauncey]], [[Carlos Lopez]], [[Mungo MacDuff]], [[Cormac O'Brien]], [[Abraham Potter]], [[Berthilde Roche]], [[Helmut Weiss]], and [[Charity Wilkinson]].<ref name="macusa" />
+Of these twelve, only two survived into old age: [[Charity Wilkinson]], who would become MACUSA's third President, and [[Theodard Fontaine]], whose direct descendant Agilbert is the present day Headmaster of [[Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. Also of note are [[Gondulphus Graves]], whose family remains influential in American wizarding politics, and Abraham Potter, whose distant relationship to the famous [[Harry Potter]] would be uncovered by eager genealogists centuries later.<ref name="macusa" />
+====Global wizarding war====
+{{Quote|Grindelwald attacks intensify risking war with No-Majs. |Issue of ''[[The New York Ghost]]''|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)}}
+[[Percival Graves]] was an American Auror, and in 1926 he was the [[Director of Magical Security]] and head of MACUSA's [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]. At some point prior to 6 December 1926, his identity was assumed by [[Gellert Grindelwald]] using [[Human Transfiguration]].<ref name="FBS"/> It is unknown if the real Graves allowed this, got captured, or was murdered during this time.
+[[File:Fantastic-beasts-tina_seraphina.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Porpentina Goldstein|Tina Goldstein]] hands Newt's case over to Seraphina]]
+[[Porpentina Goldstein]] was originally an Auror,<ref name="entertainmentweekly12">[http://www.ew.com/gallery/fantastic-beasts-and-where-find-them-character-posters/2779428_katherine-waterston-tina-goldstein Entertainment Weekly - 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them': See 9 Magical Character Posters']</ref> untill she stood up for [[Credence Barebone]] and used magic in front of his adoptive mother [[Mary Lou Barebone]], the leader of the [[New Salem Philanthropic Society]], to assault her for what she had done to Credence. Due to the [[Non-magic people|No-Majs]] that needed to be [[Memory Charm|Obliviated]] and the resulting scandal, Tina was demoted to the position of [[Federal Wand Permit Officer]]. In 1926 she met [[Newton Scamander|Newt Scamander]], who had in his possession a case full of illegal [[magic]]al [[beast]]s, and brought him before President [[Seraphina Picquery]].<ref name="FBS"/>
+Also during the 1920s, American Aurors also had to deal with the threat of Grindelwald and his almost successful attempt at exposing the wizarding community and inciting war with the [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] community. This incident was one of the biggest breaches of the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]].<ref name="FBS"/>
+===European Aurors===
+During the [[1920s]] and throughout the entirety of the [[Global wizarding war]], many Aurors all over Europe were involved in the effort to put an end to [[Gellert Grindelwald]]'s seemingly unstoppable rise to power as the revolutionary endeavours of he and his [[Alliance|supporters]] became increasingly aggressive and led to a number of much publicised attacks, and worked together with each other to track down Grindelwald. They also co-operated with the [[International Wizarding Police]] to accomplish this.
+By [[1927]], numerous Aurors had already fought and killed many of his [[Alliance|followers]], but also suffered losses in the conflict as well, with a number of Aurors having been killed in duels with Grindelwald himself. Grindelwald's charisma and idealism also led some Aurors to become seduced by what he stood for and to become supporters of him as well.<ref name="COGS" />
+==Qualified Aurors==
+===British Aurors===
+{{Quote|He was an Auror — one of the best ... a Dark wizard catcher. Half the cells in Azkaban are full because of him. He made himself loads of enemies, though ... the families of people he caught, mainly ... and I heard he's been getting really paranoid in his old age. Doesn't trust anyone anymore. Sees Dark wizards everywhere.|[[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]] regarding [[Alastor Moody]]'s track record during the First Wizarding War|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
+{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="100%"
+|-
+! scope="col" |Wizard(s)
+! scope="col" |Position
+! scope="col" |Notes
+|-
+|[[Gawain Robards]]
+| colspan="1" rowspan="4" |Head Auror
+|Succeeded Scrimgeour in 1996.<ref name="HBP16"/>
+|-
+|[[Theseus Scamander]]
+|Brother of the famous magizoologist and author [[Newton Scamander|Newt Scamander]]. Head of Auror office during Gellert Grindelwald's revolution in the 1920s.<ref>https://www.pottermore.com/features/a-closer-look-at-the-characters-of-fantastic-beasts-the-crimes-of-grindelwald </ref>
+|-
+|[[Rufus Scrimgeour]]
+|Retired, became Minister for Magic in 1996,<ref name="HBP1"/> murdered by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] on [[1 August]], [[1997]].<ref name="DH8">{{DH|B|8}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Harry Potter]]
+|Auror from 1998-2007, promoted to the Head of the Office in 2007, at the young age of 26 or 27.<ref name="WOTM">[https://web.archive.org/web/20071226215112/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/wotm.cfm J.K.Rowling Official Site Wizard of the Month (Archived)]</ref>
+|-
+|[[Hesphaestus Gore]]
+| colspan="1" rowspan="30" |Regular Auror
+|Became Minister for Magic in [[1752]].<ref name="pottermore"/>
+|-
+|[[Helen Thistlewood]]
+|An Auror in the [[19th century]] and the great-niece of the [[Minister for Magic]], [[Eldritch Diggory]], she stopped a [[Ukrainian Ironbelly]] that was terrorising a [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] city and thwarted a [[Dark wizard]]'s plot to take over the [[British Ministry of Magic]]. By the [[1890–1891 school year]], she had retired.<ref name="POL">{{HL|Prisoner of Love}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Patricia McManners]]
+|An Auror that retired prior to [[1870s|1875]]. In late [[1890]], she was arrested for being an unregistered [[Animagus]].<ref name="HL">{{HL}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Aesop Sharp]]
+|Former Auror who retired to teach [[Potions (class)|Potions]] at Hogwarts after an injury forced him from the field.<ref name="twitter">{{Tweet|HogwartsLegacy|Hogwarts Legacy|1598739076772818947|Potions class is in session. #HogwartsLegacy}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Aesop Sharp's partner]]
+|Killed in action.<ref name="AMHL:ASP">{{AMHL}} {{see image|File:Aesop Sharp details - AMHL.jpg}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Solomon Sallow]]
+|An Auror that had retired some time before [[1891]] following a disagreement with the Ministry about his use of an [[Unforgivable Curses|Unforgivable Curse]] on a [[Dark wizard]]. In 1891, he was killed by his nephew [[Sebastian Sallow]].<ref name="AMHL">{{AMHL}} {{See image|File:Sebastian Sallow details - AMHL.jpg}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Venusia Crickerly]]
+|Became Minister for Magic in [[1902]].<ref name="pottermore" />
+|-
+|[[Cassius Bell]]
+|An Auror in the [[1920s]] who defected and join [[Gellert Grindelwald]]'s [[Alliance]].<ref name="spotlight">[https://www.spotlight.com/8817-8941-5567 Actor Christopher Birks' Spotlight profile] - "Film, Cassius 'Young Auror' Bell, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD, Warner Bros., David Yates"</ref>
+|-
+|[[Cho Chang's grandfather]]
+|colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Aurors in the [[1920s]] under Theseus Scamander.<ref name="COG">{{COG}}</ref><ref name="COG26">{{COG|S|26}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Stebbins (Auror)|Stebbins]]
+|-
+|[[Alastor Moody's father]]
+| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |The parents of [[Alastor Moody]] and members of the [[Moody family]], a family with long history of service as Aurors.<ref name="moodyfile">{{DH|F1}} {{see image|File:AlastorMoodyMinistryFile.png}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Alastor Moody's mother]]
+|-
+|[[Alastor Moody]]
+|Retired,<ref name="GOF11" /> murdered by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] in the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]] on [[27 July]], [[1997]].<ref name="DH5" />
+|-
+|[[Alice Longbottom]]
+| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Mentally incapacitated by a group of [[Death Eaters]] via the [[Cruciatus Curse]] in the final days of the First Wizarding War in [[1981]].<ref name="GOF30" />
+|-
+|[[Frank Longbottom]]
+|-
+|[[Proudfoot]]
+| colspan="1" rowspan="5" |Aurors that were stationed in Hogsmeade along with others during the [[1996–1997 school year]] at Hogwarts.<ref name="HBP8" />
+|-
+|[[John Dawlish]]
+|-
+|[[Savage]]
+|-
+|[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]
+|-
+|[[Nymphadora Tonks]]
+|-
+|[[Williamson]]
+|First Auror to see Lord Voldemort just before he fled the Ministry of Magic in 1996 after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.<ref name="OOTP36">{{OOTP|B|36}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Ronald Weasley]]
+|Retired, later worked at [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes|Weasley's Wizard Wheezes]].<ref name="PotterCast">[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/1217-pottercast-anelli.html PotterCast Interviews J.K. Rowling, part one]</ref>
+|-
+|[[Neville Longbottom]]
+|Resigned position to become professor of [[Herbology]] at Hogwarts.<ref name ="PotterCast"/>
+|-
+|[[Mordecai Berrycloth]]
+|Hosted useful combat training visits to field members of the [[Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures]] in the [[2010s]].<ref name="WU" />
+|-
+|[[Dorian Fungbury]]
+|An Auror in the [[21st century]] and a notorious show-off.<ref name="WUSC">{{WU}} (see [https://web.archive.org/web/20210414102606/https://wizardsunitehub.info/profession-skill/somatic-casting/ this])</ref>
+|-
+|[[Penelope Fawley]]
+| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Aurors in the [[21st century]] and one of the [[London Five]] who mysteriously dissapeared in [[2015]]<ref name="WU trailer img">{{WU}} {{See image|file:WU trailer documents ref.png}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Riya Patel]]
+|-
+|[[Cerberus Langarm]]
+|A celebrated Auror in the [[21st century]], he served under Harry Potter and was very proud of his job.<ref name="WUSOS">{{WU}} ([[SOS Task Force Training]] - Arurorial Appraisal: Resilience Training)</ref>
+|-
+|[[Nienna Robins]]
+|An Auror in the [[21st century]]<ref name="WU"/>
+|}
+===American Aurors===
+{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="100%"
+|-
+! scope="col" |Wizard(s)
+! scope="col" |Position
+! scope="col" |Notes
+|-
+|[[Percival Graves]]
+|[[Director of Magical Security]]
+|The Director during the early 20th century. Status unknown due to his identity being stolen by [[Gellert Grindelwald]], who impersonated him for some time.
+|-
+|[[E. A. Limus]]
+|[[Chief Auror]]
+|Chief during the early 20th century.
+|-
+|[[M. P. Carneirus]]
+|[[Captain of Aurors]]
+|Captain during the early 20th century.
+|-
+|[[M. L. Minus]]
+|[[Auror Commissioner]]
+|The Commissioner during the early 20th century.
+|-
+|[[Theodard Fontaine]]
+| colspan="1" rowspan="14" |Regular Aurors
+|One of the original twelve. He was one of only two who survived to see old age.
+|-
+|[[Wilhelm Fischer]]
+| colspan="1" rowspan="10" |One of the original twelve.
+|-
+|[[Gondulphus Graves]]
+|-
+|[[Robert Grimsditch]]
+|-
+|[[Mary Jauncey]]
+|-
+|[[Carlos Lopez]]
+|-
+|[[Mungo MacDuff]]
+|-
+|[[Cormac O'Brien]]
+|-
+|[[Abraham Potter]]
+|-
+|[[Berthilde Roche]]
+|-
+| [[Helmut Weiss]]
+|-
+|[[Charity Wilkinson]]
+|One of the original twelve. She was one of only two who survived to see old age. She also became the 3rd [[President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America|President of MACUSA]].
+|-
+|[[Achilles Tolliver]]
+|Worked in the [[1920s]].<ref>{{COG|S|36}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Saranna Wilkinson]]
+|Assisted with the [[Calamity]] that began in [[2018]].<ref name="WU" />
+|-
+| [[Porpentina Goldstein]]
+|Head Auror
+|An Auror until her dismissal for magically assaulting a [[Non-magic people|No-Maj]], [[Mary Lou Barebone]], in front of witnesses because she was beating her son. Reinstated in 1926, after helping to arrest [[Gellert Grindelwald]].
+|-
+|[[Cas Carneirus]]
+|[[Captain of Aurors]]
+|Captain by the [[2020s]].<ref name="WU" />
+|}
+===French Aurors===
+*[[Unidentified Head Auror for the French Ministry of Magic|Unidentified Head Auror]]
+===German Aurors===
+*[[Helmut]]
+*[[Unidentified German Auror]]
+===Unknown===
+*[[Cassius Bell]]<ref>https://actors.mandy.com/uk/actor/profile/christopher-birks</ref>
+*[[Cho Chang's grandfather|Chang]]<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4854335/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t60</ref>
+*[[Kit Persimmons]] (fictional)
 ==Etymology==
 "Auror" may be derived from "aurora", meaning "the dawn", from the Latin word "aurum", meaning "gold", or from the Hebrew word "Arur" (ארור), meaning someone who is cursed.
+Most likely, however, it is derived from the Latin word for ear, 'auris' and the related adjective, 'aural'. Since aurors are detectives (among other policing and justicial roles), they are those who listen for and receive information. Alternatively, if it is derived from "aurora" the name is possibly a metaphor based on the fact that Aurors are notorious Dark wizard hunters. Indeed, after the night and the darkness it brings always come the aurora/dawn which always end it and restore light.
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*Aurors can easily be comparable to elite Muggle national law enforcement officials, intelligence operatives, or military units such as the; MI5, MI6 etc. Some require excellent academic credentials (but not all), have an exhausting selection process to weed out the weak, undergo extensive advance training (sometimes up to a year or two to be operationally ready in the field), and are employed for the most dangerous missions/criminals.
+*Aurors can easily be comparable to elite Muggle national law enforcement officials, intelligence operatives, or military units such as the MI5, MI6, SAS, SBS, RAF Regiment, etc. Some require excellent academic credentials (but not all), have an exhausting selection process to weed out the weak, undergo extensive advance training (sometimes up to a year or two to be operationally ready in the field), and are employed for the most dangerous missions/criminals. And like many units in real-life, the Auror office is very selective based on character traits. An example would be how the American agency known as the CIA has often taken into account a potential candidate's personal history and moral compass through a series of intense psychological screening processes. Given this, there is likely a Wizarding equivalent of such screening in the process of becoming an Auror.
+*Harry's goal to be an Auror is only briefly mentioned by [[Minerva McGonagall]] in {{HBP|FA}}, despite the Careers Advice scene being omitted from the previous film.
-*Harry Potter is the youngest Auror in history as being 17 when taking the job, and also the youngest Head Auror at 27. As he was a normal Auror for nine years and then Head Auror (2017) for ten years, but it is unknown when he will retire.
+*In the films, Aurors tend to wear brown trench coats, possibly as a uniform. Kingsley Shacklebolt is the only Auror seen on-duty without one.
-*Harry's goal to be an auror is not mentioned in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaption]] of [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]. The Career Advice scene is omitted.
 ==See also==
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 ==Appearances==
+*{{GOF}} {{1st}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st ID}}
+*{{GOF|F}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''
+*{{OOTP}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
+*{{OOTP|F}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''
+*{{OOTP|G}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''
+*{{HBP}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
+*{{HBP|F}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
+*{{HBP|G}} {{Mention}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]'' {{Mention}}
+*{{DH}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
+*{{DH|F1}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
+*{{DH|G1}} {{Voice}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
+*{{DH|F2}}
-*''[[Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book]]'' {{C|Mentioned on a poster included as an extra}}
+*{{DH|G2}} {{Mention}}
+*{{CC}}
+*{{CC|P}}
+*{{FB|S}}
+*{{FB|F}}
+*{{COG|S}}
+*{{COG}}
+*{{SOD|S}}
+*{{SOD}}
+*{{PM}}
+*{{WW}}
+*{{HPV|CH}}
+*{{HPV|CR}}
+*{{HPPU}} {{C|Mentioned on a poster included as an extra}}
+*{{LEGO|Y1}}
+*{{LEGO|Y2}}
+*{{LEGO|D}}
+*{{LEGO}}
+*{{HPK}} {{Mention}}
+*{{FBC}}
+*{{HM}}
+*{{WU}}
+*{{MA}}
+*{{HL}}
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