Changes: British Auror Office

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"Level two, Department of Magical Law Enforcement, including the Improper Use of Magic Office, Auror Headquarters, and Wizengamot Administration Services."

— Description of Auror headquarters^[src]

The Auror Office, or Auror Department, serves as the headquarters of Aurors of the Wizarding world. The Auror office is a main division of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

Location

The 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.

The job

An Auror's job is to hunt down and capture Dark Wizards, once a criminal is captured they are generally handed over to the authorities. 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 also enlists them to guard high profile targets such as, Harry Potter, during the 1996-1997 school term and 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.

Known Aurors

Heads of the Auror Office

Gawain Robards (formerly)
Rufus Scrimgeour (retired/deceased - became Minister for Magic in 1996, murdered by Death Eaters in 1997)
Harry Potter (Head of the Auror Office as of 2007^[2])

Aurors

Alice Longbottom (mentally incapacitated by the Cruciatus Curse in 1981)
Frank Longbottom (mentally incapacitated by the Cruciatus Curse in 1981)
Neville Longbottom (resigned from position to become professor of Herbology at Hogwarts)
Alastor Moody (retired - murdered by Voldemort in the Battle of the Seven Potters, 1997)
Proudfoot
Savage
Kingsley Shacklebolt (became Minister for Magic in 1998)
Nymphadora Tonks (deceased - murdered by Bellatrix Lestrange during the Battle of Hogwarts, 1998)
Ron Weasley (resigned from position in 2000 to take up employment at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes)
Williamson

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First use of the title.)
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 Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book (Mentioned on a poster included as an extra)

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Ministers for Magic" on Pottermore
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 J.K.Rowling Official Site Wizard of the Month Archive

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

[pottermore-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Ministers for Magic" on Pottermore

[WOTM-2] 2.0 ^2.1 J.K.Rowling Official Site Wizard of the Month Archive

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+The '''Auror Office''', or '''Auror Department''', serves as the headquarters of [[Auror]]s of the [[Wizarding world]]. The Auror office is a main division of the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]].
 ==Location==
 The Auror Headquarters are located on Level Two of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. It consists of a series of open cubicles, each [[Auror]] being given a place to work. Pictures of known [[Dark Wizard]]s, maps, clippings from the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'', and various other things line the cubicles.
-==Known Aurors==
+== The job ==
+An [[Auror]]'s job is to hunt down and capture [[Dark Wizards]], once a criminal is captured they are generally handed over to the authorities. 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 also enlists them to guard high profile targets such as, Harry Potter, during the [[1996-1997 school year|1996-1997 school term]] and the British [[Prime Minister]] had an Auror bodyguard, posing as his secretary, to protect him against the possibility that [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] might take control of him, to gain access to various [[Muggle]] resources at the highest level.
+==Known Aurors==
 ===Heads of the Auror Office===
+<gallery orientation="portrait" widths="90">
-[[File:Harry_Epilogue_(II).jpg|thumb|left|105px|Harry Potter the current [[Auror|Head Auror]]
+F 56015.jpg|[[Rufus Scrimgeour]] †
-]]
+PromoHP7 Harry Potter.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]<ref name="WOTM">[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/wotm.cfm J.K.Rowling Official Site Wizard of the Month Archive]</ref>
+</gallery>
 *[[Gawain Robards]] (formerly)
-*[[Rufus Scrimgeour]] (retired/deceased - became [[Minister for Magic]] in [[1996]], killed by [[Death Eaters]] in [[1997]])
+*[[Rufus Scrimgeour]] (retired/deceased - became [[Minister for Magic]] in [[1996]], murdered by [[Death Eaters]] in [[1997]])
-*[[Harry Potter]] (Head of The Auror Office as of [[2007]]<ref>[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/wotm.cfm J.K.Rowling Official Site Wizard of the Month Archive]</ref>)
+*[[Harry Potter]] (Head of the Auror Office as of [[2007]]<ref name="WOTM"/>)
 ===Aurors===
+<gallery widths="70" position="center" orientation="portrait" spacing="small">
-[[File:Kingsley_Shacklebolt_Profile.JPG|thumb|left|105px|[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]], an [[Auror]] who became the [[Minister for Magic]] in May 1998 ]]
-*[[John Dawlish]]
+Dawlishprofile.jpg|[[John Dawlish]]
+Alice1.jpg|[[Alice Longbottom]]
+Frank1.jpg|[[Frank Longbottom]]
+Neville-promo-pics-neville-longbottom-28261912-390-520.jpg|[[Neville Longbottom]]
+px-Alastor Moody Profile.jpg|[[Alastor Moody]] †
+Kingsley7.jpg|[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]
+Nymphadora Tonks Deathly Hallows promotional image.jpg|[[Nymphadora Tonks]] †
+Ron-Weasley-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows.jpg|[[Ron Weasley]]
+</gallery>
 *[[Alice Longbottom]] (mentally incapacitated by the [[Cruciatus Curse]] in [[1981]])
 *[[Frank Longbottom]] (mentally incapacitated by the [[Cruciatus Curse]] in [[1981]])
 *[[Neville Longbottom]] (resigned from position to become professor of [[Herbology]] at Hogwarts)
-*[[Alastor Moody]] (retired - killed by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] in the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], [[1997]])
+*[[Alastor Moody]] (retired - murdered by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] in the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], [[1997]])
 *[[Proudfoot]]
 *[[Savage]]
 *[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] (became Minister for Magic in [[1998]])
-*[[Nymphadora Tonks]] (deceased - killed by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], [[1998]])
+*[[Nymphadora Tonks]] (deceased - murdered by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], [[1998]])
-*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
+*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] (resigned from position in 2000 to take up employment at [[Weasley's Wizard Wheezes]])
 *[[Williamson]]
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+[[Category:Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]