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."

— Location 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 Department of Magical Law Enforcement. The Auror Office specifically deals with the capture of Dark Witches and Wizards.

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 who 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

Person	Notes
Gawain Robards ^[3]	Formerly the head until Scrimgeour took over in 1996.
Rufus Scrimgeour	Retired, became Minister for Magic in 1996, murdered by Lord Voldemort on 1 August, 1997
Harry Potter	Auror from 1998 to 2007, promoted to the Head of the Office in 2007, at the young age of 26.^[4]

Aurors

Person	Notes
Venusia Crickerly	Became Minister for Magic in 1902
John Dawlish	Auror between the wars and during the Second Wizarding War.
Hesphaestus Gore	Became Minister for Magic in 1752
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
Frank Longbottom
Ronald Weasley	Retired, works at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.
Neville Longbottom	Resigned position to become professor of Herbology at Hogwarts.
Alastor Moody	Retired, murdered by Lord Voldemort in the Battle of the Seven Potters on 27 July, 1997
Proudfoot	Auror that was stationed in Hogsmeade along with others during the 1996-1997 school year at Hogwarts.
Savage
Kingsley Shacklebolt	Became Minister for Magic in 1998, presceeding the Battle of Hogwarts.
Nymphadora Tonks	Murdered by Bellatrix Lestrange during the Battle of Hogwarts on 2 May, 1998.
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.

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

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

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+The '''Auror Office''', or '''Auror Department''', serves as the headquarters of Aurors of the [[Wizarding world]]. The Auror office is a main division of [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]. The Auror Office specifically deals with the capture of [[Dark Wizards|Dark Witches and Wizards]].
 ==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.
+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|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 year|1996-1997 school term]] and the British [[Prime Minister]] who had an [[Kingsley Shacklebolt|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===
-*[[Gawain Robards]] (formerly)
-*[[Rufus Scrimgeour]] (retired/deceased - became [[Minister for Magic]] in [[1996]], killed 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>)
+===Heads of the Auror Office===
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+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>
+{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="100%"
+|-
+! scope="col" |Person
+! scope="col" |Notes
+|-
+|[[Gawain Robards]]
+<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' ch.16</ref>
+|Formerly the head until Scrimgeour took over in 1996.
+|-
+|[[Rufus Scrimgeour]]
+|Retired, became Minister for Magic in 1996, murdered by [[Lord Voldemort ]]on [[1 August]], [[1997]]
+|-
+|[[Harry Potter]]
+|Auror from 1998 to 2007, promoted to the Head of the Office in 2007, at the young age of 26.<ref>[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/wotm.cfm JKR's Wizard of the Month]</ref>
+|}
 ===Aurors===
+<gallery widths="85" position="center" orientation="portrait" spacing="small">
-[[File:Kingsley_Shacklebolt_Profile.JPG|thumb|right|[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]], an [[Auror]] who became the [[Minister for Magic]] on May 1998 ]]
-*[[John Dawlish]]
+Dawlishprofile.jpg|[[John Dawlish]]
+Hesphaestus Gore.png|[[Hesphaestus Gore]]
-*[[Alice Longbottom]] (mentally incapacitated by the [[Cruciatus Curse]] in [[1981]])
+Alice1.jpg|[[Alice Longbottom]]
-*[[Frank Longbottom]] (mentally incapacitated by the [[Cruciatus Curse]] in [[1981]])
+Frank1.jpg|[[Frank Longbottom]]
-*[[Neville Longbottom]] (resigned position to become professor of [[Herbology]] at Hogwarts)
+Neville-promo-pics-neville-longbottom-28261912-390-520.jpg|[[Neville Longbottom]]
-*[[Alastor Moody]] (retired - killed by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] in the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], [[1997]])
+px-Alastor Moody Profile.jpg|[[Alastor Moody]] †
-*[[Proudfoot]]
+Kingsley7.jpg|[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]
-*[[Savage]]
+Nymphadora Tonks Deathly Hallows promotional image.jpg|[[Nymphadora Tonks]] †
-*[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] (became Minister for Magic in [[1998]])
+Ron-Weasley-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows.jpg|[[Ron Weasley]]
-*[[Nymphadora Tonks]] (deceased - killed by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], [[1998]])
+</gallery>
-*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
+{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="100%"
-*[[Williamson]]
+|-
+! scope="col" |Person
+! scope="col" |Notes
+|-
+|[[Venusia Crickerly]]
+|Became Minister for Magic in [[1902]]
+|-
+|[[John Dawlish]]
+|Auror between the wars and during the Second Wizarding War.
+|-
+|[[Hesphaestus Gore]]
+|Became Minister for Magic in [[1752]]
+|-
+|[[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]]
+|-
+|[[Frank Longbottom]]
+|-
+|[[Ronald Weasley]]
+|Retired, works at [[Weasley's Wizard Wheezes|Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.]]
+|-
+|[[Neville Longbottom]]
+|Resigned position to become professor of [[Herbology]] at Hogwarts.
+|-
+|[[Alastor Moody]]
+|Retired, murdered by [[Lord Voldemort]] in the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]] on [[27 July]], [[1997]]
+|-
+|[[Proudfoot]]
+| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Auror that was stationed in Hogsmeade along with others during the [[1996-1997 school year]] at Hogwarts.
+|-
+|[[Savage]]
+|-
+|[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]
+|Became Minister for Magic in [[1998]], presceeding the Battle of Hogwarts.
+|-
+|[[Nymphadora Tonks]]
+|Murdered by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] on 2 May, [[1998]].
+|-
+|[[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.
+|}
 ==Appearances==
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 *''[[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]]'' {{C|Mentioned on a poster included as an extra}}
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 {{Ministry Level 2}}
-[[fr:Bureau des Aurors]]
+[[fr:Bureau des Aurors]] [[pl:Kwatera Główna Aurorów]]
 [[Category:Ministry of Magic departments]]
 [[Category:Offices]]
 [[Category:Organisations]]
+[[Category:Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]