Changes: Balfour Blane

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Balfour Blane (1566-1629) was the wizard who established the Committee on Experimental Charms.

Behind the scene

Given that Pottermore revealed that the Ministry of Magic was formally established in 1707^[1] (78 years after Balfour Blane's death), it follows that the Committee on Experimental Charms must predate the Ministry itself, possibly having started out as part of the Wizards' Council.

Etymology

The name "Balfour" is from a Scottish surname, originally from various place names, which meant "village pasture" in Gaelic.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)

Notes and references

↑ Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic"

British Ministry of Magic Departments
Unknown levels
Administrative Services · Archives · Committee on Experimental Charms · Department of Magical Artefacts · Department of Magical Education · Exploding bonbons disposal unit · Gold reserves · Magical Maintenance · Public Information Services · Rare, Obscure, and Confounding Case Division · Remittance Office · Research committee · Very Important Members of Section M.I. Trx. · Wizarding Examinations Authority
Committee on Experimental Charms personnel
Balfour Blane · Gilbert Wimple
Department of Magical Artefacts personnel
Sage Bragnam (Head Curator)
Magical Maintenance Department personnel
Reginald Cattermole · Orford Umbridge · Lift attendant · Man
Research committee personnel
Phoebus Penrose (Head)
Rare, Obscure, and Confounding Case Division personnel
Jacob's sibling · Crescent Flump · Olivia Green · Ruby Honeysuckle · Callum McClintock · ROCC Herbology expert
Wizarding Examinations Authority personnel
Griselda Marchbanks · Tofty · Unidentified plump little witch examiner · Unidentified examiner with a wart on his nose

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 '''Balfour Blane''' ([[1560s|1566]]-[[1620s|1629]]) was the [[Wizards|wizard]] who established the [[Committee on Experimental Charms]].
+==Behind the scene==
+*Given that ''[[Pottermore]]'' revealed that the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] was formally established in [[1700s|1707]]<ref name="PMministers">''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book5/chapter7/moment1/ministers-for-magic New from J.K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic"]</ref> (78 years after Balfour Blane's death), it follows that the Committee on Experimental Charms must predate the Ministry itself, possibly having started out as part of the [[Wizards' Council]].
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{FWC}}
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