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"Here comes Gilbert Wimple; he's with the Committee on Experimental Charms; he's had those horns for a while now..."
Arthur Weasley pointing out individuals at the Quidditch World Cup[src]

The Committee on Experimental Charms was a committee of the British Ministry of Magic founded by Balfour Blane in late 16th or early 17th century that oversaw the use and development of experimental charms.

History[]

Balfour Blane

Founder Balfour Blane

The committee was founded by Balfour Blane sometime before 1700. After thriving for nearly three centuries and integrating into the mainstream British Ministry of Magic after its founding in 1707,[1] the committee had to deal with some extremely odd ferrets found in the possession of Mortlake in 1992.[2]

Around this time, Gilbert Wimple joined them.[3] The committee once made a study on the percentage of wizards and witches that believed that Atmospheric Charms should be regulated due to their effect upon the environment.[4] Wimple also attended the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, along with other Ministry officials. He was recognised by Arthur Weasley when walking through the World Cup campsite.

Known members[]

Behind the scenes[]

  • As the Committee on Experimental Charms must predate the Ministry itself, it may have started out as part of the Wizards' Council, although this is only speculation.

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

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)
Wizarding Examinations Authority personnel
Griselda Marchbanks · Tofty · Unidentified plump little witch examiner · Unidentified examiner with a wart on his nose
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