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}}{{Quote|The [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] is undertaking a survey of so-called "[[Muggle-born]]s," the better to understand how they came to possess magical secrets. Recent research undertaken by the [[Department of Mysteries]] reveals that [[magic]] can only be passed from person to person when [[Wizardkind|Wizards]] reproduce. Where no proven Wizarding ancestry exists, therefore, the so-called Muggle-born is likely to have obtained magical power by theft or force. The Ministry is determined to root out such usurpers of magical power, and to this end has issued an invitation to every so-called Muggle-born to present themselves for interview by the newly appointed Muggle-born Registration Commission|''[[Daily Prophet]] ''article from [[1997]] discussing the creation of the Commission|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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{{Quote|The Ministry of Magic is undertaking a survey of so-called "Muggle-borns," the better to understand how they came to possess magical secrets. Recent research undertaken by the Department of Mysteries reveals that magic can only be passed from person to person when Wizards reproduce. Where no proven Wizarding ancestry exists, therefore, the so-called Muggle-born is likely to have obtained magical power by theft or force. The Ministry is determined to root out such usurpers of magical power, and to this end has issued an invitation to every so-called Muggle-born to present themselves for interview by the newly appointed Muggle-born Registration Commission|''[[Daily Prophet]]'' discussing the Commission|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
The '''Muggle-Born Registration Commission''' was set up by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] following [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Fall of the Ministry of Magic|takeover]] on [[1 August]], [[1997]]. The public goal of the Commission was to force all [[Muggle-born]] [[Wizards|wizards and witches]] to register with the Ministry, then undergo interrogation as to how they "stole" their magical power from "real" wizards and witches. The true purpose of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission was to imprison and degrade Muggle-borns. [[Dolores Umbridge]] was the [[Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission|head]] of the commission.
 
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The '''Muggle-Born Registration Commission''' was set up by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] following [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Fall of the Ministry of Magic|takeover]] on [[1 August]] [[1997]]. The public goal of the Commission was to force all [[Muggle-born]] [[wizardkind|wizards and witches]] to register with the Ministry, then undergo interrogation as to how they "stole" their magical power from "real" wizards and witches.
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In truth, the Commission was a deeply prejudicial institution that focused its resources on degradation and imprisonment of Muggle-borns. [[Dolores Umbridge]] was the [[Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission|head]] of the commission.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Founding===
 
===Founding===
[[File:Runcorn23.jpg|thumb|248px|Dolores Umbridge with Albert Runcorn]]{{dialogue a-b-a-b|Ron Weasley|People won't let this happen.|Remus Lupin|It ''is'' happening, Ron. [[Muggle-born]]s are being rounded up as we speak.|But how are they supposed to have 'stolen' magic? It’s mental, if you could steal magic there wouldn't be any [[Squib]]s, would there?|I know. Nevertheless, unless you can prove that you have at least one close wizarding relative, you are now deemed to have obtained your magical power illegally and must suffer the punishment.|[[Remus Lupin]] on the Commission's actions|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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{{Dialogue|Ron Weasley|People won't let this happen.|Remus Lupin|It ''is'' happening, Ron. Muggle-borns are being rounded up as we speak.|The commission's actions during the height of the war|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:Fallen Ministry.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Four of the most consequential figures of the new regime (left to right): [[Albert Runcorn]], Ministry official; [[Dolores Umbridge]], Senior Undersecretary to the Minister and [[Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission]]; [[Pius Thicknesse]], Minister for Magic; and [[Corban Yaxley]], Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]
 
The Muggle-Born signup was set up within a month<ref>{{DH|B|11}}: "''[...]by the newly appointed Muggle-born Registration Commission''", printed on [[1 September]] ("''at this moment excited eleven-year-olds would be poring over newly purchased spellbooks, unaware that they would never see Hogwarts, perhaps never see their families again, either.''"</ref> of Lord Voldemort taking over the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], supposedly because the [[Department of Mysteries]] conducted research which found that magic could only be inherited and thus any "so-called [[Muggle-born]]" must have obtained magic by thievery. The Commission was then set up, ostensibly, in order to investigate this. This news was reported by the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''.<ref name="DH11">{{DH|B|11}}</ref>
   
 
In reality, the Commission was an instrument of discrimination against Muggle-borns in line with [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] ideology. Although they claimed to have "issued an invitation" for Muggle-borns to meet with the Commission, the Commission in fact forced Muggle-borns to turn themselves in, sending [[Snatchers]] against any who tried to avoid them. Some people pursued by Snatchers, such as [[Dirk Cresswell]] and [[Edward Tonks|Ted Tonks]], did not survive the encounter.<ref name="DH22">{{DH|B|22}}</ref> Furthermore, their "interviews" were shams, fully intent on sending innocent Muggle-borns to [[Azkaban]], or stripping them of their wands and jobs, leaving them impoverished. Despite [[Ronald Weasley]] believing the claims within the news to be too ludicrous for people to accept, let alone permit, the community nevertheless accepted the Commission's foundation and Muggle-borns were arrested.<ref name="DH13">{{DH|B|13}}</ref>
The Muggle-Born signup was set up within a month of Voldemort taking over the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], supposedly because the [[Department of Mysteries]] conducted research which found that [[magic]] could only be inherited, and thus that any "so-called [[Muggle-born]]" must have obtained magic by force. The Commission was then set up, ostensibly, in order to investigate this. This news was reported by the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''.<ref name="DH11">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Ch. 11</ref>
 
   
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Furthermore, [[pure-blood]]s who had pro-Muggle ideals were kept on constant surveillance by the Commission, as they were [[blood traitor]]s, which the Ministry's new regime considered unacceptable. [[Arthur Weasley]], being both a Muggle enthusiast and a member of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], was marked in his file as tracked.<ref name="DH13" /> Luckily, [[half-blood]]s, despite being against the Death Eaters' ideology of purity, were allowed to remain as citizens within the community, as they had technically "legally inherited" magic, though they were treated with less respect due to dilution.
In reality, the Commission was an instrument of discrimination against Muggle-borns in line with [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] ideology. Although they claimed to have "issued an invitation" for Muggle-borns to meet with the Commission, the Commission in fact forced Muggle-borns to turn themselves in, sending [[Snatchers]] against any who tried to avoid them. Some people pursued by Snatchers, such as [[Dirk Cresswell]] and [[Ted Tonks]], did not survive the encounter<ref name="DH22">''Deathly Hallows'', Ch. 22</ref>. Furthermore, their "interviews" were shams, fully intent on sending innocent Muggle-borns to [[Azkaban]], or stripping them of their wands and jobs, leaving them [[Beggars on Diagon Alley|impoverished]].<ref name="DH13">''Deathly Hallows'', Ch. 13</ref>
 
   
 
===Actions===
 
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{{Quote|Harry felt sickened and angry: At this moment, excited eleven-year-olds would be poring over stacks of newly purchased spell-books, unaware that they would never see Hogwarts, perhaps never see their families again either.|[[Harry Potter]]'s reaction to hearing what would happen to Muggle-born children|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
[[File:Mugglebornregistration.png|thumb|left|262px|Umbridge overseeing the trial of [[Mary Cattermole]], a [[Muggle-born]]]]The Commission had Muggle-borns who registered fill out questionnaires about their family history, and then wait for their trial behind bars in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. While awaiting trial, they were guarded by [[Dementor]]s, and threatened with the [[Dementor's Kiss]] if they resisted. Trials were held by Commission head [[Dolores Umbridge]], who was assisted by [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] and head of the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]] [[Yaxley]] at times. [[Travers]], another Death Eater, may also have been involved, as Umbridge once mentioned him sending someone to record-keep for her. Those who could not prove that they had magical heritage — in other words, any [[Muggle-born]] and potentially some [[half-blood]]s — were sentenced to [[Azkaban]] for having "stolen" magic.<ref name="DH13"/> Some, however, were apparently released after being stripped of their wands and their jobs, and ended up [[Beggars on Diagon Alley|homeless]]<ref name="DH26">''Deathly Hallows'', Ch. 26</ref>.
 
   
[[File:Muggle-Born_Commission_Courtroom.jpg|thumb|262px|Mary Cattermole's trial, presided over by Umbridge]]
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[[File:Mugglebornregistration.png|250x250px|thumb|Umbridge overseeing the trial of Muggle-born [[Mary Cattermole]]]]
   
 
The Commission had Muggle-borns who registered fill out questionnaires about their family history and then wait for their trial behind bars in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. While awaiting trial, they were guarded by [[Dementor]]s and threatened with the [[Dementor's Kiss]] if they resisted. Trials were held by Commission head [[Dolores Umbridge]], who was assisted by [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] and head of the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]] Yaxley at times.
This led some Muggle-borns to fake their family trees, such as [[Dirk Cresswell]]<ref name="DH13"/>, and others to refuse to register and go on the run, such as [[Ted Tonks]]<ref name="DH15">''Deathly Hallows'', Ch. 15</ref>. These individuals were pursued by [[Snatchers]], sometimes fatally. Their deaths were not reported by news outlets such as the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'', only by the rebellious radio program ''[[Potterwatch]]''.<ref name="DH22"/>
 
   
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Travers, another Death Eater, may also have been involved, as Umbridge once mentioned him sending someone to record-keep for her. Those who could not prove that they had magical heritage — in other words, any [[Muggle-born]] and potentially some [[half-blood]]s — were sentenced to [[Azkaban]] for having "stolen" magic.<ref name="DH13" /> Some, however, were apparently released after being stripped of their wands and their jobs, and ended up homeless<ref name="DH26">{{DH|B|26}}</ref>.
{{quote|Harry felt sickened and angry: At this moment, excited 11-year-olds would be poring over stacks of newly purchased spell-books, unaware that they would never see Hogwarts, perhaps never see their families again either.|[[Harry Potter]]'s reaction to hearing what would happen to Muggle-born children|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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[[File:Mudbloods.PNG|281x281px|thumb|left|''[[Mudbloods and the Dangers They Pose to a Peaceful Pure-Blood Society]]'']]
Also, attendance at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] became mandatory for the first time. Part of the reason for this was to weed out Muggle-borns, as all students were required to prove [[blood purity|blood status]]. Thus, children who could not prove that they had magical ancestry — such as Dean Thomas, whose mother was a Muggle, and whose father was a wizard, but had left when Dean was younger, making it impossible to prove — were rounded up as well, or forced to go on the run. This held true even for Muggle-borns who were invited (or rather, forced) to attend first year at Hogwarts, only to be taken away for imprisonment.
 
   
 
This led some Muggle-borns to fake their family trees, such as [[Dirk Cresswell]];<ref name="DH13" /> others to refuse to register and go on the run, such as [[Edward Tonks|Ted Tonks]].<ref name="DH15">{{DH|B|15}}</ref> These individuals were pursued by [[Snatchers]], sometimes fatally. Their deaths were not reported by news outlets such as the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'', only by the rebellious radio programme ''[[Potterwatch]]''.<ref name="DH22" />
The Commission also seemed to distribute propaganda against Muggle-borns, such as a pamphlet entitled "''[[Mudbloods and the Dangers They Pose to a Peaceful Pure-Blood Society]]''".<ref name="DH13"/>
 
   
 
Also, attendance at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry became mandatory for the first time. Part of the reason for this was to weed out Muggle-borns, as all students were required to prove [[blood status]]. Thus, children who could not prove that they had magical ancestry — such as [[Dean Thomas]], whose mother was a Muggle and whose father was a wizard, but had left when Dean was younger, making it impossible to prove — were rounded up as well, or forced to go on the run. This held true even for Muggle-borns who were invited (or rather, forced) to attend first year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], only to be taken away for imprisonment.
===Harry Potter's inflitration of the Ministry===
 
[[File:DH1_Mudbloods_and_the_Dangers_they_Pose_pamphlet.jpg|thumb|262px|Harry Potter seeing the Commission's pamphlets]]
 
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The Commission also seemed to distribute propaganda against Muggle-borns, such as a pamphlet entitled "''Mudbloods and the Dangers They Pose to a Peaceful Pure-Blood Society''".<ref name="DH13" />
[[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] encountered the Commission when they, along with [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], [[Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic|entered the Ministry of Magic]] in 1997 to take [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]] from [[Dolores Umbridge]]. Before they could decide what to do, Hermione, disguised as [[Mafalda Hopkirk]] with [[Polyjuice Potion]], was was sent down to the courtrooms with Umbrige to witness the trial of [[Mary Cattermole]] and Ron, disguised as [[Reginald Cattermole]], was forced to stop it raining in [[Yaxley]]'s office. Harry, disguised as [[Albert Runcorn]], went to [[Minister for Magic and Support Staff|Level One]] of the Ministry to search Umbridge's office for the [[Horcrux]] locket, and found himself faced in an open area where employees are assembling anti-"Mudblood" pamphlets. Harry spots [[Alastor Moody's magical eye|Moody's magical eye]] affixed to a door of Umbridge's office, and to create a diversion, Harry sets a [[Decoy Detonator]] free; it explodes, emitting a large, black smoke cloud.
 
   
 
===Infiltration of the Ministry===
[[File:Locketonumbridge.jpg|thumb|left|258px|[[Dolores Umbridge]] with the locket.]]{{Quote|He emerged into a wide, open space where a dozen witches and wizards sat in rows at small desks not unlike school desks, though much more highly polished and free from graffiti. Harry paused to watch them, for the effect was quite mesmerizing. They were all waving and twiddling their wands in unison, and squares of coloured paper were flying in every direction like little pink kites. After a few seconds, Harry realized that there was a rhythm to the proceedings, that the papers all formed the small pattern; and after a few more seconds he realized that what he was watching was the creation of pamphlets -- that the paper squares were pages, which, when assembled, folded, and magicked into place, fell into neat stacks beside each witch or wizard [...] He examined it beneath the [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility Cloak]]. Its pink cover was emblazoned with a golden title: [[Mudbloods and the Dangers They Pose to a Peaceful Pure-Blood Society|MUDBLOODS and the Dangers They Pose to a Peaceful Pure-Blood Society]].|Harry watching the pamphlet-makers in the commission|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
 
{{Main|Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic}}
 
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Dolores Umbridge|Could you please tell us from which witch or wizard you took [[Mary Cattermole's wand|that wand]]?|Mrs Cattermole|T-took? I didn't t-take it from anybody. I bought it when I was eleven years old. It it it ''chose'' me.|No, no, I don't think so, Mrs Cattermole. Wands only choose witches or wizards. You are not a witch.|Umbridge interrogating Mary Cattermole|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:Trio enter ministry.jpg|250px|thumb|The disguised trio preparing to enter the ministry]]
 
[[Harry Potter]] and Hermione Granger encountered the Commission when they, along with [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], entered the Ministry of Magic in 1997 to take Salazar Slytherin's locket from [[Dolores Umbridge]]. Before they could decide what to do, Hermione, disguised as [[Mafalda Hopkirk]] with [[Polyjuice Potion]], was sent down to the courtrooms with Umbrige to witness the trial of Mary Cattermole and Ron, disguised as [[Reginald Cattermole]], was forced to stop it raining in Yaxley's office.
   
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Harry, disguised as [[Albert Runcorn]], went to level one of the Ministry to search Umbridge's office for the [[Horcrux]] locket, and found himself faced in an open area where employees were assembling anti-"Mudblood" pamphlets. Harry spotted Moody's magical eye affixed to the door of Umbridge's office and to create a diversion, set a Decoy Detonator.
During the confusion, Harry enters Umbridge's office, finding it decorated exactly like her Hogwarts office, with the horribly cute kitten plates on the wall and the lace doilies on the desks. Looking through the small telescope on the door, he sees everyone is gathered around the Decoy Detonator's remains; he removes Moody's eye, and pockets it, then tries unsuccessfully to [[Summoning Charm|Summon]] the Locket. Harry finds a file on [[Arthur Weasley]], who is noted as a [[pure-blood]] likely to be contacted by "Undesirable Number One", Harry himself. Mr. Weasley is also being Tracked. Harry deemes it unlikely the Locket is here and Harry exits unseen, returning to the lift. He must now find Ron and collect Hermione from the courtroom.
 
   
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[[File:Umbridge office search.jpg|250px|thumb|left|A disguised Harry Potter searching Umbridge's office]]
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Umbridge|Could you please tell us from which witch or wizard your took [[Mary Cattermole's wand|that wand]]?|Mrs. Cattermole|T-took? I didn't t-take it from anybody. I bought it when I was eleven years old. It -- it -- it -- ''chose'' me.|No, no, I don't think so, Mrs. Cattermole. Wands only choose witches or wizards. You are not a witch.|Umbridge interrogating Mary Cattermole|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
 
During the confusion, Harry entered Umbridge's office. He found it decorated exactly like her Hogwarts office, with the horribly cute kitten plates on the wall and the lace doilies on the desks. Also everything in the office was in various shaded of pink. Looking through the small telescope on the door, he saw that everyone was gathered around the [[Decoy Detonator]]'s remains. He then removed Moody's eye and pocketed it, then tried unsuccessfully to summon the locket. Harry found a file on [[Arthur Weasley]], who was noted as a [[pure-blood]] likely to be contacted by "Undesirable Number 1", Harry himself. Mr Weasley was also being tracked. Harry deemed it unlikely the locket was here and Harry exited unseen, returning to the lift. He must now find Ron and collect Hermione from the courtroom.
   
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[[File:Tumblr lupskzNgHS1qgt0vro1 250.gif|250px|thumb|Dolores and Yaxley being hit by Harry and Ron's respective Stunning Spells]]
[[File:DH1 Dementors over the Muggle-Borns Trial Court.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Dementor]]s presiding over the trial of [[Mary Cattermole]]]]
 
 
Covered under the invisibility cloak, Harry headed for the courtrooms to extract Hermione while Ron was busy with Yaxley's office. Harry recognised an unnatural chill: [[Dementor]]s were guarding Muggle-born witches and wizards waiting to be interrogated. [[Mary Cattermole]] was called and Harry followed her into the courtroom. Inside, two Dementors were kept at bay by a cat [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] and Umbridge, Hermione (as Mafalda), and Yaxley, were interrogating Cattermole, demanding to know whose wand she had stolen. Seeing the locket around Umbridge's neck, Hermione complimented her about it: Umbridge claimed the S initial was for [[Selwyn family|Selwyn]], an old pure-blood wizarding family she was honoured to be related to. This lie proved too much for Harry, who furiously [[Stunning Spell|stunned]] Umbridge, as well as, before the Death Eater could react, Yaxley.
   
 
With Umbridge's Patronus no longer holding the Dementors at bay, Harry quickly cast his own just in time to save Mary from receiving the Dementor's Kiss. Harry released the chains binding Mary, while Hermione created a duplicate locket to replace the real one. Escorted by Harry and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]]'s Patronuses, the three exited the courtrooms. Gathering the other Muggle-borns, Harry said the new official position was to disguise themselves and leave the country or at least avoid the Ministry. Meeting Ron at the lifts, Mary Cattermole hugged him, believing he was her husband, Reg. Ron warned them that the Ministry knew they were there and was closing off the fireplaces: they must hurry to escape. At the [[Atrium]], Harry sent the Muggle-borns through the remaining open fireplaces.
Covered with the Invisibility Cloak, Harry heads for the courtrooms to extract Hermione while Ron is busy with Yaxley's office. Harry recognizes an unnatural chill: [[Dementor]]s are guarding Muggle-born witches and wizards waiting to be interrogated. [[Mary Cattermole]] is called, and Harry follows her into the courtroom. Inside, two Dementors are kept at bay by a cat [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]], and Umbridge, Hermione (as Mafalda), and Yaxley, are interrogating Cattermole, demanding to know whose [[wand]] she stole. Seeing the Locket around Umbridge's neck, Hermione compliments her about it; Umbridge claims the S initial is for [[Selwyn family|Selwyn]], an old pure-blood Wizarding family she is honoured to be related to. This lie proves too much for Harry, who furiously [[Stunning Spell|Stunned]] Umbridge, and, before the Death Eater could react, Yaxley.
 
   
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[[File:Tumblr lr91yjKCr01qeoetoo6 r1 250.gif|left|frame|Yaxley grabbing a hold of the trio mid-Apparition and being transported to 12 Grimmauld Place]]
[[File:DH1_Dolores_Umbridge_hit_by_stunning_spell.jpg|thumb|left|266px|Dolores Umbridge being Stunned]]Harry releases the chains binding Mary, while Hermione creates a duplicate Locket to replace the real one. Escorted by Harry and Hermione's Patronuses, the three exit the courtrooms. Gathering the other Muggle-borns, Harry says the new official position is to disguise themselves and leave the country or at least avoid the Ministry. Meeting Ron at the lifts, Mary Cattermole hugs him, believing he is her husband, Reg. Ron warns them that the Ministry knows they are there and is closing off the fireplaces; they must hurry to escape. At the [[Atrium]], Harry sends the Muggle-borns through the remaining open fireplaces.
 
 
Amidst the confusion, [[Corban Yaxley|Yaxley]] appeared, ordering workers to seal all fireplaces. As Ron escaped with Mary Cattermole, Yaxley fired a curse at Harry as he exited with Hermione. Back in the lavatory, Yaxley appeared in the cubicle behind Harry. Grabbing Hermione and Ron, Harry Disapparated. He briefly saw [[12 Grimmauld Place|Grimmauld Place]]'s front door, then heard a bang and they were soon Apparating away. Having broken the Fidelius Charm by bringing Yaxley within the limits of the spell while Disapparating, the trio had to abandon the house as Hermione Apparated them elsewhere.<ref name="DH13" />
 
Amidst the confusion, Yaxley appears, ordering workers to seal all fireplaces. As Ron escapes with Mary Cattermole, Yaxley fires a curse at Harry as he exits with Hermione. Back in [[Whitehall underground public toilets|the lavatory]], Yaxley appears in the cubicle behind Harry. Grabbing Hermione and Ron, Harry Disapparates. He briefly sees [[12 Grimmauld Place|Grimmauld Place]]'s front door, then hears a bang, and they are Apparating away Having broken the Fidelius Charm by bringing [[Yaxley]] within the limits of the spell while disapparating, the trio had to abandon the house as Hermione Apparated them elsewhere.<ref name="DH13"/>
 
   
 
===Disbandment===
 
===Disbandment===
The Muggle-Born Registration Commission was disbanded after [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s defeat when [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] became [[Minister for Magic]] in [[1998]]. Umbridge was sentenced to Azkaban herself for her crimes against [[Muggle-born]]s as head of the Commission.<ref>[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-k-rowling-web-chat-transcript 30 July 2007 Leaky Cauldron Web Chat with J.K. Rowling]</ref> Yaxley was also arrested or killed during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. It is unknown what happened to the other members of the department.
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The Muggle-Born Registration Commission was disbanded after [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s defeat when [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] became [[Minister for Magic]] in [[1998]]. Umbridge was sentenced to Azkaban herself for her crimes against [[Muggle-born]]s as head of the Commission, as some of her victims who were incarcerated in Azkaban did not survive in the devilish prison.<ref>[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-k-rowling-web-chat-transcript 30 July 2007 Leaky Cauldron Web Chat with J.K. Rowling]</ref> Yaxley was also arrested or killed during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. It is unknown what happened to the other members of the department.
   
 
==Impact==
 
==Impact==
Once inside the Ministry, the Trio sees how extensively Voldemort's corruption and perversion has spread, and the extreme measures being implemented to separate the "racially impure" from "[[pure-blood]]ed" wizard society. Anyone not directly serving Voldemort is controlled through his minions, mostly with threats and violence. It appears there is little resistance, and as Voldemort gains more power, many wizards fear for themselves or their loved ones who could be branded as "undesirables" and be incarcerated.
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Once inside the Ministry, the trio saw how extensively Voldemort's corruption and perversion had spread, and the extreme measures being implemented to separate the "racially impure" from "[[pure-blood]]ed" wizard society. Anyone not directly serving [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was controlled through his minions, mostly with threats and violence. It appeared there was little resistance and as Voldemort gained more power, many wizards feared for themselves or their loved ones who could be branded as "undesirables" and be incarcerated.
   
There are still many in the general wizarding population who are simply ignorant about what is happening, while others are fearful and/or uncertain what to believe or who to trust. Voldemort deliberately created this confusion by quietly and insidiously seizing control of the Ministry and other key institutions while spreading anti-Muggle propaganda. He remains unseen—though his return has now been public knowledge for a year: by staying concealed he allows rumour to do his work, spreading fear and doubt, while never providing the public a specific target to rally against.
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There were still many in the general wizarding population who were simply ignorant about what was happening, while others were fearful and/or uncertain what to believe or who to trust. Voldemort deliberately created this confusion by quietly and insidiously seizing control of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]] and other key institutions while spreading anti-[[Non-magic people|Muggle]] propaganda. He remained unseen — though his return had now been public knowledge for a year: by staying concealed he allowed rumour to do his work, spreading fear and doubt, while never providing the public a specific target to rally against.
   
Meanwhile, the thoroughly corrupt and reprehensible Dolores Umbridge revels in her position as [[Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission]]. Bloated with power, she has dedicated herself to purging "impurities" from the wizarding world, much as she did while at Hogwarts, and readily abuses her authority to persecute those deemed unworthy. From what can be seen at the hearing Umbridge is presiding over, it appears that all Muggle-borns are being rounded up, probably to be sent to [[Azkaban]], deported, or worse, exterminated. "[[Blood traitor]]s," shielded to some extent by their blood status, are nonetheless being watched more closely as well.
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Meanwhile, the thoroughly corrupt and reprehensible [[Dolores Umbridge]] revelled in her position as [[Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission]]. Bloated with power, she had dedicated herself to purging "impurities" from the wizarding world, much as she did while at Hogwarts, and readily abused her authority to persecute those deemed unworthy. From what could be seen at the hearing Umbridge was presiding over, it appeared that all Muggle-borns were being rounded up, probably to be sent to [[Azkaban]], deported, or exterminated. "[[Blood traitor]]s", shielded to some extent by their blood status, were nonetheless being watched more closely as well.
   
==Known Members==
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==Known victims==
 
==Known victims==
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*[[Alderton]] — sentenced to [[Azkaban]] for "stealing magic"
 
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*[[Mary Cattermole]] — subjected to a biased trial, escaped due to Harry Potter<ref name="DH13"/>
 
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*[[Dirk Cresswell]] — forced to forge his family tree and go on the run when this was discovered; eventually killed by [[Snatchers]]<ref name="DH22"/>
 
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*[[Dean Thomas]] — forced to go on the run<ref name="DH15"/>; eventually captured and briefly imprisoned in the dungeons of [[Malfoy Manor]]
 
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*[[Ted Tonks]] — forced to go on the run; eventually killed by Snatchers<ref name="DH22"/>
 
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*Various people reduced to being [[Beggars on Diagon Alley|beggars]] on the streets<ref name="DH26"/>
 
 
|Sentenced to [[Azkaban]] for "stealing magic".
*[[Hermione Granger]] was highly wanted, because of her being a Muggle-born, but mainly because she was on the run with [[Harry Potter]] destroying Horcruxes. [[Fenrir Greyback]] discovered her identity when she, [[Ron Weasley]] and Harry Potter were caught by a gang of [[Snatchers]] despite her lie of being [[Penelope Clearwater]] and narrowly escaped being taken to the Ministry when Greyback found out who [[Harry Potter]] was and took them to [[Malfoy Manor]] resulting in the [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor]] and Hermione's torture.
 
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|Subjected to a biased trial, escaped due to Harry Potter.<ref name="DH13" />
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|Forced to forge his family tree and go on the run when this was discovered: eventually killed by [[Snatchers]].<ref name="DH22" />
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|[[Dean Thomas]]
 
|Forced to go on the run:<ref name="DH15" /> eventually captured and briefly imprisoned in the dungeons of [[Malfoy Manor]].
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|[[Edward Tonks|Ted Tonks]]
 
|Forced to go on the run: eventually killed by Snatchers.<ref name="DH22" />
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|[[Wandless|Various people]] reduced to being [[Wandless|beggars]] on the streets.
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|Substantial number of inmates in Azkaban.
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|[[Hermione Granger]]
 
|Highly wanted, due to her Muggle-born status and evading registry with the Commission, but primarily because she was on the run with [[Harry Potter]] destroying Horcruxes. [[Fenrir Greyback]] discovered her identity when she, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and Harry Potter were caught by a gang of [[Snatchers]] despite her lie of being [[Penelope Clearwater]] and narrowly escaped being taken to the Ministry when Greyback found out who [[Harry Potter]] was and took them to [[Malfoy Manor]] resulting in the [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor]] and Hermione's torture.
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*Dolores Umbridge, as Head of the Commission, maintained a number of files on those of concern to the commission, including [[Albus Dumbledore's file]], [[Alastor Moody's file]] and [[Hermione Granger's file]].
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*In {{DH|F1}}, apart from just Arthur Weasley's file, Dolores Umbridge, as Head of the Commission, maintained another number of files on those of concern to the commission, including [[Albus Dumbledore's file]], [[Alastor Moody's file]], [[Sirius Black's file]] and [[Hermione Granger's file]].
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
 
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*''[[The Art of Harry Potter Mini Book of Graphic Design]]''
   
 
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"The Ministry of Magic is undertaking a survey of so-called "Muggle-borns," the better to understand how they came to possess magical secrets. Recent research undertaken by the Department of Mysteries reveals that magic can only be passed from person to person when Wizards reproduce. Where no proven Wizarding ancestry exists, therefore, the so-called Muggle-born is likely to have obtained magical power by theft or force. The Ministry is determined to root out such usurpers of magical power, and to this end has issued an invitation to every so-called Muggle-born to present themselves for interview by the newly appointed Muggle-born Registration Commission"
Daily Prophet discussing the Commission[src]

The Muggle-Born Registration Commission was set up by the Ministry of Magic following Lord Voldemort's takeover on 1 August 1997. The public goal of the Commission was to force all Muggle-born wizards and witches to register with the Ministry, then undergo interrogation as to how they "stole" their magical power from "real" wizards and witches.

In truth, the Commission was a deeply prejudicial institution that focused its resources on degradation and imprisonment of Muggle-borns. Dolores Umbridge was the head of the commission.

History

Founding

Ron Weasley: "People won't let this happen."
Remus Lupin: "It is happening, Ron. Muggle-borns are being rounded up as we speak."
— The commission's actions during the height of the war[src]
Fallen Ministry

Four of the most consequential figures of the new regime (left to right): Albert Runcorn, Ministry official; Dolores Umbridge, Senior Undersecretary to the Minister and Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission; Pius Thicknesse, Minister for Magic; and Corban Yaxley, Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement

The Muggle-Born signup was set up within a month[1] of Lord Voldemort taking over the Ministry of Magic, supposedly because the Department of Mysteries conducted research which found that magic could only be inherited and thus any "so-called Muggle-born" must have obtained magic by thievery. The Commission was then set up, ostensibly, in order to investigate this. This news was reported by the Daily Prophet.[2]

In reality, the Commission was an instrument of discrimination against Muggle-borns in line with Death Eater ideology. Although they claimed to have "issued an invitation" for Muggle-borns to meet with the Commission, the Commission in fact forced Muggle-borns to turn themselves in, sending Snatchers against any who tried to avoid them. Some people pursued by Snatchers, such as Dirk Cresswell and Ted Tonks, did not survive the encounter.[3] Furthermore, their "interviews" were shams, fully intent on sending innocent Muggle-borns to Azkaban, or stripping them of their wands and jobs, leaving them impoverished. Despite Ronald Weasley believing the claims within the news to be too ludicrous for people to accept, let alone permit, the community nevertheless accepted the Commission's foundation and Muggle-borns were arrested.[4]

Furthermore, pure-bloods who had pro-Muggle ideals were kept on constant surveillance by the Commission, as they were blood traitors, which the Ministry's new regime considered unacceptable. Arthur Weasley, being both a Muggle enthusiast and a member of the Order of the Phoenix, was marked in his file as tracked.[4] Luckily, half-bloods, despite being against the Death Eaters' ideology of purity, were allowed to remain as citizens within the community, as they had technically "legally inherited" magic, though they were treated with less respect due to dilution.

Actions

"Harry felt sickened and angry: At this moment, excited eleven-year-olds would be poring over stacks of newly purchased spell-books, unaware that they would never see Hogwarts, perhaps never see their families again either."
Harry Potter's reaction to hearing what would happen to Muggle-born children[src]
Mugglebornregistration

Umbridge overseeing the trial of Muggle-born Mary Cattermole

The Commission had Muggle-borns who registered fill out questionnaires about their family history and then wait for their trial behind bars in the Ministry of Magic. While awaiting trial, they were guarded by Dementors and threatened with the Dementor's Kiss if they resisted. Trials were held by Commission head Dolores Umbridge, who was assisted by Death Eater and head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement Yaxley at times.

Travers, another Death Eater, may also have been involved, as Umbridge once mentioned him sending someone to record-keep for her. Those who could not prove that they had magical heritage — in other words, any Muggle-born and potentially some half-bloods — were sentenced to Azkaban for having "stolen" magic.[4] Some, however, were apparently released after being stripped of their wands and their jobs, and ended up homeless[5].

Mudbloods

Mudbloods and the Dangers They Pose to a Peaceful Pure-Blood Society

This led some Muggle-borns to fake their family trees, such as Dirk Cresswell;[4] others to refuse to register and go on the run, such as Ted Tonks.[6] These individuals were pursued by Snatchers, sometimes fatally. Their deaths were not reported by news outlets such as the Daily Prophet, only by the rebellious radio programme Potterwatch.[3]

Also, attendance at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry became mandatory for the first time. Part of the reason for this was to weed out Muggle-borns, as all students were required to prove blood status. Thus, children who could not prove that they had magical ancestry — such as Dean Thomas, whose mother was a Muggle and whose father was a wizard, but had left when Dean was younger, making it impossible to prove — were rounded up as well, or forced to go on the run. This held true even for Muggle-borns who were invited (or rather, forced) to attend first year at Hogwarts, only to be taken away for imprisonment.

The Commission also seemed to distribute propaganda against Muggle-borns, such as a pamphlet entitled "Mudbloods and the Dangers They Pose to a Peaceful Pure-Blood Society".[4]

Infiltration of the Ministry

Dolores Umbridge: "Could you please tell us from which witch or wizard you took that wand?"
Mrs Cattermole: "T-took? I didn't t-take it from anybody. I bought it when I was eleven years old. It — it — it — chose me."
Dolores Umbridge: "No, no, I don't think so, Mrs Cattermole. Wands only choose witches or wizards. You are not a witch."
— Umbridge interrogating Mary Cattermole[src]
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The disguised trio preparing to enter the ministry

Harry Potter and Hermione Granger encountered the Commission when they, along with Ron Weasley, entered the Ministry of Magic in 1997 to take Salazar Slytherin's locket from Dolores Umbridge. Before they could decide what to do, Hermione, disguised as Mafalda Hopkirk with Polyjuice Potion, was sent down to the courtrooms with Umbrige to witness the trial of Mary Cattermole and Ron, disguised as Reginald Cattermole, was forced to stop it raining in Yaxley's office.

Harry, disguised as Albert Runcorn, went to level one of the Ministry to search Umbridge's office for the Horcrux locket, and found himself faced in an open area where employees were assembling anti-"Mudblood" pamphlets. Harry spotted Moody's magical eye affixed to the door of Umbridge's office and to create a diversion, set a Decoy Detonator.

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A disguised Harry Potter searching Umbridge's office

During the confusion, Harry entered Umbridge's office. He found it decorated exactly like her Hogwarts office, with the horribly cute kitten plates on the wall and the lace doilies on the desks. Also everything in the office was in various shaded of pink. Looking through the small telescope on the door, he saw that everyone was gathered around the Decoy Detonator's remains. He then removed Moody's eye and pocketed it, then tried unsuccessfully to summon the locket. Harry found a file on Arthur Weasley, who was noted as a pure-blood likely to be contacted by "Undesirable Number 1", Harry himself. Mr Weasley was also being tracked. Harry deemed it unlikely the locket was here and Harry exited unseen, returning to the lift. He must now find Ron and collect Hermione from the courtroom.

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Dolores and Yaxley being hit by Harry and Ron's respective Stunning Spells

Covered under the invisibility cloak, Harry headed for the courtrooms to extract Hermione while Ron was busy with Yaxley's office. Harry recognised an unnatural chill: Dementors were guarding Muggle-born witches and wizards waiting to be interrogated. Mary Cattermole was called and Harry followed her into the courtroom. Inside, two Dementors were kept at bay by a cat Patronus and Umbridge, Hermione (as Mafalda), and Yaxley, were interrogating Cattermole, demanding to know whose wand she had stolen. Seeing the locket around Umbridge's neck, Hermione complimented her about it: Umbridge claimed the S initial was for Selwyn, an old pure-blood wizarding family she was honoured to be related to. This lie proved too much for Harry, who furiously stunned Umbridge, as well as, before the Death Eater could react, Yaxley.

With Umbridge's Patronus no longer holding the Dementors at bay, Harry quickly cast his own just in time to save Mary from receiving the Dementor's Kiss. Harry released the chains binding Mary, while Hermione created a duplicate locket to replace the real one. Escorted by Harry and Hermione's Patronuses, the three exited the courtrooms. Gathering the other Muggle-borns, Harry said the new official position was to disguise themselves and leave the country or at least avoid the Ministry. Meeting Ron at the lifts, Mary Cattermole hugged him, believing he was her husband, Reg. Ron warned them that the Ministry knew they were there and was closing off the fireplaces: they must hurry to escape. At the Atrium, Harry sent the Muggle-borns through the remaining open fireplaces.

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Yaxley grabbing a hold of the trio mid-Apparition and being transported to 12 Grimmauld Place

Amidst the confusion, Yaxley appeared, ordering workers to seal all fireplaces. As Ron escaped with Mary Cattermole, Yaxley fired a curse at Harry as he exited with Hermione. Back in the lavatory, Yaxley appeared in the cubicle behind Harry. Grabbing Hermione and Ron, Harry Disapparated. He briefly saw Grimmauld Place's front door, then heard a bang and they were soon Apparating away. Having broken the Fidelius Charm by bringing Yaxley within the limits of the spell while Disapparating, the trio had to abandon the house as Hermione Apparated them elsewhere.[4]

Disbandment

The Muggle-Born Registration Commission was disbanded after Voldemort's defeat when Kingsley Shacklebolt became Minister for Magic in 1998. Umbridge was sentenced to Azkaban herself for her crimes against Muggle-borns as head of the Commission, as some of her victims who were incarcerated in Azkaban did not survive in the devilish prison.[7] Yaxley was also arrested or killed during the Battle of Hogwarts. It is unknown what happened to the other members of the department.

Impact

Once inside the Ministry, the trio saw how extensively Voldemort's corruption and perversion had spread, and the extreme measures being implemented to separate the "racially impure" from "pure-blooded" wizard society. Anyone not directly serving Lord Voldemort was controlled through his minions, mostly with threats and violence. It appeared there was little resistance and as Voldemort gained more power, many wizards feared for themselves or their loved ones who could be branded as "undesirables" and be incarcerated.

There were still many in the general wizarding population who were simply ignorant about what was happening, while others were fearful and/or uncertain what to believe or who to trust. Voldemort deliberately created this confusion by quietly and insidiously seizing control of the Ministry and other key institutions while spreading anti-Muggle propaganda. He remained unseen — though his return had now been public knowledge for a year: by staying concealed he allowed rumour to do his work, spreading fear and doubt, while never providing the public a specific target to rally against.

Meanwhile, the thoroughly corrupt and reprehensible Dolores Umbridge revelled in her position as Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission. Bloated with power, she had dedicated herself to purging "impurities" from the wizarding world, much as she did while at Hogwarts, and readily abused her authority to persecute those deemed unworthy. From what could be seen at the hearing Umbridge was presiding over, it appeared that all Muggle-borns were being rounded up, probably to be sent to Azkaban, deported, or exterminated. "Blood traitors", shielded to some extent by their blood status, were nonetheless being watched more closely as well.

Known members

Known victims

Wizard(s) Notes
Alderton Sentenced to Azkaban for "stealing magic".
Mary Cattermole Subjected to a biased trial, escaped due to Harry Potter.[4]
Dirk Cresswell Forced to forge his family tree and go on the run when this was discovered: eventually killed by Snatchers.[3]
Dean Thomas Forced to go on the run:[6] eventually captured and briefly imprisoned in the dungeons of Malfoy Manor.
Ted Tonks Forced to go on the run: eventually killed by Snatchers.[3]
Various others[5] Various people reduced to being beggars on the streets.
Substantial number of inmates in Azkaban.
Hermione Granger Highly wanted, due to her Muggle-born status and evading registry with the Commission, but primarily because she was on the run with Harry Potter destroying Horcruxes. Fenrir Greyback discovered her identity when she, Ron Weasley and Harry Potter were caught by a gang of Snatchers despite her lie of being Penelope Clearwater and narrowly escaped being taken to the Ministry when Greyback found out who Harry Potter was and took them to Malfoy Manor resulting in the Skirmish at Malfoy Manor and Hermione's torture.

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 11 (The Bribe): "[...]by the newly appointed Muggle-born Registration Commission", printed on 1 September ("at this moment excited eleven-year-olds would be poring over newly purchased spellbooks, unaware that they would never see Hogwarts, perhaps never see their families again, either."
  2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 11 (The Bribe)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 22 (The Deathly Hallows)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 13 (The Muggle-Born Registration Commission)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26 (Gringotts)
  6. 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 15 (The Goblin's Revenge)
  7. 30 July 2007 Leaky Cauldron Web Chat with J.K. Rowling
Death Eaters
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Leader: Lord Voldemort
Death Eaters

Avery II · Alecto Carrow · Amycus Carrow · Crabbe · Bartemius Crouch Junior † · Antonin Dolohov · Gibbon † · Goyle · Gareth Greengrass's brother · Jugson · Barnaby Lee's father · Barnaby Lee's mother · Bellatrix Lestrange † · Rabastan Lestrange · Rodolphus Lestrange · Walden Macnair · Mulciber I · Mulciber II · Nott · Pyrites (possibly) · Augustus Rookwood · Rosier · Evan Rosier † · Thorfinn Rowle · Selwyn · Merula Snyde's father · Merula Snyde's mother · Travers · Wilkes † · Corban Yaxley · Unidentified Death Eaters

Death Eater defectors

Regulus Black † · Igor Karkaroff † · Draco Malfoy · Lucius Malfoy · Peter Pettigrew † · Severus Snape

Death Eater allies

Borgin · Vincent Crabbe · John Dawlish · Delphini · Golgomath · Gregory Goyle · Fenrir Greyback · Mafalda Hopkirk · Narcissa Malfoy (defected) · Ismelda Murk (unofficially, supposedly) · Nagini · Mr Padgett · Mrs Padgett · Pansy Parkinson · Quirinus Quirrell · Albert Runcorn · Stanley Shunpike (Imperiused) · Scabior · Serpent of Slytherin · Pius Thicknesse (Imperiused) · Dolores Umbridge

Other affiliations

British Ministry of Magic (under Voldemort's control) · Daily Prophet (under Voldemort's control) · Dementors · Draco Malfoy's gang · Kreacher (formerly) · Tom Riddle's gang · Gang of Slytherins · Giants (Golgomath's control) · Inferi · Charmed skeletons · Muggle-Born Registration Commission · Theodore Nott (possibly) · Snatchers · Werewolf army · The Unforgivable

Death Eater establishments

Abandoned nuclear power plant · Borgin and Burkes · British Ministry of Magic Headquarters (under Voldemort's control) · The Cave · Chamber of Secrets · Forbidden Forest · Gaunt Shack · Lee family house · Lestrange Vault · Little Hangleton graveyard · Malfoy Manor · Misty Dell · Riddle House · Snatcher Camp · Spinner's End (Severus Snape's house) · The Abandoned Substation · The Ruins · The Quarry

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