Changes: Muggle Protection Act

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"He is clearly unfit to draw up our laws and his ridiculous Muggle Protection Act should be scrapped immediately."

— Lucius Malfoy in the Daily Prophet regarding Arthur Weasley and the act^[src]

The Muggle Protection Act was a proposed Ministry of Magic by law that was presumably designed to protect Muggles from potentially harmful magical artefacts. According to Lucius Malfoy, it was partially written by Arthur Weasley, the head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office, and resulted in the Ministry conducting searches for Dark objects, including those located at Malfoy Manor.

Some pure-bloods found the proposed legislation offensive, presumably because they were prejudiced against Muggles and did not want the Ministry searching their possessions. Lucius Malfoy went so far as to try to sabotage Arthur's career by planting an old diary of Tom Riddle's on Arthur's daughter, which led to the opening of the Chamber of Secrets and the petrification of several Muggle-born students. This law was passed in 1992, despite opposition from Lucius Malfoy.

Behind the scenes

In the Game Boy Color version of the video game of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, this is referred to as the "Non-Magical-Folk Protection Act", as the game curiously goes to great lengths to avoid using the term "Muggle".

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First mentioned)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Deleted scene) (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Mentioned only)

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+{{Quote|He is clearly unfit to draw up our laws and his ridiculous Muggle Protection Act should be scrapped immediately.|Lucius Malfoy in the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' regarding Arthur Weasley and the act|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
-The '''Muggle Protection Act''' was a proposed [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] by law that was presumably designed to protect [[Muggle]]s from potentially harmful magical artefacts. According to [[Lucius Malfoy]], it was partially written by [[Arthur Weasley]], the head of the [[Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office]], and resulted in the Ministry conducting searches for [[Dark Arts#Dark Items|Dark objects]], including those located at [[Malfoy Manor]].
+The '''Muggle Protection Act''' was a proposed [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] by law that was presumably designed to protect [[Muggle]]s from potentially harmful [[magic]]al artefacts. According to [[Lucius Malfoy]], it was partially written by [[Arthur Weasley]], the head of the [[Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office]], and resulted in the Ministry conducting searches for [[Dark Arts#Dark Items|Dark objects]], including those located at [[Malfoy Manor]].
-Some [[pure-blood]]s found the proposed legislation offensive, presumably because they were prejudiced against Muggles and did not want the Ministry searching their possessions. Lucius Malfoy went so far as to try to sabotage Arthur's career by planting [[Tom Riddle's Diary|an old diary of Tom Riddle's]] on Arthur's [[Ginevra Weasley|daughter]], which led to the opening of the [[Chamber of Secrets]] and the [[petrification]] of several [[Muggle-born]] students. The bylaw was passed in [[1992]], despite opposition from Lucius Malfoy.
+Some [[pure-blood]]s found the proposed legislation offensive, presumably because they were prejudiced against Muggles and did not want the Ministry searching their possessions. Lucius Malfoy went so far as to try to sabotage Arthur's career by planting [[Tom Riddle's Diary|an old diary of Tom Riddle's]] on Arthur's [[Ginevra Weasley|daughter]], which led to the opening of the [[Chamber of Secrets]] and the [[petrification]] of several [[Muggle-born]] students. This law was passed in [[1992]], despite opposition from Lucius Malfoy.
+==Behind the scenes==
+*In the Game Boy Color version of the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|video game]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', this is referred to as the "Non-Magical-Folk Protection Act", as the game curiously goes to great lengths to avoid using the term "Muggle".
 ==Appearances==
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st mention}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{comment|Deleted scene}} {{mention}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{mentioned}}
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