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Phoebus Penrose
Biographical information
Title(s)	Professor
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation
Occupation	Head of a research committee of the Ministry of Magic ; Head of the Department of Defence ;
Loyalty	Ministry of Magic Department of Defence ;

"Muggles are more observant than we might like to think."

—Professor Penrose.^[src]

Professor Phoebus Penrose is a wizard who worked for the Ministry of Magic. He was head of the committee which wrote the report "A Study into Muggle Suspicions about Magic".Phoebus was also head of the Department of Defence and was incharge of getting policy in the wizarding world.

Behind the scenes

Phoebus was referred to in the Daily Prophet by the title "Professor." However, it is unknown whether he ever taught at Hogwarts, or for another wizarding school.

The name "Phoebus" is the Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβος (Phoibos), which meant "bright, pure". This was an epithet of the Greek god Apollo.

Ministry of Magic Departments
Unknown Levels
Committee on Experimental Charms · Magical Maintenance Department · Ministry of Magic Public Information Services · Department of Magical Education · Very Important Members of Section M.I. Trx. · Wizarding Examinations Authority · Research Committee · Exploding Bonbons Disposal Unit
Committee on Experimental Charms Personnel
Balfour Blane · Gilbert Wimple
Magical Maintenance Department Personnel
Reginald Cattermole · Lift attendant · Man
Research Committee Personnel
Phoebus Penrose (Head)
Wizarding Examinations Authority Personnel
Griselda Marchbanks · Professor Tofty · Unidentified plump little witch examiner · Unidentified examiner with a wart on his nose

Phoebus Penrose

Biographical information
Title(s)	Professor
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation
Occupation	Head of a research committee of the Ministry of Magic Head of the Department of Defence
Loyalty	Ministry of Magic Department of Defence