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The '''Wizarding Examinations Authority''' is a group of [[wizards]] who examine students at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] during their [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] and [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] examinations. The head of the Wizarding Examinations Authority is [[Griselda Marchbanks]].
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The '''Wizarding Examinations Authority''' is a group of [[Wizardkind|wizards and witches]] who examine students at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] during their [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] and [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] examinations.
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It is a part of the Division for Magical Education in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]].
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The head of the Wizarding Examinations Authority is [[Griselda Marchbanks]]. It is known that there is a large group who travels to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] every year, exhausted from their journey, that is received by the headmaster. Apart from [[Griselda Marchbanks]], the only other known member of the examiners is a [[Tofty|Professor Tofty]].
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[[Draco Malfoy]] claims that when it comes to the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] and [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] Wizarding Examinations Authority, it is "not what you know, it's who you know." It is unknown whether Draco actually got his [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]] because he knew the Authorities.
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They are also noted to charm papers with the [[Anti-Cheating spell]] and provide [[Anti-Cheating Quill]]s to students taking examinations.
   
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Comment|Mentioned on exam paper only}}
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*''[[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J.K. Rowling's Official Site]]'' {{Comment|Mentioned on exam paper only}}
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Revision as of 16:24, 7 June 2012

The Wizarding Examinations Authority is a group of wizards and witches who examine students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during their O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. examinations.

It is a part of the Division for Magical Education in the Ministry of Magic.

The head of the Wizarding Examinations Authority is Griselda Marchbanks. It is known that there is a large group who travels to Hogwarts every year, exhausted from their journey, that is received by the headmaster. Apart from Griselda Marchbanks, the only other known member of the examiners is a Professor Tofty.

Draco Malfoy claims that when it comes to the O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. Wizarding Examinations Authority, it is "not what you know, it's who you know." It is unknown whether Draco actually got his O.W.L.s because he knew the Authorities.

They are also noted to charm papers with the Anti-Cheating spell and provide Anti-Cheating Quills to students taking examinations.

Appearances

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