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The Wizards' Council was the longest-serving (though not the only) body to govern the wizarding community of Britain, before the establishment of the Ministry of Magic^[1]

Upon the signature of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692, the wizarding community needed a more highly structured, organised and complex government structure, to support and regulate the community in hiding. Thus, in 1707, the Wizards' Council disbanded to be replaced by the Ministry of Magic. The first Minister was Ulick Gamp, who, in the days of the Council, had served as Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot.^[1]

Known Wizards' Council members

Barberus Bragge (Chief, c. 1269)
Burdock Muldoon (Chief, 1448-1450) ^[2]
Elfrida Clagg (Chief, fourteenth or seventeenth century)
Ulick Gamp (Head of the Wizengamot, early eighteenth century)^[1]

Known Wizard's Council Actions

1340s: Does not censure Nicholas Malfoy, who was widely believed to have been killing Muggle tenants and disguising their deaths as Black Death victims.^[3]
1362: Made it illegal to play Quidditch within 50 miles of towns.
1368: Amended the ban on Quidditch by outlawing all playing within 100 miles of a town.
1499: Decreed that Quidditch should not be played anywhere where there is the slightest chance a Muggle could see and that violators of that decree would be chained to the wall of a dungeon.
1631: Passes the Code of Wand Use (which Clause Three is the infamous Wand Ban, forbidding non-Human magical Beings such as house-elves or goblins to carry a wand).
1637: Develops the Werewolf Code of Conduct, in hopes that werewolves sign it. Unsurprisingly, none was willing to show up before the Council and admit to being a werewolf.
1692: Signed the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.^[1]
1707: Disbanded, to be replaced by the Ministry of Magic.^[1]

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
Quidditch Through the Ages
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Pottermore (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic"
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
↑ Pottermore - "The Malfoy Family"

[PMministers-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic"

[2] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)

[PMmalfoy-3] Pottermore - "The Malfoy Family"

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[2]

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-The '''Wizards' Council''' was the predecessor to the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], and governed the [[Wizarding world|wizarding community]] of [[Great Britain]] until the formation of the Ministry. The council may have continued as part of the Ministry as the [[Wizengamot]].
+The '''Wizards' Council''' was the longest-serving (though not the only) body to govern the [[Wizarding world|wizarding community]] of [[Great Britain|Britain]], before the establishment of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]<ref name="PMministers"/>
+Upon the signature of the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]] in [[1690s|1692]], the wizarding community needed a more highly structured, organised and complex government structure, to support and regulate the community in hiding. Thus, in [[1700s|1707]], the Wizards' Council disbanded to be replaced by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. The first Minister was [[Ulick Gamp]], who, in the days of the Council, had served as [[Chief Warlock]] of the [[Wizengamot]].<ref name="PMministers"/>
 ==Known Wizards' Council members==
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 *[[Burdock Muldoon]] (Chief, [[1440s|1448]]-[[1450s|1450]]) <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' </ref>
 *[[Elfrida Clagg]] (Chief, fourteenth or seventeenth century)
+*[[Ulick Gamp]] (Head of the [[Wizengamot]], early eighteenth century)<ref name="PMministers"/>
 ==Known Wizard's Council Actions==
+* [[1340s]]: Does not censure [[Nicholas Malfoy]], who was widely believed to have been killing [[Muggle]] tenants and disguising their deaths as [[Black Death]] victims.<ref name="PMmalfoy">''[[Pottermore]]'' - "The Malfoy Family"</ref>
-*1362 - Made it illegal to play Quidditch within fifty miles of towns
+* [[1360s|1362]]: Made it illegal to play Quidditch within 50 miles of towns.
+* [[1360s|1368]]: Amended the ban on Quidditch by outlawing all playing within 100 miles of a town.
+* [[1490s|1499]]: Decreed that Quidditch should not be played anywhere where there is the slightest chance a Muggle could see and that violators of that decree would be chained to the wall of a dungeon.
-*1368 - Amended the ban on Quidditch by outlawing all playing within 100 miles of a town.
+* [[1630s|1631]]: Passes the [[Code of Wand Use]] (which Clause Three is the infamous [[Wand Ban]], forbidding non-Human magical Beings such as [[house-elf|house-elves]] or [[goblin]]s to carry a wand).
+* [[1630s|1637]]: Develops the [[Werewolf Code of Conduct]], in hopes that werewolves sign it. Unsurprisingly, none was willing to show up before the Council and admit to being a werewolf.
-*1499 - Decreeed that Quidditch should not be played anywhere where there is the slightest chance a muggle could see and that violators of that decree would be chained to the wall of a dungeon.
+* [[1690s|1692]]: Signed the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]].<ref name="PMministers"/>
+* [[1700s|1707]]: Disbanded, to be replaced by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]].<ref name="PMministers"/>
 ==See also==
 *[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]
-==Behind the scenes==
-In the second video game on Muldoon's wizard card in Danish translations it is known as Troldmandsrådet which is the exact translation of Wizards' Council, but on Clagg's wizard card it is known as Heksemester-rådet which is the translation of Warlocks' Council. This is a mistake. The mistake is also made on Clagg's card in the third video game.
 ==Appearances==
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 *''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]''
 *''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''
+*''[[Pottermore]]'' {{Mention}}
-[[fr:Conseil des Sorciers]]
 ==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[fr:Conseil des Sorciers]]
-{{reflist}}
+[[pl:Rada Czarodziejów]]
 [[Category:Wizards' Council| ]]