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"Level seven, Department of Magical Games and Sports, incorporating the British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters, Official Gobstones Club, and Ludicrous Patents Office."
— Voice of lift at the Ministry of Magic[src]

The Department of Magical Games and Sports was a department of the British Ministry of Magic. It was charged with the regulation of all sport-related events in the wizarding world.[citation needed]

Location[]

Level Seven of the Ministry of Magic housed the Department of Magical Games and Sports, which was somewhat "untidy-looking" in comparison to the other Ministerial Departments.[citation needed]

The department had a very relaxed ambience and various posters of Quidditch teams tacked lopsidedly on the walls.[citation needed]

Function[]

The International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy was signed in 1692, and it made each individual Ministry of Magic responsible for the consequences of all magical sports played within their countries.[citation needed]

The Ministry started passing legislation pertaining to Quidditch in 1750 (including the first official set of rules of the game).[2]

The Department of Magical Games and Sports tried placing invisibility spells on Quidditch stadiums[3] and arranged with the Department of Magical Law Enforcement to confiscate wands from fans attending matches when emotions were running high.[4]

History[]

"As Harry might have told you, the final of the Quidditch World Cup takes place this Monday night, and my husband, Arthur, has just managed to get prime tickets through his connections at the Department of Magical Games and Sports."
— Mrs Weasley mentioning the department[src]

The department itself was only established under Minister Grogan Stump, sometime between 1811 and 1819.[1]

During the 1890–1891 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Flying Instructor Madam Chiyo Kogawa told who she believed to be Headmaster Phineas Nigellus Black (actually the new fifth-year student in disguise using Polyjuice Potion) that she had a good mind to write to the Department of Magical Games and Sports regarding his decision of banning Quidditch throughout the school year.[5]

In 1894, the Department of Magical Games and Sports banned the tradition of shooting arrows into the air to celebrate an Appleby Arrows goal after referee Nugent Potts was pierced through the nose by an arrow.[6]

The affairs of the department had to do with such sport-related pastimes as organising Quidditch World Cups and the Triwizard Tournaments.[citation needed]

Hamish MacFarlan was a Quidditch player for the Montrose Magpies, captaining the side from 1957 to 1968. After retiring from the game, MacFarlan became the head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports.[citation needed]

Ludovic Bagman used to be the Head of Department here, but his gambling problem forced him to flee from goblin creditors. It is unknown who succeeded Bagman as the next head of the department.[citation needed]

Divisions[]

British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters[]

The British and Irish Quidditch League fell under the authority of the division. In 1995, the division seemed untidy and laid back, with posters of the favourite Quidditch teams of employees displayed on the wall.[citation needed]

The division organised the annual competition, arranging the matches and the players who participated. The division banned Appleby Arrows supporters from firing arrows into the air with their wands in 1894 after referee Nugent Potts was pierced through the nose with one.[citation needed]

Official Gobstones Club[]

It is presumed that the official Gobstones Club was the official club of Gobstones, a game that wizards and witches played. It is also presumed that it had its own tournaments, and the employees of this office prepared and planned said tournaments.[citation needed]

Ludicrous Patents Office[]

The Ludicrous Patents Office presumably dealt with the licencing of "ludicrous" patents, though the exact meaning of this is unclear.[citation needed]

Personnel[]

Job Wizard(s) Notes
Heads of department Hamish MacFarlan Became Head in 1968.[citation needed]
Ludovic "Ludo" Bagman Left his position in 1995.[citation needed]
Employees Bertha Jorkins Murdered by Voldemort in 1994.[citation needed]
Unidentified representative Employee of this department in the 1880s.[citation needed]

Behind the scenes[]

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Wizarding World
  2. Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 6 (Changes in Quidditch since the Fourteenth Century)
  3. Daily Prophet Newsletters, Issue 2
  4. Daily Prophet Newsletters, Issue 4
  5. Hogwarts Legacy, Main Quest "The Polyjuice Plot"
  6. Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 7 (Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland)
British Ministry of Magic Departments
Department of International Magical Cooperation Ministry of Magic Latin Logo Department of Magical Education logo Department of Magical Law Enforcement logo MinistryOfMagicLogo - Cursed Child DMAC clear MBRC clear Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures logo DMT clear
Level 1 Level 2
Minister for Magic and Support Staff Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Office of the Minister for Magic · Office of the Advisor to the Minister for Magic · Office of the Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic · Office of the Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic Auror Office · Department of Intoxicating Substances · Improper Use of Magic Office · Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office · Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects · Wizengamot Administration Services
Level 3 Level 4
Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
Accidental Magic Reversal Squad · Invisibility Task Force · Muggle Liaison Office · Muggle-Worthy Excuse Committee · Obliviator Headquarters Beast Division · Being Division · Centaur Liaison Office · Goblin Liaison Office · Office for House-Elf Relocation · Office of Misinformation · Pest Advisory Board · Spirit Division
Level 5 Level 6
Department of International Magical Co-operation Department of Magical Transportation
International Confederation of Wizards, British Seats · International Magical Office of Law · International Magical Trading Standards Body Apparition Test Centre · Broom Regulatory Control · Floo Network Authority · Portkey Office
Level 7 Level 8
Department of Magical Games and Sports The Atrium
British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters · Official Gobstones Club · Ludicrous Patents Office Lobby and Reception Area · Fountain of Magical Brethren · Magic is Might monument · Ministry Munchies · Security Desk · Lifts · Magical Maintenance Office
Level 9 Level 10
Department of Mysteries Wizengamot Courtrooms
Hall of Prophecy · Death Chamber · Brain Room · Time Chamber · Space Chamber · Love Chamber Courtroom Ten
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