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}}The '''Pentagram Office''' was an auditorium situated on the highest floor of the [[Magical Congress of the United States of America]] headquarters in the Woolworth Building in New York. 
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The '''Pentagram Office''' was an auditorium situated on the highest floor of the [[Magical Congress of the United States of America]].
 
   
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==History==
 
On the night of [[6 December]] [[1926]], [[President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America|MACUSA President]] [[Seraphina Picquery]] hosted a meeting in the Pentagram Office with a delegation from the [[International Confederation of Wizards]] to discuss the [[magic]]al disturbances in [[New York]] and the attack on [[Henry Shaw Junior]].<ref>{{FB|S|60}}</ref>
 
On the night of [[6 December]] [[1926]], [[President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America|MACUSA President]] [[Seraphina Picquery]] hosted a meeting in the Pentagram Office with a delegation from the [[International Confederation of Wizards]] to discuss the [[magic]]al disturbances in [[New York]] and the attack on [[Henry Shaw Junior]].<ref>{{FB|S|60}}</ref>
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==Description==
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The Pentagram Office had benches on both sides and a Pentagram in the centre of the floor. Each of the five triangles, representing the five points of the Pentagram, had a circle etched inside them with some designs in each circle. The [[President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America|President]] had a throne with the MACUSA logo on the back of the throne on a tier with a red curtain and the MACUSA logo behind it and benches on both sides of the throne.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*[[Stuart Craig]] notes that the Gothic-style debating chamber was loosely based on the House of Commons and House of Lords in the UK. Madam Picquery sat on one end, where the speaker in the House of Commons sits, while Tina was interviewed in the middle with everyone looking down on her from tiered seats. "It was a good, intimidating space." he says.<ref>{{CB|93}}</ref>
 
*[[Stuart Craig]] notes that the Gothic-style debating chamber was loosely based on the House of Commons and House of Lords in the UK. Madam Picquery sat on one end, where the speaker in the House of Commons sits, while Tina was interviewed in the middle with everyone looking down on her from tiered seats. "It was a good, intimidating space." he says.<ref>{{CB|93}}</ref>
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*The name (intentional or otherwise) is a play on the American Oval Office, the office of the President of the United States. 
 
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*The designs etched in the circles of the Pentagram looks like sigils which are used to summon Demons.
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
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==Notes and references==
 
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Revision as of 14:41, 21 September 2019

The Pentagram Office was an auditorium situated on the highest floor of the Magical Congress of the United States of America headquarters in the Woolworth Building in New York. 

History

On the night of 6 December 1926, MACUSA President Seraphina Picquery hosted a meeting in the Pentagram Office with a delegation from the International Confederation of Wizards to discuss the magical disturbances in New York and the attack on Henry Shaw Junior.[1]

Description

The Pentagram Office had benches on both sides and a Pentagram in the centre of the floor. Each of the five triangles, representing the five points of the Pentagram, had a circle etched inside them with some designs in each circle. The President had a throne with the MACUSA logo on the back of the throne on a tier with a red curtain and the MACUSA logo behind it and benches on both sides of the throne.

Behind the scenes

  • Stuart Craig notes that the Gothic-style debating chamber was loosely based on the House of Commons and House of Lords in the UK. Madam Picquery sat on one end, where the speaker in the House of Commons sits, while Tina was interviewed in the middle with everyone looking down on her from tiered seats. "It was a good, intimidating space." he says.[2]
  • The name (intentional or otherwise) is a play on the American Oval Office, the office of the President of the United States. 
  • The designs etched in the circles of the Pentagram looks like sigils which are used to summon Demons.

Gallery

Appearances

Notes and references

Magical Congress of the United States of America
MACUSA Logo
Presidents

Josiah Jackson (1693-?) · Charity Wilkinson · Thornton Harkaway (c. 1760) · Able Fleming · Elizabeth McGilliguddy (c. 1777) · Emily Rappaport (c. 1790) · Seraphina Picquery (1920-1928) · Unidentified President (c. 1987) · Samuel G. Quahog (c. 2014)

Aurors

Abraham Potter · Achilles Tolliver · Berthilde Roche · Carlos Lopez · Cas Carneirus · Cormac O'Brien · E. A. Limus · Gondulphus Graves · Helmut Weiss · M. L. Minus · M. P. Carneirus · Mary Jauncey · Mungo MacDuff · Percival Graves · Porpentina Goldstein · Robert Grimsditch · Saranna Wilkinson · Theodard Fontaine · Wilhelm Fischer · Unidentified Aurors

Other positions

Apparition Examiner · Auror Commissioner · Captain of Aurors · Chief Auror · Chief of Staff · Director of Magical Security · Executioner · Federal Identity Commissioner · Federal Wand Permit Officer · Keeper of Treasure and Dragots · Obliviator · Surveillor of Activity

Other employees

Abernathy · Albert Perschky · Aristotle Twelvetrees · Ben Copper · Bernadette · Beryl · E. A. Limus · F. Wakefield · Holly Blackbird · Irene Kneedander · J. Ward · L. O'Sullivan · Magali Crowe · Paloma Proudfoot · Queenie Goldstein · Red · Ruby · Sam · Unidentified executioner (I) · Unidentified executioner (II) · Unidentified guide · Y. Blishen

Departments

Body for Protection of Magical Species · Department of Aurors · Department of No-Maj Misinformation · Department of Unidentifiable Magical Objects · Department for Confiscated Items · Federal Bureau of Covert Vigilance and No-Maj Obliviation · MACUSA Communications Department · · MACUSA Department of Magical Law Enforcement · MACUSA Investigation Department · MACUSA Surveillance Wizarding Resources Department · Magical Cleaning Department · Major Investigation Department · Office for Magic Relations and Education · US Auror Divisions · Wand Permit Department · Wizarding Resources Department

Locations

Death Cell · Great Meeting Chamber · Lobby · No-Maj Fraternisation sub-division · Pentagram Office · Percival Graves' office · Register Office · Typing Pool · Wand Permit Office · Young Wizards Daycare Center