Editing Ministry of Magic (section)

====Wizengamot====
The '''Wizengamot''' serves as the wizard high court of law, from the words "[[Wizard (fantasy)|wizard]]" and "[[Witenagemot]]", which was a council of powerful people summoned to advise and appoint kings in [[Anglo-Saxon England]]. That word derives from the [[Old English]] for "meeting of wise men" (''witan''&nbsp;– wise man or counsellor / ''gemot''&nbsp;– assembly).{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In ''Order of the Phoenix'', about fifty people are present at Harry's hearing. During the hearing, the Minister for Magic sits in the middle of the front row and conducts most of the interrogation, while [[Percy Weasley]] (the Junior Undersecretary), acts as [[stenographer]]. Other officials seen at the Wizengamot include the Senior Undersecretary to the Minister and the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.<ref>{{cite web|author= Vander Ark, Steve|date= 27 December 2000|url= http://www.hp-lexicon.org/ministry/wizengamot.html|title= The Wizengamot|publisher= The Harry Potter Lexicon|accessdate= 21 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="HP5" />

Dumbledore had held the position of Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot for about 50 years. He was removed at the beginning of the ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|Order of the Phoenix]]'' novel and reinstated at the end. He remained in that post for one year, until his death at the end of ''[[Half-Blood Prince]]''.