======Office of the Minister for Magic======
=====Location Information=====
  * **Type:** Office
  * **Location:** Level One, [[Ministry of Magic]], [[London]], [[Great Britain]]
  * **Owner/Residents:** The incumbent [[Minister for Magic]], including [[Cornelius Fudge]], [[Rufus Scrimgeour]], and [[Pius Thicknesse]].
  * **Key Features:** Large circular room, dark wood panelling, enchanted window reflecting the [[Ministry of Magic]]'s state, a gallery of portraits of former Ministers, and a fireplace connected to the [[Floo Network]].
=====Description and History=====
The Office of the [[Minister for Magic]] is the primary workplace and administrative centre for the leader of the British wizarding community, located on the top level of the [[Ministry of Magic]]. The office is a large, fine, circular room panelled in dark wood. A magnificent fireplace is set into one wall, serving as a key point of entry and exit via the [[Floo Network]]. This fireplace has a direct connection to the office of the [[Muggle]] [[Prime Minister]] at [[10 Downing Street]], allowing for secure and immediate communication between the two leaders.
A key feature of the office is a large window that is magically enchanted to show the weather outside. However, the weather it displays is not necessarily the actual weather in [[London]], but rather a reflection of the prevailing mood and state of affairs within the Ministry and the wider wizarding world. During the relative peace of [[Cornelius Fudge]]'s early tenure, it was consistently sunny. When [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] took office at the start of the [[Second Wizarding War]], the view was described as overcast and chilly.
The circular walls are adorned with portraits of previous Ministers for Magic, such as [[Ulick Gamp]]. These portraits are not merely decorative; they are enchanted to be able to speak, offer advice to the current Minister, and move between their own frames. A small, unassuming portrait of a frog-like man with a silver wig hangs in the [[Muggle]] [[Prime Minister]]'s office, and its purpose is to announce the arrival of the [[Minister for Magic]] before he or she travels through the fireplace.
=====Role in the Story=====
The office is the setting for several significant confrontations and discussions throughout the series.
In //[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]//, it is the location where [[Albus Dumbledore]] and [[Harry Potter]] confront [[Cornelius Fudge]] immediately following the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]]. [[Dumbledore]] swiftly incapacitates Fudge, [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Dawlish]], and [[Percy Weasley]] to ensure Harry's testimony is heard, and it is from here that Fudge rushes to the [[Atrium]] to witness the return of [[Lord Voldemort]] firsthand.
In //[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]//, the office is the scene of the transition of power from [[Cornelius Fudge]] to [[Rufus Scrimgeour]]. Fudge brings Scrimgeour through the fireplace to formally introduce him to the [[Muggle]] [[Prime Minister]]. Later in the book, [[Arthur Weasley]] escorts Harry to this office to meet with Scrimgeour. The new Minister attempts to recruit Harry as a "poster boy" for the Ministry, hoping to use his influence to boost public morale, an offer which Harry firmly refuses.
During the events of //[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]//, after the Ministry falls to [[Lord Voldemort]], the office is occupied by [[Pius Thicknesse]], who serves as a puppet Minister under the [[Imperius Curse]]. The office becomes the centre of [[Voldemort]]'s totalitarian regime within the Ministry.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * In the film adaptation of //[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]//, the office is depicted very differently from the book's description. Instead of a circular, wood-panelled room, it is shown as a vast, opulent office with towering walls covered in dark green ceramic tiles and an enormous fireplace that dominates an entire wall. (film)