Department of Mysteries
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The Department of Mysteries is a secretive division of the British Ministry of Magic in the Harry Potter series, where enigmatic research on powerful magical phenomena is conducted.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional government agency
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magical government department ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | highly restricted ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Harry Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleCasualty | Sirius Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDateInFiction | June 1996 (wizarding world timeline) ⓘ |
| battleParticipants |
Death Eaters
NERFINISHED
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Dumbledore's Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom (wizarding world) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
brains in tanks
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circular entrance chamber with rotating doors ⓘ locked Love Room door ⓘ shelves of glass prophecy orbs ⓘ stone archway with black veil ⓘ time-related devices including Time-Turners ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ministry of Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headTitle | Unspeakable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent | Battle of the Department of Mysteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Time-Turner research
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prophecy storage ⓘ secretive research ⓘ study of death ⓘ study of love ⓘ study of powerful magical phenomena ⓘ study of space ⓘ study of thought ⓘ study of time ⓘ the Veil in the Death Chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ministry of Magic headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnderground | true ⓘ |
| notableRoom |
Death Chamber
NERFINISHED
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Hall of Prophecy NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Room NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Room NERFINISHED ⓘ Thought Room NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ministry of Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prophecyAccessRule | only subjects of a prophecy may safely retrieve it ⓘ |
| securityLevel | top secret ⓘ |
| staffSecrecyOath | true ⓘ |
| staffType | Unspeakables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stores | recorded prophecies ⓘ |
| universe | Wizarding World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Lord Voldemort (to obtain prophecy)
NERFINISHED
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Order of the Phoenix (during battle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.