International Confederation of Wizards

International Confederation of Wizards
Organisation information
Founder(s)	Pierre Bonaccord
Founded	Pre-1690s
Leader(s)	Supreme Mugwump Babajide Akingbade (1995–?)
Intentions	To unite the magical community across the world
Affiliation	Magical governments Wizarding schools
Enemies	Gellert Grindelwald The Alliance Gellert Grindelwald's acolytes Lord Voldemort Death Eaters

The International Confederation of Wizards or International Federation of Warlocks was a wizarding intergovernmental organisation, roughly equivalent to the United Nations in the Muggle world.

The International Confederation of Wizards was headed by a person who held the title of Supreme Mugwump. The first appointed Supreme Mugwump was Pierre Bonaccord. His appointment was contested by Warlocks in Liechtenstein, due to his opinions on stopping Troll-hunting and rights for trolls. Liechtenstein, which had been dealing with several nasty Troll communities at the time, refused to attend the first conference, causing trouble for the new institution.

History

Early history

The first Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards was Pierre Bonaccord, and their first meeting was held in France. Goblins wanted to go, but they weren't allowed, and the magical community of Liechtenstein protested because Bonaccord wanted to ban troll hunting and give rights to trolls. A tribe of mountain trolls had been causing a lot of trouble in Liechtenstein, so their wizarding community contested Bonaccord's appointment, and refused to join the Confederation as a result.

The Statute rising

In 1692, the Confederation instituted the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy to hide the wizarding world from the Muggle world. After weeks of discussion, they decided on how the wizarding world would retreat into hiding, including the covering up of various magical beasts and eliminating them from the Muggle consciousness.

In 1750, the Confederation added Clause 73 to the International Statue of Wizarding Secrecy that detailed each wizarding governing body's responsibilities for concealment and possible disciplinary action for any breaches.

In the eighteenth century, after Dorcus Twelvetrees revealed the locations of the MACUSA headquarters and Ilvermorny School to Bartholomew Barebone, a descendant of a Scourer, and almost exposed the wizarding world, MACUSA faced a "humiliating" censure by the International Confederation of Wizards. Rappaport was required to testify before the ICW at a public inquiry, and admitted to them that she could not be certain that all No-Majs exposed to the leaked information had been Obliviated.

Global Wizarding War

"I will not be lectured by the man who let Gellert Grindelwald slip through his fingers."

— Seraphina Picquery on Heinrich letting Grindelwald escape

On 6 December 1926, the wizarding newspaper The New York Ghost reported that the Confederation had called an emergency meeting to address magical disturbances that were risking exposure of the wizarding world. They threatened to send a delegation to the United States of America, as they thought the increase in the MACUSA Magical Exposure Threat Level to 'Severe: Unexplained Activity' was related to Gellert Grindelwald.

The Confederation speaking with President Seraphina Picquery in the Pentagram Office

On 7 December 1926, The New York Ghost reported that MACUSA would be working with the Confederation to "crack down on illegal wizards" in New York City.

Several months after Gellert Grindelwald's 1926 arrest and subsequent imprisonment in New York City, the International Confederation of Wizards pressured MACUSA to voluntarily extradite Grindelwald to Europe for the numerous crimes he committed on the continent.

On 30 May 1927, The New York Ghost reported that the next International Confederation of Wizards Summit was to take place in London and that President Picquery of MACUSA was to receive a "prestige honour" from the Confederation.

On 30 May 1927, the International Confederation of Wizards, working with the Magical Congress of the United States of America, attempted to extradite MACUSA prisoner Gellert Grindelwald via use of a flying high-security carriage from New York to Europe. Several MACUSA Aurors escorted the carriage on broomstick, while additional Aurors along with the ICW's Head of Incarceration Rudolph Spielman guarded inside. The attempt was ultimately sabotaged by MACUSA worker turned-Grindelwald Acolyte, Abernathy, whom in fact managed to switch places with Grindelwald before the extradition. Grindelwald subsequently attacked the transport in the skies of New York, assuming control of the carriage by killing the Aurors and injuring Spielman, whom he threw off the carriage into the New York Bay, escaping with Abernathy into the night.

In 1927, the wizarding newspaper Daily Prophet reported that the Confederation had "no conclusions yet" over Gellert Grindelwald's escape from custody.

In 1932, an election to select the new Supreme Mugwump of the Confederation was being held, with the final candidates being Liu Tao and Vicência Santos. At the same time, the current standing Supreme Mugwump, Anton Vogel, used his position to acquit Grindelwald of all his crimes due to lack of sufficient evidence, and allowed Grindelwald to stand in the election as a candidate, claiming that he is only doing so because members of the public were demanding it, although in truth he was a follower of Grindelwald. Because of the controversy Grindelwald's candidacy provided, Vogel announced that the election would be done with an old ceremony - The walk of the Qilin. However, Grindelwald planned to cheat the ceremony by killing and reanimating a newborn Qilin so that it would bow to him, and nearly succeeded, briefly being elected to Supreme Mugwump of the Confederation, until Newt Scamander, with the aid of his assistant Bunty Broadacre, revealed the Qilin's still-living twin, who bowed first to Albus Dumbledore, and then chose Santos as the true worthy candidate, voiding Grindelwald's ascension.

First Wizarding War

Following the night of large-scale breaches of the International Statute of Secrecy on 31 October 1981, Minister Millicent Bagnold addressed the Confederation of Wizards with the statement "I assert our inalienable right to party", a statement which eventually became infamous and drew cheers from all present.

Between the wars

In the 1984–1985 school year, Dumbledore invited Rubeus Hagrid to give a talk to the Confederation, hoping to dispel the myth that Thestrals cause bad luck. To do so, Hagrid showed how a Thestral who had never had human contact before was completely tame around strangers, even letting members of the Confederation pet, feed, and ride them. This talk was apparently highly successful, and some members of the Confederation even professed an interest in Thestral breeding following the end of the talk.

In the 1986–1987 school year, the Confederation sent a member to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in order to talk about wizarding schools around the world.

Sometime before 1991, Albus Dumbledore was appointed as a representative of the British Ministry of Magic to the International Confederation and became Supreme Mugwump. In 1993, some member of the confederation criticised Fudge for informing the Muggle Prime Minister of the escape of Sirius Black. The International Confederation of Wizards' Conference was held in the summer of 1994.

Second Wizarding War

Dumbledore was dismissed from his position following the Ministry's denunciation of Lord Voldemort's return in 1995. He was restored as a member after the Ministry's acceptance of Voldemort's return, in 1996, but not as Supreme Mugwump.

In 1995, the International Confederation of Wizards was to hold a conference in Hemel Hempstead.

Known members

Supreme Mugwumps Pierre Bonaccord Cottismore Croyne Sidley Smirk Platter Anton Vogel (unknown–1932) Gellert Grindelwald (1932, briefly; election voided) Vicência Santos (1932–unknown) Albus Dumbledore (pre-1991–1995) Babajide Akingbade (1995–)

Delegates Momolu Wotorson (unknown country) (1926) Ya Zhou (unknown country) (1926) Heinrich Eberstadt (Switzerland) (1926) Unidentified Pakistani (then British Indian) delegate (1926) Unidentified Hungarian delegate (1926) Unidentified Mongolian delegate (1926) Unidentified Russian delegate (1926) Unidentified Thai delegate (1926) Unidentified Irish delegate (1926) Albus Dumbledore (Great Britain) (1996–1997)

Known employees Hector Podmore (Envoy) (Great Britain) (1926) Rudolph Spielman (Head of Incarceration) (1927) Arnold Guzman (Emissary) (United States of America) (1927) Ida Webb (Representative) (Great Britain) (1932) Royston Idlewind (International Director, Quidditch Committee) (1971–1974) Mentor Metaxas (International Director, Quidditch Committee) (2014) Constance Pickering (Statute of Secrecy Task Force) (Great Britain) (2018) Mathilda Grimblehawk (Statute of Secrecy Task Force) (Great Britain) (2018) Theo Strongarm (Statute of Secrecy Task Force) (Great Britain) (2018) Madam Puddifoot (Statute of Secrecy Task Force) (Great Britain) (2020)

Possessions

• Thestral-drawn carriage (1927)

Behind the scenes

• The Confederation was originally called the "International Federation of Warlocks" in the first edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which means if this was used the organisation would have two names.
• J. K. Rowling stated that the Confederation is the wizarding equivalent to the United Nations.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Mentioned on newspaper)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (First appearance)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
• The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
• Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
• Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned only)