'Police' in the WW? (was Re: How did Sirius lure Severus into the Willow?)

[mrs_sonofgib]

No: HPFGUIDX 106852


> Mel <melclaros at y...> wrote:
> <snip> we have YET to see any form of "police" whatsoever and I'm 
> willing to bet if we did, Dumbledore would trust them about as far 
> as he trusts anything else Government Related.
> 
> This begs the question, just who/what ARE the 'police' in the WW? 
> Aurors? I doubt it, they seem more of a special forces sort of 
> thing--SWAT at the very least. I don't think they're handing out 
> tickets for Apparating without a license.


Well, there is a Department of Magical Law Enforcement headed by 
Amelia Bones (formerly headed by Crouch, Sr.) but we haven't heard 
much from them.  There was a mention of Hit Wizards (PoA Am HB p 
208, Chapter 10) from the Magical Law Enforcement Squad.  That's 
about all I've got on WW police.  And yes, I think the Aurors are in 
that Dept (same floor anyway in the MoM).

~tina