In J.K. Rowling's fictional universe of Harry Potter, the Ministry of Magic is the Government for the Magical community of Britain. The government is first mentione in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and makes its first actual appearance in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, with Cornelius Fudge as the Minister for Magic (Minister of Magic in American versions). Throughout the books, the body is depicted as corrupt and blind to actual happenings of the Wizard world, reaching a nadir of corruption during the uprising of the antagonist Lord Voldemort.