Harry Potter and the United Nations

        In the popular film and book series, Harry Potter, the Wizengamot wizarding court, has many similarities to the United Nations General Assembly. The United Nations General Assmebly is a group of world leaders that get together to maintain world order. The Wizengamot is a fictional group of the most important and influential wizards in charge of overseeing and deciding on matters affecting the wizard of world. The Wizengamot and United Nations are similar in their meeting styles, governmental actions, and attendees.
          The meetings of the United Nations and Wizengamot are both decided ahead of time in a specific place and location. The United Nations General Assembly occurs once a year and lasts a duration of two weeks. The location is always in New York City in the United Nations Headquarters in downtown Manhattan. The meeting requires high security and intense planning. As a result, the annual meeting garners much media attention. The Wizengamot occurs at least once a year but additional sessions are called into place in times of distress or justice. The meetings can last until a verdict or decision is reached, after all members have contributed. The location is always in the same place in the Ministry of Magic, the hub of the magical world. The meetings are always reported by the Daily Prophet, the wizarding newspaper. The Wizengamot and United Nations both have Meeting styles that are organized and well thought out ahead of time.
          The duties performed by the Wizengamot and United Nations are much like those of any government organization meeting. The Wizengamot is responsible for creating new rules for the magical world, in order to protect against  dark magic and the human world. Each member is allowed to speak if they have an opinion to contribute to the discussion. Each member also has a vote in order to veto or approve a decision. They dually function as a group that provides justice through sentencing criminals and making laws. The United Nations is responsible for budget, election of memebers to committees, expulsion, suspension, accession, and important declarations. The Assembly is broken into smaller groups responsible for overseeing a specific issue. Each member she gets one vote and 2/3 or majority vote is required in order to veto or confirm. The United Nations is responsible for making the best decisions to protect the world and its people. The Wizengamot and United Nations both are responsible for the protection of their people and must make the best choice to benefit all nations and groups.
             The attendees of the United Nations and Wizengamot are important figures in their field. The United Nations has signatories and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. They all are responsible for their own group and making sure that group is the most informed it can be in order to benefit all the groups as a whole. There are guest speakers periodically that perform a speech in front of the General assembly adovocating an issue they are passionate about and feel is affecting the world. The Wizengamot has important figures in all the main aspects of the wizarding  world. For example, the headmaster of schools, the prime minister, the defense department, the human department, and the media department. They all make decisions on prisoners or laws causing harm on the wizarding world and come to an agreement on how to reform them. Sometimes, witnesses or people with a protest will come and speak at the Wizengamot meeting to bring an issue to their attention. The Wizengamot and United Nations are meetings of the most important leaders that can best represent the world with their knowledge and advice.
         Although the Wizengamot is fictional and the United Nations is an important aspect of our world, they both follow main aspects of government organizations. Both the Wizengamot and United Nations have order, organization, meeting time and place, and tasks. Their meeting time and place  are planned ahead of time. Their tasks are laid out before the meeting begins. They have similar goals in how to take care of their people. Also, they have expertise and are well respected in their community in order to make well-informed decisions.