2094 - 2096

Elected Minister for Magic in 2094, Minister Morgan P. Nickels was at first perceived to be an unconventional choice of Minister, given his lack of political background. His unorthodox methods were soon to be revealed as something much more convoluted than first believed as one year into his time in office he began slipping a special brew into the food and drinks being served in the food court. The potion, obtained through the Black Market, began slowly turning all affected employees into animals: Magical Creatures employee Sophie Connolly changed into a polar bear, Mysteries department head Airey Flamsteed into a cheetah, and Games and Sports employee Javi Hernandez into a seal, among others.

Meanwhile, in other parts of the Ministry cute little plants began to appear in inconspicuous places, such as the Level Four Reception, the DIMC's offices for employees or the Department of Mysteries' assembly chamber. Even though nobody seemed to know where they'd come from, some took pity on them and provided them with much needed water. The plants "thanked" their caretakers by wrapping their rapidly growing vines around the employees' legs, however, leaving the Ministry workers no other choice but to cut the plants' vines and alerting the Environmental Department. They, however, had their own issues to deal with. After Nickles had made himself the department's head, someone had turned up the heating in the Greenhouses overnight, making the plants desperate for water. The apparent dehydration leading to outright aggression, they started attacking DERP-employees, who barely made it out alive before being able to temporarily contain the rogue plants in the greenhouses again.

Nickels eventually came clean with his acts in a meeting called by the department heads (save for Airey Flamsteed because cheetahs can't talk) and under the guidance of Senior Undersecretary January Bones. Apparently, he had been trying to demonstrate that the Environmental Department was nothing but a nuisance while also attempting to turn the Ministry of Magic into his own private zoo. His impeachment was decided by the department heads and Nickels subsequently brought into custody by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

In the wake of the Minister Morgan P. Nickels' heinous antics and following impeachment, the Ministry was found inaccessible and its immediate shutdown required. Not only was there diligent work required in the decontamination of the entire Ministry after Nickels' animal transformation potion fiasco, but it was also believed that he had left other deplorable surprises that further threatened and compromised the stability of the Ministry of Magic. During this time, it was further concluded by the administration (led by interim Minister for Magic, January Bones) that renovations to the foundation and overall Ministry itself be performed to both update it to standards along with searching for further contaminants and threats.