The History of Every MAGIC School in the Wizarding World (All 11) - Harry Potter Explained
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re taking a look at the GLOBAL wizarding community. In the Harry Potter books and films we’re more or less confined to a couple of places within the UK, and that was our primary introduction to the wizarding world. However, when the Fantastic Beasts films came about- the wizarding world as we know it began expanding- showing us new countries and magical places. In fact, much of the Fantastic Beasts films so far have taken place in America and France, with the next installment bringing us ALL OVER the place. With our ever-growing knowledge of other wizarding countries, I find it particularly interesting how the wizarding culture differs from place to place, and in today’s video I’m going to be honing in on one particular aspect of that culture- the school system.
Because you see, Hogwarts (though granted the potentially biased honour of the ‘worlds greatest magic school’, isn’t the only option for witches and wizards around the globe. Today, I want to open your eyes to the rest of them..At least the ones we know about anyway. As it turns out, there are eleven established wizarding schools in total- at least, 11 that are OFFICIALLY registered with the International Confederation of Wizards- the primary governing body. There are others, but they aren’t as ‘official’ or ‘regulated’, and we don’t know much about those ones. Now I know what you might be thinking- 11 SCHOOLS? For the whole WORLD? That’s it? Well- Pottermore has a fair explanation for this:
“Affairs relating to magical schooling are handled by the Educational Office of the International Confederation of Wizards, who can direct people to their nearest school. However, the majority of magical communities choose to homeschool young witches and wizards, which is why there are so few schools in comparison to the number of countries. Alternatively, some witches and wizards might take correspondence courses, which may prove a cheaper option in countries that are too small to have their own school.”
Okay- so there are 11 OFFICIAL wizarding schools, a few ‘unofficial’ schools, and a significant population of homeschooled students. Now there’s just one thing left to answer- what are these 11 schools? Which countries are they in? How do they differ from Hogwarts?
Let’s get in to it.
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