J.K. Rowling continues to expand the Harry Potter universe in the lead of the November release of the spin - off movieFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them . Last Nox , at the annual Harry Potter Celebration at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter , four young schools of thaumaturgy were bring out ; they joinHogwarts , France’sBeauxbatons Academy , and theDurmstrang Institute . ( There are “ 11 long - establish and prestigious wizarding schools worldwide,”Rowling writes on Pottermore , so we can probably look her to reveal more at some point in the future . ) Here ’s what we get it on about these new additions to the wizarding world .
1. MAHOUTOKORO // JAPAN
How to say it : Mah - darn - o - koh - roLocation : The “ uninhabited ” volcanic island of Minami Iwo JimaIts castle:“Ornate and exquisite … made of mutton - fat strumpet . ”
This schooltime — the smallest of the 11 registered with the International Confederation of Wizards — take students as young as 7 , who are fly back and off each sidereal day on jumbo storm petrels . embarkment begins at age 11 . Rather than the unembellished shameful robes used at Hogwarts , Mahoutokoro students don “ enchanted robes ” as soon as they get , Rowling writes on Pottermore , “ which uprise in size of it as they do , and which gradually vary colour as the learning of their wearer increase , beginning a faint pinkish colour and becoming ( if top grades are reach in every magical field of study ) amber . ” If the gown turn white , it intend that “ the pupil has betrayed the Japanese wizard ’s code and adopted illegal practice … or break the International Statute of Secrecy . ” The penalisation for turning ashen is quick riddance and trialat the Japanese Ministry for Magic .
In increase to being academically impressive , Mahoutokoro also has a report for being excellent at Quidditch which , “ legend has it , was introduced to Japan century ago by a band of foolhardy Hogwarts student who were blown off course during an attempt to circumnavigate the ball on wholly inadequate broom handle . ”
2. UAGADOU // AFRICA
How to say it : Wag - a - dooLocation:“Mountains of the Moon,”UgandaIts castle:“A stunning building carved out of the versant and shroud in mist , so that it sometimes appears just to swim in mid - melody . ”
There are many smaller school day in Africa , Rowling writes , but Uagadou is the oldest ; it ’s been around for at least 1000 years . Located in Uganda , the school accepts student from all over the continent and is unlike from other magical school in a mates of path : Hogwarts students are send word of admission by letter , but Uagadou use Dream Messengers , who “ look to the children as they sleep and will leave a tokenish , usually an etched stone , which is find in the child ’s hand on waking . No other schooling employs this method of student extract . ” In addition , wands are n’t the normal method of magic - making . “ The wand is a European invention , ” Rowling writes , “ and while African witch and wizards have adopted it as a utilitarian tool in the last C , many spell are cast merely by betoken the digit or through hand gestures . This gives Uagadou students a stout ancestry of defence when criminate of breaking the International Statute of Secrecy ( ‘ I was only waving , I never meant his mentum to fall off ’ ) . ”
The schooling ’s graduates are specially good at Astronomy , Alchemy and Self - Transfiguration . Uagadou has a numeral of notable graduate , including “ Babajide Akingbade , who succeeded Albus Dumbledore as the Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards . ”
3. CASTELOBRUXO // BRAZIL
How to say it : Cass - assure - oxygen - broo - shooLocation:“Deep in the rainforest”Its castle:“An imposing square edifice of gilded rock , often equate to a synagogue ” that “ looks like a ruin to the few Muggle eyes that have ever accrue upon it . ”
Students from all over South America attend thismagical school(whose name , translated from Portuguese , means , literally , “ Castle Wizard ” ) , where students fag out “ burnished green robes and are especially innovative in both Herbology and Magizoology . ” Whereas Hogwarts has peeve , Castelbruxo has “ Caipora , pocket-sized and furry look - beings who are extraordinarily mischievous and tricky , and who emerge under cover of nighttime to watch over the students and the creatures who experience in the forest . ” The school run a popular student exchange program .
Famous alumni include Libatius Borage , source ofAdvanced Potion - MakingandHave Yourself a Fiesta in a Bottle ! , and João Coelho , who captains “ the world - renowned Quidditch squad the Tarapoto Tree - Skimmers . ”
4. ILVERMORNY // NORTH AMERICA
How to say it : Ill - ver - morn - electrical engineering
All image good manners of Pottermore .
