Australia

Australia
Location information
Location	Southern Hemisphere
Permanent residents	Royston Idlewind Matthew Echunga Jonny Nuhaka Kylie Meadows Kenneth Hastings Maria Monteith Kelly Whakkaarangapawarau Lucy Karoonda Millie Gudabi
Affiliation	Australian National Quidditch team Thundelarra Thunderers Wollongong Warriors

Australia, formerly known as the Antipodes, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It lies between the Indian and Pacific Ocean. The capital city of Australia is Canberra.

Magical games and sports

A 1994 Quidditch World Cup attendee waving an Australian flag

Quidditch was believed to have become popular in Australia in the 18th century. Because large parts of the Australian outback is remote and uninhabited, they made ideal locations for Quidditch pitches. Australia also had its own National Quidditch team and National Quidditch Stadium. The Australian Quidditch League also included teams from other countries of Oceania.

Emblem of the National Quidditch team

Australian, just like many other Antipodean Quidditch players, were characterised by their speed and showmanship. Two dominating teams had so much enmity to each other that a popular response to an unlikely claim or boast arose in Australian wizarding community: "Yeah, and I think I'll volunteer to ref the next Thunderer–Warrior game."

Australian Quidditch teams

• Thundelarra Thunderers, a team having their home in Thundelarra, dominated the Australian Quidditch League.
• Wollongong was home to the Wollongong Warriors, along with Thunderers dominating the League.

Magical creatures

Native to Australia

Billywig

Antipodean Opaleye (originally from New Zealand)

Tropics

Creatures found in the tropical parts of Australia:

Lethifold

Indian Ocean

Creatures found throughout the Indian Ocean:

Ramora

Pacific Ocean

Creatures found throughout the Pacific Ocean:

Sea serpent

Worldwide

The following creatures were all found worldwide:

Ashwinder

Bundimun

Chizpurfle

Clabbert

Fairy

Flobberworm

Ghoul

Kneazle

Merpeople

Mooncalf

Plimpy

Puffskein

Fire Dwelling Salamander

Streeler

Werewolf

Winged horse

Magical history

• Hermione Granger, in an effort to protect her Muggle parents from Lord Voldemort, altered their memories to give them different identities making them want to move to Australia. Mr and Mrs Granger stayed there temporarily under the aliases Wendell and Monica Wilkins until the Second Wizarding War ended and Hermione restored their memories.

Known locations

Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney

Australian desert

Cities

• Darwin
• Sydney
  • Grangers' sweet shop
• Thundelarra
• Wagga Wagga
• Wollongong

Landforms

• Blue Mountains
• Kata Tjuta

Behind the scenes

• Nina Young, who plays the Grey Lady, is an Australian actress.
• In Wonderbook: Book of Potions, Zygmunt Budge refers to Australia in a manner implying it was well known in Britain during his lifetime. This is either an anachronism (the first recorded European discovery of Australia was in 1606, roughly a century after Budge's work) or an indication that wizarding Britain knew of Australia's existence earlier than the Muggles.
• J. K. Rowling has confirmed that there is a wizarding school Australian wizards may attend, and confirmed that information on the school will be revealed in the future.

External links

• Australia on Wikipedia

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Seen on flag)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Seen on television)
• Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Illustrated Edition
• Pottermore (First appearance)
• Harry Potter (website)
• Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened