Hungary

Hungary
Location information
Location	Central Europe
Permanent residents	Hungarian Horntail Ignis Nagy
Affiliation	Hungarian National Gobstones Team

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and was bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west.

History

An issue of Transfiguration Today published in 1926 featured an article that examined the implications that the ancient myths of the Transdanubia region of Hungary held for the modern practice of transfiguration.

A delegate from Hungary was member of the International Confederation of Wizards and participated in the meeting held at the Magical Congress of the United States of America on 6 December 1926.

The Hungarian National Gobstones Team lost to the Welsh National Gobstones Team at the Gobstones Tournament in 1998.

Mountain trolls were reported to be riding graphorns through Hungary in 2020.

Magical creatures

Native to Hungary

Doxy

Dugbog

Graphorn

Hungarian Horntail

Nogtail

Troll

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

Behind the scenes

• Transylvania is known to have competed in the 1473 Quidditch World Cup. Historically, this region was part of the Kingdom of Hungary at the time, even though it is seemingly mentioned as an independent country in canon (whether this is the case in wizarding jurisdictions is unknown).
• In discussing the scene from the film inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in the Pentagram Office, Colin Farrell praised Colleen Atwood's costuming: "There must have been two hundred actors and extras all in the different costumes. Wizards from Hungary, from Mongolia, from Russia, from Thailand, from Ireland, and from Pakistan. It was amazing. They all had culturally relevant garb but with a little wizarding flourish."
• It is possible that Gellert Grindelwald was born in Austria-Hungary or was of Hungarian heritage, which is supported by his given name.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Mentioned on a magazine cover)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (First appearance)
• Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
• Daily Prophet Newsletters (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: The Creature Vault (Mentioned only)
• The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)