Madagascar

Madagascar
Location information
Location	Indian Ocean, off the coast of Africa

"Historians disagree about the origins of this Charm. Some claim that it was invented by Merlin himself, others that it was in widespread use in Madagascar as early as the eleventh century."

— Miranda Goshawk, Book of Spells

Madagascar is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of Africa.

History

Although the origins of the Disarming Charm were obscure, some wizarding historians suggested that the charm originated in Madagascar, claiming that it was in widespread use there in the 11th century. However, others claimed that Merlin was the spell's inventor, while yet others (such as Miranda Goshawk) found it much more likely that it was invented by Elizabeth Smudgling in 1379.

Magical education

Malagasy wizards and witches may have had the option to attend Uagadou in Uganda, as it accepted students from all over Africa.

Magical games and sports

The Malagasy National Quidditch team faced off against the Syrian National Quidditch team in the final of the 1974 Quidditch World Cup. When Royston Idlewind, the International Director of the International Confederation of Wizards Quidditch Committee, appeared in the private box reserved for dignitaries and officials, the audience protested his highly unpopular wand ban by making their Dissimulators produce loud raspberry noises, then transforming them back into wands from which they had been transfigured. Idlewind resigned on the spot, and thus although Madagascar ultimately lost, their fans still celebrated that night.

Appearances

• Wonderbook: Book of Spells (First mentioned)
• Pottermore (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
• Hogwarts Legacy (Appears on a globe)