North America

North America
Location information
Location	North of the western hemisphere
Affiliation	Magical Congress of the United States of America Salem Witches' Institute Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

North America is a continent located in the western hemisphere. The known wizarding nations that comprised it were Canada, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, and the United States of America.

Magical community

The Canadian cities of Haileybury, Moose Jaw and Stonewall along with the American capital city of Washington and the cities of Boston, Fitchburg, New York, Salem, Savannah and Sweetwater were the known locations that housed the North American wizarding community.

Magical government

The only known magical government body on the continent was the Magical Congress of the United States of America, commonly referred to as MACUSA, with the wizard Samuel G. Quahog as its President in 2014. It was established in 1693 in reaction to the Salem Witch Trials and the threat of the Scourers.

Magical education

Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, one of the eleven wizarding schools, was located at the highest peak of Mount Greylock in Massachusetts. It took in students from all over the continent.

Magical games and sports

• Quidditch reached North America in the early seventeenth century but was slow to be adopted.
• The Haileybury Hammers, the Moose Jaw Meteorites, and the Stonewall Stormers were Canadian Quidditch teams.
  • They were among the most accomplished Quidditch teams in the modern day.
• The Fitchburg Finches and the Sweetwater All-Stars were American Quidditch teams.
  • The Fitchburg Finches had won the U.S. Quidditch cup seven times.
• United States of America had its own National Quidditch team.
• Canada had its own National Quidditch team.

Magical creatures

Native species Hodag Horned Serpent Jackalope Pukwudgie Snallygaster Species native by region Hidebehind: native to Massachusetts. Rougarou: native to the swampy areas of Louisiana. Sasquatch: native to the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Thunderbird: native to Arizona. Wampus cat: native to the Appalachian Mountains. White River Monster: native to Arkansas.

Species found within North America Doxy Dugbog Gnome Jarvey Jobberknoll Knarl Nogtail Re'em Vampire Wood Nymph

The Ashwinder, Basilisk, Bundimun, Chizpurfle, Clabbert, Fairy, Flobberworm, Ghoul, Kneazle, Merpeople, Mooncalf, Plimpy, Puffskein, Salamander, Streeler, Werewolf and Winged horse were all found throughout North America, existing worldwide.

Magical history

• Salem, Massachusetts was famous for its seventeenth-century hysteria over witchcraft and its witch trials.

Gallery

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned in newspaper)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Indirectly mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
• The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• The Archive of Magic: The Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Quidditch Through the Ages
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter (website)
• Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (First appearance)
• LEGO Dimensions
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Appears in the spell book)
• Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

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