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The Wizarding World [1] [2] (previously known as J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World) [3] [4] is a fantasy media franchise and shared fictional universe centred on the Harry Potter novel series by J. K. Rowling.
The term "Muggle world" refers to a society inhabited by non-magical people ("Muggles"), while the term "wizarding world" refers to a society of wizards that live parallel to Muggles. [2] The wizarding world is described as a veiled society wherein magic is commonly used and practised; the wizards live in self-enforced seclusion and hide their ...
In the wizarding world, use of the Dark Arts is strongly stigmatised, and certain spells are illegal. Hogwarts and other schools instruct students in Defence Against the Dark Arts. Some schools, such as Durmstrang, teach Dark magic. While Hogwarts is under Death Eater control, a Dark Arts class is taught. [23]
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (/ ˈ h ɒ ɡ w ɔːr t s /) is a fictional boarding school of magic for young wizards. It is the primary setting for the first six novels in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, and also serves as a major setting in the Wizarding World media franchise.
A variety of magical creatures are depicted in the fictional universe of Harry Potter, which is drawn from various types of media.Magical creatures appear in the Harry Potter novels and their film adaptations, in the Fantastic Beasts film series, in other books by J. K. Rowling, and on the website of the Wizarding World media franchise.
1. Hogwarts is basically the most magical thing to hit the LA skyline since the Hollywood sign: After years of wishing we could be whisked away to England to see Hogwarts Castle in real life, and ...
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic is a French magic school in the fictional universe of Harry Potter created by the British author J. K. Rowling. Beauxbatons ( French: [bo.ba.tɔ̃] ) translates from French as "beautiful sticks".
Those living in the Muggle world generally have no contact with other witches or wizards away from school, and the Ministry simply presumes that any magic performed where they are is an act of underage wizardry, while at the same time presuming that any magic performed in a wizard home that has minors present was performed by those aged 17 and ...