England

England is a country on the island of Great Britain in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Scotland and Wales, and its capital city is London. It is the central country of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is home to both Muggles and Wizardkind.

Canon information compiled from the England , More exhaustive information about England can be found at the HP wiki and the HP Lexicon.

Overview

• The wizarding streets of Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley are located in the city of London, the capital of this country.
• Many of the wizards and witches in England have moved to areas with mixed magical and Muggle communities, such as Godric's Hollow and Ottery St Catchpole.
• Many of the battles in the Second Wizarding War happened in England.

Government

The wizarding community in England is governed by the Ministry of Magic, which is located in London.

Education

English wixes have the option to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Scotland. Children with magical abilities are enrolled at birth, and acceptance is confirmed by owl post at age eleven. They also have the option to attend other wizarding schools abroad, like Durmstrang Institute.

Hogwarts students board the Hogwarts Express, which leaves King's Cross Station from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters on 1 September to go to Hogwarts.

Games and Sports

• England hosted the final of the 1994 Quidditch World Cup.
• Shuntbumps is a popular game in Devon.
• Swivenhodge is a broom game that began in Herefordshire.

Quidditch

England is home to the following Quidditch teams:

• British and Irish Quidditch League Teams
  • The Appleby Arrows
  • The Chudley Cannons
  • The Falmouth Falcons
  • Puddlemere United
  • The Tutshill Tornados
  • The Wimbourne Wasps
• The English National Quidditch team
• The English under-17 Quidditch team

England has the following Quidditch pitches:

• Chudleigh Quidditch Stadium
• Puddletown Quidditch Stadium
• Montrose Quidditch Stadium
• Falmouth Quidditch Stadium
• Winborne Minster Quidditch Stadium
• Tutshill Quidditch Stadium
• Appleby Quidditch Stadium

Native Magical Plants

• Dirigible plum

Magical Creatures

Native to England

• Bowtruckle
• Crup
• Pixie
• Porlock

Native to Great Britain

The following are found through Great Britain

• Kelpie
• Augurey
• Thestral
• Vampire
• Niffler
• Jarvey
• Centaur
• Grindylow
• Murtlap
• Imp
• Aethonan
• Moke
• Gytrash

Native to Northern Europe

• Unicorn
• Hippogriff
• Goblin
• Doxy
• Knarl
• Troll
• Graphorn
• Gnome
• Red Cap
• Jobberknoll
• Dugbog
• Glumbumble
• Nogtail
• Mackled Malaclaw
• Hag

Native to the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean

• Lobalug
• Sea Serpent
• Shrake

External links

• Harry Potter Wiki England
• Wikipedia: England