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Brace yourselves Potterheads – J.K. Rowling has released brand new writing set in the world of Harry Potter! The exclusive writing was unveiled at the Celebration of Harry Potter in Universal Orlando Resort over the weekend, and describes schools of magic in Brazil, Japan and Africa! Until now, we’ve only known about a few schools – Hogwarts in Britain, Durmstrang in Bulgaria and Beauxbatons in France. This new writing is super exciting because we’re slowly learning more about the wizarding world, and with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them coming out later this year, there will continue to be more new things to discover!

As a massive Harry Potter fan, I’ve read through all the new info (roughly 100 times already) and I thought I’d blog about the most important parts for you!

Castelobruxo, Brazil

The Brazilian school is a castle called Castelobruxo (pronounced ‘Cass-tell-o-broo-shoo’ ­– such a cool name), hidden deep in the rainforest. The gold building looks like a ruin to Muggle eyes, which is the same spell placed on Hogwarts! The school is protected by Caipora, small mischievous furry spirit-beings who emerge at night to watch over the grounds. The Brazilian students are known for being really good at Herbology, the study of magical and mundane plants, and Magizoology, the study of magical creatures.

Mahoutokoro, Japan

This is an ancient school with the smallest student body of the eleven great wizarding schools, and accepts students as young as seven. Students can only board once they turn 11, so younger students are flown to and from their homes on the back of a flock of giant birds! The school building is made of jade and stands on the highest part of the volcanic island of Minami Iwo Jima, which is thought to be uninhabited by Muggles.

Japanese witches and wizards at Mahoutokoro wear enchanted robes that change colour as their magical knowledge advances, starting as a faint pink. The best students achieve a gold robe. If the robe turns white, this shows the student has practised Dark magic (betraying the Japanese wizard’s code) or broken the International Statute of Secrecy, which means being expelled and being put on trial at the Japanese Ministry of Magic.

Uagadou, Africa

Uagadou is the biggest wizarding school in the world! It accepts students from all over the continent, and the only known address for the school is ‘Mountains of the Moon’. Visitors describe a place carved out of a mountain and shrouded in mist, that looks like it is floating. Students at Uagadou are known for their skills in Astronomy, Alchemy and Self-Transfiguration. African witches and wizards also don’t use wands – most cast spells simply by pointing a finger or gesturing with their hands. Students are told they have been accepted into Uagadou by a Dream Messenger, which appears to them as they sleep and leaves a token. That sounds totally awesome!

My brain is still trying to process all the incredible new things J.K. Rowling has revealed about the world of Harry Potter!

If you could go to any school in the wizarding world, which would you choose?