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Where do you think the other three schools of magic are?


So, as most of us on here know JK Rowling had released the fact that there are eleven main wizarding schools throughout the entire world on Pottermore, and so far she has revealed eight of them all together, so far all together there are:
-Hogwarts, (of course) from the UK for all UK students
-Beauxbatons, from France for all French, Belgian, Swiss, Dutch, Luxembourger, Spanish and Portuguese students
-Durmstrang, from Northern Europe which accepts any student who is not muggle-born (but most are probably for all Scandinavian and Bulgarian students)
-Ilvermorny, from North America for all North American students
-Castelobruxo, from the Brazilian rain-forest for all South American students (and some international ones)
-Koldovstoretz, from Russia for all Russian students
-Mahoutokoro, from Japan for all Japanese students
-Uagadou, from Africa for all African students

And of course that's it so far. But, just for fun, until she releases the last three schools (if she even does), where do you all think the remaining schools are located?
I like to think that the three remaining schools are, one from Australia, that accepts all students who are from Oceania. The second from China for all Chinese students. And the third from somewhere in the south of Europe that accepts all students from Southern Europe and Western Asia, possibly located in Greece.

I also wanted to mention the country of India since it has one of the largest populations besides China (and possibly could be a candidate for being one of the remaining three houses), if it doesn't have a school, then I'd like to think Indian students either choose to go to either the school in China or the one in Southern Europe.

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I suppose Koldovstoretz would also take in all Central Asian students-particularly former Russian Republic countries. the three schools you suggest are possibilities. but so far Eastern Europe is not covered unless they go the Durmstrang. Nor is the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia unless as you suggest ehy go to China.

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True, that's why I thought about India, and other areas of Asia. I remember Rowling say that many witches and wizards tend to home-school their kids if the country with one of the top eleven is too far away from their country. Or they have their kids take correspondence courses. But all of the "big eleven" schools would presumably take as many students from neighboring countries. Especially since a few of them represent the entire continent. I imagine it would be difficult for Rowling to write out where the schools would be without feeling like she was leaving some areas of the world out. So the idea of some of the schools taking neighboring students would make sense.







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in Goblet of Fire Dumbledore mentions that the Triwizard Tournament is open to the three largest wizarding schools in Europe. this implies there are other smaller schools. perhaps in the areas we have mentioned the kids go to a series of small schools rather than one large school. for China, India, Canada, and the U.S. this would make sense.

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I remember Rowling say that many witches and wizards tend to home-school their kids if the country with one of the top eleven is too far away from their country.

Wait... Has it ever been advised if there is a limit to the Floo Network? What about portkeys?

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Well, I believe she said something to the effect of many wizarding families throughout the world tend to prefer homeschooling their kids. And even if a the Floo Network is used, many parents still don't like the idea of sending their kids SO far away. Draco Malfoy admitted in the books that his father considered sending him to Durmstrang since it didn't accept Muggle-born students, but his mother said no because she didn't like their son to be so far away.

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It seems odd to me that Durmstrang would take Bulgarian students, since Bulgaria is in Southeast Europe, not Northern Europe.

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Durmstrang actually accepts any students around the world as long as they are not muggle-born. (although I don't know if the school has since changed it's policy on accepting any blood type) They are more of an international school. However the vast majority of students are of course Scandinavian, along with many Bulgarians and probably some Russians. Why Bulgarians are the second most common Durmstrang student out of others is something I'm not sure about.

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I wonder if Rowling might have been a bit confused as to where Bulgaria is.

Earth without art is just "eh."

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