It's a big week for Potterheads: every day on Pottermore, J.K. Rowling is revealing brand-new pieces about the history of magic in North America!
In January, Pottermore revealed the name of the wizarding school in North America: Ilvermorny. Now, this four-part series details what witches and wizards were up to in the 14th-17th centuries in the Harry Potter universe. Check here every day at 9am ET for the pieces!
Here's an excerpt from piece one, out now:
Though European explorers called it ‘the New World’ when they first reached the continent, wizards had known about America long before Muggles (Note: while every nationality has its own term for ‘Muggle,’ the American community uses the slang term No-Maj, short for ‘No Magic’). Various modes of magical travel – brooms and Apparition among them – not to mention visions and premonitions, meant that even far-flung wizarding communities were in contact with each other from the Middle Ages onwards.
This Magic in North America series will bring to light the history of this previously unexplored corner of the wizarding world, as fans prepare for the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them this November! Read more here.
