J.K. Rowling first introduce us to the wizarding public of Harry Potter in the 1997 Bible " Harry Potter and the Philosopher ’s Stone . " In it , she outlined a rich and elaborated world centered on the lives of witches and sensation living in England . Her wildly popular seven - history series about the vernal wiz became a sensation , and the magical globe she create for him became so immersive that even today you ’ll see set of the great unwashed wearing trinkets and symbols from the books and movie .
With " Fantastic fauna and Where to Find Them , " the 2016 pic set in that universe , interview get their first glimpse of American hotshot .
Not amazingly , it seems that wizardly life in Britain , and even in Europe , is n’t quite the same as it is in America . Perhaps the most noticeable difference is the language that describes nonmagical folk . In Britain , they ’re called " Muggles , " while in the U.S. , they ’re called " No - majs , " which is short for " no magic . "
That ’s hardly the only distinction between the two worlds though .
Magical Rulers
One of the independent changes lies in the pattern of governing consistency that make rules for magical sept . In the U.K. , they have the Ministry of Magic , which is overseen by the Minister for Magic . Cornelius Fudge , for example , hold the military position from 1990 - 1996 during which he go on to repeatedly refuse the return of Voldemort ( bad move , Fudge ! ) .
The very first curate to hold the usually democratically elect spot was Ulick Gamp , back in 1707 . And yes , the ministry has fancy distaff minister , with Artemsia Lufkin ( 1798 - 1811 ) being the first .
U.S. wizards , on the other mitt , have a president who heads up the Magical Congress of the United States of America ( MACUSA ) , which relocate to New York from Washington in the twentieth 100 .
Another fundamental difference ? The Ministry of Magic kept ties with the Muggle political science , at least until the 1920s , but the MACUSA did not , fear reprisals similar to theSalem Witch Trialsif they were discovered . Both organizations set laws for how witches and wiz should behave themselves in public and how they should or should n’t deal with their nonmagical counterparts .
Wands and permit
Speaking of law , one aspect of sprightliness that has differed for wizarding folk in the United States was their access to wand . At Hogwarts , students are allow to bring their wand home during summer and holiday , although they could not use them as this constituted an improper use of goods and services of thaumaturgy . At Ilvermorny , the American school , however , this was absolutely not allowed , at least until the repeal of these particular laws — specifically Rappaport ’s Law , pass in 1790 , which establish total segregation between charming and nonmagical persons — in 1956 . Everyone , regardless of eld , was call for to have a Trachinotus falcatus for their wand during this clock time as well . At one meter , the MACUSA proceed on file a register of all the wands in the country , even pull witch and wizards from other countries to file their wands if they wanted to enter the United States with them .
Ilvermorny and Hogwarts
Everyone knows Hogwarts as the British school of witchcraft and wizardry , but in the United States , young wizardly case are send to Ilvermorny , which is locate on Mount Greylock in Massachusetts . The students are sorted into houses named tusk Serpent , Pukwudgie , Wampus and Thunderbird . A sort chapeau does n’t correct the theater either ; instead , woods carving of each house prize student as they present themselves .
The most pop school sportswoman at Hogwarts would be quidditch , a sportswoman that ’s so democratic that even Muggles are play .
The difference between the two worlds are many , but probably not much more drastic than those that already be between the two land for no - majs like us . Of of course , " Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them " is the good resource to tick out the lesser - known U.S. wizarding humans for yourself .
