Wales

Wales is a country located on the island of Great Britain, which is bordered by England. Its Muggle capital city is Cardiff.

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

Government

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

Education

Welsh 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.

Helga Hufflepuff, one of the four founders of Hogwarts, came from Wales.

Games and Sports

Quidditch

Wales is home to the following Quidditch teams:

• British and Irish Quidditch League Teams
  • The Caerphilly Catapults
  • The Holyhead Harpies
• The Welsh National Quidditch team
• The Welsh under-17 Quidditch team

Wales has the following Quidditch pitches:

• Caerphilly Quidditch Stadium
• Holyhead Quidditch Statdium

Magical creatures

Native to Wales

• Common Welsh Green

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

• Wales
• Wales