Ilvermorny School of Witches and Wizards

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Protections

"It stands at the highest peak of Mount Greylock, where it is concealed from non-magic gaze by a variety of powerful enchantments, which sometimes manifest in a wreath of misty cloud." —Description of Ilvermorny

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It is impossible to Apparate or Disapparate within Ilvermorny, Hogwarts, and other similarly Nonplottable places. [1]

Student Houses

Horned Serpent

Founded by Isolt Sayre, Ilvermorny founder!

Horned Serpent House is sometimes considered to represent the mind of a witch or wizard. It is also said that Horned Serpent favours scholars.[3]

They are often associated with or said to control the weather, particularly rain, lightning, and thunder.[5][6] Magical abilities ascribed to them include shape-shifting, invisibility, and hypnotic powers.[6]

Thunderbird

Ellen's chosen house in 1917.

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Faculty

Gabriel Clerebold

Haiduc Grubb

Arbitia Underlake

Flambard Tunnelly

Academic Classes

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‘“E”,’ George corrected her, ‘“E” for “Exceeds Expectations”. And I’ve always thought Fred and I should’ve got “E” in everything, because we exceeded expectations just by turning up for the exams.”--George Weasley in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling

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First Year Classes

Transfiguration 

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‘Hermione let her robes fall and Ron backed into the sink. Her face was covered in black fur. Her eyes had gone yellow and there were long pointed ears poking through her hair.’--Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
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Charms 

Potions 

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‘Deliberately causing mayhem in Snape's Potions class was about as safe as poking a sleeping dragon in the eye.’--Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
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History of Magic 

Defense Against the Dark Arts 

Astronomy 

‘“Good luck, Harry Potter,” said Firenze. “The planets have been read wrongly before now, even by centaurs. I hope this is one of those times.”’--Firenze in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling
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Xylomancy 

twig divination

Arithromancy 

Herbology 

Flying lessons 

Uses broomsticks
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‘Hermione Granger was almost as nervous about flying as Neville was. This was something you couldn't learn by heart out of a book – not that she hadn’t tried.’--Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling
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‘Harry cast about for a happy memory. Certainly, nothing that had happened to him at the Dursleys’ was going to do. Finally, he settled on the moment when he had first ridden a broomstick.’--Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling

Second Year Classes

Transfiguration 

Charms 

Potions 

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‘“Why can’t I drink the potion instead?” asked Harry desperately.
 
“Because I am much older, much cleverer, and much less valuable,” said Dumbledore.’--Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling
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History of Magic 

Defense Against the Dark Arts 

Astronomy 

Xylomancy 

twig divination

Herbology 

Flying lessons 

Uses broomsticks

Third Year Classes

Third year students take two electives plus usual core courses: Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, History of Magic, Defense against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, & Herbology.

Third/Fourth/Fifth Year Electives

Arithmancy 

Muggle Studies 

Divination 

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‘Neville’s childhood had been blighted by Voldemort just as much as Harry’s had, but Neville had no idea how close he had come to having Harry’s destiny.’--Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling

Study of Ancient Runes 

Care of Magical Creatures 

Ghoul Studies 

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