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Although the series focuses on Hogwarts, there are other wizarding schools throughout the world, according to Rowling. Obviously, you have Beauxbaton and Durmstrang, but Rowling also mentions at least one school in Brazil and one in the United States (reppin') called "Salem Witches Institute" Not as cool as going to Hogwarts I presume, but hey, beggars can't be choosers. And all the Americans who are reading this, just had their minds blown. (information for this was found here)

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a dozen days left, isn't it wonderful??? now, onto the factoid...

What do foreign wizarding schools names mean????

Durmstrang - "Sturm und Drang" is a German phrase meaning "storm" and "stress or urge" also a genre of plays that have an ill sense of foreboding to them. Fitting for a school known for the dark arts hmmm?

Beauxbaton - French for "Beautiful wands" not much meaning other than that, although the students of Beauxbaton tend to be rather proud....

Mind blown