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==Magical creatures==
 
==Magical creatures==
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===Native to Albania===
*[[Doxy|Doxies]]
 
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<gallery>
*[[Dugbog]]s
 
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Doxy concept art.png | [[Doxy]]
*[[Graphorn]]s
 
 
Dugbog.png | [[Dugbog]]
*[[Nogtail]]s
 
 
Graphorn.png | [[Graphorn]]
*[[Troll]]s
 
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Nogtail-PM.png | [[Nogtail]]
*[[Vampire]]s
 
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Forest troll.png | [[Troll]]
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Sanguini.png | [[Vampire]]
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</gallery>
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===Worldwide===
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The following creatures are all found worldwide:
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<gallery>
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Ashwinder.png | [[ashwinder]]
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Bundimun-lrg.png | [[bundimun]]
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Chizpurfle.png | [[chizpurfle]]
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Clabbert - Cases.png | [[clabbert]]
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Fairy.png | [[fairy]]
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Flubberwurm.png | [[flobberworm]]
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NevilleandtheGhoul.jpg | [[ghoul]]
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Kneazle.jpg | [[kneazle]]
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One of the Merpeople of Hogwarts Lake (Concept Artwork).jpg | [[merpeople]]
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Mooncalf Concept Art FB1.png | [[mooncalf]]
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Plimpy.png | [[plimpy]]
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PuffskeinBOS.png | [[puffskein]]
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Salamander.png | [[salamander]]
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Streeler.jpg | [[streeler]]
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FenrirGreyback werewolf.jpg | [[werewolf]]
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Abraxan.jpg | [[winged horse]]
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</gallery>
   
 
==Known residents==
 
==Known residents==

Revision as of 05:36, 17 July 2018

Albania officially known as Republic of Albania is a country in Southeastern Europe. Albania could also refer to an old name for Scotland. Ancient Greek: Ἀλβίων is the oldest known name of the island of Great Britain. Today, it is still sometimes used poetically to refer to the island. The name for Scotland in the Celtic languages is related to Albion: Alba in Scottish Gaelic, Albain in Irish, Nalbin in Manx and Alban in Welsh, Cornish and Breton. These names were later Latinised as Albania and Anglicised as Albany, which were once alternative names for Scotland. It borders Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Montenegro or England if you believe Albania refers to Scotland. The capital city is Tirana [1] or Ediburgh. It is known for holding the forest that was the hiding place of Voldemort after his first defeat.

Magical government

Albania has its own wizarding government of unknown form. It could also come under the British Ministry Of Magic.[2]

History

When Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter, Helena, stole her mother's diadem, she hid it in an Albanian forest. The Bloody Baron came to the forest to retrieve her, only to kill her on impulse when she refused, and then himself in repentance. The diadem remained hidden for several centuries, until Tom Marvolo Riddle discovered that Helena was the Grey Lady, the House Ghost of Ravenclaw, and managed to get the information about its resting place from her. He recovered it, and turned it into one of his Horcruxes.[3]

Following his downfall in 1981, Tom Riddle, now known as Lord Voldemort, fled to Albania in his weakened state.[3] In 1991, he encountered Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Quirrell, who was looking for him, so that he could at the very least try to capture him or at best learn from him. However, Quirrell overestimated himself, and Voldemort completely overpowered the man, thus leaving Albania and back to London.[4]

Following his failed attempt to steal the Philosopher's Stone, Voldemort returned to Albania,[5] weaker than ever. He was eventually about to give up all hope when he was discovered by his former servant, Peter Pettigrew, in 1994. Voldemort also broke the mind of Bertha Jorkins in Albania after she ran into Pettigrew at a wayside inn, learning of the Triwizard Tournament and setting into motion a plan to kill Harry Potter and return to full vitality. Having Pettigrew crafting him a rudimentary body, Voldemort left Albania for good.[6]

Magical creatures

Native to Albania

Worldwide

The following creatures are all found worldwide:

Known residents

External links

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 WP favicon Albania on Wikipedia
  2. Fanrastic Beasts and where to find trem (film)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
  4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 17 (The Man with Two Faces)
  5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18 (Dobby's Reward)
  6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 33 (The Death Eaters)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24 (Rita Skeeter's Scoop)