Australia is a large nation in the Southern hemisphere, which covers the eighty-five percent of the surface of the continent Oceania. The capital city of Australia is Canberra.
Magical Games and Sports
- Quidditch was made popular here by seventeenth-century wizards who visited here to study plants, but played in their free time.
- Quidditch is believed to have become popular in Australia in the 18th century. Because large parts of the Australian outback are remote and uninhabited, they make ideal locations for Quidditch pitches.
- Thundelarra is home for the Thundelarra Thunderers, who have dominated the Australian Quidditch League. The Australian Quidditch League also includes teams from other countries of Oceania.
- Woollongong is home to the Woollongong Warriors.[1]
Magical Beasts and Beings
- Gilderoy Lockhart claimed to have defeated the Wagga Wagga Werewolf. Wagga Wagga is an inland city in Australia[2]
- The Billywig is native to Australia. A real legend exists in Australia about a beast with a similar name, the Bunyip.
- The Antipodean Opaleye is dragon breed native to New Zealand though it is to have migrated to Australia when room is scarce in its native land.
Magical History
- Hermione Granger, in an effort to protect her Muggle parents from Lord Voldemort, altered their memories to give them different identities and to want to move to Australia. Mr. and Mrs. Granger stayed there temporarily under the aliases Wendell and Monica Wilkins.
Behind the Scences
- Nina Young who plays the Grey Lady is an Australia actress
- In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Ludo Bagman put off searching for employee, Bertha Jorkins as he believed that she misread a map and ended up in Australia rather than Albania.
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