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"Are you a wizard, or what?"
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- "Little could be heard over the squawking of the Diricawls, the moaning of the Augureys, and the relentless, piercing song of the Fwoopers. As wizards and witches attempted to consult the papers before them, sundry pixies and fairies whirled around their heads, giggling and jabbering. A dozen or so trolls began to smash apart the chamber with their clubs, while hags glided about the place in search of children to eat. The Council Chief stood up to open the meeting, slipped on a pile of Porlock dung and ran cursing from the hall."
- — A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot[src]
This meeting was a gathering of the Chief of the Wizards' Council and all beings in the 14th century.[1]
History[]
Background[]
In the 14th century, Burdock Muldoon decreed that any creatures that walked on two legs would henceforth be granted the status of being.[1]
Meeting[]
Burdock Muldoon in the meeting hall
In a spirit of friendship, Muldoon summoned all beings to meet with the wizards at a summit to discuss new magical laws and found to his intense dismay that he had miscalculated. The meeting hall was crammed with goblins who had brought as many two-legged creatures as they could find. Those creatures included the squawking Diricawls, moaning Augureys, singing Fwoopers, sundry pixies and fairies, smashing trolls, and hags who glided around in search of children to eat.[1]
Aftermath[]
- "As we see, the mere possession of two legs was no guarantee that a magical creature could or would take an interest in the affairs of wizard government."
- — Newton Scamander on the event in his book[src]
After the meeting, Burdock Muldoon bitterly forswore any further attempts to integrate non-wizard members of the magical community into the Wizards' Council.[1]
Later in the 20th century, the event was mentioned in Bathilda Bagshot's A History of Magic and Newton Scamander's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them books.
Appearances[]
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (First appearance)
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter (website)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery