Thunderbird (House)

Thunderbird
House information
Founder	Chadwick Boot
Animal	Thunderbird
Element	Soul
Traits	Represents the soul Favours adventurers
Members	Chadwick Boot Porpentina Goldstein

Thunderbird was one of the four houses at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in North America. It was named after the magical creature of the same name. Thunderbird House was sometimes considered to represent the soul of a witch or wizard. It was also said that Thunderbird favoured adventurers.

Thunderbird was named by Chadwick Boot, one of the adopted sons of Isolt Sayre, founder of Ilvermorny.

History

In 1926, Thunderbird received 289 House points, the lowest of all four houses, but won the Excellence in Runes Cup and Transfiguration Tournament.

Known Thunderbirds

Name	Period Attending Ilvermorny	Notes
Chadwick Boot	c. 1629 - 1636	One of the original two students. Founded and named the house after his favourite animal.
Porpentina Goldstein	c. 1912 - 1919	former MACUSA Auror and Newton Scamander's wife.

Behind the scenes

• J. K. Rowling revealed on Twitter that she was sorted into Thunderbird House on Pottermore.
• Evanna Lynch, who played Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films, revealed on Twitter that she was sorted into Thunderbird House on Pottermore.
• Katie Leung, who played Cho Chang in the Harry Potter films, revealed on Instagram that she had been sorted into Thunderbird House on Pottermore.

See also

• Horned Serpent (House)
• Wampus (House)
• Pukwudgie (House)

Appearances

• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2017 edition) (First mentioned)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Mentioned in a newspaper)
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World