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Transylvania was a region of Romania in Eastern Europe. In the wizarding community, Transylvania was an independent country with its own Ministry of Magic separate from Romania.[2]
History[]
The wizarding travel agency TerrorTours offered trips to Transylvanian castles occupied by vampire hosts.[1]
A Transylvanian farmer was supposedly rescued of a Babbling Curse by Gilderoy Lockhart,[3] although this was likely an incident he took credit for or fabricated.[5]
The Transylvanian National Quidditch team was known for having been one of the finalists in the first-ever Quidditch World Cup, where the Transylvanian Tackle was invented: a Quidditch tactic that involved a feint to the punch of the nose to confuse another player. They also became a semi-finalist in the World Cup of 1994, where the team beat the English National Quidditch team 390 to 10. However, they did not make it to the finals that year.[4] The Quidditch team rode Transylvanian Barbs in the World Cup of that year, a broomstick manufactured in Transylvania.[6]
Percy Weasley, during the course of his duties as personal assistant to Bartemius Crouch Senior, had a meeting with the Transylvanian Head of Magical Co-operation in early 1995 to persuade him to sign the International Ban on Duelling.[2]
While attempting to break-in to Gringotts Wizarding Bank in 1998, Ronald Weasley went under the assumed identity of a Transylvanian wizard named "Dragomir Despard".[7]
At some point after 2 May 1998, the Daily Prophet ran a competition with the prize of winning a night in Transylvania.[8]
Behind the scenes[]
- Wizarding Transylvania seems to be presented as an independent country in the Harry Potter series, even though this is not the case in the real world; in 1473 (when a seemingly-independent Transylvania got to the Quidditch World Cup final), it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. After World War I, Transylvania became part of Romania (in 1940, Northern Transylvania reverted to Hungary, but it was reclaimed by Romania after the end of World War II).
- In real life, Transylvania is associated with vampires.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
- Daily Prophet Newsletters (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daily Prophet Newsletters, Issue 3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 23 (The Yule Ball)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 5 (Weasley's Wizard Wheezes)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26 (Gringotts)
- ↑ The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (see this image)
