Changes: Wales

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"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"

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Cerberus Langarm: "There you are. How do you feel about Wales?"

Mathilda Grimblehawk: "Big sea mammals. Enjoy singing. I'm pretty sure they fall under Muggle jurisdiction, Cerberus."

Cerberus Langarm: "The country, Grimblehawk."

— Cerberus Langarm gives Mathilda Grimblehawk an assignment^[src]

Wales is a country located on the island of Great Britain, which is bordered by England.

In 1993, the Knight Bus picked up Madam Marsh from Abergavenny in Wales. During the same journey, the Knight Bus passed through Anglesey which is also in Wales.

Sometime in or prior to 1994, a mystery regarding the Dark Arts took place in Wales.

Magical education

Welsh witches and wizards have the option to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Scotland.

Helga Hufflepuff, one of the four founders of Hogwarts, possibly came from Wales.

Magical games and sports

Wales has its own National Quidditch team, which in 1994 lost to Uganda during the 422nd Quidditch World Cup. Other Welsh Quidditch teams include the Caerphilly Catapults and the Holyhead Harpies.

"Dangerous" Dai Llewellyn was a famous Welsh wizard who played for the Caerphilly Catapults. His untimely demise by being eaten by a Chimaera while vacationing in Greece prompted a national day of mourning among witches and wizards in Wales.^[1]