| masterofmystery | 03-07-2016 02:44 PM |
J.K. Rowling releasing 4 new 'Magic in North America' history stories this week
J.K. Rowling has written four new pieces on the history of the Magic in North America, set to be released on Pottermore starting this Tuesday morning at 2pm GMT/9am EST. A trailer teaser for the installments, which will debut each day this week at 9am EST, can be seen here. <blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The wizarding world's history awaits in <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling">@JK_Rowling</a>'s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MagicInNorthAmerica?src=hash">#MagicInNorthAmerica </a>: <a href="https://t.co/GnafCTrRMI">https://t.co/GnafCTrRMI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FantasticBeasts?src=hash">#FantasticBeasts</a><a href="https://t.co/eDWLE2I3V1">https://t.co/eDWLE2I3V1</a></p>— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) <a href="https://twitter.com/EW/status/706841972913233920">March 7, 2016</a></blockquote>
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A breakdown of what's to come this week, which ties in with November's theatrical release of Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, can be read below. Quote:
Arrives on Pottermore – 2pm on March 8
Fourteenth Century – Seventeenth Century
J.K. Rowling reveals the origins of the magical community of North America; divulging the truth behind the legend of the skin walkers, wizards within the Native American communities, and wandless magic.
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Arrives on Pottermore – 2pm on March 9
Seventeenth Century and Beyond
Discover why it was far more dangerous being a wizard or witch in North America than in Europe, and the devastating impact of the Salem Witch Trials, and find out about the threatening Scourers: a rogue band of wizarding mercenaries and the lasting effect these vengeful people had on both wizards and No-Majs.
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Arrives on Pottermore – 2pm on March 10
Rappaport’s Law
Witches and wizards live by the rules of the International Statute of Secrecy, but in 18TH-century America the magical community’s laws became even more severe. Discover how one of most serious breaches of the secrecy of the wizarding world led to humiliation for the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA), and the total segregation of wizards and No-Majs.
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Arrives on Pottermore – 2pm on March 11
1920s Wizarding America
Ollivanders in Diagon Alley may be the go-to wandmaker for witches and wizards in the UK, but in 1920s America four great wandmakers served the magical population. J.K. Rowling introduces Wolfe, Jonker, Quintana and Beauvais and the wands they made.
Read about the part the wizards of America played in the Great War of 1914-1918, and why if you’re a wizard in 1920s America you need a wand permit.
And finally, meet MACUSA’s Madam President Seraphina Picquery, and learn her surprising stance on prohibition...
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