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Beauxbatons Academy of Magic (French: l'académie de magie de Beauxbâtons) is a wizarding school located in the Palace of Beauxbatons in the Pyrenees^[1] in southern France. Beauxbatons's current Headmistress is Madame Olympe Maxime. The school coat of arms is two golden wands crossed over one another, each shooting three stars. Beauxbatons accepted students from France, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands^[1], and students completed examinations after six years of study instead of five.

Castle and grounds

Butterfly conjuring spell — Beauxbatons students arriving at Hogwarts in 1994

Beauxbatons Palace is a beautiful chateau surrounded by beautiful gardens and fountains magically created out of the surrounding mountains^[1]. The academy has existed for over seven hundred years. In the Dining Hall, wood nymphs serenade the students while they eat, and at Christmas, the hall is adorned with great, glittering, non-melting ice sculptures.

Schooling

The students at Beauxbatons Academy have been taught to stand at attention from when their Headmistress enters the room until she seats herself, showing great respect for her.

Rivalry with other schools

Beauxbatons Academy has always enjoyed a very warm, cordial relation with Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, although they have enjoyed a healthy rivalry with such events as the Triwizard Tournament, which Beauxbatons has won sixty-two times with Hogwarts winning sixty-three^[1].

In the last of these tournaments from 1994 to 1995, the Tournament was reinstated after a brief delay, and the group arrived in a pastel-blue coach pulled by twelve huge, golden winged horses with red eyes, and which fed only on single-malt whisky. Their relation with Hogwarts in this tournament was strained slightly due to Lord Voldemort placing Harry Potter's name in the Goblet of Fire giving Hogwarts a fourth champion, and due to Voldemort's return.

Alumni

Tumblr ltkwf2tDbq1qhvzv1o3 250 — Fleur and her classmates

Etymology

Beauxbatons was likely devised from the French "beaux bâtons," literally translated as "beautiful sticks"; however in French the word "bâton" is also used to mean "wand."

Behind the scenes

In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Beauxbatons appears to be an all-girl school. However, the book makes scattered references to male Beauxbatons students.
In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Beauxbatons is pronounced wrong. Dumbledore says boh-BAT-tons. This appears to be an error of pronunciation on Dumbledore's behalf, seeing as the French students pronounce it correctly. In the UK audiobook edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the pronunciation sounds even more French, as Stephen Fry does not pronounce the S at the end of the word. Pottermore confirms Fry's pronouncation, styling it as Bo - batton.
In the movie, the Beauxbatons Coat of Arms is a shield surrounded by golden lines whereas in the book it is two crossed wands emitting three stars each. However, these wands can be seen at the top of the film-version Coat of Arms.
In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire it is said that Gabrielle Delacour is already a Beauxbatons student, but in the book of Deathly Hallows, it is said Gabrielle is eleven, so she would be starting the year to come. It is also possible, though, that Beauxbatons starts earlier than Hogwarts, since it is an individual school with many differences when compared to Hogwarts.

Appearances

Beauxbatons students at Hogwarts in 1994.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First mentioned)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book (Mentioned only)
Pottermore

Notes and references

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↑ Mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)

Wizarding education

The eleven schools

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Academy of Broom Flying · Charm School · Euro-Glyph School of Extraordinary Languages · Merge School of Under-Water Spellage · The Naaszcademy of Magizoology · Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts · Young Wizards Daycare Center

The Triwizard Tournament

Objects & Locations: Goblet of Fire • Casket • Golden egg • Hedge Maze • Triwizard Cup
Schools: Beauxbatons • Durmstrang • Hogwarts
1994-1995 Triwizard Champions: Fleur Delacour • Viktor Krum • Cedric Diggory • Harry Potter

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[2] Mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)

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-'''Beauxbatons Academy of Magic''' is a [[Wizarding schools|Wizarding school]] located in the [[Palace of Beauxbatons]] near the city of [[Cannes]] in southern [[France]].<ref name="location" /> Beauxbatons's current [[Headmaster|Headmistress]] is [[Olympe Maxime|Madame Olympe Maxime]]. The school Coat of Arms is two golden wands crossed over one another, each shooting three stars. The name provided here is presumably an Anglicised version of a French original.
+'''Beauxbatons Academy of Magic''' (French: ''l'académie de magie de Beauxbâtons'') is a [[Wizarding schools|wizarding school]] located in the [[Palace of Beauxbatons]] in the [[Pyrenees]]<ref name="PM"/> in southern [[France]]. Beauxbatons's current [[Headmaster|Headmistress]] is [[Olympe Maxime|Madame Olympe Maxime]]. The school coat of arms is two golden wands crossed over one another, each shooting three stars. Beauxbatons accepted students from [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Portugal]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Belgium]] and the [[Netherlands]]<ref name="PM"/>, and students completed examinations after six years of study instead of five.
-==The School==
-Beauxbatons is similar to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. The Academy has existed for over seven hundred years. During the [[1994–1995 school year]], a delegation of senior Beauxbatons students and their Headmistress stayed near [[Hogwarts Castle]] in Scotland to participate in a new [[Triwizard Tournament]]. The group arrived in a pastel blue [[Beauxbatons carriage|coach]] pulled by twelve huge, winged horses. The carriage door was embossed with the golden coat of arms and opened to reveal golden steps. The horses also were golden-coloured, with red eyes, and fed on single-malt whiskey. The [[Keeper of Keys and Grounds|Gamekeeper]] [[Rubeus Hagrid]] took care of the winged horses. From [[October]] until the end of the school year, the entire delegation stayed on [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] grounds, sleeping and presumably studying inside the coach, and eating in the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Great Hall]]. The school champion was Fleur Delacour, who was unsuccessful in her challenge for the Triwizard Cup.[[File:Beauxbatons_Academy_Student_2.jpg|thumb|Beauxbatons Student]]
-==The Palace==
+==Castle and grounds==
+[[File:Butterfly_conjuring_spell.gif|frame|left|Beauxbatons students arriving at Hogwarts in [[1994]]]]
-The Academy is a glittering palace, most probably newer and brighter than the Hogwarts castle. Both [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] and [[Durmstrang Institute|Durmstrang]] are in castles; however, [[Fleur Delacour]] described Beauxbatons as a palace. The food at Beauxbatons, at least according to Fleur, is delicious, but much lighter than the food served at Hogwarts. Students are serenaded while they dine by choirs of wood nymphs. At Christmas time the dining hall is adorned with great, non-melting ice sculptures. Beauxbatons is [[Unplottability|Unplottable]], so no Muggles or even wizards from rival schools can find it on a map, and then it is disguised so that no one can really see it unless they know to look for it.
+[[Beauxbatons Palace]] is a beautiful chateau surrounded by beautiful gardens and fountains [[magic]]ally created out of the surrounding mountains<ref name="PM"/>. The academy has existed for over seven hundred years. In the Dining Hall, [[wood nymph]]s serenade the students while they eat, and at [[Christmas]], the hall is adorned with great, glittering, non-melting ice sculptures.
+==Schooling==
-Some have speculated that since bouillabaisse was served at the opening feast of the [[Triwizard Tournament]], and this fish soup is generally served in south-east France, Beauxbatons could be somewhere on the Mediterranean coast, perhaps near Marseille. Also, Hagrid tells Harry, Hermione and Ron that he pretended to go towards Beauxbatons to shake off followers (while going to find giants), then told professor Umbridge that he had been in southern France.
+The students at Beauxbatons Academy have been taught to stand at attention from when their Headmistress enters the room until she seats herself, showing great respect for her.
-[[File:BeauxbatonsGirls.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Beauxbatons students arriving at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] in [[1994]].]]
-This would also explain why Beauxbatons students are so cold when they are at Hogwarts. Beauxbatons uniforms are made of light blue silk. Other indicators are perceived accents and the confirmed ethnicity of student [[Fleur Delacour]]. Like Fleur says "ze" instead of "the" which is commonplace for French people speaking English.
+==Rivalry with other schools==
-Beauxbatons students stand at attention from when their Headmistress enters the room until she seats herself. They also seem to care more about their studies and their school's reputation than Hogwarts.
+Beauxbatons Academy has always enjoyed a very warm, cordial relation with [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], although they have enjoyed a healthy rivalry with such events as the [[Triwizard Tournament]], which Beauxbatons has won sixty-two times with Hogwarts winning sixty-three<ref name="PM"/>.
-[[File:Beauxbaton.jpeg|thumb|Beaxbatons students at Hogwarts in 1994.]]
+In the last of these tournaments from [[1994-1995 school year|1994 to 1995]], the Tournament was reinstated after a brief delay, and the group arrived in a pastel-blue [[Beauxbatons carriage|coach]] pulled by twelve huge, golden winged horses with red eyes, and which fed only on single-malt [[whisky]]. Their relation with Hogwarts in this tournament was strained slightly due to [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] placing [[Harry Potter]]'s name in the [[Goblet of Fire]] giving Hogwarts a fourth champion, and due to Voldemort's return.
-According to [[Fleur Delacour]], Beauxbatons students take their exams (presumably comparable to O.W.L.s at Hogwarts) after six years of study instead of five.
-==Known students==
+==Alumni==
-[[File:Beauxbatonsleur44.jpg|thumb|Fleur and her classmates]]
+[[File:Tumblr_ltkwf2tDbq1qhvzv1o3_250.gif|frame|Fleur and her classmates]]
+*[[Fleur Delacour]]
-*[[Fleur Delacour]] - [[Triwizard Champion]] of Beauxbatons during the [[Triwizard Tournament]] in [[1994]].
-*[[Gabrielle Delacour]] - [[Fleur Delacour]]'s younger sister.
+*[[Gabrielle Delacour]]
+*[[Luc Millefeuille]]<ref name="PM"/>
-*[[Headteacher of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic during 1792|Unidentified Headteacher of Beauxbatons]] - attended [[Triwizard Tournament]] of [[1792]]
+*[[Nicolas Flamel]]<ref name="PM"/>
-*[[Olympe Maxime]] - [[Headmaster|Headmistress]] of Beauxbatons
+*[[Olympe Maxime]]<ref name="PM"/>
-*[[Unidentified Beauxbatons students|Various other students]]
+*[[Perenelle Flamel]]<ref name="PM"/>
+*[[Vincent Duc de Trefle-Picques]]<ref name="PM"/>
+*[[Unidentified Beauxbatons students|Various students]]
+*[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]] Witch<ref>Mentioned in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]''</ref>
+*[[Headteacher of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic during 1792]]
 ==Etymology==
-[[File:Beauxbatons.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Beauxbatons student clapping for their school champion, [[Fleur Delacour]]]]
 Beauxbatons was likely devised from the French "beaux bâtons," literally translated as "beautiful sticks"; however in French the word "bâton" is also used to mean "wand."
 ==Behind the scenes==
+[[File:BeauxbatonsCrest.png|thumb|left]]
-*Only three residents of Beauxbatons have been named, and coincidentally, all three are some form of [[Half-breed]].
 *In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Beauxbatons appears to be an all-girl school. However, the book makes scattered references to male Beauxbatons students.
-*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Beauxbatons is pronounced wrong. Dumbledore says boh-BAT-tons, but in reality, if Beauxbatons is a French school, it would be pronounced BOH-bat-ton. This appears to be an error of pronunciation on Dumbledore's behalf, seeing as the French students pronounce it correctly.
+*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Beauxbatons is pronounced wrong. Dumbledore says boh-BAT-tons. This appears to be an error of pronunciation on Dumbledore's behalf, seeing as the French students pronounce it correctly. In the UK audiobook edition of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', the pronunciation sounds even more French, as Stephen Fry does not pronounce the S at the end of the word. ''[[Pottermore]]'' confirms Fry's pronouncation, styling it as Bo - batton.
 *In the movie, the Beauxbatons Coat of Arms is a shield surrounded by golden lines whereas in the book it is two crossed wands emitting three stars each. However, these wands can be seen at the top of the film-version Coat of Arms.
 *In the film adaptation of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' it is said that [[Gabrielle Delacour]] is already a Beauxbatons student, but in the book of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Deathly Hallows]]'', it is said Gabrielle is eleven, so she would be starting the year to come. It is also possible, though, that Beauxbatons starts earlier than Hogwarts, since it is an individual school with many differences when compared to Hogwarts.
 ==Appearances==
+[[File:Beauxbaton.jpeg|thumb|223px|Beauxbatons students at Hogwarts in 1994.]]
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st Mention}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' {{Mention}}
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]'' {{Mention}}
 *''[[Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book]]'' {{Mention}}
+*''[[Pottermore]]''
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:Unplottable locations]]
 [[Category:Locations]]
+[[Category:Triwizard schools]]