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*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 [[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. |
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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
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
Fleur and her classmates
- Fleur Delacour
- Gabrielle Delacour
- Luc Millefeuille[1]
- Nicolas Flamel[1]
- Olympe Maxime[1]
- Perenelle Flamel[1]
- Vincent Duc de Trefle-Picques[1]
- Various students
- Ministry Witch[2]
- Headteacher of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic during 1792
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
See also
Notes and references
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