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'''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.
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'''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]]; the 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 accepts students from [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Portugal]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Belgium]] and the [[Netherlands]]<ref name="PM"/>and students completed their O.W.L.-level examinations after six years of study instead of five.
   
 
==Castle and grounds==
 
==Castle and grounds==
[[File:BeauxbatonsGirls.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Beauxbatons students arriving at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] in [[1994]].]]
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[[File:Butterfly_conjuring_spell.gif|frame|left|Beauxbatons students arriving at Hogwarts in [[1994]]]]
[[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.
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[[Beauxbatons Palace]] is a beautiful chateau surrounded by beautiful gardens and fountains [[magic]]ally created out of the surrounding mountains, and has stood for over seven hundred years<ref name="PM"/>. 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==
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==Traditions==
 
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.
 
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==
 
==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<ref name="PM"/>.
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Typically, Beauxbatons Academy has enjoyed a very warm, cordial relation with [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], the exeption being during the [[Triwizard Tournament]], where the two schools have  enjoyed a healthy rivalry; Beauxbatons has won the Tournament sixty-two times and Hogwarts has won sixty-three<ref name="PM"/>.
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[[File:Beauxbatons 1.gif|thumb|202x202px|Beauxbaton's carriage]]
 
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.
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In the last of these tournaments from [[1994-1995 school year|1994 to 1995]], the Tournament was succesfully reinstated, and the group arrived in a pastel-blue [[Beauxbatons carriage|coach]] pulled by twelve [[Abraxan]] [[Winged horse| flying horses]] which fed only on single-malt [[whisky]]. Their relation with Hogwarts in this tournament was strained slightly due to [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort's]] [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|servant]] placing [[Harry Potter]]'s name in the [[Goblet of Fire]] giving Hogwarts a second champion.
   
 
==Alumni==
 
==Alumni==
[[File:Beauxbatonsleur44.jpg|thumb|Fleur and her classmates.]]
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[[File:Tumblr_ltkwf2tDbq1qhvzv1o3_250.gif|frame|Fleur and her classmates]]
 
*[[Fleur Delacour]]
 
*[[Fleur Delacour]]
 
*[[Gabrielle Delacour]]
 
*[[Gabrielle Delacour]]
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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
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[[File:Beauxbatons.jpg|thumb|250px|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."
 
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==
 
==Behind the scenes==
[[File:Beauxbatons Crest.jpg|left|thumb|The film version of the Beauxbatons crest.]]
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[[File:BeauxbatonsCrest.png|thumb|left|Beauxbatons Coat of Arms]]
 
*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 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. 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.
*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.
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*In the movie, the Beauxbatons Coat of Arms is a shield surrounded by golden lines with two gold wands on the top; in the book it is two crossed wands emitting three stars each in the middle.
*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.
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*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 ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|HPDH (book)]]'', 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==
 
==Appearances==
[[File:Beauxbaton.jpeg|thumb|Beauxbatons students at Hogwarts in 1994.]]
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st Mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' {{Mention}}
 
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Revision as of 11:31, 29 September 2014

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; the current Headmistress is Madame Olympe Maxime. The school coat of arms is two golden wands crossed over one another, each shooting three stars. Beauxbatons accepts students from France, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands[1]; and students completed their O.W.L.-level 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, and has stood for over seven hundred years[1]. 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.

Traditions

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

Typically, Beauxbatons Academy has enjoyed a very warm, cordial relation with Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the exeption being during the Triwizard Tournament, where the two schools have  enjoyed a healthy rivalry; Beauxbatons has won the Tournament sixty-two times and Hogwarts has won sixty-three[1].

Beauxbatons 1

Beauxbaton's carriage

In the last of these tournaments from 1994 to 1995, the Tournament was succesfully reinstated, and the group arrived in a pastel-blue coach pulled by twelve Abraxan flying horses which fed only on single-malt whisky. Their relation with Hogwarts in this tournament was strained slightly due to Lord Voldemort's servant placing Harry Potter's name in the Goblet of Fire giving Hogwarts a second champion.

Alumni

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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

BeauxbatonsCrest

Beauxbatons Coat of Arms

  • 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 with two gold wands on the top; in the book it is two crossed wands emitting three stars each in the middle.
  • 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 HPDH (book), 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

Beauxbaton

Beauxbatons students at Hogwarts in 1994

See also

Notes and references

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The eleven schools
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Specialised schools
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
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1994-1995 Triwizard Champions: Fleur DelacourViktor KrumCedric DiggoryHarry Potter