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'''Euro-Glyph School of Extraordinary Languages''' was an international [[Wizardkind|wizarding]] [[Wikipedia:Language school|language school]] focusing on obscure magical languages, such as [[Wikipedia:Hieroglyphs|hieroglyphs]]. There were Euro-Glyph schools in [[London]], [[Leeds]], [[Montreal]], [[Nairobi]], [[Santiago]] and [[Caracas]].<ref name="HPLE">''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]'' - ''A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films''</ref>
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'''Euro-Glyph School of Extraordinary Languages''' was an international [[Wizardkind|wizarding]] {{wplink|language school}} focusing on obscure magical languages, such as {{wplink|hieroglyphs}}. There were Euro-Glyph schools in [[London]], [[Leeds]], [[Montreal]], [[Nairobi]], [[Santiago]], [[Caracas]] and [[Havana]].<ref name="HPLE">''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]'' - ''A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films''</ref>
   
 
In the late [[1990s]], they ran an advert in the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''.<ref name="HPLE"/>
 
In the late [[1990s]], they ran an advert in the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''.<ref name="HPLE"/>
==Behind the Scenes==
 
*It is possible you can attend this school to learn to speak languages such as [[Gobbledegook]] and [[Mermish]].
 
*Due to his ability to talk a waste amount of languages, it is possible that [[Barty Crouch Sr.]] attended this school prior to becoming the Head of the [[Department of International Magical Cooporation]]. However, this is not confirmed.
 
*[[Albus Dumbledore]] was able to, if not speak then at least to understand [[Parseltounge]] when spoken. Although it seems unlikely, it is possible one can learn the language of the serpents on the school, as Dumbledore must have picked it up ''somwhere'', and that Parsletounge indeed is a extraordinary language. Although, if this was the case, it is highly unlikely that many would attend the class, due to its dark reputation and connection to the Dark Arts.
 
   
 
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Revision as of 05:31, 9 January 2014

Euro-Glyph School of Extraordinary Languages was an international wizarding language school focusing on obscure magical languages, such as hieroglyphs. There were Euro-Glyph schools in London, Leeds, Montreal, Nairobi, Santiago, Caracas and Havana.[1]

In the late 1990s, they ran an advert in the Daily Prophet.[1]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films
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