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⚫ | The '''Salem Witches' Institute''' is a wizarding organisation for women,<ref name="Twitter">[https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/607275327111458816 .@jgrahamhutch The Salem Witches' Institute isn't a school, but a joke on the Women's Institute in the UK.] by [https://twitter.com/jk_rowling J.K. Rowling on Twitter]</ref> located in [[Salem]], Massachusetts. Some of the institute's members attended the [[1994]] [[Quidditch World Cup]], and were gossiping happily in between two tents bearing the institute's name. |
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+ | *The Salem Witches' Institute featured in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' as a joke on the [[Wikipedia:Women's Institutes|Women's Institutes]], even though these primarily exist in [[Great Britain]] and [[Canada]] in the real world.<ref name="Twitter"/> |
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+ | *Some fans believed this to be the [[American wizarding school]] that [[J. K. Rowling]] claimed in an interview would be mentioned in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'',<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/0700-swns-alfie.htm "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000]</ref> even though Rowling has dismissed that theory.<ref name="Twitter"/> However, the same book makes mention of another "American" school, the [[Brazilian wizarding school]], located in South America. |
− | *Assuming it is not a school, the institution may be a magical counterpart to the [[Wikipedia:Women's Institutes |Women's Institutes]], though these primarily exist in [[Great Britain]] and [[Canada]] in the real world, and muggles would not actually know if there was a magical women's institute in the United States because it would have all kinds of muggle repellents on it. |
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− | *The banner which displays the school's name is described in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' as a "spangled banner", |
+ | *The banner which displays the school's name is described in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' as a "spangled banner", which is more than likely a reference to the American Flag, which is "spangled" with stars and referred to in the American National Anthem as "the star-spangled banner". |
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− | *If it is indeed a school, the name ''"Witches' Institute"'' would suggest it is a girls only school, probably indicating that there is indeed a boys school too. Although if one is going purely based off of the name, then this would imply that the school is only for witches in the town of Salem, which is highly unlikely. |
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− | *It is also possible that the name is merely derived from the Salem Witch Trials, and may in fact have nothing to do with the gender of the students that attend it. |
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Revision as of 19:51, 6 November 2015
The Salem Witches' Institute is a wizarding organisation for women,[1] located in Salem, Massachusetts. Some of the institute's members attended the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, and were gossiping happily in between two tents bearing the institute's name.
Behind the scenes
- The Salem Witches' Institute featured in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as a joke on the Women's Institutes, even though these primarily exist in Great Britain and Canada in the real world.[1]
- Some fans believed this to be the American wizarding school that J. K. Rowling claimed in an interview would be mentioned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,[2] even though Rowling has dismissed that theory.[1] However, the same book makes mention of another "American" school, the Brazilian wizarding school, located in South America.
- The banner which displays the school's name is described in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as a "spangled banner", which is more than likely a reference to the American Flag, which is "spangled" with stars and referred to in the American National Anthem as "the star-spangled banner".
- It is assumed that this institute is based in Salem, Massachusetts, the setting for the Salem witch trials.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)