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Transylvania was a region of Romania in Eastern Europe. In the wizarding community, Transylvania was an independent country with its own Ministry of Magic separate from Romania.[1]

History[]

A Transylvanian farmer was supposedly rescued of a Babbling Curse by Gilderoy Lockhart,[2] although this was likely an incident he took credit for or fabricated.[4]

The Transylvanian National Quidditch team was known for having been one of the finalists in the first-ever Quidditch World Cup, where the Transylvanian Tackle was invented: a Quidditch tactic that involved a feint to the punch of the nose to confuse another player. They also became a semi-finalist in the World Cup of 1994, where the team beat the English National Quidditch team 390 to 10. However, they did not make it to the finals that year.[3] The Quidditch team rode Transylvanian Barbs in the World Cup of that year, a broomstick manufactured in Transylvania.[5]

Percy Weasley, during the course of his duties as personal assistant to Bartemius Crouch Senior, had a meeting with the Transylvanian Head of Magical Co-operation in early 1995 to persuade him to sign the International Ban on Duelling.[1]

While attempting to break-in to Gringotts Wizarding Bank in 1998, Ronald Weasley went under the assumed identity of a Transylvanian wizard named "Dragomir Despard".[6]

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Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 23 (The Yule Ball)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 5 (Weasley's Wizard Wheezes)
  4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)
  5. Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
  6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26 (Gringotts)
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