United States of America

United States of America
Location information
Location	Central North America
Affiliation	Salem Witches Institute

The United States of America (more commonly known as United States, or simply U.S. or U.S.A.) is a country located on the North American continent in Earth's Western hemisphere. Its capital is Washington, D.C.

Magical education

• The Salem Witches Institute is in Salem, Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Trials were also held here during the 17th century.

Magical games and sports

A 1994 Quidditch World Cup attendee waving an American flag.

• Quidditch is played, but the similar sport of Quodpot is more popular.
• The Sweetwater All-Stars is a Quidditch team based in Sweetwater, Texas. They also have the Fitchburg Finches, a team in Massachusetts.
• The U.S.A. includes an American National Quidditch Stadium.

The American National Quidditch team

• Gianni Fedele (Male) (Chaser) (Captain)
• Debbie Muntz (Female) (Chaser)
• Robert Green (Male) (Chaser)
• Greg Ruczinski (Male) (Beater)
• Troy Duvall (Male) (Beater)
• Ralph Heidelberger (Male) (Keeper)
• Ariel Singleton (Female) (Seeker)

The U.S.A. has a basketball-style Team Special Move: likely named The Big Blue Drop. It is also likely that this name derives from the diving (dropping) off of brooms involved at the end.

• First, Fedele spins the Quaffle atop his finger. He passes it immediately on to Green, who dribbles it back and forth on his broomstick for a few moments, then passes to Muntz.
• Muntz plays Piggy in the Middle with the other team's Chaser(s).
• She throws it to Fedele, who throws it to Green, who shoots by throwing the Quaffle in from behind the goalpost after diving off of his broomstick.
• Muntz takes it and shoots once again.

Magical history

• Kendra Dumbledore was possibly born in the United States or Canada, as she was thought to have been of Native American descent, so her sons Albus and Aberforth and her daughter Ariana may have had Native American blood in them even though the Dumbledore family lived mainly in Britain. This suggests that Kendra's husband, Percival, may have visited the U.S/Canada. or that Kendra visited Britain, either being curious about the other's home country.

Behind the scenes

• J.K. Rowling said in an interview that Voldemort affected American wizards as well, possibly hinting at his eventual plan to take over there as well.