#magical communities

[official-ilvermorny]

Steward Square

In one small corner of Adams, Massachusetts lies a wizarding community named Steward Square. The Square is actually made up of several small streets with names such as Wampus, Hodag, Dryad, Nixie, Boot, Sayre, and so forth. Although technically it is not No-Maj-proof, the community goes largely unnoticed by anyone without magical blood. Much of the Square is occupied by shops and stores. All have at least a hint of magic, though many are No-Maj chain stores and similar. Residents live on the floors above the shops.

Students at Ilvermorny are allowed to visit Steward Square as long as they are age thirteen or above and have permission from their parent/guardian. These trips happen as often as monthly, though occasionally they will have a longer break between. The students hike down to the entrance portals and go through a specific portal which leads to the bottom of the mountain (advisors check to ensure that the students have their Gordian Knot pendants with them so that they can return to the school).

When the students go through the portal, they emerge in an enormous hole between the roots of an old, gnarled tree. They climb out of the hole and walk the hidden path to Steward Square where they are let loose to entertain themselves. The most popular places among students are Gresko’s Candy Store, the Fairylight Cinema, Magical Musicians, Ilvermorny Pride Merchandise, Quodpot Supplies, the Stationary and Supply Spot, and of course restaurants and fast-food joints like Chipotle, McDonald’s, Demiguise Express, Little Caesars, Snallygaster Ice Cream, and Starbucks. At sunset or before, the students must return to the tree and go back through the portal to return to school.

~Prefect Selwyn

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[miss-agliz]

Rhoeslane

Rhoeslane is a hidden wizarding community in Leeds, Yorkshire. To get to this community, wizards have to enter an old building that is found in a cul-de-sac, the door will only be seen by those with magic, in a similar fashion to the Leaky Cauldron in London. Rhoeslane is home to some of the most important families in the wizarding community, being the ancestral home for the Black and Longbottom families, plus having several smaller cottages and a strong commercial street and industrial district.

Along the riverside there are multiple factories that produce most of the already made potions in the country, pertaining to companies such as Linferell or E.M.L. Potions Co., and clothing factories that prepare our favourite fabrics into work-able materials for the countries clothing-makers.

Black Manor is the seat of the Black family, where only the Head of the Family lived, with those he chose. It’s a big white stone building with a large garden with multiple types of flowers and fruit trees and black raven-themed gates all around it.

Longbottom Manor is the seat of the Longbottom family, traditionally the Head of the Family and the direct descendants live. It’s a red stone building with four floors and two more underground, even though it looks like four houses put one next to the other. There are stables and a lake on the grounds and its enclosed by hedges.

Nightshade Cottage is the house from where the Gamp family experiments and studies and furthers the knowledge of magic, particularly transfiguration. Is a three storey brick house with multiple chimneys; the first floor has a kitchen, a dinning area and 3 bedrooms with multiple beds for the students and workers who decide to spend the night; the second floor has two classrooms, a library, the Director’s office, and the Caretaker’s suite; lastly, the third floor is an open space for experimenting, with multiple tables, chairs and blackboards.

Astrely Garden is a botanical garden and herbology research center.

Evergreen Academy of Wizardry is a small school for those who cannot attend Hogwarts (because of monetary, health, family or other reasons) and live near Rhoeslane. It’s divided in three Houses: Amphipteres, Wyverns and Wryms. Students usually only stay over the weekdays, some having to commute everyday via the Knight Bus.

[personagratus]

Haven, Maine

A small town on the coast of Maine, the town was first settled in the late 1800s by those no-maj born that didn’t feel quite welcome among their wizarding brethren or who were not prepared to sever all ties with the no-maj world. Skirting the fine line of Rappaport’s Law, as some of the no-maj born would bring their elderly parents to live with them as they needed to care for them. Since these no-maj were already privy to the wizarding world, it was allowed, the the Aurors kept a close eye on the town until the repeal of the law in the 1965.

Afterwards, as more wizards and witches married no-maj born, the town became known for being a place welcoming to no-maj and wizarding kind alike. Sporting a small town center, most of the income comes from either the small fishing fleet or from those witches and wizards that commute to the larger towns for work. There is a small tourism industry, but for the most part, the town is quite content to be completely ignored by the community at large.