這代表著──新的來自 J.K. 羅琳的背景介紹！！
這次帶來兩所外國魔法學校的介紹~
波巴洞魔法學校
Beauxbatons
被認為坐落在比利牛斯山（歐洲西南部山脈，法國與西班牙的國界）的某處，訪客們都說那裡有一座漂亮地令人屏息的城堡，四周環繞著群山風景和用魔法打理得很好的花園、草坪。波巴洞學院來自法國的學生最多，雖然西班牙、葡萄牙、荷蘭、盧森堡、比利時來就讀的學生也很多（波巴洞與德姆蘭的助學金都比霍格華茲多）。
相傳這座壯觀的城堡和校園有部分是鍊金術師尼樂·勒梅與佩琳妮‧樂梅夫婦資助，因為他們年輕時在此相遇，而學校公園正中央有座壯麗的噴泉也是以他們命名，人們相信它有著治癒和美化的功效。波巴洞與霍格華茲一直保持著親切的關係，雖然它們之間在國際競賽中也有著良性競爭，像是三巫鬥法大賽，波巴洞總共勝利了 62 次，而霍格華茲贏了 63 次。除了樂梅之外，波巴洞著名的學生有文森‧催弗皮克公爵，他在自己脖子上施展了隱形咒假裝自己的頭已經被砍斷，因此逃過了斷頭台的處決；路克‧千層派，惡名昭彰的糕點師傅，也是毒害麻瓜的人；還有花兒‧戴樂古，因為參與了霍格華茲大戰而獲得法國和英國魔法部兩地頒贈的勇氣勳章。校長歐琳‧美心夫人是個（雖然她本人抗議這不是事實）半巨人，聰明又優雅，而且絕對威風凜然。
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Thought to be situated somewhere in the Pyrenees, visitors speak of the breath-taking beauty of a chateau surrounded by formal gardens and lawns created out of the mountainous landscape by magic. Beauxbatons Academy has a preponderance of French students, though Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Luxembourgians and Belgians also attend in large numbers (both Beauxbatons and Durmstrang have a larger studentship than Hogwarts). It is said that the stunning castle and grounds of this prestigious school were part-funded by alchemist gold, for Nicolas and Perenelle Flamel met at Beauxbatons in their youth, and a magnificent fountain in the middle of the school’s park, believed to have healing and beautifying properties, is named for them. Beauxbatons has always enjoyed a cordial relationship with Hogwarts, though there has been a healthy rivalry in international competitions such as the Triwizard Tournament, in which Beauxbatons has sixty-two wins to Hogwarts' sixty-three. Apart from the Flamels, famous ex-students of Beauxbatons include Vincent Duc de Trefle-Picques, who escaped the Terror by casting a concealment charm on his neck and pretending that his head had already been cut off; Luc Millefeuille, the infamous pastry-maker and Muggle-poisoner, and Fleur Delacour, who fought in the world-famous Battle of Hogwarts and was awarded medals of bravery from both the French and British Ministries of Magic. Headmistress Olympe Maxime is (in spite of her protestations to the contrary) half-giantess; brilliant, elegant and undeniably awe-inspiring.
德姆蘭學院
Durmstrang
德姆蘭曾經在全部十一所魔法學校中有最黑暗的名聲，儘管這不全然是這樣。德姆蘭曾經出過許多真正偉大的巫師與女巫，但它也的確兩次墮落於假裝效忠或意圖不軌的巫師之下，還有一位惡名昭彰的校友。這讓人不快的一群中第一人，哈方‧蒙特，在學校創辦人──保加利亞偉大的女巫娜芮達‧沃坎諾瓦──離奇死亡後便接掌了這所學校；蒙特建立了德姆蘭在決鬥和各種武裝魔法上的名聲，仍然流傳至現代課程成為重要的一部份。
在德姆蘭歷史中第二段黑暗的時期，是校長大位被伊果‧卡卡夫佔據時，這位前食死人在佛地魔重生的召喚中脫逃，生怕受到報應。卡卡夫是個沒有原則又自負的人，助長了學生之間恐懼和恐嚇的風氣，許多家長因此在他在位時把他們的小孩帶回家。而那位讓德姆蘭的聲譽遭到前所未有破壞的校友，是蓋勒‧葛林戴華德，二十世紀最危險的巫師之一。
無論如何，最近這幾年德姆蘭已經執行了一些復興計畫，也培育出一些亮點，像是國際魁地奇明星維克多‧喀浪。雖然校園被認為坐落在歐洲遙遠的北方，德姆蘭是所有學校裡最保密自己位置的學校，所以沒有人可以很確定。訪客們必須接受遺忘咒抹除他們怎麼來到這兒、聊著廣闊綿延的大地和壯麗景觀的印象，更不用說還有停泊在學校後山湖泊裡巨大、幽黑的船，學生在夏天時還會在湖中潛泳。
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Durmstrang once had the darkest reputation of all eleven wizarding schools, though this was never entirely merited. It is true that Durmstrang, which has turned out many truly great witches and wizards, has twice in its history fallen under the stewardship of wizards of dubious allegiance or nefarious intent, and that it has one infamous ex-pupil. The first of these unhappy men, Harfang Munter, took over the school shortly after the mysterious death of its founder, the great Bulgarian witch Nerida Vulchanova. Munter established Durmstrang's reputation for duelling and all forms of martial magic, which remain an impressive part of its curriculum today. The second dark period in Durmstrang's history came with the Headmastership of Igor Karkaroff, an ex-Death Eater who fled his post upon the return from exile of Lord Voldemort, fearing the latter's retribution. Karkaroff was an unprincipled and egotistical man who encouraged a culture of fear and intimidation among the students, and many parents withdrew their children from Durmstrang while he was in charge. The ex-pupil who has done more than any other to cause damage to Durmstrang's reputation is Gellert Grindelwald, one of the most dangerous wizards of the twentieth century. However, in recent years Durmstrang has undergone something of a renaissance, and has produced such international luminaries as international Quidditch star Viktor Krum. Although believed to be situated in the far north of Europe, Durmstrang is one of the most secretive of all schools about its whereabouts, so nobody can be quite certain. Visitors, who must comply with memory charms to erase their knowledge of how they got there, speak of vast, sprawling grounds with many stunning views, not least of the great, dark, spectral ship that is moored on a mountain lake behind the school, from which students dive in summertime.
