Ilvermorny

Gaunt family • Character The Gaunts are an ancient, in-bred, Pure-blood Wizarding family, direct descendants of Salazar Slytherin. The family is listed in the infamous Pure-Blood Directory from the 1930s as being one of the “Sacred Twenty-Eight” families which stayed true to pure-blood status. Most of the Gaunts were gifted with the ability to speak… Read More

Gold Brooch in the Shape of a Gordian Knot • Symbols A piece of gold jewelry that once belonged to Isolt Sayre’s mother, sister of Gormlaith Gaunt (Pm). Isolt took the brooch with her when she fled to North America, along with her aunt’s wand that once belonged to Salazar Slytherin (Pm). Read More

Queenie Goldstein • Character Queenie Goldstein is the beautiful younger sister of Porpentina “Tina” Goldstein (JKR:Tw). The two shared an apartment in New York City in the 1920s (WFT). Both Queenie and her sister attended Ilvermorny School for Witches and Wizards, though they were in different houses (Queenie was in Pukwudgie while Tina was… Read More

Gordian Knot Symbol • Symbols The Gordian Knot symbol is worked into the floor of the Entrance Hall at Ilvermorny Wizarding School. Each student stands on the Gordian Knot waiting for reactions from statues representing the four Houses: Pukwudgie, Thunderbird, Wampus Cat, or Horned River Serpent. The blue and cranberry robes at Ilvermorny have Gordian… Read More

Gormlaith Gaunt • Character Gormlaith Gaunt is Isolt Sayre’s aunt and kidnapper, who is killed in her attack on Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Gormlaith Gaunt was a fanatic about blood purity, and she disapproved of her niece being raised to have an open and positive attitude toward Muggles. Determined to to prevent… Read More