Mungo MacDuff• Character
Mungo MacDuff was one of MACUSA’s original twelve aurors (Pm). Read MoreMACUSA founded• Event
In 1693 after the International Statute of Secrecy was passed, American witches and wizards set up their own government known as the Magical Congress of the United States. This underground government totally separate from the No-Maj included representatives from magical groups all over North America, and was set up in… Read MoreMACUSA headquarters in the Appalachian Mountains
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Wizarding places
A secret “enchanted edifice” was built in the Appalachian Mountains of North America as a meeting place for the Magical Congress of the United States (MACUSA). It became less convenient over time due to the remote location as witches and wizards preferred to live in the cities (Pm:MACUSA). Read MoreMACUSA headquarters moved for the fifth time• Event
In 1892, or shortly thereafter, the MACUSA headquarters are relocated from Washington to New York. Read MoreMACUSA Lobby
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Rooms, chambers, and floors
Up a wide staircase from the entrance to the Woolworth Building, this is a large space with very high, vaulted ceilings. High in the air is a giant dial with multiple clock-like faces and hands pointing to the present threat-level to the secrecy of the wizarding world. When Newt Scamander first… Read MoreMACUSA President
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Occupations • Titles, nicknames, and honorifics
Chosen leader of the Magical Congress of the United States, the secret governing body for witches and wizards of North America (Pm). Known Presidents of MACUSA include: Josiah Jackson Thornton Harkaway Able Fleming Charity Wilkinson Elizabeth McGilliguddy Emily Rappaport Seraphina Picquery … Read MoreMACUSA relocates to Baltimore• Event
During the 1770s, the Magical Congress of the United States relocated from Williamsburg, Virginia, to the city of Baltimore, Maryland, home of MACUSA President Able Fleming (Pm:MACUSA). This was a short-lived location due to the arrival of the No-Maj Continental Congress to the city, as well as the beginning of… Read MoreMACUSA relocates to Washington• Event
Around 1776 when the Continental Congress moved to Baltimore during the Revolutionary War, the secret Magical Congress of the United States (MACUSA) decided it was time to move again, so they relocated to Washington. The move was followed by the “Country or Kind” debate of 1777 led by President Elizabeth… Read MoreMACUSA relocates to Williamsburg• Event
The Magical Congress of the United States was housed in a secret edifice somewhere in the Appalachian Mountains until 1760, when it was relocated to Williamsburg, Virginia, the home of Thornton Harkaway, then President of MACUSA (Pm). Unfortunately for the local No-Maj population, President Harkaway raised Crups, a type of… Read MoreMACUSA relocates to New York• Event
Following the 1892 Sasquatch uprising, MACUSA moved its headquarters from Washington to the newly built Woolworth Building in New York City (Pm). When the building was under construction, wizards joined the construction crew. Thanks to these undercover wizards, the Woolworth building was not only a building for No-Majs, it also… Read MoreMacy's Department Store
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Businesses, merchants, and shops
Macy’s is a famous department store in New York City. Read MoreMadam Ya Zhou• Character
Madam Ya Zhou was a foreign envoy to MACUSA in 1926 (WFT). Read More
Magical barrier energy field
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Magical effects
A Magical Barrier Energy Field in the form of a protective bubble was placed around the entrance to City Hall subway station in 1926 New York in order to trap Obscurial Credence Barebone (WFT). It is also referred to as a “magical force field,” which appeared as a “luminous wall… Read MoreMagical Exposure Threat Level
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Communication • Magical objects
High above the MACUSA Lobby there is a giant dial with multiple clock-like faces and hands pointing to the present threat-level to the secret wizarding world. The color-coded levels include “Severe: Unexplained Activity” and “Emergency” (WFT). Read MoreNo-Maj
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Glossary • Titles, nicknames, and honorifics
Shortened term for “No Magic” – American Wizarding slang for Muggles, or non-magical humans (Pm, WFT). Read MoreMajor Investigation Department
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Organizations • Security
Part of the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA), the Major Investigation Department appears as a meeting room in which high-up MACUSA employees discuss ongoing investigations. Read MoreSeveral No-Majs savaged by President Harkaway's crups• Event
For two days after the attack, the Muggles were only able to bark. Harkaway was forced to resign as President of MACUSA as a result of this incident. Read MoreMap of Magical Activity
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Magical objects • Security
The metallic Map of Magical Activity used a light display to help Aurors in the MACUSA Major Investigation Department to view magic occurring around New York City (WFT). Read MoreMartha, mother of James Steward• Character
Around 1634, founder of Ilvermorny James Steward named one of his twin daughters Martha, after his late mother (Pm). Read MoreMary Jauncey• Character
Mary Jauncey was one of MACUSA’s original twelve aurors (Pm). Read MoreMassachusetts
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Regions, counties, and territories
A state in the Eastern U.S. on the coast of the North Atlantic. Part of the original Thirteen Colonies. Read MoreElizabeth McGilliguddy• Character
Elizabeth McGilliguddy was president of MACUSA during the American Revolution and the 1777 “Country or Kind?” debate. She encouraged the British Ministry of Magic to refrain from interfering in the war for American independence (Pm). Read MoreMemo rats
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Communication
In the basement of MACUSA memos write themselves, then fold into origami rats. They use the glass tubes to scurry to the offices above. On occasion they will start to fight and tear each other apart, leaving the intended recipient memo-less. Read MoreMemorial to the Witches of Salem
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Art and Culture
In the middle of the vast atrium of the MACUSA building in New York City stands a memorial to the witches and wizards killed as a result of the Salem witch trials (WFT). Read MoreMemories
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Thing
Memories can be removed from the head of a witch or wizard and placed into a vessels known as a Pensieve to be viewed and studied. After removal, memories can be tampered with, as Horace Slughorn did when he tried to revise and conceal his own memory of teaching Tom… Read More
Memory Modifying Charm
— "Obliviate"
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Spells
The Memory Modifying Charm is also called “Memory Charm”. Modifies or erases portions of a person’s memory. A person who has their memory erased can be described as “Obliviated” (WFT). Memory Modifying Charms are often used to uphold the International Code of Wizarding Secrecy and to avoid frightening Muggles. Officials… Read MoreMexico
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Countries
A Spanish-speaking country in North America just to the south of the United States. Read MoreMinistry of Magic licenses
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Ministry of Magic • Wizarding culture
Ministry of Magic licenses are issued for a number of activities which are deemed dangerous, which could be misused for nefarious purposes, or which require special training or actions to keep the wizarding world hidden from the Muggles. These include: Ownership of Crups (FB, JKR-W1) Sale of magical artifacts… Read MoreMNA: Magic in North America (essays)• Source
MNA refers to a series of essays written by Rowling originally for Pottermore detailing the history of magic on the North American continent as well as the background of the Magical Congress of the United States and of Ilvermorny, the North American school of magic. The Magical Congress of… Read MoreModesty Barebone• Character
Modesty Barebone was the youngest adopted daughter of Mary Lou Barebone, a Second Salem leader in 1920s New York. Read MoreMomolou Wotorson• Character
Momolou Wotorson was a foreign envoy to MACUSA in 1926 (WFT). Read MoreMount Greylock
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Mountains, hills, and landforms
Mount Greylock is a mountain in western Massachusetts in the U.S. whose highest peak is where Ilvermony School of Witchcraft and Wizardry stands. It is also where the Steward family lived in the 1600s (Pm). Read MoreMUGGLEWORTHY
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Magical objects
Newt Scamander’s magical suitcase had a brass dial that could be turned to “MUGGLEWORTHY” so the No-Maj customs inspectors would not see the dangerous magical creatures inside. With a turn of the dial, Muggles would only see common objects such as maps, an alarm clock, and a Hufflepuff scarf (WFT). Read More
MACUSA
MACUSA relocates to Williamsburg
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The Magical Congress of the United States was housed in a secret edifice somewhere in the Appalachian Mountains until 1760, when it was relocated to Williamsburg, Virginia, the home of Thornton Harkaway, then President of MACUSA (Pm). Unfortunately for the local No-Maj population, President Harkaway raised Crups, a type of… Read More
MACUSA relocates to New York
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Following the 1892 Sasquatch uprising, MACUSA moved its headquarters from Washington to the newly built Woolworth Building in New York City (Pm). When the building was under construction, wizards joined the construction crew. Thanks to these undercover wizards, the Woolworth building was not only a building for No-Majs, it also… Read More
Macy's Department Store
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Businesses, merchants, and shops
Macy’s is a famous department store in New York City. Read More
Several No-Majs savaged by President Harkaway's crups
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For two days after the attack, the Muggles were only able to bark. Harkaway was forced to resign as President of MACUSA as a result of this incident. Read More
Mexico
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Countries
A Spanish-speaking country in North America just to the south of the United States. Read More
Ministry of Magic licenses
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Ministry of Magic • Wizarding culture
Ministry of Magic licenses are issued for a number of activities which are deemed dangerous, which could be misused for nefarious purposes, or which require special training or actions to keep the wizarding world hidden from the Muggles. These include: Ownership of Crups (FB, JKR-W1) Sale of magical artifacts… Read More
MNA: Magic in North America (essays)
• Source
MNA refers to a series of essays written by Rowling originally for Pottermore detailing the history of magic on the North American continent as well as the background of the Magical Congress of the United States and of Ilvermorny, the North American school of magic. The Magical Congress of… Read More
Modesty Barebone
• Character
Modesty Barebone was the youngest adopted daughter of Mary Lou Barebone, a Second Salem leader in 1920s New York. Read More
Mount Greylock
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Mountains, hills, and landforms
Mount Greylock is a mountain in western Massachusetts in the U.S. whose highest peak is where Ilvermony School of Witchcraft and Wizardry stands. It is also where the Steward family lived in the 1600s (Pm). Read More