History of Ilvermorny Magic School & Its 4 Houses (American Hogwarts)

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing the founding of ILVERMORNY school- North America’s answer to Hogwarts. I’ll be kicking things off by discussing the story of its founder, Isolt Sayre, then segueing into the FOUNDING of the school. Following that, I’ll be breaking down the minutiae of EVERYTHING that we know about Ilvermorny- from it’s own unique house system, to the school’s grounds, to it’s curriculum and MORE.

Without further ado, I present to you the tale of Isolt Sayre and Ilvermorny school. 

Isolt Sayre was an Irish witch born sometime around the year 1603 who spent most of her early childhood in the valley of Coomloughra, County Kerry. 

Isolt came from two pure-blood wizarding families, the Sayres and the Gaunts. Her father was William Sayre, and her mother was Rionach Gaunt who came from the house of Gaunt. You may recognize the name Gaunt, and that’s because it’s the same family that Voldemort comes from - descendants of Salazar Slytherin himself.

Isolt had an idyllic childhood. Her family lived in the beautiful countryside, everyone was happy and healthy, and her parents had a good relationship with their muggle neighbours. It has been expressed that Rionach and William would help their Muggle neighbours with magical cures for humans and livestock whenever possible. However, this idyllic life didn’t last forever, as when she was five years old both of her parents died during an attack on the family home.

Isolt was ‘rescued’ from the fire by her mother’s estranged sister, Gormlaith Gaunt, and Isolt was taken to the neighbouring valley of Coomcallee, or ‘Hag’s Glen’, where she was raised from then on. However, as Isolt grew older she came to the realization that her aunt wasn’t her saviour, she was in fact the murderer of her parents.

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