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  Harry Potter Chapter Titles in CJV: Beauxbatons and Durmstrang
Beauxbatons, with the exotic spelling 'beaux', is obviously French.
Durmstrang, with its 'ur' and 'str' spelling combinations, is German in feeling, reminiscent of the 'Sturm and Drang' (Storm and Stress) movement in German literature of the 19th century.
The silent 'x' in Beauxbatons is spelt out and the 'str' combination in Durmstrang is rendered as 'str' rather than 'shtr'.
www.cjvlang.com /Hpotter/book4/bk4ch15.html   (359 words)

  
  Beauxbatons - Harry Potter Wiki - a Wikia wiki
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic is a French wizard school similar to Hogwarts.
Beauxbatons uniforms are made of light blue silk, and the school coat of arms is two golden wands crossed over one another, each shooting three stars.
Beauxbatons is Unplottable, so no muggles or even wizards from rival schools can find it on a map, and it is disguised so that no one can really see it unless they know to look for it.
harrypotter.wikia.com /wiki/Beauxbatons   (496 words)

  
  Beauxbatons | Encyclopedia of Speculative Fiction | Wizards.pro
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic is a French wizard school similar to Hogwarts.
Beauxbatons uniforms are made of light blue silk, and the school coat of arms is two golden wands crossed over one another, each shooting three stars.
Beauxbatons is Unplottable, so no muggles or even wizards from rival schools can find it on a map, and it is disguised so that no one can really see it unless they know to look for it.
encyclopedia.wizards.pro /index.php/Beauxbatons   (459 words)

  
  Beauxbatons Information
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic is a fictional magic school similar to Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series of books.
Beauxbatons is located in France and its current headmistress is Olympe Maxime.
Beauxbatons is Unplottable (as most magical buildings are), so no Muggles or even wizards from rival schools can find it on a map, and it may be disguised so no one can really see it unless they know to look for it.
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 Beauxbatons
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic is a magic school similar to Hogwarts, in the Harry Potter series of books.
As both Hogwarts and Durmstrang are in castles and Fleur Delacour said Beauxbatons was a palace, it is likely that Beauxbatons is also inside a castle.
"Beauxbatons" is French for "beautiful batons." The "batons" part is presumably a reference to magical wands.
www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/b/be/beauxbatons.html   (214 words)

  
 BEAUXBATONS : Encyclopedia Entry
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic (French: Académie de Magie Beauxbâtons) is a fictional magic school similar to Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series of books.
Bouillabaisse was one of the foods served at the opening feast of the Triwizard Tournament, and it was received with enthusiasm by the Beauxbatons students.
This fish soup is widely served in the southeast of France, therefore Beauxbatons could be located somewhere on the Mediterranean coast of France, perhaps around Marseille.
www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Beauxbatons   (540 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Beauxbatons translates to beautiful batons (beau, batons), but it is taken to mean beautiful wands.
The location of the school may be in the southeast part of France because bouillabasse is served at the welcoming feast, and bouillabasse is traditionally eaten by people from the mediterranean coast.
Students are Beauxbatons sit their exams in their 6th year instead of 5th, which according to Fleur is better.
www.fleur-delacour.com /fleur/school.html   (103 words)

  
 Beauxbatons academy of magic'   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic is a fictional magic school similar to Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series of books.
Beauxbatons is located in France and its headmistress is Olympe Maxime.
Beauxbatons is Unplottable, so no muggles or even wizards from rival schools can find it on a map, and it may be disguised so no one can really see it unless they know to look for it.
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 Dreuzels.com - Voor alle Harry Potter fans!
Beauxbatons is één van de drie grootste toverscholen van Europa.
Het schoolhoofd van Beauxbatons is Olympe Mallemour, een grote vrouw met een olijfbruine huid (*) en een diepe stem.
Uit dit alles zou je dan kunnen afleiden dat Beauxbatons waarschijnlijk gelegen is in de buurt van Marseille, aan de kust van de Middellandse Zee.
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 Beauxbatons: Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry - Message Board - ezboard.com
It is said to have made its home in Beauxbatons' dungeons right after the school was created, and the headmasters and headmistresses have never been able to get rid of it.
Located approximately three miles from Beauxbatons Academy is a small wizarding village that students from the Academy are allowed to visit on weekends.
An affiliate to Beauxbatons, Hogwarts is a British magic school run by Albus Dumbledore, a friend of Madame Maxime's.
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 Beauxbatons Academy of Magic is a magic magic school similar...
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic is a magic magic school similar...
"Beauxbatons Academy of Magic" is a magic magic school similar to Hogwarts Hogwarts, in the Harry Potter Harry Potter series of books.
"Beauxbatons" is French French for "beautiful batons." The "batons" part is presumably a reference to magical wands.
www.biodatabase.de /Beauxbatons   (279 words)

  
 MuggleNet | Harry Potter Encyclopedia: Places Section
Beauxbatons uniforms are made of light blue silk, and the school coat of arms is two golden wands crossed over one another, each shooting three stars.
Beauxbatons students stand at attention from when their headmistress enters the room until she seats herself.
Beauxbatons is Unplottable, so no Muggles or even wizards from rival schools can find it on a map, and it is like disguised so no one can really see it unless they know to look for it.
www.mugglenet.com /infosection/places/beauxbatons.shtml   (543 words)

  
 The Pensieve!
Beauxbatons is a school of Witchcraft and Wizardry located in France.
Beauxbatons is a Palace (opposed to a castle like Hogwarts).
Beauxbatons studenst and teachers tend to be a bit spoiled and stuffy and as Fleur Delacour says: "Eef a poltergeist ever entaired Beauxbatons, 'e would be expelled like zat."
www.pensieve.net /beauxbatons.htm   (85 words)

  
 Beauxbatons 1993
The original students of Beauxbatons have taken well to their new classmates, but with a little bit of a language barrier and cultural differences in the way, it's easy to see who is from which school.
The Beauxbatons kids are more refined, and many have been known to snub the new Hogwarts students after food fights and other disruptions have occured.
Still, some of the Beauxbatons kids are as kind as ever to the hogwarts kids, providing them with some happiness after the recent events.
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 Obnoxious Nitpicking
I was originally going to put in some GOF pics of the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students, but the fact of the matter is, those pictures really relate to some complaints about the movie which needn't reflect on the books at all.
If Beauxbatons is also supposed to accept students from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, the total Muggle population rises to about 87,773,000, which is a good bit more than UK + Ireland, but still smaller than our proposed Durmstrang catchment area.
A Beauxbatons that also included Germany, Austria, and Denmark would be drawing from a population of about 183,839,000, and might be expected to be three times the size of Hogwarts; Germany is, after all, the most populous country in Western Europe.
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 MuggleNet | Harry Potter Encyclopedia: Places Section
Beauxbatons is thought to be located in Southern France, possibly along the Mediterranean.
They also seem to care more about their studies and their school's reputation; the Beauxbatons delegation showed an affinity to Ravenclaw House at Hogwarts and expressed much more disappointment than any of the others when they were rejected as school champion in favor of Fleur Delacour.
Beauxbatons is Unplottable, so no Muggles or even wizards from rival schools can find it on a map, and it is like disguised so no one can really see it unless they know to look for it.
mugglenet.com /infosection/places/beauxbatons.shtml   (513 words)

  
 Hogwarts Unraveled
During the winter season at Beauxbatons, the Ice Sculpture Garden appears on the school's grounds, at the exit of the Main Hallway.
It was created in Beauxbaton's tenth year of existance by one of the five school founders, Blactine Bloombendoot.
The sculptures are made of ice that has a charm to keep it from melting on it; Bloombendoot had originally planned just for the sculptures to last one year, but he apparently pronounced a small part of the spell wrong, and they have lasted for ten centuries.
www.adriennewolter.com /ah/stories/zhogwartsunraveled.htm   (4528 words)

  
 SparkNotes: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters Fifteen–Sixteen
Beauxbatons arrives in a great flying carriage, and from the carriage emerges the Headmistress, Madame Maxime, an oversized and attractive woman who greets Dumbledore and then leads her underdressed, shivering students into the castle to warm up.
The Beauxbatons students scowl and complain, even after an eclectic mix of dishes (to accommodate the nationality of each school) appears on the table.
They all discuss the Tournament and the Skrewts, which have grown and begun to kill each other; Hermione fails in her attempt to persuade Hagrid to join S.P.E.W., and as they all begin to move back toward the castle, Hagrid is distracted by Madame Maxime.
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 Other Wizarding Schools - The Sugar Quill
We know about Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang, and have made incredible attempts to pinpoint their Unplottable locations.
American-wise, I'm betting that there is a school in or around Salem, which would serve the northeast; one in the South; one in the Midwest; and one or two in the west.
Interesting topic! Let's see...GoF said that Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang are the BIGGEST magical schools in Europe, so there's got to be more.
www.sugarquill.net /forum/index.php?showtopic=861   (1075 words)

  
 Beauxbatons Academy of Magic
Beauxbatons is known for it's beauty, and it's prestigious academic qualities.
Professor positions for Beauxbatons have changed, simply because there are no 1st or 2nd years at the moment, so it wouldn't be fair to any preporatory professors, I don't really want people to feel neglected because they don't have many places to post.
I've been wanting to change Beauxbatons to a new forum for a while, considering the fact that the first site I had for it, was made in March 2004...I felt the time for change was as soon as possible.
www.hogwartsmagic.com /rpg/index.php?topic=91.0   (1571 words)

  
 BeauxBatons Academy - Home
Beauxbatons has finally re-opened and we would like to welcome back all returning students and welcome all new students.
The welcome is also extended to staff and teachers as we are looking forward to their return as well.
A long time part of the Beauxbatons grounds, you are welcome to pull on your skates and get on the ice.
www.beauxbatons06.proboards67.com   (676 words)

  
 Beauxbatons - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Beuxbatons is located in France and its headmistress is Olympe_Maxime.
As both Hogwarts and Durmstrang are in castles and Fleur_Delacour said Beauxbatons was a palace, it is likely that Beauxbatons is also inside a castle.
The champion for Beauxbatons turned out to be Fleur_Delacour.
www.indexsuche.com /Beauxbatons.html   (183 words)

  
 Harry Potter Character Listing : Fleur Delacour - Children's Books
Fleur Delacour’s name means a flower of the court.
She attends the prestigious Beauxbatons Academy in France.
The Beauxbatons Academy is the French wizard community's equilavent to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art34390.asp   (294 words)

  
 Beauxbatons Academy of Magic - Home
Welcome to Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, we are currently on break.
The Palace of Beauxbatons is the name of the academy building where all the classes are taught.
Enter a place where treasure lies, far away from prying muggle eyes, where gold, silver, and bronze galore are inside the vaults beneath the floor, though if it's not yours for the taking our doors are not fooled by your faking, step up to your vault with your key or stay within for eternity.
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 Harry Potter - The Official Site
The Triwizard Tournament is a challenging and dangerous international magic competition between the three main wizarding schools: Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang.
All students over 17 are encouraged to apply, and the Goblet of Fire then chooses one champion to represent each of the three schools.
Fleur, the Beauxbatons Academy Triwizard champion, is part Veela; as such, she seems to cast a spell over most boys - particularly Ron Weasley.
harrypotter.warnerbros.com   (937 words)

  
 Beauxbatons Academy - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Everything located on the grounds of Beauxbatons can be found here.
Located approximately three miles from Beauxbatons Academy is a small wizarding village that students from the Academy are allowed to visit on weekends.
Description: This is a small but especially beautiful estate designed for Alexis to live in when she graduates Beauxbatons.
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 Beauxbatons- RPG - Message Board - ezboard.com
The Lake is where the Beauxbaton island resides.
The shores of Beauxbaton island aren't very pretty, but if you take a boat to the coast you will find pristine sands, great for hanging out during free periods or to play in the lake.
At the front of the room is the enormous staff table seating all the staff members of Beauxbatons.
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