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WIZARDING SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD: CHILE

The Chilean School for the Magically Inclined is located on what is commonly known as the lost island of the Chiloé Archipelago. Students are transported to and fro on a hulking ship that navigates the skies and the seas, with pristine sails as white as the clouds it soars through, and cozy cabins lined with fluffy pillows and comfy couches. Many have speculated the school’s ship is indeed the ghost ship, the Caleuche, of popular muggle folklore, which always appears with sounds of a party on board, although it is unknown as to whether the myth pre-dates the employment of the school’s ship or vice versa. Nevertheless, students have taken to calling the ship the Caleuche, and will often throw wild parties on the deck to “entertain that silly muggle story”—or so they say. Much like platform 9 and ¾, the port is only accessible by witches and wizards through magical means. In this case, the portal is a series of rickety little shacks scattered throughout the country. The island on which the school is located is guarded by an imbunche who lives in a cave that lies just outside the perimeter of school campus. Although he often comes into contact with the wizarding community, he has not acquired any magical knowledge, although that has not stopped certain ill-meaning people from trying to use him as an instrument for revenge.