Albania (Harry Potter)

Albania, officially Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeastern Europe. It borders Greece, Macedonia, , and . The capital city is . It was known for holding the forest that was the hiding place of Voldemort after his first defeat.
==History==
When Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter, Helena, stole her mother's diadem, she hid it in an Albanian forest. The Bloody Baron came to the forest to retrieve her, only to kill her on impulse when she refused, and then himself in repentance. The diadem remained hidden for several centuries, until Tom Marvolo Riddle discovered that Helena was the Grey Lady, the House Ghost of Ravenclaw, and managed to get the information about its resting place from her. He recovered it, murdered a peasant, and turned it into one of his Horcruxes.Following his downfall in 1981, Tom Riddle, now known as Lord Voldemort, fled to the forests in Albania in his weakened state. In 1991, he encountered Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Quirrell, who was looking for him, so that he could at the very least try to capture him or at best learn from him. However, Quirrell overestimated himself, and Voldemort completely overpowered the man, thus leaving Albania and back to London.Following his failed attempt to steal the Philosopher's Stone, Voldemort returned to Albania, weaker than ever. He was eventually about to give up all hope when he was discovered by his former servant, Peter Pettigrew, in 1994.
==Magical education==
It is possible that Albanian wizards and witches had the option to attend Durmstrang Institute as it accepted students from all over Northern and Eastern Europe, as long as they were of wizarding heritage.
==Magical government==
Albania had its own wizarding government of unknown form. 
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==Behind the scenes==
*In medieval Latin, "Albania" can refer to both the country now known to be Republic of Albania, or an old name for Scotland. When referring to the country, the etymology of "Albania" is borrowed from Ἀλβανία (Albanía). For Scotland, the etymology is from Albu, Albain, Alban. Today, it is still sometimes used poetically to refer to the island.
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Category:Countries
Category:Europe