William Stuart Morgan - Overview: Fill & Download for Free

The short answer? In the world of Harry Potter, he British Royals, including Prince George (and, due to centuries of intermarriages, other European Royals and descendants as well), have likely had magic running in their bloodline since William the Conqueror - or King William I - came to power in 1066 A.D.However, due to the the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, implemented in 1692, great care and caution would have to be taken in keeping any and all reveals of “magic” strictly private and confidential.As per Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, William the Conqueror also had witches and wizards as a part of his invading army. Among King William’s generals was Armand Malfoy (Malfoi), the patriarch - and founder - of the Malfoy “Pureblood” line.“Heir” by Skarlessa on DeviantARTAccording to Rowling’s article “The Malfoy Family” on Pottermore:“The Malfoy name comes from old French, and translates as ‘bad faith’ (mal foi). Like many other progenitors of noble English families, the wizard Armand Malfoy arrived in Britain with William the Conqueror as part of the invading Norman army.Having rendered unknown, shady (and almost certainly magical) services to King William I, [Armand] Malfoy was given a prime piece of land in Wiltshire, seized from local landowners, upon which his descendants have lived for ten consecutive centuries.Their wily ancestor Armand encapsulated many of the qualities that have distinguished the Malfoy family to the present day. The Malfoys have always had the reputation, hinted at by their not altogether complimentary surname, of being a slippery bunch, to be found courting power and riches wherever they might be found.In spite of their espousal of pure-blood values and their undoubtedly genuine belief in wizards’ superiority over Muggles, the Malfoys have never been above ingratiating themselves with the non-magical community when it suits them. The result is that they are one of the richest wizarding families in Britain, and it has been rumoured for many years (though never proven) that over the centuries the family has dabbled successfully in Muggle currency and assets.Over hundreds of years, they have managed to add to their lands in Wiltshire by annexing those of neighbouring Muggles, and the favour they curried with royalty added Muggle treasures and works of art to an ever-expanding collection.Historically, the Malfoys drew a sharp distinction between poor Muggles and those with wealth and authority. Until the imposition of the Statute of Secrecy in 1692, the Malfoy family was active within high-born Muggle circles, and it is said that their fervent opposition to the imposition of the Statute was due, in part, to the fact that they would have to withdraw from this enjoyable sphere of social life.Though hotly denied by subsequent generations, there is ample evidence to suggest that the first Lucius Malfoy was an unsuccessful aspirant to the hand of [Queen] Elizabeth I, and some wizarding historians allege that the Queen’s subsequent opposition to marriage was due to a jinx placed upon her by the thwarted Malfoy.With that healthy degree of self-preservation that has characterised most of their actions over the centuries, once the Statute of Secrecy had passed into law the Malfoys ceased fraternising with Muggles, however well-born, and accepted that further opposition and protests could only distance them from the new heart of power: the newly created Ministry of Magic.They performed an abrupt volte-face (“about-face”), and became as vocally supportive of the Statute as any of those who had championed it from the beginning, hastening to deny that they had ever been on speaking (or marrying) terms with Muggles.The substantial wealth at their disposal ensured them considerable (and much resented) influence at the Ministry for generations to come, though no Malfoy has ever aspired to the role of Minister for Magic. It is often said of the Malfoy family that you will never find one at the scene of the crime, though their fingerprints might be all over the guilty wand.Independently wealthy, with no need to work for a living, they have generally preferred the role of power behind the throne, happy for others to do the donkey work and to take the responsibility for failure. They have helped finance many of their preferred candidates’ election campaigns, which have (it is alleged) included paying for dirty work such as hexing the opposition.The Malfoys’ unfeigned contempt for all Muggles who could not offer them jewels or influence, and for the majority of their fellow wizards, drew them naturally towards the pure-blood doctrine, which seemed for several years in the twentieth century to be their likeliest source of untrammelled power. From the imposition of the Statute of Secrecy onwards, no Malfoy has married a Muggle or Muggle-born.”Whether or not King William I - “William the Conqueror” - was, in fact, himself a Muggle or a wizard (or, in the vein of South Park, a “wizard-king”, as also seen in the anime “Black Clover”) is unknown. Even if he was, being French (Norman) in origin, William would have never attended Hogwarts himself, nor would have Armand Malfoy. The school was founded around 990 A.D., several decades before William seized power in 1066 A.D.Likewise, in both the books, and Rowling’s expanded writings on Pottermore, there several indicators that Muggles and magical folk not only lived together during that era, but also fought - and died - together.Hogwarts is founded around 990 A.D. by four powerful witches and wizards, each from a different background: Godric Gryffindor (gryffin d’or meaning “gryffin of gold” in French); Helga Hufflepuff (with ‘Helga’ derived from Old Norse heilagr - "holy", "blessed"); Rowena Ravenclaw (“Rowena” being the name of an Anglo-Saxon queen); and Salazar Slytherin (“Salazar” being an Iberian, or Spanish and Portuguese, name, as confirmed by Rowling).It is created to be a nigh-impregnable magical fortress, with powerful enchantments by the Founders creating its defenses, as later awoken by Minerva McGonagall - over a thousand years later - in the Battle of Hogwarts. It has long been argued by some fans that Salazar Slytherin’s construction of the Chamber of Secrets, and the hatching of his Basilisk, was meant to add to Hogwarts Castle’s existing magical defenses and fortifications in case of war.Likewise, the symbol of Godric Gryffindor is the Sword of Gryffindor, a goblin-forged weapon of war (shown above).During the Anglo-Saxon era in which Hogwarts was built, the land would later become the unified kingdom(s) of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. For all intents and purposes, and due to various invasions, Britain was already a “melting pot”, made up of many different people(s), cultures, and clans.It is also clear that the work of author J.R.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit) strongly influenced Rowling’s portrayal of this era in the Harry Potter universe, which you can read more about here.Within Rowling’s narrative, it is heavily implied that Rowena Ravenclaw was the “high-born” daughter of the mythological Anglo-Saxon chief Hengist (i.e. a “princess”), and wife and Queen of Vortigern, “King of the Britons”. Tradition lists Hengist as the first of the Jutish kings of the Kingdom of Kent, located in southeast England.The mythology varies, but, based on Rowling’s work, my guess is that Ravenclaw (with her name likely derived from the symbolism of the raven in Norse mythology, representing “thought, memory, mind”) married Vortigern, traditionally said to be [her father] Hengist’s rival, in order to cement a political alliance. It was also likely a marriage match made to promote the unity and stability of the British kingdoms, especially amid constant warfare and invasions.According to Wikipedia, as a general overview of Anglo-Saxon England:“Anglo-Saxon England was early medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from the end of Roman Britain until the Norman conquest in 1066. It consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan (r. 927–939).It became part of the short-lived North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great, a personal union between England, Denmark and Norway in the 11th century.The Anglo-Saxons were the members of Germanic-speaking groups who migrated to the southern half of the island of Great Britain…Anglo-Saxon history…traces the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 5th and 6th centuries [after fall of the Roman Empire] (conventionally identified as seven main kingdoms: Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Wessex), their Christianisation during the 7th century, the threat of Viking invasions and Danish settlers, the gradual unification of England under the Wessex hegemony during the 9th and 10th centuries, and ending with the Norman conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066.Anglo-Saxon identity survived beyond the Norman conquest, came to be known as ‘Englishry’ under Norman rule, and through social and cultural integration with Celts, Danes and Anglo-Normans became the modern English people.”Depicted above is the Pythia, or “the Oracle of Delphi”, who was well-known for practicing Divination in ancient Greece. This mythology would later be adopted by the Romans, including the worship of Hecate / Diana, the “goddess of magic, witchcraft, and sorcery”.From the books and Pottermore, we also know that the Ollivander “Pureblood” family predates even Anglo-Saxon rule, with Ollivanders Wand Shop having been founded in 382 B.C. This well-establishes the existence of witches and wizards (and subsequent magical bloodlines / families) in Britain at the time of William the Conqueror and Armand Malfoy’s arrival in 1066 A.D., and even at the time of the founding of Hogwarts around 990 A.D.Shortly after the construction of Hogwarts around 990 A.D., and installation of [Queen?] Rowena Ravenclaw [of England / Wessex] as a Hogwarts Founder, we also have the Conquest of England in 1016 by King Cnut of Denmark in 1016 A.D. - something that would not have been possible in the Harry Potter universe for King Cnut, without powerful witch and wizard allies of his own, or without being a wizard himself.“Merlin and Arthur”, official artwork for the video game Smite.From Rowling’s article “Order of Merlin” on Pottermore:“The Order of Merlin, commemorating the most famous wizard of his time, has been given since the fifteenth (15th) century (1400’s). Legend says that the green ribbon, on which the First Class Order hangs, is to reflect Merlin’s Hogwarts house. The First Class Order is awarded ‘for acts of outstanding bravery or distinction’ in magic, the Second Class is awarded for ‘achievement or endeavour beyond the ordinary’ and the Third Class is given to those who ‘have made a contribution to our store of knowledge or entertainment.’”As Rowling clearly bumped up the age in which Merlin lived in to have him attend Hogwarts as a Slytherin student, we can infer that Merlin himself was likely taught directly by Salazar Slytherin, and Merlin’s teaching likely falls between the period of 990 A.D. - 1066 A.D.Depicted: An illustration from a 14th-century manuscript showing a meeting of doctors at the University of Paris. (Wikipedia, “Medieval university”)According to Merlin’s Chocolate frog card, he was “Sometimes known as the Prince of Enchanters. Part of the Court of King Arthur.” That would mean, in the Harry Potter universe, the Kingdom of Camelot (Wales) - in the west of England - existed at the same time as the historical Kingdom of Wessex, in the east of England, and that Camelot was ruled by King Arthur.According to the HP Wiki, citing other canon sources:“At some point in his lifetime, Merlin became a part of the Court of King Arthur, assisting him during his reign. It is also widely believed by the wizarding community that he was friends with Sir Cadogan, which helped him secure a position in the Knights of the Round Table.He was the enemy of Arthur's half-sister, Morgan le Fay (otherwise known as Morgana), a dark witch. Merlin believed that wizardkind should help Muggles and live peacefully with them. To this end, he founded the Order of Merlin, an organisation which promoted Muggle rights, creating rules against using magic on them.”However, Sir Cadogan - a Gryffindor alumni of Hogwarts - was not the only witch or wizard confirmed to be a member of the royal court during his lifetime.The Bloody Baron, the Slytherin house ghost, was a member of the court of Rowena Ravenclaw, and in love with Rowena’s daughter, Helena.Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, or “Nearly-Headless Nick” (d. 31 October, 1492), was also a confirmed member of the royal court of his time. According to J.K. Rowling’s article “House Ghosts” on Pottermore:“Gryffindor house is home to Nearly Headless Nick, who in life was Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington. Something of a snob, and a less accomplished wizard than he believed, Sir Nicholas lounged around the court of Henry VII in life, until his foolish attempt to beautify a lady-in-waiting by magic caused the unfortunate woman to sprout tusks. Sir Nicholas was stripped of his wand and inexpertly executed, leaving his head hanging off by a single flap of skin and sinew. He retains a feeling of inadequacy with regard to truly headless ghosts.”Depicted: Sir Nicholas with “the Grey Lady”, Helena Ravenclaw, daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw.As well-known in Arthurian lore, Morgan le Fay / Morgana, herself a “princess” by birth in the mythology, made a bid for power by warring against King Arthur - and, in turn, Merlin. Likewise, the Order of Merlin, likely led by Merlin, was also probably the inspiration for Albus Dumbledore’s later Order of the Phoenix, as seen in the Harry Potter books and movies.Rowling never explicitly refers to King William I, or his royal descendants, as “Muggles”. That being said, there are many instances within the Royal family itself over the centuries that could be atttibuted to witches and wizards marrying - and being born - into the Royal family.For example, in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s / Philosopher’s Stone, a portrait of Queen Mary I of England (“Bloody Mary”) of the Tudor dynasty (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), the elder half-sister and predecessor of Queen Elizabeth I [the latter of whom who was courted for her hand in marriage by a Malfoy in Rowling’s lore], is shown holding a wand.This would indicate that not only was Queen Mary a witch - and likely, her half-sister, Elizabeth, was as well, as some called Elizabeth “the witch-queen” - but that she also likely attended Hogwarts, as her portrait is hung in the Grand Staircase of the castle. She was also likely sent to Hogwarts at an earlier age - 9, rather than 11 - based on what we know of her childhood.This appears to be a reproduction painting for the film based on the original portrait by Flemish painter Hans Eworth, created in 1554. Mary was 38 years old at the time she was painted here, and would reign four more years aftwarward, until 1558.“The first portrait was painted in 1554, and is perhaps the most famous image of the queen. It is a conventional pose, and the queen appears quite confident, reflecting the celebration and optimism which greeted her ascension. She holds a red rose, as she does in the Mor portrait. It was a personal symbol, referring both to the Tudor rose, and her Christian name.” (Source)Mary I and Elizbeth I were “very close” in childhood, but eventually, grew apart for various reasons. Despite this, it is said that the two “loved” each other as kin, and were eventually reunited in death, buried together in the same tomb in Westminster Abbey.“Although Mary's will stated that she wished to be buried next to her mother, she was interred in Westminster Abbey on 14 December, in a tomb she would eventually share with Elizabeth. The Latin inscription on their tomb, Regno consortes et urna, hic obdormimus Elizabetha et Maria sorores, in spe resurrectionis (affixed there by King James I when he succeeded Elizabeth), translates to: ‘Consorts in realm and tomb, we, sisters Elizabeth and Mary, here lie down to sleep in hope of resurrection.’” (Wikipedia)Speaking of King James I / VI of Scotland and England (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625), the successor of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and a member of the royal house of Stuart, he is well-known for writing a book of his own on witchcraft - the infamous Daemonologie (Demonology).James's visit to Denmark, a country familiar with witch-hunts, sparked an interest in the study of witchcraft, which he considered a branch of theology. He attended the North Berwick witch trials, the first major persecution of witches in Scotland under the Witchcraft Act 1563. Several people were convicted of using witchcraft to send storms against James's ship, most notably Agnes Sampson.James became obsessed with the threat posed by witches, and wrote Daemonologie in 1597, a tract inspired by his personal involvement that opposed the practice of witchcraft, and that provided background material for Shakespeare's Macbeth. James personally supervised the torture of women accused of being witches.After 1599, his views became more sceptical. In a later letter written in England to his son Henry, James congratulates the prince on "the discovery of yon little counterfeit wench. I pray God ye may be my heir in such discoveries ... most miracles now-a-days prove but illusions, and ye may see by this how wary judges should be in trusting accusations".Daemonologie—in full Daemonologie, In Forme of a Dialogue, Divided into three Books: By the High and Mighty Prince, James &c.—was written and published in 1597 by King James VI of Scotland (later also James I of England) as a philosophical dissertation on contemporary necromancy, and the historical relationships between the various methods of divination used from ancient black magic.This included a study on demonology, and the methods demons used to bother troubled men. It also touches on topics such as werewolves and vampires. It was a political yet theological statement to educate a misinformed populace on the history, practices and implications of sorcery, and the reasons for persecuting a person in a Christian society accused of being a witch under the rule of canonical law.This book is believed to be one of the main sources used by William Shakespeare in the production of Macbeth. Shakespeare attributed many quotes and rituals found within the book directly to the Weird Sisters, yet also attributed the Scottish themes and settings referenced from the trials in which King James was involved. (Wikipedia)Let’s rewind somewhat back in history, however. This question is about “what would the Royal family do if one of them turned out to be magical”.The answer to that question, as well as the road to the Statute of Secrecy in Harry Potter, lies in the religious tensions in England during the 16th and 17th centuries (1500s - 1600s). Where there were religious tensions, rivalries, and wars, there were also tensions, rivalries, and wars among members of the Royal family - especially among several heirs to the throne.As cited above, at the time, witchcraft and sorcery was considered to be part of theology - the study of religion. For centuries prior, Britain’s dominant religion had been Catholicism. That all changed in 1534, when King Henry VIII of England, the father of Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I, decided to break from the Catholic Church to form his own, Protestant Church, with himself at the head.Subsequenly, Henry sought to paint Catholics as “witches”, specifically in order to eliminate them as a threat to what he saw as his ‘divine right of kings’ - and his own power as an absolute monarch.According to Wikipedia:Henry VIII's Act of 1542 was the first law in English history to define witchcraft as a felony, a crime punishable by death, and the forfeiture of the convicted felon's goods and chattels. It was forbidden to:“...use devise practise or exercise, or cause to be devysed practised or exercised, any Invovacons or cojuracons of Sprites witchecraftes enchauntementes or sorceries to thentent to fynde money or treasure or to waste consume or destroy any persone in his bodie membres, or to pvoke [provoke] any persone to unlawfull love, or for any other unlawfull intente or purpose ... or for dispite of Cryste, or for lucre of money, dygge up or pull downe any Crosse or Crosses or by such Invovacons or cojuracons of Sprites witchecraftes enchauntementes or sorceries or any of them take upon them to tell or declare where goodes stollen or lost shall become...”The Act also removed a right known as benefit of clergy from those convicted of witchcraft, a legal device that spared anyone from hanging who was able to read a passage from the Bible. This statute was repealed by Henry's son, Edward VI, in 1547.The Act of 1542 notably passed when Princess Mary Tudor - the future Queen Mary I - was 26 years old. Earlier, in 1534, when Mary was 18 years old, she had defied her father in his break from the Catholic Church.It was little secret that Mary’s father, the King, was abusive and cruel towards her, and motions like the Act of 1542 clearly show it. Likewise, King Henry also treated Mary’s younger half-sister, Elizabeth, the same way.(Depicted: Actress Sarah Bolger as [Princess] Mary Tudor in “The Tudors”.)On 22nd June 1536, after two years of ill-treatment and bullying, Mary Tudor, the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, submitted to her father, accepting him as Supreme Head of the Church in England and accepting the invalidity of her parents' marriage, and, therefore, her illegitimacy.Previously, Mary had been defiant in rejecting her demotion from Princess Mary to Lady Mary, and in not accepting the annulment of her parents' marriage or the terms of the 1534 First Act of Succession.However, plans for her escape to the Continent led to nothing, and her friend and advisor, Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, feared that Mary would be martyred (killed) if she did not submit to the king. Chapuys advised her that she should "consent to her father's wish" if she felt that she was in danger. He reassured her that this was the Emperor's advice. (Source)This law would later extend to the rule of King Henry’s younger daughter and Mary’s half-sister, Queen Elizabeth I, as well. Elizabeth, a staunchly Protestant monarch, also used such laws to address what she saw as “Catholic opposition” to her rule. However, unlike her father, Elizabeth was also softer on her stance on witches and witchcraft.An Act Against Conjurations, Enchantments and Witchcrafts was passed early in the reign of Elizabeth I.It was, in some respects, more merciful towards those found guilty of witchcraft than its predecessor, demanding the death penalty only where harm had been caused; lesser offences were punishable by a term of imprisonment.The Act provided that anyone who should "use, practise, or exercise any Witchcraft, Enchantment, Charm, or Sorcery, whereby any person shall happen to be killed or destroyed", was guilty of a felony without benefit of clergy, and was to be put to death.Indictments for homicide caused by witchcraft begin to appear in the historical record in the period following the passage of the 1563 Act. Out of the 1,158 homicide victims identified in the surviving records, 228 or 20.6% were suspected of being killed by witchcraft.By comparison, poison was suspected in only 31 of the cases. Out of the 157 people accused of killing with witchcraft, roughly half were acquitted. Only nine of the accused were men. (Wikipedia)Despite Elizabeth’s Act Against Conjurations, she was also still courted for her hand in marriage by a Malfoy, as per J.K. Rowling. This means that witches and wizards were, almost assuredly, a part of Elizabeth’s royal court, accounting for the less harsh rule-of-law against witchcraft that she saw passed. Had Malfoy and Elizabeth wed, and the two produced [royal] heirs, these children would’ve also most likely inherited magic.However, aside from personal strife between a ruler and his (or her) heirs, even before Henry’s passing of his Act against witchcraft, the Protestant Reformation was causing a shift - and divide - in religious, ethical, and moralistic beliefs. Henry’s decision to make England Protestant, while completely in the self-serving interests of keeping himself “all-powerful”, was also one allying with the Protestants’ “anti-magic” sentiments.Even if monarchs like Elizabeth I were, indeed, magical in the Harry Potter universe, changing attitudes by Muggles towards magic would’ve caused royals to hide - or, in King James’s case, flat-out deny and decry - having magic at all, and making such accusations punishable by treason. There would have been no choice but to do so, lest the ruler in question possibly lose their own life, simply for being born with the ability to use magic.Case in point, William Shakespeare’s own ‘Macbeth’, which used and reaffirmed James’s Daemonologie, reflects the expectation of the period to “praise the King and his interests”. If you displeased the King, you put yourself at great risk of losing your own life; but, in turn, the King himself was at the mercy, and whims, of his subjects. This would later be brutally demonstrated with the public execution of King Charles I, James I’s son and heir, in 1649.In the case of Nearly-Headless Nick, he was literally executed on the orders of King Henry VII for simply revealing his magic. According to Wikipedia, “Henry's principal problem was to restore royal authority in a realm recovering from the Wars of the Roses. There were too many powerful noblemen…his principal weapon was the Court of Star Chamber...[which was] able to cut through the cumbersome legal system and act swiftly. Serious disputes involving the use of personal power, or threats to royal authority, were thus dealt with.”According to “The Protestant Reformation, Magic, and Religion” by Nicole Close:“In medieval Europe, there was no fine distinction between magic and religion. The Church’s magical and devotional facets were often inextricably linked to one another.This changed with the introduction of the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth (16th) century (1500’s). The Reformation started in Germany, but quickly spread and splintered Catholic Europe.Protestantism addressed key problems with the [Catholic] Church: the use of magic for secular reasons, and its claim to have access to God’s supernatural power. This movement caused a decline in not only the use of magic, but the belief in magic as well. However, this weakening of the ties between magic and religion may have only occurred in Catholicism.The Reformation can be considered a time of increased rationalism, and thus accounts for the decrease in the belief of magic.[…] Published in 1584, The Discoverie (Discovery) of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot is considered the first on the topic of magic.Scot believed the accusation of witchcraft was irrational, and blamed the Roman Catholic Church. Scot shows the magical elements in medieval Catholicism, and denies them. He writes about the power of exorcism, and how it has not been operational since the time of the Apostles, as it was a special gift of theirs. His goal was to protect those most susceptible to accusations, like the poor and the old, and to spread this disbelief of witchcraft to the public.”These changing beliefs, coupled with the witchcraft laws put into place by both Tudor and Stuart monarchs, would later give rise to the infamous witch trials of England and Scotland - as mentioned above - as well as the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 - 1693, which caused the implementation of the International Statute of Secrecy in the Harry Potter universe.According to J.K. Rowling’s “A History of Magic in North America” on Pottermore:“The famous Salem Witch Trials of 1692-93 were a tragedy for the wizarding community. Wizarding historians agree that among the so-called Puritan judges were at least two known Scourers, who were paying off feuds that had developed while in America. A number of the dead were indeed witches, though utterly innocent of the crimes for which they had been arrested. Others were merely No-Majs who had the misfortune to be caught up in the general hysteria and bloodlust.Salem was significant within the magical community for reasons far beyond the tragic loss of life. Its immediate effect was to cause many witches and wizards to flee America, and many more to decide against locating there.[…] Pure-blood families, who were well-informed through wizarding newspapers about the activities of both Puritans and Scourers, rarely left for America. This meant a far higher percentage of No-Maj-born witches and wizards in the New World than elsewhere. While these witches and wizards often went on to marry and found their own all-magical families, the pure-blood ideology that has dogged much of Europe’s magical history has gained far less traction in America.Several of the most notorious Scourers eluded justice. With international warrants out for their arrest, they vanished permanently into the No-Maj community. Some of them married No-Majs and founded families where magical children appear to have been winnowed out in favour of non-magical offspring, to maintain the Scourer’s cover.The vengeful Scourers, cast out from their people, passed on to their descendants an absolute conviction that magic was real, and the belief that witches and wizards ought to be exterminated wherever they were found.American magical historian Theophilus Abbot has identified several such families, each with a deep belief in magic, and a great hatred of it. It may be partly due to the anti-magic beliefs, and activities of the descendants of Scourer families that North American No-Majs often seem harder to fool and hoodwink on the subject of magic than many other populations. This has had far-reaching repercussions on the way the American wizarding community is governed.”Even before the Salem Witch Trials, however, and the implementing of the International Statute of Secrecy in 1692, as shown, the British royals had already begun distancing themselves from magic - and, in turn, witches and wizards. This included not only eschewing, and persecuting, “witches” in order to retain political power, but also firmly denying rumors of their own “witchcraft”.However, things change over time. Whereas the era of the Witch Trials saw monarchs like King James I, who was a “Scourer” in his own right in his youth, even James himself admitted to letting his “obsession” or “fixation” with magic, witches, and wizards go as he aged, and mellowed out as a monarch. This “mellowing” with age was also seen with his predecessor, Elizabeth I, and Britain’s monarchy generally continued to do so once “witch trials” fell out-of-favor in the public eye. Yet the irreparable damage had already been done.Whereas once, a medieval ruler - such as Rowena Ravenclaw - may have openly displayed their magic, and like King Arthur and King William I, allied with witches and wizards - that is far from the case in the present-day in Harry Potter.Depicted: “Rowena Ravenclaw” - artist unknownIn the world of Harry Potter, the British monarchy made a clear choice, and one that I strongly suspect is carried into tradition, and into modern times. When presented with two options - either reveal themselves at witches and wizards, and risk being killed; or deny having magic at all, and keep their power and security - the latter choice was ultimately picked.Unfortunately, for King Henry VIII and King James I, this also seemed to extend towards targeting, persecuting, and betraying the British magical community at-large, and at the price of keeping their hold secure on the ‘absolute authority’ and power of the throne.This “betrayal” ultimately contributed to the witch trials, which had, as per Rowling, “far-reaching repurcussions”, and caused “significant” damage to the international wizarding community at-large.It also caused the permanent separation of the Muggle and magical worlds; forced all witches and wizards to go “into hiding”, out of fear of persecution and death; and to keep magic - a part of themselves that witches and wizards were born with - secret. However, in turn, it also essentially exiled the British monarchs from the magical community - just as the royals had, in turn, exiled all witches and wizards from common society.Even the Malfoys, who had clearly been ancient allies to the British monarchs in the centuries since King William I, as per Rowling, soon abandoned the British royals after the Statute’s implementation. In turn, the Malfoys, seeing the opportunity, filled the power vaccum left by the British royal family in the newly-formed “[British] wizarding world”.Given this historical context, I do not think that any magical children of the Royal family attend Hogwarts, as Queen Mary I probably did. Instead, if magic appears in their family - more likely than not through the birth of a Muggle-born - they would probably work with the Ministry of Magic to hire private tutors, or teachers, to help their children learn to control their magic. In accordance with the Statute of Secrecy, the Royal family must also keep any magic of theirs “secret”, with the Ministry assisting to enforce it.Due to how exposed the Royal family is in the public eye, royals today are likely are expected to swear off practicing magic altogether - to live, for all intents and purposes, as “Muggles”. This is not only for the good of the Royal family themselves, as they literally rule the blissfully ignorant British Muggle community, but preferred by the wizarding world as well - seeing as how many witches and wizards already exile Squibs to the Muggle world as it is.Given how the British royal family no longer rule (or are seen) as ‘absolute monarchs’, the public reveal of them having “mystical powers” - like magic - would also likely cause widespread chaos and uproar among the British Muggle citizens they represent. Thus, they help “keep the illusion” (and the peace, security, and prosperity of the kingdom) by choosing to eschew magic publicly.In the words of Eric Cartman from South Park:“Eric Cartman, I’m a wizard and a king. […] A wizard-king, yes. […] No, I’m not king of wizards, I’m a king who happens to be a wizard.”However, there are still “odd” goings-on, even in the Harry Potter universe, when it comes to Queen Elizabeth II, who has her own HP Wiki page, and has featured as herself in Harry Potter content. Though, as one might say...”mum’s the word”.Depicted: Queen Elizabeth II and J.K. Rowling, the author of the “Harry Potter” series, meet in-person. The Queen, in no uncertain terms: “I can neither confirm, nor deny, that I am a witch.”