The Wizarding World Geocache Series
"Upon the signature of the International Statute of Secrecy in 1689, wizards went into hiding for good. It was natural, perhaps, that they formed their own small communities within a community."
— The secrecy surrounding the wizarding world
The Wizarding World, also referred to as the magical community, is the society in which wizards and witches live and interact, separate from non-wizarding society. The two communities are kept separate through the use of charms, spells, and secrecy. Wizards and witches are forbidden to reveal anything about magic to Muggle society due to the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, but that does not mean that the two worlds live entirely apart.
Welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Surrounding Grounds
"They're called Thestrals. They're quite gentle, really, but people avoid them, because they're a bit... Different".
- Hogwarts Ravenclaw Student
Thestrals are rare, winged horses described as having skeletal bodies, reptilian features, and large, leathery bat-like wings. They have white, glittering eyes that lack expression. They are invisible to anyone who has not witnessed death and fully grasped the emotional understanding of that loss. Carnivorous, these magical creatures are attracted to the smell of blood, often hunting birds. Often misunderstood and feared, thestrals are actually intelligent, gentle, and loyal creatures capable of being domesticated. In fact, the herd living in the Forbidden Forest pulls the carriages that take students from Hogsmeade Station to Hogwarts castle.
This is a Bonus Cache. To obtain the final coordinates, you must first find the Traditional geocache GCAX59G Hogsmeade Station and retrieve the coordinates from the logsheet.