Lore question: Would culturally distinct magical communities alongside mainstream wizarding institutions make sense in Harry Potter canon?
I have been deep diving Harry Potter lore and one thing keeps sticking with me.
We know Hogwarts in extreme detail. We know wizarding Britain, its politics, traditions, houses, education system, and even random historical details.
We know Ilvermorny exists.
We know Uagadou exists.
But it feels like the universe leaves a lot of room for culturally distinct magical communities that might exist alongside institutional wizarding education.
For example, Black American magical culture.
Not replacing Hogwarts.
Not “our magic is stronger.”
Not rewriting canon.
I mean communities shaped by different histories, migration, spirituality, secrecy, family structures, survival, and cultural practices.
The thought I keep coming back to:
If magical schools exist, and wizardry is institutionalized, would there logically also be older traditions, regional practices, or culturally distinct magical systems that exist before, around, or alongside mainstream wizarding institutions?
Especially in places like Black America, where culture developed through a very different historical experience than Britain.
The idea I have in my head is mid 1990s Brooklyn.
A hidden magical Black neighborhood.
Not flashy Wandcraft focused.
Magic centered more around protection, concealment, boundary keeping, herbal craft, ancestral practices, and community preservation.
The main character would actually envy mainstream wizardry and Hogwarts because his own traditions feel old, restrictive, and uncool to him.
My question for lore people:
Would something like this feel believable in canon if it was deeply researched and respected existing wizarding rules?
Or does this fundamentally break how magic works in Harry Potter