The Buchanan Family

The Buchanan family is a prominent magical family in North America, most famous for establishing a highly respected wandmaking business. They are intrinsically linked to the history of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry through marriage to the adopted sons of the school's founders, Isolt Sayre and James Steward. All information regarding the Buchanan family comes from supplementary writings by J.K. Rowling and they are not mentioned in the original seven novels.

The Buchanan family's rise to prominence in the North American wizarding community began when two sisters from the family married Chadwick Boot and Webster Boot (Pottermore). The Boot brothers were the adopted sons of Ilvermorny's founders and were integral to the school's early history and defense. The wands belonging to Chadwick and Webster were crafted by their parents and uniquely contained a sliver of horn from a magical Horned Serpent that their mother, Isolt Sayre, had befriended (Pottermore). After the Boot brothers married into the Buchanan family, the family gained access to this powerful and rare wand core material. The Buchanans leveraged this connection to establish Buchanan's Wandmaker Shop, which became one of the most famous wandmakers on the continent, renowned for producing exceptionally powerful wands (Pottermore).

The primary legacy of the Buchanan family is their enduring contribution to wandlore and wandmaking in North America.

• Unnamed Buchanan Sisters: Two sisters who married Chadwick Boot and Webster Boot, thereby connecting their family to the founders of Ilvermorny (Pottermore).
• Buchanan's Wandmaker Shop: The family business that became a leading producer of high-quality wands, particularly known for its use of the Horned Serpent horn wand core (Pottermore). This legacy suggests that for generations, the family has been composed of skilled wandmakers.

The Buchanan family does not appear and is not mentioned anywhere in the seven original Harry Potter novels. All known information about them is sourced exclusively from J.K. Rowling's writing on the Pottermore (now Wizarding World) website, specifically in the entry detailing the history of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.