Wysteria was once a trade post and pleasant enough small town in the Wizard City skyway, not too far away but of little consequence in the overall scheme of things, until a magical incident occurred that caused a crawling vine to grow and completely overrun the town just as your wizard is invited to participate in the Spiral Cup Tournament hosted by Pigswick Academy.
Pigswick Academy is located at the heart of Wysteria and is a rival school to Ravenwood. Inside the walls of this city a very special Magic tournament is about to take place and in your journey to solve the mystery involving the theft of an important school treasure it will be up to you to defend the honor and good name of Ravenwood School of Magical Arts!
Wysteria was added to the game August 19, 2011.
We’ve found eleven pop culture references as of 3/18/24 with new articles starting 8/25/25
Bacon Malvoy – Draco Lucius Malfoy
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Pigswick_and_the_Sorcerous_Stone
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Bacon_Malvoy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_Malfoy
Belladonna Crisp – Atropa belladonna
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Belladonna_Crisp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_belladonna
The Brunching Club – The Breakfast Club (1985)
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:The_Brunching_Club
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breakfast_Club
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847/
Captain O’Hare – Captain Bucky O’Hare
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Captain_O%27Hare
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucky_O%27Hare
https://youtu.be/kPHymJUsQfI
Dolly Salvador – Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Dolly_Salvador
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD
https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-cezanne/curtain-jug-and-fruit-1894
https://www.dalipaintings.com/the-chair.jsp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs_Playing_Poker
Ervin the Barbarian – Conan the Barbarian
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Ervin_the_Barbarian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian_(1982_film)
Forest Grump – Forrest Gump
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Forest_Grump_(Tier_5)
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Tanglewood_Terror
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/
Professor Heironimus Bunch – Bob Hieronimous “The Man in the Suit?”
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Heironimus_Bunch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson%E2%80%93Gimlin_film
https://www.bfro.net/news/korff_scam.asp
https://youtu.be/-x3__akoM5w
Herswione Grazer – Hermione Jean Granger
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Pigswick_and_the_Sorcerous_Stone
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Herswione_Grazer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermione_Granger
Hugo Chatterly – Hugo Cabret, The Pickwick Papers, and either Sir Clifford Chatterley or Lady Constance Chatterley
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Hugo_Chatterly
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:The_Pigswick_Papers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invention_of_Hugo_Cabret
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Chatterley%27s_Lover
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pickwick_Papers
Lieutenant Roger – Roger Rabbit, toon star of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Lieutenant_Roger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Rabbit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit
Private Eddie – Eddie Rabbitt
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Private_Eddie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Rabbitt
https://youtu.be/NWoL65SexB4
Ron Greasely – Ronald Bilius “Ron” Weasley
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Pigswick_and_the_Sorcerous_Stone
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Ron_Greasely
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Weasley
Sergeant Harvey – Harvey, the 1950 film starring James Stewart
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Sergeant_Harvey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_(1950_film)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042546
Taurus the Clever – Taurus the Bull (Astrology / Constellation)
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Taurus_the_Clever
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(astrology)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(constellation)
Cool Wysteria trivia and references
Pigswick Academy is a direct spoof of the Wizarding World’s school of witchcraft and wizardry, Hogwarts
Professor Chester Droors is pretty punny “chest of drawers”
The Pegasus stable-master in Wysteria is a rabbit called Lapin Wingtamer. “Lapin” is the French word for rabbit
Mrs. Dowager is the Registrar for Pigswick. She is a matronly grandmother type. – dow·a·ger /ˈdouəjər/ noun: dowager; plural noun: dowagers
- a widow with a title or property derived from her late husband.”the dowager duchess”
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