Wizards and witches across North America have been celebrating for the past week. Why? Their questions have been answered and their dreams have been realized.

Kind of.

Okay, so we still haven't received our Hogwarts letters and we still aren't entirely certain what our patronuses are. Nevertheless, we're one giant step closer to attending the school of our dreams with J.K. Rowling's new story about the founding of Ilvermorny, the North American Wizarding School, and its four houses.

Praise the Queen.

And yet, no matter how excited we all were, how important this revelation is to us, and how endlessly we thanked Rowling for her hard work, there still seems to be disappointment.

Although many "Harry Potter" fans are excited about the change and readily embraced their newfound Ilvermorny houses, the fact that it's impossible to please everyone becomes all too apparent.

For those that aren't familiar with the new addition to Rowling's Wizarding World, Ilvermorny is split into four houses, similar to that of Hogwarts. Instead of the familiar Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Gryffindor, however, Ilvermorny's houses are named after Native American magical beasts: Thunderbird, Horned Serpent, Wampus and Pukwudgie.

Each house represents a part of humanity and favor a certain type of person: Wampus represents the body and favors warriors; Thunderbirds represents the soul and favors adventurers; Horned Serpent represents the mind and favors scholars; and, last, Pukwudgie represents the heart and favors healers.

After years identifying with and celebrating our individual Hogwarts houses, it's hard to let go. We see these names and immediately make assumptions. We try to compare the new houses to Hogwarts (although Rowling has made it clear that there's really no way to compare them — they're just not the same).

Growing up with Hogwarts, it was hard not to have preconceived notions about the houses. After all, the "Harry Potter" books make it perfectly clear that Slytherin is the "evil" house and the idea that Hufflepuff is the "leftover" house has somehow managed to permeate throughout the fandom.

Although both labels are completely incorrect, the houses are still viewed as such, and Slytherins and Hufflepuffs must constantly fight to prove their worth.

The great thing about Ilvermorny, however, is that we don't have these prejudices. Each house is a blank slate for us to create what we will. While each Hogwarts house had its own stories and characters and we were forced to follow after them, the Ilvermorny houses are our own.

So, whether your brand new house is Thunderbird, Pukwudgie, Wampus or Horned Serpent, don't worry. Celebrate your new identity within the wizarding world.

But don't fret — your Hogwarts house will always be part of you, too. (Trust me, I'm not quite ready to get rid of my Slytherin gear.)

Just realize that while you might not have ever had the chance to really go to Hogwarts (although we all know that we did through reading the books and watching the movies), we do have the chance to go the Ilvermorny. This new school, this blank slate Rowling provided us, allows us to experience, for the very first time, something truly new and untouched. Something without previous negativity — something that is completely ours.

So, whether you're celebrating your new house with claps of thunder or by practicing your archery with poison-tipped arrows, slithering through the sea or silently stalking through the forest, just realize that this is real, this is exciting and it's time to embrace Ilvermorny just as we embraced Hogwarts.

#ThunderbirdPride