Template:Ilvermorny individual infoboxNathan Francis Dorian (9 November 1588 - 17 September 1717) was an English wizard and founder of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A pure-blood of the Dorian wizarding family, Nathan was destined for greatness and was raised with high expectations. Nathan attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1600 to 1606 and was a ten-minute Hatstall as the Sorting Hat was conflicted whether to put him into Gryffindor or Ravenclaw. Finally, the Hat gave Nathan a chance to choose, and to appease his family, he chose Ravenclaw.
Although Nathan possessed a brilliant academic mind and was a perfect fit for Ravenclaw, he dreamt of a life of adventure, hoping to uncover some of the wizarding world's secrets. Nathan made the choice to travel to the New World and learn all about the magical communities of the Natives. Overcome with impatience that followed his choice to travel the new world, Nathan sat his NEWTs in sixth-year and left in the dead of night, leaving only a note. Nathan arrived in St. John's in early 1606 and