Uagadou School of Magic is the African wizarding school, located in the Mountains of the Moon, Western Uganda. It acceptes students from all over Africa and was the largest wizarding school in the world. Visitors to the school speak of a stunning edifice carved out of the mountainside and shrouded in mist, so that it sometimes appeared simply to float in mid-air.
The school was founded at least a thousand years before the lifetime of Harry Potter, making it roughly the same age as Hogwarts. Although a number of smaller wizarding schools could be found throughout Africa, only Uagadou stood the test of time and achieved an enviable international reputation. One notable graduate of Uagadou was Babajide Akingbade, who succeeded Albus Dumbledore as Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards. Each major chamber at Uagadou was created through choral spellcraft, dozens of builders chanting, humming, or drumming while shaping stone. Students sometimes report hearing faint echoes of rhythm in the walls late at night, especially near ancient classrooms. Uagadou students are famously skilled in Astronomy, Alchemy, and Self-Transfiguration. There have been many students of Uagadou who have managed to achieve becoming an Animagus, a feat that was only achieved through a long and difficult ritual that had to be done exactly right, or the consequences could have been disastrous.
Houses;
Uagadou's housing system consists into students choosing their path. There is no sorting ceremony nor separate common rooms for Uagadou alumni. The stone library of the castle has a direct access to the Students' Solar which is a big room that serves as a common space and that leads to the female dormitories on the right and to the male dormitories on the left.
The Path of the Hand (Isandla), which represents how magic lives in what you do. The body is a conduit, and intention is proven through action. The color of the house is red.
The Path of the Voice (Ilizwi), which represents how magic is alive in breath, rhythm, and remembrance. To name a thing is to know it. The color of the house is green.
The Path of the Mind (Ingqondo), which represents how magic begins before it is cast. To master magic, one must master perception. The color of the house is blue.
Acceptance;
Students receive notice of their acceptance to Uagadou through Dream Messengers, sent by the headmaster or headmistress of the day. The Dream Messenger appear to the child as they sleep and leave a token, usually an inscribed stone, to be found in the child's hand upon waking. Uagadou is the only school that employed this method of student notification.
Subjects;
Uagadou runs a six year program and all subjects are compulsory. The subjects are; magical history, charms & defensive spells, trasfiguration, astronomy, divination, alchemy, botanical magic, study of beasts, xylomancy and flying. The extra clubs are; culinary magic, art & music, muggle art & music, orchestra, quodpot, quidditch & gobstones.
Wizarding traditions;
Small premise; I do NOT agree with JKR's racist views of African wizards, by not giving them wands and by saying that "wands are a european creation" when all the wizarding world uses them. We can see how wands are literally used by different nations in Fantastic Beasts. Wandless magic is taught in many schools, but it's a hard skill to master, especially for students and young witches and wizards. The only reason why she decided that African wizards do not use wands, it's BECAUSE OF RACISM. Period. I will die on this hill and I heavily advocate for shifters to change this in their drs.
Wand craft here is a sacred practice, african wizards and witches will only exclusively acquire their wands from local wand makers, which create wands with the extreme respect of their land and resources. Wands here are significantly smaller, between 7 and 10 inches. Wand craft has not changed though time here, the ancient practices are still alive. The most common wand woods of north Africa are; the Date Palm Tree, the Baobab, The Tamarix, The Stone Pine and The Strawberry Tree. In central, east, west and south Africa the most common wand woods are; The Baobab, The Marula Tree, The Quiver Tree, The Leadwood Tree, The Fever Tree, The Yellow Wood Tree and The Mopane Tree. While some new wand makers might use magical beasts cores for their wands, traditionally, magical plants are more prominent. Common wand cores can be; The Eumpent Lily, The Spiral Cactus, The Tentacle Snake, The Nandu's Root and The Mourning Dandelion.
Most common patronuses;
The most common patronuses (and animagi) are animals from African culture such as; giraffes, zebras, secretary birds, common ostrichs, okapis, elsands, kudus, springboks, warthogs, african wild dogs, servals, meerkats, rhinos and elephant shrews.
Wizarding community;
The African wizarding community is almost as large as the East Asian ones, it lies somewhere between 150.000 and 200.000. The African Wizard Union (AWU) is based in Nairobi, Kenya. The city was voted right after the wizarding secrecy act and by 1896 the Union took over local councils of magic, serving as a magical government that unified all countries of Africa. The Union is led by the First Chairman and is home to six departments; The Department of Secrecy and Muggle Relations, The Department of Justice, The Department of Artifacts & Relics, The Department of Inter-Continental Wizarding Affairs, The Department of Regulation of Animagi and The Department of Magical Ecology & Land Guardianship. The Union also has special offices called Councils that represent each African country, the head of the office is called Chairperson (chairman or chairwoman).
Zhōngyāng Academy of Divine Arts is the Chinese wizarding school located in Zhangjiajie, Hunan. With its buildings built on the tops of several peaks. The school’s layout is based on the four cardinal directions and a central peak. It accepts students from all over China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
At the center is Huanglong Castle, which contains the Huanglong common room at the top, the central hall and the classrooms on the lower levels. From this central castle, wooden bridges connect to four other common rooms, each located on its own mountain peak. Each common room also contains the classrooms for its house’s specialty. The wooden bridges make it possible to travel between the central castle and the four other peaks. The central Huanglong Castle is the tallest and serves as the main administrative and magical center, overseeing all four houses. The school follows the rules of Feng Shui (wind-water) which is an ancient Chinese practice of arranging spaces to create harmony between people and their environment by balancing energy (Qi) flow, focusing on natural elements, decluttering, light, and strategic object placement for well-being, prosperity, and good fortune in homes or workplaces.
Houses;
Qinglong (Azure Dragon), which represents the East and the spring season, a time of rebirth. Linked to the element of Wood, signifying growth and life. Controls wind, rain, typhoons, and floods, bringing fertility and order. The house subject is nature & plant magic. Their castle sits atop of the East peak. The common room is spring themed, flowers and three branches often grow from the walls of the room. The castle has an empty square shape as the common room has a natural pond in the middle of it. Students from this house wear teal & silver uniforms.
Zhuque (Vermillion Bird), which represents the South, summer season, and the element of Fire, embodying fortune, passion, rebirth, and renewal. Guardian spirit of the southern sky, serving the Fenghuang. The house subject is fire magic. Their castle sits atop of the South peak and it's the warmest one though all the year. The common room is summer and fire themed, when a student gets very emotional, the room's lighting turns into an intense shade of red and the candles flicker uncontrollably. Students from this house wear vermillion & gold uniforms.
Baihu (White Tiger), which represents the West, the autumn season, the metal element, strength, courage, protection, and righteousness. Its roar dispels darkness, and it embodies the unwavering spirit of a warrior, using immense power with fairness. The house subject is alchemy. The castle sits atop of the West peak, which has a grand cave full of metals and elements. The common room is autumn themed, with strong winds that make the trees loose their leafs every evening, and making them regrow overnight. Students from this house wear silver & bronze uniforms.
Xuanwu (Black Tortoise), which represents the North and the winter season. Associated with the cold season, the element of water, and the flow of life's energy. The tortoise is a classic symbol of long life, making Xuanwu a god of life itself. The house subject is water magic. The castle sits atop of the North peak surrounded by snow all year long while the waterfall never freezes. The common room is winter themed, and flecks of magic fall from the ceiling like snow. Students from this house wear black & gray uniforms.
Huanglong (Yellow Dragon), which represents the Center, earth element, wisdom, imperial power, and balance in Chinese culture, often depicted as a golden, hornless dragon linked to the legendary Yellow Emperor. The house subject is earth magic. The common room is part of the main castle and sits atop the main floors, always surrounded by clouds and kissed by the sun. Students from this house wear gold & white uniforms.
Sorting;
The sorting occurs when students arrive at the school by boat. The loong, the giant chinese dragon that protects the school from the prying eyes of muggles, looks into the eyes of the newly arrived alumni and sees their future (yes, he speaks). The house is picked by the loong as the one more fitting for the skills and passions of the witch or wizard. Unlike Hogwarts or Ilvermorny, there are no specific personality traits linked to a specific house. After the sorting, students get into a series of carriages that will be all pulled at the same time by the dragon itself to the castle on top of the mountain peak.
Subjects;
Zhongyang runs a eight year program, much like Hogwarts in my dr. Students get to pick all the subjects but their house subject, which is a core one. They can pick up to eight subjects. The subjects are; divination, trasfiguration, charms & spell casting (which includes defensive magic), xylomancy, water magic, nature & plant magic, fire magic, earth magic, alchemy, healing, astronomy & astrology, history of magic, mythology of east asia, arthmancy, traditional culinary magic, flying & apparition. The extra clubs are; traditional arts & dances, foreign studies, orchestra, fei tan (racing), gobstones & wizarding chess.
Wizarding traditions;
Wand craft in the wizarding community of China is a sacred practice, much like the African and South Asian traditions. Wands are specifically made out of trees that only grow in this territory. The main five woods used for wands are; the Ginkgo Biloba (China's national tree), Tibetan Cypress, Chinese Tallow, Siberian Larch & Catalpa. More than often the magical cores used come from very powerful and rare magical plants that can only be found in East Asia. The most common magical cores are; the Sun Lotus (one of the most rare substances, believed to contain Qi), Dragon's Egg Flower (semi-sentient plant), White Snake Orchid (sentient) and Viper Wasp Dragon's Wings (which are a small bug-like magical creature that lives only three days before dying, linked to the Sun Lotus and it's pollination. It is believed that when a Viper Wasp Dragon dies after eating the pollen of a Sun Lotus, it's corpse turns into the flower). Here wizards and witches don't usually interfere with the life of magical creatures, regarding them too highly to be domesticated and used for potions or wand cores. The traditional wizarding medicine relies entirely on magical plants and ancient magical techniques.
Most common patronuses;
The most common patronuses (and animagi) are animals tightly linked to Chinese and Mongolian culture such as; giant pandas, dugongs, sables, pallas cats, sun bears, asian elephants, chinese alligators, golden snub-nosed monkeys, golden phaesants, chinese mountain cats, przewalski's horses, saiga antelopes, bactrian camels and mongolian khulans.
Wizarding Community;
The Wizarding community of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore & Mongolia is very large compared to other countries. The wizarding population is somewhere between 200.000 and 250.000. The Wizarding People's Congress is based in Xi'an, which is one of the most ancient and populated cities. It was founded in 1646 and is led by the President of the Wizarding People's Congress and is home to four magical departments; The Department of Wizarding Law, The Department of International Wizarding Cooperation, The Department of Wizarding Accidents and the Department of Regulation of Magic. Alongside two offices; Office of Wizarding Education and Office of Muggle Relations. Much like the Ministry of Magic includes both the UK and Ireland, the Congress includes Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Mongolia. Considering the size of the population, Zhongyang would most likely fit around 3.000-4.500 students. Making it one of the largest Wizarding schools in the world.
When someone thinks that telling me I'm gonna see my s/os when I shift is gonna motivate me, when in reality the only thing that can motivate my nerdy ass is my apprentice at Ollivander's shop
The Triwizard Tournament was originally held between the three largest wizarding schools of Europe: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Durmstrang Institute, and Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. By 1878 the tournament was extended to all wizarding schools recognized by the International Confederation of Wizards.
The tournament is structured by three main trials that differ based on the edition of the games. Schools compete in triads (groups of 3), the three schools compete directly against one another, one school is eliminated per triad. After each task teams are reshuffled, survivors face new schools in the next round. During the second trial six schools are eliminated based on their scores. The remaining three schools make it to the last trial and compete against each other for the cup and eternal glory.
For this to be possible, I have added a 12th wizarding school based in Transylvania, that takes in specifically half-breeds, such as half-wizards and half-veelas, half-vampires etc..
It is also important to take in consideration canon informations, which suggest that the canonical 11 wizards schools are NOT the only schools that exist. There are smaller wizarding schools across the world, they are just not fomally recognized by the International Confederation of Wizards and are not as prestigious. This is something that many people don't know when they adress to "how few wizarding schools exist" in the Wizarding World. You can read about in the Uagadou School of Magic page.
The reason why there's very few prestigious wizarding schools is linked to the size of the wizarding population. Around the time of PoA/OotP there were about 5.5 billion people on the planet. This means that the approximate world population of wizards at the time was 1M.
I will be talking about the wizarding schools in separate posts!
Does anyone want to see how the eleven wizarding schools and the triwizard tournament work in my hogwarts drs? For my marauders dr I scripted that all schools are included in the triwizard tournament
Shifttok is fucking wild, everybody feels entitled to judge other people's drs and to say a bunch of bullshit. Omg, idgaf stop being a little bitch and go fucking shift, what's the point of you staying in this community if you don't? Mind your own fucking drs and GO. SHIFT.
One of my friends told me they're "not the type to shift" but what do you mean you're not the type? Everyone is, if shifting found you there is a reason. Don't limit yourself to this reality, don't limit yourself by telling yourself that this is all there is and that it is enough. You can have anything and everything that you wish for and more. ANYTHING, there are no limits.
Hi shiftblr, all my friends talk so sweetly and highly of this place so I wanted to give it a shot hoping this post will reach someone who will be able to help me.
Let me introduce myself, I'm 21 years old, I'm neurodivergent and I've been part of the shifting community for almost six years, I'm one of the lucky people who stumbled upon the "I spent 8 months at Hogwarts" girly on tiktok, to which, I'd like to thank for introducing me to shifting, wherever she is.
Though all these years my shifting journey has helped me a lot, and has made me become the person I am today. But I've never successfully shifted before to any of my drs, which is as frustrating as it gets to a point. Although, I can swear I've accidentally shifted multiple times to parallel realities with very small changes I could only notice. But sometimes I doubt. Because I doubt everything and It's a terrible flaw.
For a while I was scared of waking up in my dr, because it feels like a frightening thought at times, but I overcomed that fear too. I didn't know how to actually get relaxed and let my thoughts pass by, because my mind kept going back and forth betweeb them. But I overcomed that too. So why am I holding myself back from shifting?
Whenever I feel so motivated and i feel like "today it's the day" it never is. And I keep doubting myself. I know shifting it's real, I've overcome the doubts of it not being real and I can swear on anything it is. But it feels like something only others are able to do. I keep telling myself that I can do anything I put my mind to, but sometimes I doubt myself on it as well. Sometimes shifting seems too good to be true, because I was raised learning that things that are too good to be true, are not real.
What can I do to change my mindset and overcome these doubts I have? I've been trying to manifest it, but it feels like my mind is forcing me to shield it.
I'd like to thank in advance anyone who took time reading this and can offer a few words of help! Thank you very much and merry christmas everyone.
hi! i can't tell you exactly what to do to but i can share with you a realisation i had that led to a breakthrough in my shifting journey. maybe it will resonate with you as well!
the realisation is that our ability to shift is the same everywhere. as in, there is no difference in "difficulty" when it comes to doing it in one reality as opposed to another. the only difference / determinant is — and always has been — your perception.
the reason people shift back here instantly without listening to subliminals or meditating or whatever else isn't because shifting is "easier" to do in every reality except this one. it's because believing that it's instant makes it instant. shifting will never be harder than you make it for yourself, in my opinion. you can shift with a detailed script that took you weeks to write and a 1 hour subliminal paired with affirmations, yes — but you can also shift on a whim, within seconds, just because. in the end, you decide.
all that being said... when you say you doubt your ability to shift, do you mean in general or just being able to do it from here? because if it's the latter then i reccomend you use that to adjust your mindset. turn "if i get scared, i shift back instantly" into "when i feel like it, i shift instantly". once you view leaving and returning as one and the same (because that's what they are), the certainty that you feel for one will inevitably transfer onto the other. that's how it went for me, at least.
i touch more on that in this post, if you're interested. all that yap aside tho, merry christmas and happy shifting ♡
OMG, thank you sm for the advice darling! Trying to think of it as "I can shift instantly when I feel like it" was something that I've never thought of, and I will def try to change my mindset into that!
Hi shiftblr, all my friends talk so sweetly and highly of this place so I wanted to give it a shot hoping this post will reach someone who will be able to help me.
Let me introduce myself, I'm 21 years old, I'm neurodivergent and I've been part of the shifting community for almost six years, I'm one of the lucky people who stumbled upon the "I spent 8 months at Hogwarts" girly on tiktok, to which, I'd like to thank for introducing me to shifting, wherever she is.
Though all these years my shifting journey has helped me a lot, and has made me become the person I am today. But I've never successfully shifted before to any of my drs, which is as frustrating as it gets to a point. Although, I can swear I've accidentally shifted multiple times to parallel realities with very small changes I could only notice. But sometimes I doubt. Because I doubt everything and It's a terrible flaw.
For a while I was scared of waking up in my dr, because it feels like a frightening thought at times, but I overcomed that fear too. I didn't know how to actually get relaxed and let my thoughts pass by, because my mind kept going back and forth betweeb them. But I overcomed that too. So why am I holding myself back from shifting?
Whenever I feel so motivated and i feel like "today it's the day" it never is. And I keep doubting myself. I know shifting it's real, I've overcome the doubts of it not being real and I can swear on anything it is. But it feels like something only others are able to do. I keep telling myself that I can do anything I put my mind to, but sometimes I doubt myself on it as well. Sometimes shifting seems too good to be true, because I was raised learning that things that are too good to be true, are not real.
What can I do to change my mindset and overcome these doubts I have? I've been trying to manifest it, but it feels like my mind is forcing me to shield it.
I'd like to thank in advance anyone who took time reading this and can offer a few words of help! Thank you very much and merry christmas everyone.
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