Hogwarts; in my humble opinion, does not do nearly enough in canon to educate and prepare students for the real world. The wizarding world has its own economics and politics which for both muggleborn and magic-born alike; can be very difficult to navigate. Hogwarts despite its best efforts does not have nearly enough curriculum nor time nor staff, to successfully prepare the youth for life outside the castle.
Which is why I have taken a liberty of adding an extended curriculum for a multitude of subjects, as well as a primary school, University and a plethora of other menial details in efforts to bolster Hogwarts education and other such things.
Please enjoy my decent into madness.
Firstly: an added primary school.
This option is more so for wizarding families or families that have already had a Wix in the family. But the primary school is more of a "pre-hogwarts opt in" then a requirement.
Children start showing signs of Magic by the age of 7 years old. We can assume that from roughly the ages 2 (the beginning of the preoperational stage) to 7 (the end of the pre-operational stage and the beginning of concrete operational stage) it is likely that most children whom are going to present with magic will do so within this time frame.
Therefore; i create a "primary" school from age 7 to 10/11 going over the very fundamentals of magic and basic arithmetic, science and other such subjects you would find in a non-magic school. It goes over the basic principles of household chores cooking, cleaning, mending, arithmancy, S.T.E.M, the very, very, very beginnings of Magic and how to control underage accidental Magic. This is all without a wand of course so the child is not actively performing and type of magic but they are learning essentially the history and textbook stuff on how to control what is already inside them.
This specific aspect is still a work in progress, but this is the basic rundown of how it will work and operate.
Furthermore; introductions for New families to the wizarding world.
You heard that correctly! Muggle and muggle born families will get their letter before the summer of their first year so muggle born students will have the opportunity to attend optional classes on introduction to The wizarding world and how things work. Families will also have this option there will be classes for the Guardians at the adjacent University whereas the students will attend at Hogwarts itself. The classes will go over very general things like the economics of The wizarding world the basics of how things work, how politics differ in The wizarding world versus the Muggle world so on and so forth. It's a rather short curriculum lasting only 2 to 3 months as it's just the summer before the first year of the student starting but guardians have the option to purchase more in-depth books at the end of their classes.
This is also an idea that's relatively new this is my first time getting it out on paper but it has been something that's been sitting around in my head for a while.
Hogwarts: expanded academics.
Now one thing that's always bothered me about Hogwarts is how it's only 7 years and they have not a lot of classes, more opportunity for electives. therefore; I added my own.
Schedule:
But firstly I will talk about the schedule. Each student has 14 classes a week but they do not go to all 14 classes in a day they attend roughly four to five classes in one day. This also allows for specific classes that need double periods to have such. So, for example: on Monday a student would attend class 1 as a double period from morning class periods 1-2. class two in am 3 and then three, four and five on Tuesday they attend class 6 through 10; with 10 taking a afternoon double period. Wednesday would be similar to Monday with 11 as a double period in morning periods one and two and then three four and five in the afternoon, so on and so forth. There are two scheduled no class class periods in this schedule you can also opt to take one or two less electives. This is very complicated so I will attach a picture, and I know I did get this off of a Reddit thread but I do not have the link so kudos if this is your schedule I did not create it, don't remember who did and I don't remember the link to it so I apologize.
Now with the schedule out of the way I can go ahead and talk about the academics. We do have the standard classes. Potions, charms, history of magic, astronomy, so on and so forth. I added some magic-based classes as well. As well as..
Advanced placement/honours placement for all core subjects an electives. (This is more commonly used for non-magic courses of study)
OWL/NEWT placement essentially the magical equivalent of advanced placement and honors placement but specifically for magical courses of study.
Added classes:
Health and wellness- a required class for all 5th years. Goes over basic sexual Wellness, how to cook, clean, mend clothes, file taxes, fill a check, stuff like that.
Ghoul studies.
Earth Magick
Wandless magick study
Applied magickal theory
Dragonology
Sirenology
Fae study
Alchemy
Xylomancy
Field study
Study of the dark arts
Chakral studies
Mythos studies
Curse breaking 101
Old Latin (the language)
Study of magical religions
Magic 2-D and 3-D beginning art
Magic 2-D and 3D advanced art
Music
Drama and stagecraft
Dueling and defense
Ministry studies, affairs and economics.
Wand creation
Wandlore analysis
Dream studies
Mythical creature illustration
And probably more I forgot and or lost!
I also have added a lot of non magic classes, such as but not limited to:
Speech and Debate
Psychology
Sociology
Drama and stagecraft
Muggle art
Ancient studies
Any class you can find in a local high school.
Childhood development (because I think it'd be really funny to see people crying with their plastic baby doll that they have to take care of)
Dollhouse crafting
Film
Creative writting
Dead language study
Study hall
I also added a plethora of sports on top of quidditch. These all, including quidditch, generally take up a class period slot as well as have meat outside of the school day:
Quidditch cheer team
Swim
Volleyball
Football/soccer
Gymnastic
Golf
Cricket
Dueling
Rugby
Hogwarts University:
Normally by the time you're in your sixth or seventh year you will have declared what you are intending to go to the university for; and if you do that in your last year you're able to take a specialized course for your intended major depending on what it is, or go over to the adjacent University to take classes for it. If you don't that's entirely okay; you can take as much time as you need to declare your major.
All students are likely to go to the university post Hogwarts as even the most menial jobs, such as being an auror or healer require you to take specialized classes in specifically your intended career. At Hogwarts you can take classes willy-nilly. but; at the University you have to start cracking down on specifically what you want to do as a major.
Hogwart university can range from two years to however many years it takes you to get your degree or degrees. you can continue going to school at Hogwarts University for up to 12 years without having to pay.
Hogwarts university has literally every degree imaginable I think if I started listing off classes it would just never end.
It has a housing and dorm system like Hogwarts Academy but you can live off campus and you can commute and the house system isn't really as like hardcore as the academy it's more so like "oh yeah this was my alma mater house". But, you can honestly choose whatever house you feel most aligned with at the University.
A/N: this is not beta read. It is all voice typed and yeah. If you have any questions my inbox is always open if this sounds illiterate I apologize I lost my mind halfway through when trying to reread my notes.
William: As we know, he uses kitchen knives. Made for cutting meat, preparing food. Not made to hurt people, but they certainly do the job. Distinctly lacking the subtlety of his public-facing persona, but isn't that the point? A knife in the kitchen is just a knife, sitting in plain sight, playing the exact role you expect it to. Outside of that situation? It doesn't matter to him anymore. By that point, you're the meat on the chopping block, and once the knife is rinsed clean and returned to the block, no one will know the difference.
Michael: He carries a flick knife at all times. Quick to retrieve, easily concealed but difficult to explain, legal to carry in minnesota, but a distinct red flag. Maybe it could be justified as a standard pocket knife, useful to keep on hand, but that isn't the point; They turn a disagreement into a knife fight, they're used to heighten the violence first and foremost, yet most people who carry them would say they're for self defence. For Michael? He couldn't quite tell you which. Not that he would want to.
Vanessa: Keeps a hunting knife in her car. Efficient, legal, utility first, used primarily for field dressing and making kills useful and presentable, but also to put shot animals out of their misery. The perfect pairing for a gun. If someone were to find it in her dashboard, sure, it might raise a few eyebrows, but it's easy enough to explain with a quick "My dad takes me hunting". Perfectly safe within plain sight. Made for cleaning up after a kill first and foremost, but it's plenty capable of doing the deed itself, if made to do so. It stays in its sheath until it's needed. Contained, kept sharp, and out of sight.
