#ari would probably be in amanikable idk

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Marahuyo (A Filipino Wizarding School)

(More below the cut!)

Marahuyo means ‘to be enchanted’ (It’s old Filipino, so I think it mainly refers to ‘affinity’ more than ‘magic’, but I like it.)

Originally called Santuwaryo ni Bathala (animism shrine to the main deity--Bathala’s basically the ancient Filipino Zeus)

Animism and mysticism was around since before the colonial age; originally for training ancient local mystics and faith healers

Classrooms located in different provinces and islands are connected by dimensional corridors and portals

Portals through old churches, trees, caves, and sometimes Spanish forts can only be accessed by magic users

They just look like cordoned-off ruins to non-magic folk

3 main entrances to school: Fort Santiago gate in Luzon, Talisay Ruins in Visayas, Old Guiob Church in Mindanao

Some classes: albularyo (potions), kulam (dark arts), panghuhula (divination) (as reflected in a post I saw on Reddit--props to op!)

Herbology-counterpart class in the oldest living tree

Defense classes in an underwater river cave

Curse-breaking electives underneath Tinuy-an Falls

Necromancy electives in a crypt deep below the 400-year-old non-magic university hospital

Mount Banahaw as the campus quad and gathering hall or auditorium

Houses: Amanikable (god of hunters), Idiyanale (goddess of good deeds), Dimangan (god of the sky), Ikapati (goddess of agriculture), Mapulon (god of medicine), Mayari (goddess of war)--don't ask me how the students are sorted; I haven't thought of it that thoroughly ;; (...maybe it’s by skill and not by personality;;)

Accepts all species (for students and faculty)Headmistress is the infamous diwata, locally known as the "White Lady" (students only think they see her--but she sees them all the time); alleged humanoid name: Maria Makiling

Current faculty head is a cigar-chainsmoking Kapre (it's an addiction more than anything and he'll never admit it)

Defense and any physically-grueling type of class by a tikbalang professor (half-horse, half-man--like a demonic reverse centaur)

Black demon dogs guard the campus entrances

Water-based sport tournaments (like water Quidditch but with 4 teams in a match simultaneously) usually held in Coron's Twin Lagoons, Kayangan Lake, or Manila Bay (especially at dusk)

Food prepared by fickle, temperamental duwende (mischievous elves basically; get out of their way or they'll hex you with incurable diseases just for touching their tree or just for fun)

Students aren’t required to stay in dorms; campus is easily accessible by gate (but muggle traffic in the cities can be a b*tch so,,,,,,)

Uniforms? Tf are those?? Red and black woven shaman cloaks are only obligatory for senior classes taken in the Ifugao region

Many thanks to @hannahsecretchamber​​ for the inspiration for this challenge (and for their wizard school rant lmao) 🌟