#im the reading level of comfortable with casual things but serious topics..... difficult

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Japan had an actual 'magic' school where they taught select special people 'magic' (more complicated than just 'magic' but yknow what I mean) Where they learned and studied things like astronomy, timekeeping, divination, curses, wards, 'spirit' conjuring... Went through periods of decline and abolishment...

And yet in HP the Japanese magical school is called MagicLocation and is a big fucking cherry blossom tree

Even as far as clumsy Orientalism goes it's painful. I do like how giant storm petrels carry the day students in and out though that's cute Soooo tempted to plot out a slightly better concept for a Japanese Wizarding World magical school. Surely I can't do worse

I've spent years imagining an Australian magic school too