Post by EMMA on Oct 10, 2021 14:46:10 GMT
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HOGWARTS UNIVERSITY
In an attempt to better prepare its students for the future, Hogwarts has become the first wizarding school in the world to move with the times and introduce a University to it’s roster of teaching magical youth. Hogwarts University offers up to three extra years of schooling for those students pursuing careers in Ministry field work such as Aurors and Hitwizards and in the ever changing medical fields as well as offering courses to Cursebreakers who wish to work for Gringotts and choose to further their education at Hogwarts. These students have only a few select advanced classes with both their Hogwarts Professors and also current and retired names in their field with those classes leading into actual field work. Even quidditch players aren't being left behind as the University offers intensive training with past and present professional quidditch players so that aspiring professionals can hone their skills and become the best players they can be.
While not required for hire by either the Ministry or St. Mungo’s it is highly recommended and enables those who complete the University courses and final exams to skip the internship stage of employment and jump head first into their career.
Hogwarts University have their own dorms which are shared by four or five students all from different houses. They are still able to participate in clubs and activities and earn points for their houses while also maintaining their privacy away from the younger students.
Hogwarts University has only been open for the last couple of years so the oldest students who could have attended would now be just starting their tenth year.
GUARDIANS
The Guardians were formed after the Second Wizarding World to protect those witches and wizards who were most in need. They started by protecting prominent wizarding families but as the Guardians began to grow their roles became more widespread. Now Guardians can often be seen around Hogwarts and villages within the magical world and they offer additional protection to areas that are most at risk.
THE ENLIGHTENED
Much like Voldemort and his followers, the Enlightened believe that magic is might and they aren't afraid to show it. They hacked into muggle news feeds across the world and displayed magic in the worst possible way - by killing several prominent people among the magical community along with several muggles in front of the whole world. No one knows who the Enlightened are or who the leader of the organisation is and right now they are keeping their next move to themselves so as to not overplay their hand. No one knew about the Enlightened prior to the attack on 1 September 2021 other than those involved with the group. They conducted their affairs in total secrecy until then and that is what makes them so dangerous.
THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Thought to no longer be needed after the Second Wizarding War, the Order of the Phoenix disbanded but has now been reformed after the Enlightened revealed magic to the world. Now the Order is trying to limit the fallout as much as possible and make sure that there are no more casualties.
MEDICAL FIELDS
Muggle medical machines are being used in magical hospitals across the world, a Muggle IV using traditional magical potions, charts gone digital and available anywhere in the hospital. Marrying muggle and magical items to better adapt to the world.
Not only are medical machines now being used across the world but a number of squibs and muggles who have married into the magical community have been sharing their knowledge of medicine to make sure that those in the magical community aren't left in the dark ages. Healers, mediwizards, doctors and nurses are all being trained in much more complex fields such as surgeries and are being taught to rely on their own skills rather than magic. There are some who see this attempt to bridge the muggle and magical worlds as a step too far but the advances that have been made can't be denied.
TECHNOLOGY
Tired of living in the dark ages as far as muggle devices go, there’s been revolutionary breakthroughs with muggle devices tolerating magic. Now a new line of magical devices are common amongst the wizards and witches and it hasn’t stopped there. Hogwarts students are provided with the Phoenix brand of devices when the school year starts to allow them to keep in touch with family and friends away from Hogwarts and if they wish to upgrade to one of the other brands they are free to do so at their own expense. Computers, phones, iPods and the like all now work within the magical world.
TRAVEL
Floo powder is a thing of the past thanks to Arthur Weasley’s invention of the Weasley line of magical vehicles that are safe and effective modes of transport. Ranging from cars and motorbikes that are able to fly and turn invisible to those that can be used underwater and everything inbetween, the strides forward cannot be matched by any other company. In true Weasley fashion, family still means everything and each different model of vehicle is named after his children and grandchildren.
WEASLEY FOUNDATION
Due to their newfound riches, the Weasley family has decided to pay it forward and started the Weasley Foundation. The Foundation is a fund for low income families to provide brand-new school supplies to Hogwarts students to save the children the embarrassment of having to make do with hand-me-downs. It also provides magical contractors for large families to safely expand their homes to accommodate all their occupants and Mrs. Molly Weasley has been known to personally stock their kitchens and provide cooking lessons for feeding large families on a budget.
THE CURSED CHILD
Please note we do not follow any of the events that transpired in The Cursed Child.OUT OF CHARACTER
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