The Cabin in Action

The Night School curriculum gradually took shape through discussions among Cabin members.

"Basic Magical Theory" would explain what magic was. It was an optional required course, though for now, the only option was Anton's theory of Ego Magic.

Influenced by his teachers, Anton could think of Time Magic, Fate Magic, Human Heart Magic, Mind Magic, and a whole series of other disciplines. Yet when he thought it over carefully, he realized that his own path in magic had been influenced more by Professor Voldemort than anyone else.

Fate could be so wonderfully strange.

He looked forward to the day when, building on the old wizard Fiennes's discovery of Potion-and-Charm Integration, a Cabin member or Night School student might develop a theory that explained magic from another perspective, eventually giving rise to various schools of thought within the Night School.

At the very least, he had a feeling that a theory built around Fate would be far better at incorporating subjects like Astronomy and Divination.

Different foundations influenced the paths people took later.

At the thought, Anton's expression turned peculiar.

In any case, as far as the modern Wizarding World was concerned, Anton was the first wizard to build a complete magical system. The Cabin members were inevitably influenced by his theories more than by anyone else's.

So the Night School's magical courses were now divided largely according to Anton's approach to magic.

Potions had become an intermediate course, with a host of basic courses split off from it: "Basic Healing Potions," "Basic Potion Brewing," "Basic Potions"...

At the same time, three subjects were placed side by side: "Basic Magizoology," "Basic Fantastic Plants," and "Basic Dark Magic Creature Studies."

Dark Magic Creature Studies focused on how to deal with the creatures, while Magizoology and Fantastic Plants focused more on breeding and