Do you miss the days when you were anticipating the next Harry Potter book in the series or waiting feverishly for the next movie to finally come out! Well, look no further than Austria’s International School for Witches and Wizards. They may not have flying broomsticks or dragons, but they have a headmaster named Grand Wizard Dakaneth and a garden full of special herbs.
Your enrollment in the International School for Witches and Wizards program begins in Klagenfurt, Austria. The course consists of seven semesters, with tests and thesis papers at the end of each. The school costs roughly 115 dollars per semester. Subjects include astronomy, potions, magical history, botany, fortune telling, etc.
More than one semester will take place on top of the scenic Magdalen Mountain, in a region of Austria known as Carinthia or Kaernten in German.
During their time spent on the mountain, students look for herbs to make potions, learn about runes and other sources of magical power and are given their witch and wizard names.
The co-founder of this school, Sonja Kulmitzer, leads one of many mountain rituals. She has been with the school since 1998.
What is even weirder than the school itself is the fact that zero clear pictures of the headmaster, Grand Wizard Dakaneth exist. No kidding, we searched for hours ;). He used to be an IT guy, but decided that magic is more his calling. He states:
“I’ve learned that everything is explainable, and magic is magic only until it is explained. If you understand the psychological aspects behind it, the magic disappears. A little obvious, but I’ll take it.”
Oh, I almost forgot! When you graduate, you even get a Certificate of Venefica (Witchcraft, in Latin). Well, that sells it; sign me up.
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