Template:Sophia McLaren-Cobb/Happyland

and it goes on and i don't understand how we became a one man band, oh lord, i guess we all f*cked up

History

 * founded by three muggle-born witches
 * probs a lesbian love triangle oop
 * "the wizarding world lacked such an institution, so we took the incentive to make one"
 * at first, the trio couldn't agree on much details
 * they wanted it to be easy to reach, yet impossible to notice
 * later on, they charmed it to become invisible and unplottable
 * they wanted it somewhere in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (largest in Portugal)
 * see below for other details

Houses
7 houses, all named after famous explorers. traits and whatnot are tbd, but do note, in MWU, they do not have house-separated dorms. students can share dorms with whomever they please, as is usual in university.
 * House of Magellan
 * House of Drake
 * House of Bering
 * House of Erikson
 * House of Columbus
 * House of Cook
 * House of Cartier

Finding Magellan
Magellan is hidden from view and unplottable on a map, but a single way has been made for anyone who wishes to get there (or leave, if they so please). What most students may miss on their acceptance letter is that there is a large clue on how to find the way to Magellan. Because of the need to keep the Magellan Metro a secret, students and staff are only able to use it during the hours between midnight and 5:30 local time. This is because the muggle metro runs the rest of the day, and while the station is busy, it will be very difficult to get to the hidden terminal without being seen.
 * "In the meeting place of nations, find the point of orient in the darkest hour of the day, to get to Magellan's hidden treasure."
 * the clues:
 * 'meeting place of nations' - Parque das Nações (translation: Park of the Nations) district of Lisbon
 * 'point of orient' - Oriente Metro Station
 * 'darkest hour of the day' - midnight. see the next bit as to why.

Magellan Sorting
New students, whether recently transferred or just newly signed up, must be sorted. However, this doesn't happen by conventional means, like Hogwarts' hat or Ilvermorny's carvings. Instead, students must prove that they want to be part of a house by doing the House Challenge. Each House Challenge is unique to that house only, and while students can go "unaffiliated" for a time, at a point, they are required to complete a House Challenge else they can't move on. Each House Challenge is based on a famous accomplishment of the house's namesake; for example, Leif Erikson, for whom House of Erikson is named for, was the first person to discover the Americas, but he didn't stay there long, and in time, the other Vikings who were at Vinland (the Viking settlement), were driven out by locals.
 * Magellan:
 * Drake:
 * Bering:
 * Erikson: Students wanting to become part of House Erikson, must be ready to brave a body of water that reaches up to a normal person's neck. The water gets progressively colder as you walk to the the other side. Once there, students need to raise three flags; the flag of Norway, the flag of Iceland, and the flag of Greenland. Then, the students must cross the same body of water with a twist. A cool breeze will blowing against the student's face and the water will move as if it were a stormy sea. Once they arrive back at the start, they can be congratulated and welcomed into the House of Erikson.
 * Columbus:
 * Cook:
 * Cartier:

Present Day Magellan
It's been some 25 years since the founding of Magellan, but for the first time in Magellan's currently short history, there was instability. Some students thought it was very funny to basically vandalize Oriente Station, merely 30 minutes before the hidden terminal was closed for the day. The mess was undone by a very respectful student on train duty, but the pranksters didn't have enough of a thrill. After being dragged to Magellan to receive punishment, much to the dismay of the students who cared, the pranksters were warned but nothing further happened. Magellan's Board of Regents was incredibly displeased by this, and thusly, they fired the Headmaster without saying a word or giving a fair trial. In support of the Headmaster at the time, numerous teachers and some students followed his leave. This caused some serious chaos, and in the wake of it all, the Board of Regents needed someone to take the helm, even if it was meant for a small period of time. But the trouble was... none of the remaining staff wanted anything to do with the Headmaster post. In a desperate attempt to solve the issue, the Board of Regents turned to the last line of defense; the House Head Students. In the midst of it all... a zero confidence shove sent Irene Loveland (RPed by moi) forward and thus she was named the new Headmistress. Confused, she attempted to pull out, but she was told that she couldn't; it was either she takes the post whether or not she likes it, or Magellan becomes history. Not willing to let the latter happen, Irene reluctantly accepted her new responsibility. The question that now plagues the students and staff of Magellan: how will the 25 year old, newly turned Headmistress handle Magellan and its issues?