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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 8405443" data-attributes="member: 58197">Wizard schools have a long history in fantasy--all the way back to Dracula, and probably further--but Strixhaven's Harry Potter vibe extends well beyond simply being a wizard school:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The school is divided into long-established factions, each with a legendary founder.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Each faction is defined by a particular ethos, and recruits students who are drawn to that ethos.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Virtually everyone joins a faction. They aren't like college fraternities where most students never pledge.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There is a popular magical sport, played in a stadium, with each faction fielding a team.</li> </ul>Of course, the division into factions, and the association of each faction with an ethos, is very natural for a Magic setting. The color system almost requires it; you'd have trouble creating a wizard school setting in Magic that didn't look at least a bit like a Harry Potter pastiche. But Strixhaven leans into that resemblance hard. The sport of Mage Tower, in particular, is hard to see as anything other than a shout-out to Quidditch.</blockquote>