Before there was a Hogwarts, wizards and witches occasionally died when they came of age- magical coming of age has consequences ranging from unnoticeable to fatal depending on the magical power of the witch or wizard and how full their reserves are, with death only coming to those with the most power and full reserves. So Hogwarts was founded, with the idea of keeping young witches' and wizards' power reserves low enough that even the most powerful don't even notice their coming-of-age, which coincidentally can strike anywhere between 11 and 17, but mostly does so on or around a birthday. Theoretically, schoolwork and homework keep magical reserves low enough during the year, and end-of-year tests are magically draining enough that it takes all summer for the magic to grow back. It worked well for a thousand years, the knowledge of the coming-of-age fading into myth thanks to so many generations not feeling even a twinge when they came of age, but lately the classes have been less challenging magically, thanks to years of bad professors and a Ministry that keeps piling on restrictions. There haven't been any problems so far, maybe a couple who got a twinge when they came of age but shrugged it off as sore muscles, but at the moment there's more than one witch and wizard who are more powerful than average...
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