**Name:** Whi Mkutu [WAA-he MAA-kootoo] (roughly translates to *magic place* in Maori,

however the school is most-commonly called by its nickname: WM, by both students and faculty
alike.)
**Motto:** *Hoe tahi ranei totohu* (Translates ot mean: Paddle together, or drown)
**Location:** Rano Kau Crater, Rapa Nui Easter Island, Pacific Ocean
Located at the base of the crater of an extinct Volcano on the isolated island of Rapa Nui, Whi
Mkutu is under heavy protection and repelling charms, so that when Noa (non-magical folk) look
down in to the steep crater all they see is [grassland and a fresh water lake.]
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Pano_Rano_Kao.jpg/1920pxPano_Rano_Kao.jpg)
**Headmaster:** Uli Akeakamai [Oo-lee Ah-kay-ah-kah-my] Known as the kindest man you will ever
fear, Uli attended WM before travelling to mainland South America to continue his studies.
Eventually, becoming an auror with the Argentinian Council of Magic, he dedicated twenty years to
that service before retiring to become the DADA professor at WM; following 15 more years in that
position he became the Headmaster, at the age of 65.
**Affiliation:** At its beginning, it was decided by the founders that because it was created to serve
multiple nations, that it would not belong to any one single governing body, but instead fall under the
direct jurisdiction of the International Wizarding Confederation, Education Office.
**Student Admittance:** WM serves the island nations contained in the [Oceanic Area of the
Pacific](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Pacific_Culture_Areas.jpg), including:
* Polynesia: Hawai'ian Islands, New Zealand, Tahiti, Rapa Nui, and Samoa.
* Melanesia: Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Maluku Islands, Papua and West Papua
Province
* Micronesia: Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Northern
Mariana Islands, Guam, and Wake Island.
* As well as nearly 800 outlying islands found throughout the three regions.
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**History:** Hundreds of years ago the magical people of the islands located throughout Oceania were
in constant battle with one another, fighting for dominance and magical knowledge. In 1690, a mere
two years before the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy, and 80 years before European
influence, one of the many wars ended in the tragic loss of 30 witches and wizards, and countless
Muggles or Noa as they are known- magic was not an abundant trait throughout the islands, so the
loss was felt immensely, and all fighting was halted. It was following this tragedy that the leaders of the
three regions met in peace for the first time, deciding to share their wisdom not only with each other
but with the youth in their care. This meeting was where the idea of Whi Mkutu was born.

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**Buildings & Grounds:** The [Great Building]
(http://cf.collectorsweekly.com/uploads/2014/07/va_tiki_pop_247_1405301047_id_817735.jpg) where
students take meals, meetings are had and the mysterious sorting ceremony is held, is a large, ornately
painted stone structure with a large sloping roof, with the entrance guarded by two Mo'ai (the stone
guardians of the island). WM is set up celebrating the year round subtropical climate. The
classrooms are each spearate [hare paenga]
(http://www.hpgrumpe.de/osterinsel/02ahu_tahai_komplex/slides/osterinsel1980_055.jpg) lining the
edge of the crater, on either side of the great building. Student dorms are built in to the crater wall
itself, to protect them further from any outside danger.
The grounds are made up of the ancient Toromiro and broad-leaf palm forest, along the south side of
the crater, with a small fresh water lake in the center, 75% surrounded by thick reeds, making for a
healthy population of tropical hinkypunks.
The East side of the crater contains a false wall, hiding a large natural opening in the rock that leads to
a [secluded beach]
(http://beautifulnow_production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/000/000/283/default_main.jpg
) where students arrive from their island homes, and study part of the specialty of the school.
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**Traditions:**
* Seeing as the school serves a population that speak hundreds of different dialects among them, there
is a spell cast over the crater, so that once you enter, everything you hear sounds like your own tongue.
* WM students arrive to the school via underwater chariots along strong magical currents, originally
designed by the merpeople inhabiting the area. The students are
* WM's opening feast doesn't actually occur until a month in to the school year when first years
officially join the general student body as a member of their houses for the first time. The first years are
escorted into the Great building by the Mo'ai guardians, who stay for the festivities, before returning to
their places all over the island.
***
**Reputation:**
WM is popular among transfer students who wish to study magical languages or herbology.
It is a requirement of WM students upon graduation to speak at least one magical language and one

Noa language fluently. Mermish is a required class for the first two years of education, and WM
boasts the only known Merman professor, whose class room is the same beach the students arrive on.
Other languages offered are Gobbledegook, Troll, Fae, French, Latin, English, German, and
Portuguese.
WM is also known for their focus on Herbology- their subtropical climate is more than well-suited to
the care and procurement of magical plants, which are in fact the greatest export for magical people in
that area of the world.