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DragonKnov The academy.
I mean, the school life, competition for high grades and the first spots on the school ranking. Also, school mean teenagers which implies a lot of cheap and senseless drama :)

One of the reasons why academy stories are so popular is because almost everybody has gone to school at some point in their life. So they can very easily relate to the drama or problems or conflicts happening in school. Even for adults, it's like this nostalgic reflection of how school is the best days of their lives, the first time they fall in love, hanging out with their best friends, having fun during school holidays and camping trips, where they don't have to worry about taxes, rent or finding a job. Most of all, it's a "what it could have been" where you fantasize about how cool it was if you learned magic instead of math. The encounter of the extraordinary in an ordinary setting that almost everyone goes through in real life.

RyanBeaney how legit is this???

Dare43564 It's a scam. If it were true, he wouldn't be advertising it around.

xiaohai_23 true

Ah, so that's it, then what your opinion about an academy that allowed killing each other?

I see, thank you guys for using your free time to answer my question. RachelRuth xiaohai_23 Tomoyuki

DragonKnov
1. History and Lore.
When we say magical academy, we aren't talking about the typical and original academies of, you know? Earth! Sometimes, academies here are either based on religious factors or political factors. (Sometimes, there are other reasons or history why it was built.)

When we talk about a magical academy, however, history and lore are something that I look for. Why was the academy built? Did a war between wizards and witches necessitate an academy (separately) for training future warriors? Was the school built for special children who couldn't control their powers? Such lore can intrigue a reader and can push them to read further.

2. The System
   Every academy has a system. There are what we call the valedictorians, salutatorians, etc. What does your academy have? Is there a rank system? Does it depend on a particular class? (Ex. Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw)

If the system the authorities of the academy are well-thought, then you can expect your readers to be well-impressed.

3. The Authorities.
   An academy is nothing without thr authorities(leaders.) The characteristics of the principal(Is she the villain? Is she really good? Why does it seem like she's lying to her students?), the teachers (One is brave, the other is timid, the other is a future traitor of the academy)

Characteristics of such authorities interest me.

4. The Anomaly
   If the plot is nothing but the aim of the protagonist to climb the ranks, then you lost my interest. I love academies with a heavy lore that affects the future, which sometimes will lead the protagonists to certain threats. I love magic academies which has mystery-- the anomaly that drives suspense and thrill onward. For example, who blackmailed the pe teacher? Why is the academy being threatened by a writer whose pen name is the "Black Death"? Who is this Black Death?

Or... Let's say the protagonist finds some hidden switch that leads him to an unknown part of the academy. What will she find? What might be there? Will she ever come out?

5. The students.
   If your students are stereotyped, then you've lost my interest. For example, the one who stutters is usually timid, the one with glasses is the bookworm, the leonine dude is the bully, and the " one with different characters from the rest" is the protagonist. This is not always the case. If I were, I'd try to play with personalities a bit.

One thing that annoys me too is the perfect character. Add flaws. Not everyone is perfect.

This really is a good post in regards to Magical Academy, maybe the title could be altered to gain a few more perspectives? Either way, making another reply to bump this post :D

@yaoyueyi could you please change this post name discussion into "Magical Academy Exciting Part"?

DragonKnov is this hell university lol

Exciting part about academy novels, eh? When I was younger, I really loved binging these type of novels. There's a fixed caste system that can cause a problem for the main lead sometimes. There are tournaments and there's always something bound to happen. There are strict rules. There are headmaster, teachers, and staff in which at least one has another identity. The space is limited no matter how big it is so like everyone knows what is what. When there are outings, get prepared to be attacked by the world's biggest villain or the villain is actually within the campus. Cliches makes it enjoyable for me and that's just it.

Reinesse hehe