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Dame Adorabelle's Academy of the Magical Arts, often referred to as simply Dame Adorabelle's Academy, is a magic education boarding school in Havensborough, Centralia. The school was founded in 1792 by Dame AdorabelleWallace, who served as the school's Headmistress before her retirement in 1929.

Campus

The Academy occupies a rather large campus in the southwest area of Havensborough, at the corner of W. Shannon Avenue and Redbird Lane Road.

Academic Building

The focal point of the campus, and its largest building, the Academic Building is where the majority of classes are held. The building itself has been around since the academy was founded, though it has been expanded many times as the student body grew. The most notable such expansion is the large lecture hall in the east wing, often used by ProfessorForneus while teaching courses with many students. Other areas of the building feature much smaller classrooms.

Perhaps the building's most notable feature is its clock tower, the tallest structure on the academy's campus. Dame Adorabelle herself claimed the clock tower was inspired by those at the PalaceOfSerenity in QueenCity, and like those towers, bells in the tower strike the Westminster Quarters to mark each quarter-hour.

Library

Dame Adorabelle's Library is housed in an old brick building, most likely dating to the late 19th century. The front entrance features of a prominent set of double doors, up a few stairs from the courtyard. To comply with PrincessJeanette's accessibility mandates, a wheelchair ramp was added many years ago.

Upon entering the library, one immediately faces the front desk: a workspace enclosed by a counter on all sides. The service desk seems relatively modern compared to its surroundings: a computer with a flat panel display sits on the left-hand counter, and the area is lit by overhead fluorescent lights suspended from the ceiling above.

To either side of the front desk are study tables, each flanked by one or two rows of bookshelves. The majority of the books, however, are kept on the upper floor. One can walk around the front desk to the rear of the building, where two ornately decorated staircases run up from the center to either side of the upper floor—a quiet, dimly lit area with even more stacks of books and a few more, smaller study spaces.¹

Dormitory Circle

Dame Adorabelle's has two dormitories, West Dormitory and East Dormitory. Each dormitory building forms a rough semi-circle around a courtyard, with a smaller building containing faculty living quarters occupying the space between the dorms.

A rivalry of sorts has developed between students residing in East Dormitory and those residing in West Dormitory. West Dormitory, whose de facto leader is PrincessAlice, houses the "crazier" and more chaotic students, who love pranks, irresponsible use of magic, and general silliness. East Dormitory, whose de facto leader is CassandraCrowe, is the home of the more orderly students, who take their studies seriously and don't think highly of those who flout the school rules. ²

Administrative Building

A large building in the center of campus, housing administrative facilities, including The Headmistress's main office. Princess Alice and friends once planned to break in after hours, but were stopped by the revelation that the building has no doors or windows at night. You do not want to meet the night watchman. ³

The Administrative Building also houses the offices of Campus Security. While the PrincessOfCentralia attends the school, the CentraliaHonorGuard maintains a facility in the Administrative Building as well, working closely with Campus Security to ensure the safety of the campus and protect the princess. In PrincessAlice's case, of course, the princess is mostly being protected from herself.

Adorabelle's Laboratory / Princess Alice's Clubhouse

Although the Administrative Building does not "officially" have a basement, there is a lower level beneath the main structure. This space is only accessible through a secret hatch in the belly of the Crystal Dragon on display in the building's rear hallway. This space was originally used by Professor Adorabelle Wallace herself as a private laboratory, which she continued to use the laboratory following her formal retirement from the Academy in 1929. Adorabelle ceased using the laboratory in 1966, moving out the last of her items on the 16th of May.⁴

Decades later, PrincessAlice was looking for a meeting place for her informal group of friends, nicknamed the BandOfBrats. While pondering this question, a little birdy dropped into the Princess's dorm, dropping a note reading There's a secret hatch to an abandoned part of the school right through the belly of the Crystal Dragon before flying away, stealing a small jar of honey.⁵ From then on, the Princess and her fellow brats began using the vacant basement as their informal meeting place, unaware that it was once the private laboratory of the academy's founder and one of Centralia's most celebrated witches.

Grizelda's Garden

Long ago, some young witches made a very large tree inside a small building, as a prank. The school faculty, found, however that they could not "unmagic" the tree, but only convert the magic into something else. The building has long since been abandoned, and today, its empty shell sits in a remote corner of the campus, completely overgrown by the massive tree and various other flora. None of the current faculty or staff can remember what the building was originally used for, or how long it has been sitting in its current overgrown state. Students refer to the area as Grizelda's Garden, though nobody is quite sure who Grizelda was or why she deserves credit for the so-called "garden". Grizelda's Garden is a favorite spot for students to retreat to when they want a quiet, undisturbed place to read in the shade.

Other Buildings

• Laboratory Building
• Athletic and Fitness Center

Miscellaneous

• Dame Adorabelle's Academy maintains an Alicorn ChirpChirp server, which students can use for online messaging.

• PrincessAlice is not allowed to park Livery on campus, as TheHeadmistress insists that the princess is too young to drive, even if she does not require a driver's license.

• The west edge of Dame Adorabelle's campus lies near the east edge of EnchantedForestNationalPark, and students often sneak away from campus and wander into the park. They are often found by very exasperated park rangers and driven back to campus, where they usually face detention.

Faculty / Staff

• AdorabelleWallace (headmistress emeritus)

• MissAlisha (student teacher)

• ProfessorForneus (instructor, disciplinarian)

• TheHeadmistress (headmistress)

Students

• PrincessAlice

• AshUpquark

• Imicow

• JaneTheWitch

• PrincessJeanette (graduated)

• PrincessLexi

• PrincessLucy

• NihhusBuaya

• PrincessTatterhood

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