Diaries / Corvus’s Night Notes

Corvus’s Night Notes

The owl’s side: a vanished professor, a sealed lecture hall in Melbourne, first-years who need a great deal of guiding and a headmistress who will not stop writing.

Fiction. The diaries, legends, reports and some of the staff are invented. The academies are real.

15 December 2027Still Looking for HimAt the end of 2027, Corvus reviews a year of first-year classes at Magic University, and reminds families that the summer holidays fill fast.
20 October 2027Not Quite HalloweenWith Halloween on the way, first-years ask Corvus whether Magic University is scary, and the owl explains the difference between spooky and frightening.
10 August 2027One Year Without the ProfessorA year to the day after Magic University opened in Melbourne, Corvus the owl marks twelve months of first-years searching for the vanished Professor.
7 July 2027Winter Holidays, Full HouseWinter school holidays bring birthday parties and big families to Magic University, and Corvus explains what happens when a class is too big for one room.
12 May 2027The Honour RollCorvus takes charge of the honour roll of the quickest first-year classes at Magic University, and explains to his students how names get onto it.
17 March 2027I Am Not a RavenA first-year points out that Corvus is a word for crows, and the Professor’s owl sets the record straight while showing nervous students around campus.
20 January 2027Summer on Collins StreetSummer school holidays bring classes of teenagers to Magic University with no grown-ups in tow, and Corvus checks who must supervise whom.
11 November 2026Lockers Before LecturesCorvus explains why every first-year hands over phones and smartwatches before class at Magic University, and why turning up early is not optional.
23 September 2026Room for a WheelchairMelbourne’s spring school holidays bring a first-year in a wheelchair to Magic University, and Corvus notes which parts of the campus suit her best.
10 August 2026A Professor Goes Missing10 August 2026: Magic University opens in Melbourne, and on the very first day the Professor vanishes mid-lecture. Corvus the owl takes charge, more or less.
5 August 2026The Lecture Hall ArrivesFive days before Magic University opened on Collins Street, the professor’s owl, Corvus, watches his new lecture hall arrive in pieces.