Of the Eleven wizarding schools in the world, the African school of Uagadou is the only one to select pupils by Dream Messenger, leaving a token in the child’s hand whilst they sleep. Imagine waking up one day with a token in your hand. You’ve seen some of your friends go off, but they never talked about where they go. They say they’re not allowed to tell you much about it, but they say it with sadness in their eyes, because every other experience in your village is shared by all the people, the entire tribe joining in to be excited and disappointed and joyful or sorrowful about whatever happens, because what happens to one of you affects all of you. You don’t understand why it must be secret, but you are about to get the chance to learn.