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== Folklore ==
== Folklore ==
* [[wikipedia:Scholomance|The Scholomance]], a hidden school in deepest [[Uberwald|Transylvania]] with [[Satan]] for a headmaster.
* [[wikipedia:Scholomance|The Scholomance]], a hidden school in deepest [[Überwald|Transylvania]] with [[Satan]] for a headmaster.


== [[Literature]] ==
== [[Literature]] ==
* Catherine Jinks's ''[[Evil Genius Trilogy]]'' sends its protagonist, the [[Sociopathic Hero]] Cadel, to the Axis Institute, which includes courses like "Poisoning" and "Forgery."
* Catherine Jinks's ''[[Evil Genius Trilogy]]'' sends its protagonist, the [[Sociopathic Hero]] Cadel, to the Axis Institute, which includes courses like "Poisoning" and "Forgery."
* The Higher Institute of Villainous Education, or ''[[HIVE Series|H.I.V.E.]]''
* The Higher Institute of Villainous Education, or ''[[H.I.V.E. Series|H.I.V.E.]]''
* From ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'': Durmstrang, where people are said to be taught the Dark Arts instead of fighting against them is likely this. Grindelwald, Dumbledore's arch-nemesis comes from here.
* From ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'': Durmstrang, where people are said to be taught the Dark Arts instead of fighting against them is likely this. Grindelwald, Dumbledore's arch-nemesis comes from here.
** Not quite played straight, since we do meet Durmstrang alumni who are definitely not evil and take a hard stand against evil (Viktor Krum comes to mind right away) and this isn't shown as being very odd. And even Durmstrang had to draw the line and expel Gellert Grindelwald, where a school that really played this trope straight would probably have nurtured him.
** Not quite played straight, since we do meet Durmstrang alumni who are definitely not evil and take a hard stand against evil (Viktor Krum comes to mind right away) and this isn't shown as being very odd. And even Durmstrang had to draw the line and expel Gellert Grindelwald, where a school that really played this trope straight would probably have nurtured him.
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