Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, 68, who has dedicated his life to studying the Dark Arts, has opened the world's only registered wizard academy, the Grey School of Wizardry, the first wizard school to be officially recognized as an academic establishment, as he prepares to make Hogwarts and the world of Harry Potter a reality.

68岁的奥博朗 •泽尔拉文哈特一生致力于研究黑魔法，近日他创办了世界上第一所魔法学校---格雷魔法学校，并获得官方认证。霍格沃兹和哈利波特的魔法世界在他的努力下即将成为现实。

"If you've ever read Harry Potter and wondered if wizards really do walk among us, perhaps behind a secret train platform, or in secret communities, I can tell you that we are absolutely real," says Oberon from Catoti, California, who even does the shopping in his wizard costume and wand.

奥博朗说：“如果你看过《哈利波特》，猜想周围是否真有魔法师，他们是不是就藏在某个神秘的月台，或住在某个秘密的街区，那么我可以告诉你，我们确确实实存在着。”这位住在加州卡托蒂的魔法师上超市购物都穿魔法袍、握着魔杖。

Like Hogwarts, the Grey School teaches 16 departments, including alchemy, beastmastery, horse-whispering, wand-making and spell casting.

像霍格沃兹一样，格雷魔法学校也开设了16个专业，包括炼金术、驯兽术、马语、魔杖制作和施咒法。

Pupils who attend unique "conclave" magic schools are split into four ancient houses - Winds, Undines, Gnomes and Salamanders, and like Potter, students study a defense against the deadly Dark Arts.

参加这个“神秘”魔法学校的学生被分到四个学院—疾风、水精、地精和火龙。像波特一样，学生还会学习黑魔法防御术。

The Grey School boasts 735 students, of which Oberon claims 100 are under-18 "trainee Harry Potters." For now, it is an online college with regular physical wizard camps, where muggles can study seven years to graduate with a journeyman degree in Wizardry.

格雷魔法学校已招收735名学生，其中100名是18岁以下"哈利波特"式的童巫。学校目前还只在网上开课，但会定期集会，麻瓜们修习7年的课程后可以获得魔法学学徒学位。