I know adding any form of institution that teaches magic seems cliche. I was wondering if this would be okay, I been working on finishing up the preliminary storyline before I start writing. The one conclusion that I came up with at the end of the story is a academy that teaches the dangers and uses of magic. There was a war that had someone use magic to try to achieve the powers of god and it ended with a lot of damage to many cities and the such. The governments wanted to create an institution to teach people in order to prevent something like that from happening again. Is this a reasonable conclusion and would it that cliche to have it?
Update:Well the story is going to end with the founding of the school. So you won't have to continue reading and it isn't like I will continue the story with the school premise. I find school boring and adding magic isn't going to change that. You learn from your past mistakes and the only way to pass that on or the easiest way that came to mind was being at school learning about it. A lot of thought isn't going to be used for the school just a quick reference to it. If there would be be better way to end it, I am all ears.
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Of course it'd be cliche. It's a school of magic, dear. You can only beat a horse so many times till it's dead.
The more appropriate question would be: does it matter? Chances are, this book isn't going to be something you try and send to any type of agent. So, if you're just writing it for yourself, what's the matter if it's cliche?
Write whatever you want.
Edit: if you want to keep your readers interested, I'd stay away from the magic school premise altogether. I know I personally would not continue reading a story if I found out it was about a school of magic.