When one door closes, another one opens. Alba Sinegorskaya was convinced of this on her own experience, although this experience was not from pleasant ones. But an unfamiliar world with real magic in it is still better than the afterlife. Much better, even if you have to go back to the university bench, now learning not the methods of research in sociology, but the management of the magical forces that have appeared, and those who want to take a new life, too, alas, there are. Taide's theory returns to alma mater as teacher. Many years ago, he lost a friend whose real killer has not been found to this day, but now, thanks to new information, the case has moved from a dead point. True, the magician came here to teach, not to investigate . But one thing does not bother the other too much, especially when his own students are under attack. Author's notes:In stock: Magic training, adaptation, mentoring, magic competitions (not immediately), unhurried investigation (teaching). Absent: power of the Hittite, progression in any form, love lines. Love relationships exist only in the form of a mention of the presence of some characters of life companions. The story is voluminous, so divided into two books for ease of reading, both books are written in full, will be gradually laid out as edit. Thank you very much a. Antario, whose Non-Professional Faculty series inspired me to finally finish this project, which was only rewritten many times by a draft. Glossary of a separate file, to facilitate memorization of who is who - I will be glad to your likes, questions and comments.