A/N: The old formatting for this story was bothering me, so I've gone and changed it so that there're chapters because this is a chaptered fic. I apologise to those of you who are following this story and have received a bunch of notifications because I can't leave well enough alone; there have been no changes beyond formatting, though if you see any inconsistencies or spelling/grammar errors, feel free to inform me.
Hogwarts: a History
For over four centuries, the Pendragon family ruled the Magical World of Britain, bringing balance to the same beings they protected. The Pendragons ruled over wizards and creatures alike, they were fair and kind rulers, and protected the Wizarding World from the wrath of the Mundanes as their fear of Magic turned to hatred.
The last Pendragon died late in life, having fulfilled all duties to Magical Britain but one. An heir was not produced, and so there was no one to take up the crown. There was no one to rule over the Magical World, no one to keep the balance.
Magical Britain began to collapse. The Founders of Hogwarts banded together and sought out a solution to halt the collapse of the Magical World. They first attempted creating a school for youngsters, in the hopes that controlling magic at a younger age, teaching children from Mundane families, would help keep they balance. When this solution failed, the Founders approached the Royal Family. With Salazar Slytherin's cunning and Godric Gryffindor's courage, the Founders negotiated with the King.
The Magical World would remain in the shadows, and would inform the monarch of all the goings on of their world. They would form a government to help regulate their citizens, would base any laws formed on Britain's own, would be citizens of current and future British monarchs, would have an education system to teach magic and control, and they would teach all Mundane born children with magic how to use it - if their parents agreed, and they already had some education from the Mundane World. In return, the Royal Family of Britain would act as the Pendragons had, and would bring balance to the Magical World of Britain in whatever capacity they were capable.
And so, Magical Britain regained a semblance of balance, and followed the King's stipulations. So, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry taught children from September to June every year, beginning at age eleven.