
The Education of Clover the Clever
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Clover Cordelia is a freshmare student at the Cambridle Academy of Magic who is determined to become a great sorceress.
Star Swirl the Bearded is a legendary wizard in need of an apprentice.
It's a tough job, working for the world's greatest wizard. On top of the usual challenges of student life there are apocalypses to deal with, and assassins who show up at inconvenient times, and plant life scheming for world conquest.
It's probably nothing Star Swirl can't take care of, provided he and Clover manage to resist killing each other first.
Previously updated alongside its prequel, The Crown of Night. It is not necessary to read The Crown of Night first.
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"Characterization is the name of the game here, and this story's take on Star Swirl is one of the most enigmatic and intriguing I've seen. His eccentricity is offset perfectly by his straight mare, Clover the Clever, and the interactions between them are a joy to behold."
-Prak, PR for the Royal Guard.
Rated "Why Haven't You Read These Yet?" by PaulAsaran. Twice!
Weird praise for The Education of Clover the Clever from the comments:
"........The sadist in me is grinning while the student is screaming it's little lungs out ![]()
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-Smirkythread.
"I can't tell if he's insane or not. And it's glorious."
-FancyFan.
"I am unsure if this is merely silly and deranged or subtly brilliant."
-SIGAWESOME.
"Ok, so I like this story. I actually like it quite a bit. I have no clue why though. Not a single clue.
I haven't a clue what you're doing right, but keep doing it. You're awesome."
-Vibrato con Amore.


26 Chapters:
- Chapter 1: The Famous Lecture 2013-07-14 00:58:57 UTC2641
- Chapter 2: The Assistant 2013-08-21 18:09:56 UTC2394
- Chapter 3: The Interview 2013-09-09 20:34:53 UTC3036
- Chapter 4: The First Lessons 2013-12-24 18:48:05 UTC4920
- Chapter 5: Scholarly Debate 2014-02-13 22:18:23 UTC6639
- Chapter 6: The Field Trip 2014-05-07 18:21:51 UTC12194
- Chapter 7: Crisis of Infinite Star Swirls 2014-06-03 22:58:56 UTC8251
- Chapter 8: Interdepartmental Exchange 2014-08-14 21:30:26 UTC13476
- Intermission: Critical Commentary 2014-07-13 21:22:54 UTC1300
- Chapter 9: Peer Review - Experiments in Relaxification 2014-11-28 21:54:41 UTC4900
- Chapter 10: Peer Review - The Temple of Tabanid 2014-12-05 21:57:08 UTC6745
- Chapter 11: Peer Review - The Great Correction 2014-12-12 21:03:42 UTC9983
- Intermission: Natural Experiments 2015-10-31 13:25:07 UTC1236
- Chapter 12: Practical Applications - Public Relations 2015-10-05 12:08:10 UTC3826
- Chapter 13: Practical Applications - Scheduling 2015-12-02 00:05:01 UTC5414
- Chapter 14: Practical Applications - Stress Test 2016-03-02 22:49:52 UTC6636
- Chapter 15: Practical Applications - Prism 2016-08-05 16:59:17 UTC5396
- Chapter 16: Practical Applications - Null Hypothesis 2016-09-13 20:31:28 UTC10277
- Intermission: The Other Side of Up 2016-09-16 20:41:45 UTC1375
- Intermission: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Smooze 2016-07-22 20:50:53 UTC2892
- Chapter 17: Exam Day (Star Swirl vs Cambridle, round 2). 2017-04-03 22:33:24 UTC11317
- Chapter 18: The World Tree 2017-10-15 14:59:04 UTC8393
- Chapter 19: The Endless Sky 2017-10-17 18:32:14 UTC6758
- Chapter 20: The Education of Clover the Clever 2017-10-19 16:50:42 UTC14412
- Epilogue: Ghosts 2017-10-21 14:05:45 UTC2760
- Bonus Chapter: The Phantom in the Halls 2017-10-26 21:06:01 UTC4916