Just finished, not what I'd expect based solely on the short, but I enjoyed it plenty anyways!
Tbdesu I'd guiltily been in a Harry Potter mood recently (after avoiding it like the plague ever since i turned 13 lmao), and this story about trying to get into a magic school satisfied that craving hmm i dunno i wonder why.
While a lil on the nose, I do appreciate that it's pretty allegorical to applying to an art school. I'd studied at one for a year myself, so I found their worries pretty relatable. Others might probably criticize it for that, saying "ohhh art students only know one thing and its their own lives" but that's crab talk imo. If anything, rooting it in something real gives it an interesting angle that something like HP doesn't quite have.
That, and honestly? I really do like the more frank/normal depiction of Claire and Edgar. They were very sweet.

Anyway, Petal (the frog girl) was the best character, I hope we get plenty of cute fanart of her :)
Death was the second-best. He always rules in any media he's used in, and this was no exception.