夢以上の宿命 and -でなくても: what they mean?


everybody! In these days I'm practing my japanese studying some anime's
dialogues, in particular Little Witch Academia's. In general, it's pretty
simple but I found two sentences in the first episode that for me are not
clear at all, and so I hope you can help me.

The first sentence is this:

> "ていうか、夢以上の宿命?".

The complete sentence is:"六才の時にシャイニィシャリオの魔法ショーをみてから,魔女になるのが夢だった！ていうか、夢以上の宿命?"

The first part is clear: "After I saw a magical show of Shiny Chariot when I
was six years old, be a witch became my dream!".

ていうか = In other words; or better say, etc: also this is clear.

Is "夢以上の宿命?" that bothers me: what does it mean? Maybe something like "Or
perhaps I should say that is my destiny?" ?

The second sentence is as follows:

> "近頃学校が経営難で、魔女家系でなくても入れないとやっていけないとか .

I think that is something like "Since the school is in financial difficulties,
it seems that can't keep going without accepting no witch-blood girls", but I
can't figure out what is that "でなくても"... What is it? Also in this case, I hope
in your support.

Thank you for attention and thank you in advance to all those who will help
me. ^__^




> ていうか、夢以上の宿命?

This probably is "Or rather, it's more than (just) a dream, (it's my) destiny
(to be a witch)." I'm only 80% certain without further contexts.

> 近頃学校が経営難で、魔女家系でなくても入れないとやっていけないとか。

I would translate it rather literally as "I heard the school is in financial
difficulties, and it can't keep going if it doesn't accept girls even though
they are not witch-blooded."

  * ～で(は)ない: "is not ～"
  * ～で(は)なくても: = ～じゃなくても. "even though _< omitted subject>_ is not ～"
  * 魔女家系でなくても: "even though _< omitted subject>_ is not witch-blooded"
  * 入れる【いれる】: "to accept students" in this context
  * やっていく: "to make a living", "to keep going", etc.




> ていうか、夢以上の宿命?

This probably is "Or rather, it's more than (just) a dream, (it's my) destiny
(to be a witch)." I'm only 80% certain without further contexts.

> 近頃学校が経営難で、魔女家系でなくても入れないとやっていけないとか。

I would translate it rather literally as "I heard the school is in financial
difficulties, and it can't keep going if it doesn't accept girls even though
they are not witch-blooded."

  * ～で(は)ない: "is not ～"
  * ～で(は)なくても: = ～じゃなくても. "even though _< omitted subject>_ is not ～"
  * 魔女家系でなくても: "even though _< omitted subject>_ is not witch-blooded"
  * 入れる【いれる】: "to accept students" in this context
  * やっていく: "to make a living", "to keep going", etc.

