Fun with Magic | Monday, 2nd period

[nuclear_snide]

Bob had only arrived, courtesy of Harry, the evening before. Now he stood straight and squinted at the students that had signed up for this class.

"Right, you lot. I'm Hrothbert of Bainbridge, but you can all call me Bob. I hope you're ready to have some fun."

Didn't he look like fun?

"Before we get started, introductions. I want your name, what sorts of magic you're used to, and any magical abilities - or anything else interesting - you may have yourself. You," he pointed at a random student. "Begin."

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Re: Give your own introduction!

[misshapen_spark]

"Uh, I'm Yang Xiao Long, and, like, while I get that magic is a thing here, it's totally not real where I'm from," she said with a shrug. "Though with training, you can control your Aura, which is a manifestation of your soul. I don't get a lot of the science behind it, because I haven't gotten to those classes in school yet, but mine manifests as kinetic absorption and redistribution of energy, and thermal manipulation."

"But no one at home has magic, that's just in fairy stories."

Yang, I have some very bad news for you about your mother.

Re: Give your own introduction!

[nuclear_snide]

"You don't consider manifesting your soul to be magic?" Bob asked.

Re: Give your own introduction!

[misshapen_spark]

"I can't, like, use it to do whatever I want," Yang replied. "The way you can use your own energy -- your Semblance -- varies from person to person; I can't use it to teleport, although my sister can, and Ruby trying to lift a truck would be both hilarious and an accident waiting to happen. The only time she explodes anything is when she's just being regular walking-disaster-Ruby, not, like, 'I am in the middle of a fight and could use some explosions' Ruby."

"It's mostly genetic, and, like I said, it's all higher-level science classes I haven't gotten to yet. Magic is, y'know--" Yang waved her hands nebulously. "Magic. It does stuff that Aura could never do. We can't, like, ignore conversion of mass or change one thing into another or just give someone powers like in the stories. There's no curses or blessings or whatever."

Re: Give your own introduction!

[nuclear_snide]

"Ah." Bob nodded. "Magic - at least where I'm from - comes in many different sorts. Some is indeed the generic sort of energy, but some is much more particular. What you can do would merely be considered a subtype of it."

He shrugged. "And there are quite a few who make a study of the physics of magic. It is hardly all -" he waved his hand in imitation. "There are rules. And by the way," he added, "please keep your sister away from my friend Dresden. I shudder to think what two walking disasters would do."

Re: Give your own introduction!

[misshapen_spark]

"Yeah, no, she's only fifteen, there is no way my dad is gonna let her come to a co-ed school like this for classes," Yang laughed. "Maybe for Family Day or whatever, but hopefully not long enough to do something Ruby-ish."

Re: Give your own introduction!

[nuclear_snide]

"I'll tell Harry to stay away," Bob said firmly. "Never underestimate his power for getting in trouble."