Wands and Warframes

Some Relaxing Stargazing, or not

Some relaxing stargazing, or not

Harry disengages from Aurora and takes her wand, which cancels the spell she's using, "Professor, I do not appreciate being attacked in my own home."

Aurora shakes her head, "That wasn't an attack, I, just really needed to impress on you how important this is to me."

Cursing in his head that he didn't transfer his wand to this frame, Harry holds on to Auroras wand gently, "Professor, how is using magic on me not an attack?"

"It's er, well we," Aurora tries to come up with an explanation of how magic is used in their culture that explains the shades of meaning that different spells have. After a couple of false starts she continues, "For us, everyone uses magic. From the youngest child, through toys and training items, through to the most elderly who use it to perform day to day tasks that they're no longer able to perform physically. Spells like summoning or levitation, when used on other people, are considered the height of rudeness. However, as they are so easily countered. A simple finite," – her shoulders droop as she listens to what she's saying – "that you'll learn towards the end of this year. Will counter both of those. Even a stinging hex will raise little more than an eyebrow if the target is far enough away that calling is impractical."

Harry transfers out of the Oberon so that he can stare at her disbelievingly properly, "Wait, so you use magic so much in your culture that a summoning spell is considered to be on the same level as myself or Hermione grabbing someone and physically dragging them over to see something?"

"I'm sure you've seen the upper years do the same things in your common room, or at the dinner table."

"I have, but I thought they were just being lazy."

{Harry} @ProfesserKitty what's the general feeling on using magic to summon someone?

{ProfessorKitty} It's very rude, and if we saw a student doing it they'd be docked points, and maybe get a detention.

{Harry} How about levitation?

{ProfessorKitty} The same, why?"

{TheFairyQueen} Harry's just having a discussion with Professor Sinistra about that very thing.

{ProfessorKitty} Oh dear, I hope she's still in one piece.

{TheFairyQueen} She is, though Harry has her wand.

"I don't know what it's like to live anywhere else other than the wizarding world. But, no it's not lazy, it's time efficient. Lazy is using a broom instead of walking, lazy is owl ordering instead of visiting the store."

"How comes Minerva doesn't do those things?"

"She's a bit of an odd duck when it comes to magic. Every year she introduces muggleborn to the magical world. I can only imagine that over the years she's picked up muggle habits. By the way, why do you call her Minerva rather than Professor or Madam McGonagall like everyone else?"

"In our society, we don't have family names. So we just call everyone by their given name."

"Wait, does that mean that you're not Mr Potter?"

"Yes, I've started a clan called Potter, as it seems to be a name I can use. But it's not actually my name."

"So, when we call you Mr or Miss Potter?"

"You're being rude."

Aurora swallows hard before saying, "I would like to apologise for using magic on you that you were helpless in the face of. I also give you leave to refer to me by my given name, Aurora. I hope that I haven't offended you so much that you will turn me down. But I wa, would like it if you would consider giving me the same elixir that you gave Prof, Minerva. I know that it must allow her to use the systems here, as her paperweight looks almost the same as the sphere that is currently covered by Neptune. It must also allow her to do more than that, as she was able to get to the roof without alerting me. That means she didn't come up the stairs. She was also navigating the roof without any light, and I didn't see her light her wand once while checking the telescopes or work. We're on the Moon, you've got this amazing magic that allows us to see, everything. Miss, Hermione spoke casually about visiting the asteroid belt. I want, no I need this. I don't have a husband, so there's nobody I need to seek permission from. Please."