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[undesirableone]

WHO: Harry Potter and OPEN
WHAT: Realising that a cracked wand is no good for fighting demons, Harry seeks out some mages who might be wiling to teach him how to fight with a staff.
WHEN: Throughout the day
WHERE: Warden Camp and Skyhold Proper
NOTES: This post is specifically for him to begin to learn Thedas style magic BUT it also functions as a general OPEN post which means even if your character isn't a mage feel free to reply to ask him why he's looming around or to just say hi!

Skyhold

He's learned by now that his wand is not reliable anymore and it pains him to even try to cast spells and risk it breaking completely again. He doesn't have the Elder Wand to fix it this time and he can't risk losing it completely again. It feels as if a part of him has cracked and he feels real remorse over not being able to easily use magic. It's almost as if his senses had been dulled.

Eventually, though, he realizes that he might be able to use the staff based magic that the mages here use. He won't be floating teacups across the room any time soon but it's better than being defenseless. He knows enough by now to know that he can't just make a declaration that he wants to learn magic here without some people misunderstanding his motives so he doesn't make a loud announcement using the crystals.

Instead, he spends the day around where he's learned some mages meet to teach and learn. Maybe if one of them doesn't seem as busy he can ask for help.

Warden Camp

He also treks his way to the Warden Camp because he knows that they have mages there and tend not to be as distrustful of them. At least, that's what he's heard about them. He's still having trouble remembering all the different factions of Thedas and keeping which ones hate which other groups straight.

It's the first time he's ever been to the camp so he also can't help but feel a level of curiosity. He volunteered to help bring them supplies so his visit isn't too awkward and once he's done unloading it (again wishing for the use of his wand so that he could just float the crates where they need to be) he wanders a little deeper into the camp to see if he can find any Warden mages.

Comments

[demonicbeauty]

"What sort of magic could you do? Back home, I mean." Ariadne had been in Thedas long enough to know that the Rift had a tendency to completely upturn someone's magic. She didn't even have magic, and her whole being had been tossed and turned.

She paused again.

"I'm sorry. Is that too personal a question? I don't want to intrude on something private."

[undesirableone]

"It's not," He reassured her easily. "It's a welcome question. Back home, the wizards have their own community where they openly practice magic and magic... It..." A pause, as he wasn't sure how much he could give away. "It saved my life."

He had to think for a moment how to explain his magic back home. "We use wands instead of staffs and the magic there... It's more precise and practical. We could summon a fire ball if we had the right spell, but people are more likely to use it to do the washing."