"I'm not suggesting that you give up on using your wand, but rather work your way up to it? Like you just said. It might be beneficial to practice with something from this world as well as your wand just so you know how." If the wand had magical elements it could have reacted in some way with coming through the rift - they had to figure out what now.

"Think you can show me how you unusually cast a spell?" He's not used to mages from other worlds so he's a bit curious.