One Tired Teen Wizard on Video

[phoenixwiz]

(The Mirror feed opens with a tired (and sleepy) Harry sitting on his bed early in the morning a few days after the arrivals (he is still wearing his pajamas and has no glasses on, and his hair looks like a bird’s nest from tossing left and right in his sleep), although he looks as if he could fall asleep again at any moment.)

Right. I didn’t expect to get off on a shaky start with landing on my face on the floor inside the castle upon arriving a few days ago, but I guess that I should have gotten the ‘expect the worst to happen’ memo sooner than later.

(Cue loud yawning from this poor sap)

Sorry about that, it’s just that unexpected things seem to go after me back home quite a lot. Does this stuff happen to you guys in here as well?

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Re: Video

[phoenixwiz]

I was still dizzy from that trip to give the Manual a good read. But I will read it after I clean up later today. (Harry knows that Hermione would have gotten mad at him for not reading hard enough.

He wasn’t ready to tell anyone, not even Atem, about the Sacrificial Protection and how Voldemort underestimated that loophole he made when he took his blood during his Fourth Year.)

So I get to channel my channel through a weapon but I have to make sure my mind clear enough to cast spells? That is going to be interesting. That sounds a lot like casting magic through wands, doesn’t it? (Poor Harry is about to learn that he should have listened to Snape about getting a grip on his own emotions and temper years ago.)

[king_of_egypt]

Mm, fair enough. [At least Harry didn't receive a similar reaction in this instance]

[Considering they had only just met, that wasn't surprising really. Atem had no reason not to be more open with his own experiences since he was beyond the point where it could have potentially jeopardized his efforts. There were unpleasant memories mixed in but he had long since accepted that the past is what forms who a person becomes and it was important not to lose sight of such things]

I wouldn't try to do all of that simultaneously. [Poking his cheek with one of his index fingers. Maybe he should have presented this a little differently] You clear your mind to connect with your element, then after that point channel it through your chosen implement. Your thoughts don't have to remain perfectly clear throughout the entire process, and it does get easier in time.

It does actually.. is that spoken from prior experience or a pop cultural reference?

[phoenixwiz]

Thanks for the tip, I will learn more about that once I get the newcomer training. (Then he discovers that there are elements involved) So wait, we get an element that we can connect our minds to as well? That is something new.

Oh, that is from my previous experience with wands, I’m a wizard back home: we often use them as a conduit to channel magic back home. (He knows that saying this out loud would gotten him into trouble with the International Statute of Secrecy, but with being in a different world now, he doesn’t think that hiding his previous magic experience from anyone is not the way to go.)

[king_of_egypt]

No problem, I'm sure you will. Advice is no replacement for experience. [Or in other words, you learn more by doing] Something like that.

I see. [Clearly amused ] That would explain it, perhaps you'll take to this sort of magic readily thanks in no small part to your experiences. [It's unlikely that Harry would have to worry about that organization here, as he surmised. ] I've known a few magicians myself.. [Referencing a few if his friends from home here ] and it takes a certain level of discipline to excel in the field [cough, though Mana, you could argue had very little discipline compared to Mahad but she made up for it in enthusiasm ]

[phoenixwiz]

Oh thank you for the help, Atem. I will definitely keep that in mind for sure.

Yeah, I can handle this whole Magic thing, even if it’s different from what I’m used to. Glad that I get to talk to you today and I am slowly getting an idea of what’s like to be a Hero class Apprentice.

[king_of_egypt]

Anytime.

[The positive outlook should be of aide to him] Glad I could be of some help. [That was a decent introduction to the Hero class powers but he didn't go into much more since he didn't want to conflict with whatever Harry's instructor might say. There were other matters to be concerned with though..]

There's a lot of people here, that are willing to lend a hand when necessary or just offer some companionship. It can be an adjustment being so far from home.