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Felixir · 05-26-2016, 03:33 AM

SPOILER!!: Kitridge

The question from Kitridge was, perhaps surprisingly, very difficult to answer. Daxton, who dealt mainly with facts and concrete concepts, was often thrown when it came to more subjective matters. What exactly was meant by 'proper attire and footwear'? If Kitridge was asking whether Daxton usually wore robes and shoes to class, then the answer would be no. But Daxton did wear his uniform... just not all of it. More notably, he was not always called out on it, meaning it could not be terribly improper. In the end, Daxton just nodded his head, but avoided looking directly at Kitridge. It was hard to know for sure what the correct answer was, and it was hurting his head trying to think of it right there on the spot, so Daxton had decided to simply default to the answer he was sure Kitridge wanted.

As far as Daxton could tell, the book he had found might be of some use. His interest in the science behind magic had steadily grown more and more pressing. It seemed to him that the more he understood about why magic worked, the more likely it was that he would be able to harness it. He had read plenty of books and articles from the school of thought that magic and science were utterly separate, but Daxton firmly disagreed. At the heart of magic, at the heart of everything, there was science. It was just different to non-magical science, obviously. Likely a whole new set of rules. How anyone could not be interested in that, Daxton did not understand.

Kitridge's voice drew his attention once more, and he looked back up again, unable to keep from noticing how he was not quite so imposing now that Daxton was steadily catching up to him in height, but still imposing enough. After regarding his Head of House for a moment, Daxton obliged, holding up the book and showing the title on the front cover: Elemental Magic: The Science of Spellwork. Had he been able to, he might have chosen that moment to launch into an explanation of his interest in the subject, but for obvious reasons, he could not. Writing it all down just was not the same.

Not that it mattered, because in the next few seconds, Daxton's eyes had drifted back to the shelves of books and he had spotted a familiar title among them. At once, Daxton reached out and quickly snatched it up, staring at the cover as though he could not quite believe what he was seeing. This was a book all about non-verbal magic, the 'ins and outs' of everything, and he was fairly certain there were a few chapters on wandless magic in there too. For the past two terms, Daxton had searched every inch of the library for this book, and never once found it; all the copies had probably been hoarded by older students. For the past two years, Daxton had made do with other, lesser books, and plenty of them. But now he finally had his hands on this.

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Felixir Forum Manager Book Club Mod Alley Proprietor Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,171 Hogwarts RPG Name: Charlie Upstead Gryffindor Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kaiser Slytherin Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Petrov Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Yves Flamel Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Achilles Zacharias Ravenclaw Third Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Ezekiel Ransom-Kruus Ollivanders x12 x12	Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight SPOILER!!: Kitridge Quote: Originally Posted by Nordic Witch All conversations with Daxton since the boy had started Hogwarts 2 years before had been a challenge and a test. Given that the boy did not speak. Today it'd be no different Leo concluded as he pushed his trolley further into the section. The automatic shrug told him that he hadn't been the first person and probably wouldn't be the last person either to comment on Daxton's strange attire. He did however feel the need to ask and get it confirmed. "You wear proper school attire and footwear to classes, right Daxton?" He hadn't heard any grumblings about it from his colleagues though. Gathering up some books from the trolley Leo moved from shelf to shelf to put the books back where they belonged in neat alphabetical order after author. Coming closer to Daxton, the trolley moving after him Leo commented as he put up more books. "Well perusing around among books can lead you to find a book you didn't know you were looking for until you set your eyes on it." Watching as Daxton pulled out a book from the shelf and started to rifle through the pages Leo asked curiously. "What book are you looking at now?" If he knew that he could help him find other books on the same theme. Before Leo asked about the massive amount of points Daxton had lost already in the term. The question from Kitridge was, perhaps surprisingly, very difficult to answer. Daxton, who dealt mainly with facts and concrete concepts, was often thrown when it came to more subjective matters. What exactly was meant by 'proper attire and footwear'? If Kitridge was asking whether Daxton usually wore robes and shoes to class, then the answer would be no. But Daxton did wear his uniform... just not all of it. More notably, he was not always called out on it, meaning it could not be terribly improper. In the end, Daxton just nodded his head, but avoided looking directly at Kitridge. It was hard to know for sure what the correct answer was, and it was hurting his head trying to think of it right there on the spot, so Daxton had decided to simply default to the answer he was sure Kitridge wanted. As far as Daxton could tell, the book he had found might be of some use. His interest in the science behind magic had steadily grown more and more pressing. It seemed to him that the more he understood about why magic worked, the more likely it was that he would be able to harness it. He had read plenty of books and articles from the school of thought that magic and science were utterly separate, but Daxton firmly disagreed. At the heart of magic, at the heart of everything, there was science. It was just different to non-magical science, obviously. Likely a whole new set of rules. How anyone could not be interested in that, Daxton did not understand. Kitridge's voice drew his attention once more, and he looked back up again, unable to keep from noticing how he was not quite so imposing now that Daxton was steadily catching up to him in height, but still imposing enough. After regarding his Head of House for a moment, Daxton obliged, holding up the book and showing the title on the front cover: Elemental Magic: The Science of Spellwork. Had he been able to, he might have chosen that moment to launch into an explanation of his interest in the subject, but for obvious reasons, he could not. Writing it all down just was not the same. Not that it mattered, because in the next few seconds, Daxton's eyes had drifted back to the shelves of books and he had spotted a familiar title among them. At once, Daxton reached out and quickly snatched it up, staring at the cover as though he could not quite believe what he was seeing. This was a book all about non-verbal magic, the 'ins and outs' of everything, and he was fairly certain there were a few chapters on wandless magic in there too. For the past two terms, Daxton had searched every inch of the library for this book, and never once found it; all the copies had probably been hoarded by older students. For the past two years, Daxton had made do with other, lesser books, and plenty of them. But now he finally had his hands on this. __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Chocolate!