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The first one is a spell for melting snow and evaporating water without harming plants or living things beneath it. ( I know it hard im sorry, 😞)

The second is one for a better grip on things. For example, shoes that have better grip on the ground so it prevents slipping.

I want you to know that this has been haunting me every waking moment since you asked.

SO! this first one already exists. it's called Rain Flinger and it's the spell Qifrey used to repel the rain, as well as the one Olruggio had on the two rings that allowed him to dry off the brushbug and Coco.

The fire signs heat up water and the crosshair signs... Okay, gimme a sec cause this has been bugging me-

According to the wiki, the popular consensus is that they're non-directional signs that focus the spell solely on whatever the sigil depicts (water will only touch water, fire touches fire, etc). What I've noticed about a lot of these theories, though, is that they all seem to be going off of a worldview around magic being "rules as written."

From everything I've seen both in the wiki and the manga itself, the way witches talk about magic is similar to programming in the sense that every action will have a simple, predictable reaction, and because of this, you can read a spell to figure out its exact effect so long as you know the language.

this is BULL! I've been looking at magic like its a science when it's quite literally MAGIC!! The water draw spell can separate H2O from other stuff because MAGIC. Inverted crush can put powders back together despite them having little to do with earth because REASONS!

So, I'd like to pose a new framework for looking at magic:

Every spell is subject to the intentions being conveyed by the witch in the same way a spoken language can shift to communicate different meaning.

The water draw up spell separates water because the WITCH was only thinking about the water. the inverted crush spell puts powders together because that's what Coco and Tartah WANTED it to do.

My theory for the crosshairs is that they allow for more direct control over the magic's shape/target similar to the "sights set" signs, but whereas the latter allows for exact puppeteering, the former manifests in the abstract. That's why Rainflinger in Qifrey's hands became a water repelling bubble around him while Olly could use it to evaporate the water on a specific target safely despite them both being the exact same spell. The different witches had different intentions.

NOW! With that out of the way, I've got a spell I've been working on.

This is Tiny Greenhouse

After using Rainflinger to remove any snow around your plants, you can use this contraption to make a controlled environment for your garden to survive even in the dead of winter.

Draw the spell on the inside of a dish/plate and attach it to a pole or rope so that it's hovering just above the greenery, and then you're done!

The center seal is a simple light ball to act as a sort of heat lamp (my own headcanon is that the light sigil is like a domesticated star rather than an instant lightbulb), the four aeriform seals will radiate warm air throughout the area, and the outer seals will create a bubble of air that will trap the heat inside while repelling the snow and cold outside. Just gotta adjust the size and amount of signs for your specific plant's needs.

And, the reason this wouldn't just create a pocket of air and suffocate everything inside it is because I don't want it to :3

You know how when they all go to the magic stationer the first time, peepaw is like “I can extract ink at any concentration you need”? Then what he does is take a diseased branch, soak it in water in a beaker and then he uses a small spell to pull the water up into a ball, leaving only the black liquid…

I commissioned this piece from @celinedesigns

Really really happy with how it turned out, plus, they were absolutely wonderful to work with. 10/10 from me, those feathers look plush

Two classes in, I had unlocked the secrets of the universe, but god got uncomfortable with some dumb-shit twelve year old staring at her for an hour straight, so she cursed me with unimaginable horrors.

Here we have Cold Step. As an adaptation of Sylph Shoes, the idea was that you could put one of these seals on each of your soles so that the cool signs would freeze any water you stepped on while the strengthen signs made it strong enough to walk across. Only downside is that, like Sylph Shoes, you have to move in a very particular way in order to use them as simply picking one foot up and placing it on the water's surface would do nothing but create a chunk of floating ice that'd sink as soon as you put your weight on it. The ideal use is to sort of skate across with both feet touching the water/ice's surface at all times.

Next, we have Cozy Coat. I kept seeing the image of Snugstones and thought they were a really cute idea so I wanted to make something similar! The intended idea of this spell is that you you would write it on a small object similar to the Snugstones and place it in the pocket of your coat. Then, the spell would generate a mild heat that wraps around the garment and warms it up for you!

Here! You should try it!

....oh uh, that's not... supposed to... is that smoke???

I-I mean, it's a new spell, so how could I know it would've- Well, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was your favorite coat! How was I supposed to-

Uhhh...

Ummmm... :(

uuuuuuuuuuuuh-SOLAR FLARE!!!

*tries to get away while you're stunned but underestimates how blind I am.*

*trips over my own foot*

*grabs your burning coat on the way down*