#aidrien

Auror Elland will go with dueling and DADA-related spells and will most likely slowly lose precision with the delicate charmwork he enjoys at school. Professor Elland would stay sharp in the classes that he teaches (DADA is fun and Charms is his favourite in general) but I see him balanced in everything else as well in case a student has a broad question about magic or if he teaches Magical Theory. Mind Healer Elland will go into Legilimency and some healing and relief spells, and won't have much need for a wide variety of spells: his words will do the magic while he's trying to help his patients.

As for the type, he'll always choose defensive spells over offensive. I also see him working on wandless magic no matter the universe.

I assume that, as many other characters, what he does in life results in what spells he uses most. But while he's at school, nothing stands out (although he does enjoy charms the most).

🐍 William. Not as much of most favourite spells, but likely the ones he uses daily: cleaning spells. Canonically we have Scouring Charm (Scourgify, often in connection with soap — it also has a pretty wand movement, like an S, and Will likes to show off with it), Wiping Spell (Tergeo —doesn't use water from the sound of it) and Skurge Scouring Charm (Skurge — cleans ectoplasm), Will knows them all too well.

He would also enjoy the spells that have visually pretty effects. All that magic he keeps putting on presents to friends is a good example. He loves pretty spells even more if it's somebody else casting them for him, a great romantic gesture in his eyes.

Will likes casting spells. Is it complicated and requires concentration; is it satisfying to cast / does it have a pretty wand movement; does he look great doing it?

I always imagined Elland's and Will's magic abilities in opposition. Will does everything by the book while Elland's magic is more intuitive.

🧨 Cyrus feels the same way about wand movements looking cool, but you'll never catch him with water spells like Scorgify. He's all about fire spells. All of them, anything he can find. I spent hours once researching every possible fire spells-related wiki page for him for an rp, and I can tell you, there are A LOT of fire spells, so many different colours, effects, levels of intensity!

And since he's a firework maker in the future, wishing to make his family's stuff available for wizards, too, he improvises a lot. He spends extra time on the Theory of Magic to create his own spells, he studies Alchemy to see how what he already knows about fireworks can be improved on. And if he can learn how to attach and delay some fire spells from going off, some triggers for them — anyway, it's a lot, I can talk about his genasi-inspired magic for ages.

He's strong at fire spells and can't have a favourite cause he jumps in between them all the time. New spells he learns overshadow old, and then the new combinations he tries follow the same path.

🌸 Lilith. With how many secrets she has, she might have a good grasp on spells that make things disappear. Vanishing Spell, Disillusionment Charm, and Bedazzling Hex (though it's unclear why it's a hex in the first place.) I don't want to overpower her with a normal invisibility cloak, so I'm gonna say she doesn't care for those, same as Invisibility potions, she'll just improvise her way out of a problem. She's not known for being too quiet anyway.

I'm not gonna delve into her wild/hag/curse magic here since it's not really about spells and more of a pegan/druidic/slavic amalgamation of dark fairytales and witchery inspiration.

🧇 Aidrien: "Oh, I don't know... A levitating charm perhaps? That way I can levitate some maple syrup or honey from the other end of Hufflepuff table for my pancakes and waffles!"

🐙 Liam: Glares at you before moving to the other end of the library.

🌑 Fyodor: Glares at you before meaningfully placing his hand on his wand.

🍐 Persephone: Blushes from head to toe and tries to change the subject.

It's probably something a little embarrassing for somebody who wants to get into serious journalism. Perhaps her favourite flower-creating spell or one that charms her crochet hook to work on some basic patterns while she's doing the interesting parts.

🦁 Fred: "P-protego..."

🦁 Asani: "Puppymus!"