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Spells for the Modern Wizard..... I've never heard of that one.

[She'll stop and ponder this for a second. A spell book she's never heard of? Shock and awe. Then she'll shift gears a little as she moves on to a new thought.]

.... Well, spell books are useful, but you should read more than just those. A successful understanding of magic does require a broader knowledge base.

Really? You mean, like, literature and stuff?
I usually just watch the movies.

I meant more of a... theoretical understanding of magic.

Theoretical? What do you mean?
[Clearly, Alex hasn't given the theory of magic much thought.]

It's not all waving your wand and casting spells, you know. There's a considerable amount of knowledge that has to go into it.

[Said in this tone of voice that's basically, "Come on, you should know that." Although, it's not totally surprising, because her best friends are Harry and Ron, who a lot of the time really couldn't care less about theory. So.]

[She nods.]

I think I get it. Like, my dad showed us an example of how to think through your spells before you make them up.

Yeah, my brother turned himself into a sandwich once. 'Nuff said.

I didn't think it was possible to turn oneself into an inanimate object. It takes years of intensive training to even become an Animagus.

Years?
Wow. your magic must be a lot harder than mine.

Oh!
[Lightbulb!]

Why don't you try one of my spells?

To transfigure oneself into something else, yes.

[Then, considering. Well, it couldn't hurt. And besides, she could always master new spells.]

... All right. What should I try?

I know a spell that can turn you into any kind of animal.
Here, try this one:

Animosa Espinosa.

[She swishes her wand, and within seconds, Alex shrinks down into a fuzzy calico cat. But her human voice is still working!]

You give it a try!

[... What. That little display just went beyond any sort of logic of magic Hermione knew from her own world. If she hadn't just seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed it.]

All right.

[She takes a deep breath and raises her wand, trying her best to imitate the precise swishing motion she just saw Alex make as she casts the spell.]

Animosa Espinosa.

[Alex watched, curious and excited. This had to work. There was no way that these two wizards could have powers so completely different. Worlds apart, even. Granted, it did take Alex a couple shots before she got the spell just right, but something always happened when she tried.]

[And.... nothing. That's right, for the first time in Hermione Granger's life, she tried a spell and nothing happened. The shock quickly wore off and turned into some frustration. How did the other girl do it and she couldn't? What was the secret? She had to find out.]

[Alex, in cat form, looked up at Hermione, just as surprised as she was. Blinking, she spoke the words to another incantation:]

Humanosa Espinosa.

[She grew back to her human form, smoothing her hair back with the back of her hand, much like a cat cleaning her ears. Sometimes the animal mannerisms took a while to wear off.]

That's weird. It didn't work.

Why didn't it? I'm sure I did exactly what you did, so it should have.

[Yes, Hermione is very huffy about this. Spells are supposed to work for her. They always work for her.]

Were you thinking about an animal?

I.... no. I wasn't.

Maybe that was it then. Think of an animal you want to turn into, and try it again. See what happens.

All right.

[With another deep breath, she raises her wand once more, this time keeping her thoughts focused on the animal that first popped into her head. Her cat. Swishing her wand, she repeats the spell.]

[Alex watched, keeping her proverbial fingers crossed. All Hermione needed was a little more focus. Right?]

[And this time, it worked. In the place of the teenage girl now stood a large, orange cat. Although call that cat ugly and she might get mad.]

Awesome! You did it!

But remember, make sure you're only thinking about one animal.

[For once, there's no sarcasm in her voice. That was quite an ugly cat.]

[She loves that ugly cat, okay. Crookshanks is just misunderstood.]

... Right.

[She assumes that to turn back, you have to focus on being a human, correct? That would follow logically. So that's what she does, repeating Alex's spell from before.]

[Alex gives a smirk. Maybe their magic wasn't so different after all. Hermione was getting the hang of her spells. But she vaguely wondered if the other wizard's spells would be as easy to pick up.]

[Now back in human form, Hermione stands and dusts her robes off slightly.]

What other sorts of spells do you know?

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