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Who: Harry, his Biyomon, and anyone passing by
What: Harry desperately trying to make his wand work while Biyomon judges him silently.
When: Thursday afternoon
Where: Somewhere in the city, near a bench.

All in all, today's events hadn't made him like apparition any more. Even if it wasn't Dumbledore or apparition's fault that he had suddenly found himself in some weird supposedly digital world, where he was chose again for something, he still couldn't help but file it all as "Yet another reason why I prefer flying", well above the physical discomfort in terms of annoyance.

But that wasn't his main concern now. No, what worried him right now, was the fact that his magic was gone. How, he had no idea. All he knew what was his spells weren't working; his wand sat on his hand as he cast them as just a useless stick. This, more than anything worried him, and he was determined to trying everything to get his wand to work, no matter how many times the giant pink bird that had identified itself as a "Biyomon" that had been following him since he got here told him it probably wouldn't work no matter what he did.

So that was what Harry was doing, staring at a can he had been trying to do anything to, from levitating it to enlarging it, face scowling in concentration, while Bioyomon looked at him with a mixture of silent judgement and exasperation.

Ignoring the bird, he quickly points his want at the can and mutters "Engorgio."

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Waver made an attempt not to look too eager--magical theory from a completely unknown world, oh man--but he definitely seemed interested in learning as much as possible. Of course it was only fair he answer questions as much as ask them.

"It's sort of a blanket term for a wide range of magical weaponry--commonly, any artifact that can amplify, support, or strengthen magecraft. One family uses gemstones, and I think my teacher used to manipulate some kind of liquid mercury. It's not really common as far as I know of to use wands in the traditional sense of the word, but I'm sure there must be some people that do it. "

"Oh..." Wow, was this ever Hermione's territory, Harry isn't a bad teacher, he knows that, but explaining how it all works from the inside... He's an average school boy that doesn't always pay attention to class, not a genius!

"I... Guess my wand is kinda like that, then. I mean, we can do magic without it, but... It makes it easier to control, and it's how we actually use spells, at least. Everyone uses a wand, too." As he said this, he remembered Hagrid with his umbrella, but was still sure Hagrid's old wand's pieces were still somewhere inside, and that was how it could do magic.

"Fascinating..." Luckily, Waver was both a genius and paid attention. With his miserable lineage and mediocre talents, he couldn't afford not to on either count. And speaking of that...

"Wait--what about Magic Circuits? If a wand is itself the main conductor of magical energy rather than an amplifier, that could theoretically bypass the need for them entirely--"

This was Waver looking like Harry had just told him breathing was a silly thing and no one actually needed to do it. Sure, the ability to perform magecraft without a wand suggested it wasn't a necessity, and yet the way the concept was being explained made it sound utterly impossible going off Waver's understanding of magical functions. Even for what was almost certainly an alternate world, these were some heavy concepts to process.

"Next you're likely going to tell me you've never heard that either; Magic Circuits are kind of a secondary nervous system. In simple terms, they're what allow someone to control and use magic at all. Have you ever heard of any concept sounding like that?"

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"Uh... I don't think so? I mean, magic is kinda something that runs in the family, I guess. I mean, you usually only get it when one of your parents does. There's exceptions, like, I have a friend that's Mugglebo- I mean, her parents aren't magic, but she's a witch."

He was distinctly feeling like this was way out of his league, but he was determined to do his best, at least. "And like... We pretty much only do magic without wands before we turn eleven; that's when we're taken to Hogwarts to learn magic. Most of us can't really control it then, it's mostly accidental."

"Wow. That's...by the Tower's standards that should be impossi--"

RECORD SCRATCH.

"...Go back. That part about magi being born to normal parents. Is that norma--common, I mean? Is that something that just happens?

Strangely enough, Waver sounded frantic but looked damn hopeful.

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Huh... That was a sudden chance of subject. But at least it's something he can answer better. "Well... It's not exactly common, I don't think, but it's not that rare either. It's more common than the opposite, I've heard. But yeah, it just happens."

He almost adds something about people like the Malfoys that wish it wouldn't just happen, but he drops it for now. As hopeful as Waver looks, he doesn't quite know how he'll react to this development, so for now, he waits and sees.

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"..."

The poor kid almost looked like he was going to faint.

"L-let me just ask...are they inherently any better or worse at controlling magic than anyone else?"

"No, pretty much the same. I mean, the friend I mentioned is the best of our year, but that's all her brains."

And yeah, he's beginning to notice that Waver looks pretty weak, this is worrying.

"Are... Are you ok?"

"I'm...I'm great. That's the best thing I think I've ever heard."

Coming somewhat to his senses, Waver paused before becoming quite flustered that the conversation had gotten that far that quickly.

"I-I, er...s-sorry, I got way ahead of myself. My name's Waver Velvet, and like I said I'm a student at the Clock Tower in London. I'm...a third-generation magus."

Calming down from that sudden burst of embarrassment, Waver frowned slightly.

"...Which in case you're not aware, isn't something one flaunts. 'Pathetic' is usually the associated term. Just imagining that what you're saying could hold true somewhere is...that validates all of my theories and my entire thesis paper. It's amazing, frankly."

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"Old families think they're better than everyone else, then? Sounds familiar."

Well... Of all similarities between their worlds, that was one he could do without. At least Waver didn't seem to agree with it.

"I'm Harry. Harry Potter."

It hit him that for the first time in his life, he'd be introducing himself to a wizard without wandering eyes going up to his forehead, followed by the usual fawning and commentaries. The thought felt surprisingly... Odd. It rather annoyed him that he'd gotten so used to it that its absent felt weird.

"...So there's still a class-based divide even with bloodline itself not proving as much of a factor... Guess I shouldn't be surprised."

He sighed, but managed an awkward smile all the same.

"It's really great to meet you. Sorry I got so excited, but...well, it's not all that often I talk to anyone that really knows much about magic in any form."

"Well, thinking you're better than everyone else because your family is old isn't something most people flaunt, but..."

Mid reply he realized Waver had changed the subject.

"Sorry. It's good to meet you too. Have you... been here a while, then?"

He was honestly hoping Waver wouldn't say yes, because he'd really rather not spend too long away from his world. Who knew what would be happening at Hogwarts while he was away.

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"Uh...y-yeah. A few months or more, I've...honestly been losing track."

He'd been busy trying to figure out everything about the world (which resulted in 'wow i sure do know a whole lot of nothing') to keep accurate track of time.

Months... That wasn't a good thing. Nope, nope, nope, he couldn't be here for months. Even though he probably would, because clearly, that meant there was no way out of here. Shiiiiiiiit.

"Merlin's beard, months..."

Yep, this was all enough for him to bring out the Merlin sayings, it's that bad.

"Who's Merlin?"

... And then there's Biyomon.

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"He was a wizard that's commonly associated with King Arthur in legends." Waver explained to the bird Digimon almost automatically.

"...Assuming that's the same for you, I mean." Arthurian legend in his own world was...complicated.

"Uh... Well, he was real and went to my school, I know that much. I don't think I ever found out about Arthur, actually..."

... Now there was a surprisingly interesting question. Or maybe it was interesting all along, and Professor Binns just made it so boring he forgot about it.

"... I don't know who King Arthur is either."

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"...What." Waver took a second to attempt to process that information. Well, if King Arthur's myth was real (which he knew for a fact) it stood to reason Merlin had existed as well. But that was one hell of a statement to make. "That's...either an incredibly old school, or there's some discrepancy between your understanding and mine."

He shook his head, addressing Biyomon again.

"Well, uh...Let me try to give you the short version. There was this rock with a sword called Caliburn stuck in it; whoever pulled it out would be the rightful king of England. So when sh-...er, when he pulled it out, he ended up becoming one of the most well-known monarchs in history."

"It's... Really old. Over a thousand years old, I think. My school, I mean, not the story, although that's... Probably around as old." How eloquent of him. Really, that was happened when he replied to something after the subject had been changed.

"Oooh! That's amazing."

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"You've pretty much got me there. I'm impressed, most people can't really say they have concrete evidence of Merlin or Arthur existing at all."

Waver redirected his attention to the first subject, seeming to have no problem keeping track of two lines of thought at once.

He'd probably get along well with Hermione, brains like that. "You don't know if he's real in your world?"

Yes. Yes he would.

"Well...it's complicated. Legends are just legends where I come from, there's usually no defining evidence whether a given one is real or fabricated. But common assumption aside, I don't have any doubt he must have existed."

"Oh..." Well, Harry couldn't say much about that. A lot of things that were supposed to be just legends, either in the Muggle or Wizardry world, had turned out to be true, after all.

... Which bore the question. "What about magical creatures?"

"Magical creatures? It's easy for someone to take control of rodents or small animals as familiars, but aside from that I don't think I know what you mean."

"Ah... So there's nothing like unicorns, or trolls or dragons in your world?"

Man, he'd be jealous of a world with no Dementors...

"I think it's been said that King Arthur fought dragons, and since we just went over that she--" He hastily coughed to cover up that last word, correcting himself. "--that he was real, I guess it stands to reason they were at one point. But unicorns and trolls or whatever else, I don't know."

Did they have anything particularly unusual like that? Definitely not in the traditional sense, but there was one thing that occurred to him.

"I don't know much about them at all, but we do have Dead Apostles--vampires, basically."