Speaking of raw power vs skill: how rapidly does an increase in skill allow one to tap into reserves of raw power? Alex seems to develop extremely quickly in Book 2 and Book 4. The former development is to be expected: she is practicing with her seniors and betters, so she's bound to learn faster. Alex's growth in Book 4 is more of a mystery: she acquires an ability to summon lightning bolts and can overpower several experienced duelers. How much of that is raw power, how much adrenaline and how much, dumb luck
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If Alexandra seemed to improve too quickly in book four, it's because I failed to show how much she had learned in that book and the preceding one.
Adrenalin does have something to do with it - we know from canon that even child wizards can perform impressive feats of magic when in danger (e.g., Harry Apparating onto a roof).
What exactly did Ms Shirtliffe do, did she block it? If so, then why was if briefly visible? Was it because it was not a proper spell, but a conjuration manifested by sheer force of Alex's raw talent?
Alexandra cast the spell, but Ms. Shirtliffe was able to counter it.
Yes, she blocked it, but I wondered why it was briefly visible in air: normally, this does not happen. Was Ms Shirtliffe assessing Alex's potential by "visualizing" whatever Alex was trying to conjure?
You could think of it as the spell temporarily taking on a physical (visible) manifestation, before being dispelled. Ms. Shirtliffe stopped it before it actually struck her.
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Adrenalin does have something to do with it - we know from canon that even child wizards can perform impressive feats of magic when in danger (e.g., Harry Apparating onto a roof).
What exactly did Ms Shirtliffe do, did she block it? If so, then why was if briefly visible? Was it because it was not a proper spell, but a conjuration manifested by sheer force of Alex's raw talent?
Alexandra cast the spell, but Ms. Shirtliffe was able to counter it.
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