Thread: A Matter of Mind (HP)- Moon/Lounger

Nathaniel was surprised that there was any food left by the time Harry was done. The way he had been eating it was like he would finish the lot and then stand up to make more. Still, it was good that he wasn't overdoing it....eating too much in that condition could only potentially make things worse after all, and result in Harry being bedridden for a few days. That was the last thing they needed when their focus should be getting him back on his feet. That's right, shields, levitation, protection spells....all that kind of stuff. You were exceptionally gifted at those kinds of spells, moreso than almost anyone else from what I know He grinned slightly, glad that Harry seemed to be remembering something...though it seemed that once again he was only really focusing on the negative memories...or perhaps he simply didn't remember any of his teachers from Hogwarts just yet. From what Nathaniel knew, Harry had always been somewhat close with Professor Lupin during his tenure as DADA teacher, and Professor McGonagall, whilst harsh, was fair and widely considered by most, except the Slytherins, to be an excellent teacher. Ah, you don't need to do the dishes, really. You cooked after all Before Nathaniel could get up to do them himself though, Harry was already standing and washing them, though Nathaniel moved in to at least help dry them off and put them away. As Nathaniel was putting the last dish away, he looked up and blinked as Harry practically rushed outside, like a child who had just seen Santa Claus standing there, and began to climb the tree in the yard. Hm? He followed the other boy outside, watching as Harry made his way up and to the branches, seemingly looking for something, until he snapped off the end of one of the branches and came back down. A magic stick? Ah...well, there's a little more to it than just the wood Nathaniel smiled, withdrawing his own wand once more. See here, there's the handle first of all, so you can grip it more easily and allow your magic to flow through it. Then besides the wood, there's the core. Each wand has a magic material inside of it you see. But still, this is a good start. If nothing else it'll get you used to holding a wand and practicing the motions to use it He grinned softly. He doubted that any actual magic could be performed with a simple branch....but then Willow was a good magic conductor for wands. It was vaguely possible that something might work, but in all likelihood any spells produced would be somewhat weak due to the lack of a core material. Well how about we start out with some basics hm? How to hold the wand and how to move it Nathaniel waved for Harry to follow, heading through to the comfortable living room. For a good while after, Nathaniel focused on practicing just the motions of handling a wand. Demonstrating to Harry how to move his hand, wrist and arm correctly in order to make a spell work perfectly. If Harry got it wrong he just smiled, trying to point him in the right direction and then letting Harry try again. After all, Harry needed to try and remember this for himself...simply giving him all the answers would achieve nothing. Just giving him enough to get started though....with some luck, his mind could start taking over and filling in the blanks for itself.