STATUS: Denied - Jessamine, 2^nd August 2025
- You will apply for this alongside registration here. Furthermore, as Metamorphmagus is a special talent, not an ability, and you registered over a month ago (date of registration is 22 March 2025 at 11:29 UTC) and you posted your registration in May (2 months after registration), you are not eligible to apply for it and would have to register as human.

In the grand tradition of Hogwarts students, very few come to magical studies with the drive and discipline that the likes of Damion White could put into it. A 7th Year Ravenclaw who never bothered with boisterous homage to sheer brilliance; Damion was widely admired, sometimes even begrudged, for his sharp memory, unwearyingly thirst for knowledge, and the clean execution of even the most elaborate spells. Professors hailed his diligence. His peers depended on him to see them through group projects. But beneath that sterling reputation lay his ever-present resentment, which, for the most part, Damion could never confess even to himself: despite being an academic among the best of his peers, his truer arts always operated in straight lines. His spells went on target at one and one alone. His healings mended the wounds of one person. One shield would cover one friend. Magic, for all its might, would always be focused-upon-but-never-reaching of expanses.

That summer marked the change from all of that.

At the end of the school year and the not-so-old Hogwarts Express chugged out of Hogsmeade, most students sighed a week's worth of relief, but not Damion. The holidays were not just days off; rather, they were an opportunity. He had gone back to his empty cottage in the rolling hills of Dorset, where his mother, a scholar of Charms theory, would occasionally come to spend time alongside his father, a herbologist by Muggle birth.

This summer, Damion set himself a challenge to increase the range of his spellcasting activities. He had been dreaming of the concept of magicians of days of yore—duelists, battlefield healers, and even magical tacticians who could change their spells differently than what was officially taught at Hogwarts. The idea of Spell Multiplicity intrigued him, in particular, a branch of theoretical magic called Spell Spread.

The concept of Spell Spread was, as it were, never given too much limelight in academic circles. According to those ancient sources, it was far and advanced magic channeling that let the caster split a single spell between two different targets simultaneously without weakening the spell. It was very much premium stuff of magic; more than just concentrating, a dual focus was required, emotional clarity, and a fine resonation of the wielder's heart with his wand. Most would call it impractical. Some would call it impossible. Damion called it his summer project.

He opened with theory. Every book of advanced Charms and Transfiguration in the family's personal library he would study. He would write to his mentor who gave cautious backing to the whole experiment and returned with his own annotated diagrams and excerpts from long-forgotten scrolls. In the beginning of July, Damion had been practicing simple spells like Lumos, Nox, and Alohomora, applying them at the same time on two separate objects. Results, at first, were nil; then the first slight flickers appeared. Little instances where two candles appeared alight instead of one, or two locks clicked open at the same moment. Damion felt encouraged and continued.

A plateau being set that day, however, the giant leap was too come not from reason but from feeling.

It was one late afternoon mid-July. Damion had been rambling through woods close to home when he heard barking frantic barks. Following the scampering noise, he found the little boy weeping by a stream, with one leg crushed beneath a fallen branch, while the dog yelped for help at his side. Unconsciously, Damion drew his wand and cast Wingardium Leviosa to raise the branch off the boy and Episkey to heal the young man's injured leg. And as he did, something had shifted within him; he now did not want to be faced with having to choose between saving the boy or saving the dog." I needed to help both at once."

His wand thrummed in his palm. The wand branch lifted up, with healing light falling on both the boy and the dog. Two flashes. Two recipients. One spell. Damion stood frozen, his heart pounding wildly. It had gone through.

That evening, he wrote everything down, his state of mind, the exact incantation, the movement, the feeling in his chest as the magic was urged to split. He realized that what triggered the effect was not just desperation-it was connection, empathy, and intent. Damion had not concentrated on the spell per se, but rather on who needed it.

Over the following weeks, Damion turned this intuitive insight into a systematic art form. He was able to use the spells through a dual lens: one spell, two sets of recipients, equal emotional and magical attention given to each. He named the new art Spell Spread, as ancient texts would have it. Unlike making copies of a spell or casting a spell twice or thrice in quick succession, Spell Spread clarified power rather than dispersed it. Damion thought that the Protego would now shield both Damion and a target but that didn't happen. Vespertilifors did turn his boogeys into bats on multiple targets. Rictusempra tickled two cousins during a memorable family duel.

The hardest part wasn’t the actual spell casting—it was holding one’s focus. Spell Spread would only work if Damion gave his full attention to the two targets equally. Even an iota of doubt or imbalance would fray the magic trying to hold itself: if he favored one target slightly, the magic would land on the other only. Daunting as it was, he learned Spell Spread asked for fairness- complete, unbiased intention. It wasn’t just a magic power; it was a way of life.

By the end of August, Damion unknowingly exercised Spell Spread at will yet still felt drained after each use. Being in tune with the exhaustion of his magical core, Damion would limit his casting to just a few times a day. What confidence Spell Spread brought him though Was immense. No longer must he choose whether to shield one friend or heal another; in moments of only marred milliseconds, he could agape without any second thought that his magic would cover both ends.

Returning to Hogwarts in September, Damion was a changed wizard; with calm assurance, he never disclosed to anyone the summer event that forever changed him. Instead, he waited for the right opportunity to let Spell Spread speak for itself, not as though he were bragging but as a natural extension of his growth.

STATUS: Pending - Jessamine, 4^th August 2025
- Please edit out the mention of spell spreading Protego, as that is a spell that can only be used on the caster's own self.
- Additionally, please ensure all spells you mention Damion using are in your trunk.

STATUS: Approved - Jessamine, 7^th August 2025

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Name of Ability that you Are Applying for: Perfectionist (Second Year)
Describe why this fits your character (not why you the player want it): 465 words

Reducio

It was towards the last half of first year that Lea had realized magic was real and a very large requirement for her new course of studies. Ever determined to prove herself on top and responsible, the Hufflepuff had done her very best to catch up and surpass her classmates as she toiled through the new work and the old she had previously dismissed now back to haunt her. It wouldn't be until the start of her second year that she felt she had reached the rest of her peers. While her spells were strong due to how much effort and will she poured into every cast, that didn't mean that they hadn't shot back at her from time to time with equal force. Lea was studious but she was not strong, each of these hits nearly knocking the wind out of her without the aid of any competitors. Her classmates already probably thought her weird, she didn't need the embarrassment of getting knocked out in the middle of class too.

The solution was simple, the curriculum of her classes already laid out at the start of the year. Before they would go over the material in class, Lea took the time to read through each of these spells, memorizing the incantation and movement as she practiced both with a quill rather than her wand. She wouldn't cast the spell before it was taught, but she knew the components of how and the expected results. Will Lea already knew she had plenty of, a strange requirement that baffled the girl but was easily accomplished with how much she desired a spell's success. When class rolled around, the professor offered a demonstration so that Lea could finally know what it should look like rather than a simple description. It was only one piece of the puzzle that she had to work on rather than learning it all at once- it didn't mean that spells never failed, one part missing was still important after all, but the grand catastrophes from before seemed to subside as she grew more comfortable with the other pieces.

Just to be certain though- and to keep ahead or in line with the rest of the students- Lea practiced the spells plenty outside of class after each lesson, ingraining the feeling of each spell and what visualizations worked best until she could decipher and differentiate each. Confusion and the sheer multitude of spells taught had been a part of the struggle before, but keeping the material distinguished from one another removed those barriers as she knew what to look for and do with each and every spell she knew. A never ending mission with so much to learn, but that was what made her a Hufflepuff- the hardwork and dedication to continue forward.

STATUS: Approved, Samuel, 7th August 2025

Name of Ability that you Are Applying for: Blindvision (Sixth Year)
Describe why this fits your character (not why you the player want it): 511 words

Reducio

The last year had taken a toll and Lea was leaving the duelling captainship in order to get better in the other fields she pursued- being a student but more importantly being a duellist. She had no intention to leave the piste quite yet and even as she captained for the pitch, she still cared for her own duelling career. The training done by quidditch players had helped her a bit but there were still other difficulties Lea hoped to reduce. A significant one was that the Hufflepuff was nimble more than sturdy- this was fine if not for how easily one could remove this capability should they remove her sight. And once that domino fell, so too did the rest.

Sure one could get better at dodging and Lea certainly hoped to, but the alternative was to make it so that she could rely on her other senses to keep up dodging instead- it was a new project to take on and sounded far more rewarding than the other options. She'd take a little time to research first, determining that hearing was the only sense that could truly aid her when sight was limited (smell was not a factor and taste or touch were far too close to the spell when the intention was to be as far away as possible). The Hufflepuff started slow, instructing other duellists to help her by saying the incantations of spells across the room until she could properly determine where they were. That was the easy step, with the next being to figure out if they were aimed in her direction. The difference was small but the volume and clarity of one's cast did change as they faced Lea directly or looked somewhere else. It required a base understanding of that one person's normal voice but often times the Sixth Year would get that opportunity before her vision left.

While Lea now knew how to tell if an opponent was aiming at her versus the other duellists on the piste, determining where exactly the attack would hit was another matter. It required an ability to hear the spell as it coursed through the air and enough understanding to determine its path. It was now that the other duellists were allowed to cast at the Hufflepuff and it was now that Lea would get hit- a lot. The subtleties of direction were often overlooked by her in the stressful situation of being blinded, taking small steps rather than the more sudden movement and shifts in direction needed for unpredictable dodging. It took time and an acceptance of being hit, but slowly the teen figured out what side of her the spell seemed to be heading and how fast she would need to dodge. It remained a challenge, but eventually Lea could even start attacking back as she located where the voices were and threw her own spells in retaliation. There was still plenty more training and learning to be done- and having sight was always more preferred, but she was getting the hang of it.

STATUS: Approved, Samuel, 7th August 2025

STATUS: Approved, Cirrus Nam, August 8th, 2025

STATUS: Approved -- Ophelia, 8 August

STATUS: Approved, Silas, August 9

STATUS: Pending -- Ophelia, 11 August
All ability applications have a 400 minimum word count requirement. Currently, your application only has 397 words.

STATUS: Approved -- Ophelia, 12 August

Pending, Meiyu, August 11
It is not possible for those with the ability to sense a Legilimens prior to contact. Argento may be paranoid and be on guard, however, you cannot claim to sense a Legilimens.

Approved, Meiyu, August 25

STATUS: Approved, Meiyu, August 11

Encyclopedia: Here!
Name of Ability that you Are Applying for: Prodigial Care of Magical Creatures

Describe why this fits your character: 426/400

Reducio

Logan had always had a deep affection for creations, both magical and non-magical. From the time she was a young girl animals had been a rather major part of her life, to the point the Baird girl could not see her life without them. It was no surprise that she possessed a bit more knowledge when it came to the understanding of the required needs of these animals and the spells that seemed to accompany those tasks.

Gentle raindrops wet the pages of a notebook clutched in Logan’s hands as she sat at the top of a hill overlooking a lake not far from her house. Her eyes glued to the rippling of the lake below her. This could be extremely dangerous if she was not careful, something someone her age should not really be doing but she was being careful about it. The Hufflepuff kept her distance from the lake, close enough to observe but far enough to not be lured in by the creature, her wand sat within reach in case of an emergency.

The resident of the large lake was the sole reason for the girl’s attention, why she sat at the top of the hill in the rain with a notebook and quill in her lap. It had been noticed when Logan was hiking around the property, its head just popping out of the murky water to catch a frog before disappearing again. The girl knew from the previous lessons that they were dangerous creatures so she made sure to avoid the edges of the water if she wanted to keep herself safe.

It was a young Kelpie that the girl was observing, the notebook in her lap filled with observations she had written while a different book sat open at her side, allowing her to read more information about the creature as she waited patiently to see if it would make another appearance. She knew what spell could be used to assist in taming the creature. She remembered that and had seen it in the book, but she did not see a reason to attempt and tame the creature if it was not harming itself or anyone else.

Glancing up with a small gasp, a grin formed on the girl’s face as the creature’s head emerged from the lake again, this time staying above the water for a bit more. It was a stunning creature really, with the head and upper body of a horse and the rest very similar to that of a fish. Water dripped from its bulrush mane as Logan quickly wrote down her observations of the creature. She was actually excited about this and was hoping she would be able to show these observations to the Care of Magical Creatures professor, without getting in trouble for risking herself, as she believed they learned about Kelpies in one of their lessons in the upcoming year.

Approved, Octavius Baird (8/13/2025)