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Interlude: On the Implications of Tribal Magic in British Wizards

On the Implications of Tribal Magic in British Wizards
By Hermione Granger
Friday, Oct. 1, 2021

Many a person at Hogwarts this year, from students to instructors to even ghosts, are well aware of the number of Equestrian students attending- and equally aware that the Equestrian students are invisibly, magically divided into three tribes- Raeth, Aethr, and Etrah. The Equestrian tribal magic allows members of the Raeth tribe to use wandless magic at an almost instinctual level, while also making it very difficult for them to use a wand at all. The Etrah tribe is the most powerful, in terms of wand magic, and is also physically the strongest. The Aethr tribe gets a mix of both worlds: Some difficulty using wand magic, some physical strength, and, in a few notable cases, extreme physical speed.

But British wizards express none of these Equestrian magic effects; we do not have Equestrian magic.

Thus, when I discovered on Sept. 27, 2021 that the magical flow within the form of an Equestrian is comparable to that within a British wizard, I asked the question.

Can British wizards be divided into tribes of their own? What effects does it have?

As it turns out, from a preliminary study conducted on Sept. 28, the answer to the first question is yes.

For this study, we gathered a large group of volunteers and compared their thaumic flow patterns. British participants numbered 169 witches and wizards: G-23F, 22M; R-27F, 21M; H-15F, 12M; S-21F, 22M, plus all four Heads of House, the Headmaster, and the Gamekeeper. Equestrian participants numbered 533 witches and wizards: G-92F, 6M; R-273F, 19M; H-57F, 3M; S-79F, 4M. As lopsided as it appeared, the male/female distribution of Equestrian participants was approximately representative of all Equestrian students.

The magical flow patterns inside each participant were evaluated together and individually. It was found that not all Equestrians fall into the three tribes; a few lesser tribes were discovered, but could not be named. Some of these lesser tribes were merely highly specialized versions of the main three.

The British participants present were found to demonstrate flow patterns bearing extremely high similarity to Equestrian participants, and were also found to be divided into what appeared to be the same three tribes.

Naturally, there were a few exceptions. Two staff members, who were known to be possessed with recent, nonhuman ancestry, were found to not belong to any known tribe. All the other British participants could be classified into one of the three tribes; however, I found that nearly fifteen percent of British participants belonged to the specialized tribal variants, which are reportedly extremely rare in Equestria.

In an effort to identify any personality or lifestyle differences between tribes, we gave all participants a survey, containing questions relating to tribe, personal tastes, preferred lifestyle, and skills.

Members of the Aethr Tribe tended to have significantly more energy than the other tribes. Aethrs are prone to run around freely and lawlessly, and poke at what they want to; a vast majority of Gryffindors were found to be Aethrs. Of those that had experience on a broom, well over ninety percent of Aethrs were found to be naturals. Upper-year Aethr participants tended to be best at Care of Magical Creatures and Charms. It is worth note that very few Aethrs ever got lost more than twice on the way to class, even on the first day of their first year. Not one of the members of the specialized tribal variant remembered getting lost even once, suggesting a gift for navigation.

Members of the Etrah Tribe tended to be the calmest, the most receptive to rules, and had the best work ethics. Etrahs generally have no qualms with spending long hours doing manual labor, and tend to be stronger than the other tribes; a vast majority of Hufflepuffs were found to be Etrahs. Of those that had experience on a broom, not one was a natural- and well over ninety percent were found to have had severe difficulties learning to fly. Upper-year Etrah participants tended to be best at Herbology and Potions; to the point where only one non-Etrah participant had achieved an ‘Outstanding’ OWL in Potions, while about three quarters of all upper-year Etrahs had achieved such. Not one of the members of the specialized tribal variant had scored less than an ‘Outstanding’ on their Potions OWL. It is worth note that a vast majority of muggleborn Etrah participants enjoyed working on the family farm prior to coming to Hogwarts; those of wizarding descent were often found to enjoy helping their parents produce products for a family business, such as robes or cauldrons.

Members of the Raeth tribe tend to be calm and collected most of the time, but possessing of a short temper. Raeths were found to be almost universally possessed by a sense of curiosity, though a vast majority were willing to sate that curiosity through books, rather than experimentation; a vast majority of Ravenclaws were found to be Raeths. Of those that had experience on a broom, Raeths appeared to have no particular difficulty- or lack thereof- in flight. Some Raeths were as bad as the Etrahs; some were as good as the Aethrs. Upper-year Raeths turned out to be fairly well-rounded; they tended to have a high overall grade, and be particularly good at Transfiguration and Runes, though their Herbology scores tended to suffer. Equestrian Raeths have had extreme difficulty getting their wands to function, but a majority of British Raeths were found to have successfully taught themselves at least one spell prior to their first year at Hogwarts- and the rest experienced little or no difficulty learning their first spells after arriving. It is worth note that a majority of upper-year Raeth participants hoped for future jobs as instructors, designers, or magical engineers.

Participants from Slytherin House were found to have an approximately equal distribution between the tribes, and a majority of British Slytherins, especially those belonging to the Raeth or Aethr tribes, expressed either dissatisfaction or active dislike with their lot in life. It is worth note that these dissatisfied Slytherins were almost exclusively from pureblooded families of high birth, and that such dissatisfaction was found to taper off in later years, suggesting indoctrination.

It is worth note that muggleborn, half-blood, and pure-blood participants were each approximately evenly distributed across the tribes, suggesting that tribal identity is either random, or persistent in muggles as well.

We also had a few magical and physical tests, the results of which were analyzed on a by-tribe basis, with separation between Equestrian and British tribes. Physical exercises showed the same differences mentioned on the survey; differences between British tribes were far smaller than between the comparable Equestrian tribes, due to Equestrian tribal magic, but remained distinct and recognizable.

Magical results varied widely.

Equestrian Raeths were found to have direct, instinctive, and conscious control of their innate magic; many were able to demonstrate minor magical effects such as object levitation.

British Raeths were found to be natural silent spellcasters- requiring little or no training to use silent incantations, possibly thanks to a broader magical bond with their wand. While lacking in instinctive, conscious control of innate magic, some British Raeths were able to demonstrate limited control of their innate magic for wandless capabilities, commonly referred to as ‘wandless magic’; all such Raeths remained fully capable of wandless magic when separated from their wands. None demonstrated sufficient control for effects on the scale of the Equestrians, though the basic capability was demonstrated.

Equestrian Aethrs were found to have instinctive control of their innate magic. The only effect produced during our study was a mild electric current arcing through the hair, which was described by the students in question as ‘weather magic’.

British Aethrs were found to suffer only slightly in wandless capabilities when separated from their wands. Additionally, Aethrs were found to be capable of casting wand magic through their wands without issue when separated from the wand in question by as much as three feet, with no regard for obstructions. This included when another was holding their wand. Aethrs were found to be uniquely capable of summoning their wand mentally, not unlike how they might summon a broomstick, when separated by up to six feet. A quick trial showed the plausibility of this effect being used to retain control of their wand when struck by the disarming charm, though any such capability in an uncontrolled environment, such as a duel or legitimate combat, would require training and practice.

Equestrian Etrahs did not demonstrate any magic during our indoor study; however, common Equestrian wisdom indicated that Etrah magic took form mostly in their massive physical strength, and also made them natural farmers, giving them the gift to tell exactly what any given plant did or didn’t need, at a glance.

British Etrahs, however, demonstrated an ability to use their wand as if holding it from as far as fifty feet away, provided they were linked by stone or other earthen materials; when paired with a summoning charm, this was shown to give them the ability to retrieve their wand from such distances. Wandless magic was found to be significantly weaker than Raeth or Aethr wandless magic. A wandless power boost could be acquired, bringing them just above Raeth or Aethr levels, by either direct contact with their wand, or direct contact with stone or other earthen materials. Interestingly enough, a wandless defensive barrier was found to be far stronger when cast by an Etrah than by a Raeth or Aethr, even when without the power boost of stone or wand. Some upper-year Etrahs showed a low-level ability to see through stone or other earthen materials, or to see from it.

It is worth note that none of these wand-related tribal abilities (remote use, wandless magic boost, etc.) functioned with another wizard’s wand, only their own.

This concludes the material findings of our study.

Yes, we British witches and wizards are divided into tribes, and are possessed with tribal magic.

Thus raises the questions: Why? Where did it come from? Why is our British tribal magic so similar to, yet so different from, the Equestrian tribal magic?

Author's Note:

Yes, I wrote Hermione's research paper.

She probably published it to the general student population, so we can assume that, from this point forwards, everyone has read it... Well, except Ron Weasley. And Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle. And other students either too stupid to understand or too lazy to study without being pushed.

Patreon, Discord.

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