"Those books are only going off the concept that one needs a focus to perform Magic. I discovered my magic before I'd ever heard of half those theories so I had no preconceived notion that Magic needed a wand. To be honest I'm sure anyone could learn to use Magic without any Magical Focus if they tried. Heck small children do it all the time; they just call it Accidental Magic because it's often unfocused or causes something random to happen." Harry explained the opinion he'd developed and shared with his late mother.
"But if you don't need a wand then why are they so standard?" Penny asked with Tonks nodding along with her this time.
"My best guess? Foci make casting Magic easier, so people started relying on them sometime after the wand was introduced. It is one of the most versatile foci to have ever been developed. Then again some of the books that have been written since then might have changed over the years. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the older books on Magic said something like, 'Magic requires focus.' and that later got rewritten as 'Magic requires a focus.' it seems plausible to me at least." Harry reasoned slowly getting nods of understanding from his two friends.
"Can you teach us how to do that?" Tonks asked eagerly.
"Possibly, but I was planning on keeping the method of discovery a Family Secret, something I could pass on to my children in the future. Then they could pass it on to theirs." Harry explained with a sigh as he pondered on the future he'd like to have.
"That's a reasonable thing to want, Harry. We won't force you to teach us if you don't want to." Penny assured him with a shake of her head.
"Well I have the obvious solution to this dilemma!" Tonks announced with her hands on her hips. Both of the Ravenclaws looked over at their friend in confusion.
"What's that?" Penny asked warily already expecting something outrageous from the Metamorphmagus.
"We both just marry Harry, of course!" Tonks exclaimed with a smile and a nod of her head.
"Tonks!" Harry choked out as he blushed so badly he thought all of the blood in his body might be in his face.
"Oh Merlin…" Penny sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose while letting out a deep sigh.
"What? This solves everything! Harry gets to keep it a Family Secret and we get to learn Wandless Magic, it's a win-win!" Tonks declared with a bright smile.
"Tonks, Harry's eleven; he can't get married for six more years. You are also six years older than him and I'm four years older than him. That's not forgetting that multiple marriages have long since fallen out of common practice. What about all of that?" Penny asked her excitable friend.
"Semantics! If you're influential enough no one will stop you! Besides, don't you want to marry a pair of beautiful and powerful witches, Harry?" Tonks questioned him while pulling Penny into her side and winking at him.
"I…um…uh…Tonks!" Harry stuttered out having to sit down before he got light headed from how hot his face was getting. Though even he could admit that Tonks and Penny were very pretty girls.
"Tonks, stop teasing Harry with this!" Penny admonished as she freed herself from Tonks' hold. "You don't have to listen to her at all, Harry. You do what you want." The pink on Penny's cheeks hinted that she didn't hate the idea of marrying Harry in the future though.
"I'll think about it." Harry mumbled just loud enough for the two witches to hear a few minutes later. Tonks smiled brightly at him while Penny looked pleasantly shocked though pink reappeared on her cheeks as well.
"You're the best, Harrikins!" Tonks cheered as she pulled Harry into a hug and kissed his cheek. "Or should I be calling you boyfriend now?" Harry's face nearly exploded from emotional overload.
"Tonks, stop teasing Harry." Penny chided her friend. "And thank you very much for considering teaching us how to perform Wandless Magic, Harry."
"Yeah, thank you Harry, it's very kind of you to consider sharing something like this with us." Tonks thanked him sincerely.
"I'll think on it for a bit before I decide. But you two are my closest friends and it might be good to try and teach someone else before I try teaching my children in the future." Harry reasoned as he leaned back in his chair.
"Make sure you think on the marriage part as well!" Tonks grinned though the look in her eyes suggested she wasn't completely joking. Harry sputtered in shock again while Penny just sighed while placing her hand on her forehead. There would never be a dull moment with Tonks around apparently.
"Tonks…" Penny began only to get cut off by the Metamorphmagus.
"No trying to steal him just for yourself either, Penny! We're in this together!" Tonks grinned salaciously causing the pretty Ravenclaw to fluster immensely.
"Tonks!" Penny cried out in embarrassment as she covered her bright red face with both her hands. Tonks laughed loudly, she loved teasing these two! But in the back of her mind she admitted to herself that she wouldn't mind the arrangement she'd proposed. A small daydream briefly flickered through her mind of a cozy home with a gaggle of children running around their hair varying colors of dark blonde, dark brown, or rainbow.
But they all had the same amazingly green eyes.
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