"Oh- true," Hermione agrees, though she wonders how well some of the Death Eaters here would take to bargaining with a Muggle.
She also wonders just what Steph has planned that makes her so urgently need to be prepared to deal with this kind of thing, but decides to hold off on questions until later. She could offer help, after all.
She needs to do something.
"There's such a thing as wandless magic in my world, but it's not good for dueling unless you're very good at it- it requires a lot of concentration."
...And mental concentration is one of Hermione's strongest skills, which would make her reasonably good at wandless magic, though she much prefers to use her wand anyway. It's only recently that she's started practicing without it.
"When you have to do things in rapid succession and be sure of your aim, a wand is always better," she concludes, and then gives Steph a smile. "Want to see some of the more common spells, then?"
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She also wonders just what Steph has planned that makes her so urgently need to be prepared to deal with this kind of thing, but decides to hold off on questions until later. She could offer help, after all.
She needs to do something.
"There's such a thing as wandless magic in my world, but it's not good for dueling unless you're very good at it- it requires a lot of concentration."
...And mental concentration is one of Hermione's strongest skills, which would make her reasonably good at wandless magic, though she much prefers to use her wand anyway. It's only recently that she's started practicing without it.
"When you have to do things in rapid succession and be sure of your aim, a wand is always better," she concludes, and then gives Steph a smile. "Want to see some of the more common spells, then?"