1. DLP Flash Christmas Competition + Writing Marathon 2024!

    Competition topic: Magical New Year!

    Marathon goal? Crank out words!

    Check the marathon thread or competition thread for details.

    Dismiss Notice
  2. Hi there, Guest

    Only registered users can really experience what DLP has to offer. Many forums are only accessible if you have an account. Why don't you register?
    Dismiss Notice
  3. Introducing for your Perusing Pleasure

    New Thread Thursday
    +
    Shit Post Sunday

    READ ME
    Dismiss Notice

Innate Magical Abilities

Discussion in 'Fanfic Discussion' started by Skeletaure, Jul 7, 2020.

  1. DrSarcasm

    DrSarcasm Headmaster

    Joined:
    May 16, 2010
    Messages:
    1,031
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    USA
    Beast empathy. You can't actually communicate with animals the way a Parseltongue can, but you can more easily understand the intentions and habits of animals and magical beasts. Basically the kind of thing you'd imagine Newt Scamander had to keep the peace between all the creatures within his suitcase, as well as how he was able to learn so much about so many creatures within his lifetime.
     
  2. Hymnsicality

    Hymnsicality Seventh Year

    Joined:
    Oct 28, 2014
    Messages:
    265
    Location:
    On the wild plains of Africa
    Sex and tantric magic abilities ofc. The world demands a reason for the Weasley's heinous levels of fertility.
     
  3. aAlouda

    aAlouda High Inquisitor

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2019
    Messages:
    534
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Germany
    The Ability to physically turn into an Armchair and keep your Human Mind. Like the Animagus transformation but specifically to turn into an Armchair, though with training you may decide if you dont want your clothes to transform with you.

    This is based on Harry and Dumbledore finding an Armchair which turns out to be Slughorn, my personal interpretation is that Slughorn just used magic to alter the way people perceive him(like Hogwarts makes itself look like a ruin to muggles), but most people seem to have interpreted it as him transfiguring himself, despite Slughorn being capable of thinking, feeling pain, talking and being able to become human again despite his supposed lack of a brain. If it was transfiguration the only explanation is that Slughorn is secretly an Archmchairmagus.
     
  4. zugrian

    zugrian Fourth Year

    Joined:
    Sep 14, 2018
    Messages:
    121
    Gender:
    Male
    Canon also has Fleur's Veela allure ability, whatever you want to call that.
     
  5. MonkeyEpoxy

    MonkeyEpoxy The Cursed Child DLP Supporter

    Joined:
    Aug 11, 2011
    Messages:
    4,038
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Colorado
    I thought Fleur was just super hot, it was only the veela at the World Cup and even then it was only when they danced.
     
  6. aAlouda

    aAlouda High Inquisitor

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2019
    Messages:
    534
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Germany
    She still got some magic aiding her, like she literally emits a silver glow(sometimes described as faint, other times as strong), while full Veela are mentioned to to have skin that shines brightly. It't mentioned that it usally makes others appear less attractive, but during her wedding it made everyone it hit look more beatuiful to the point that you didn't even notice Bill's scars. It's also implied that she accidentally affected Ron with her magic when she was trying to charm Cedric.

    this is the description of the glow of Veela
    and this is how Fleur is often described
    and this Fleur durring her Wedding.
    Her apparently affecting Ron
    Also the Veela didn't just affect people when Dancing

     
  7. Glimmervoid

    Glimmervoid Professor

    Joined:
    Dec 21, 2011
    Messages:
    423
    Location:
    UK
    In bad Naruto fanfiction, there's a pattern where everything is a bloodline. Characters will 'discover' new bloodline when they need a new ability and normal jutsu are just ignored. I remember one author note that said something like, "I may decide to give Sakura a second bloodline. Haven't decided yet'. It just struck me as incredibly wrong.

    I think this suggestion (along with some of the others in this thread) are verging into this territory. Not everything needs to be a initiate ability. Tantric magic can just be something anyone can learn. Harry Potter is a story of a magic school - power through learning. Gating off something as wide as 'tantric magic' behind an innate ability requirment feels wrong.
     
  8. Dubrichius

    Dubrichius Groundskeeper

    Joined:
    Feb 6, 2006
    Messages:
    323
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Solomon Island
    I'll go with a rather simple one, a natural born Occlumens.
     
  9. LockhartsHairpiece

    LockhartsHairpiece Muggle

    Joined:
    Aug 1, 2020
    Messages:
    1
    An affinity for the more physical bits of magic, potions, wands, etc. I'm not sure how it'd manifest - most likely just as a very basic form of intuition for whatever you're doing. Not a step by step guide, just "Hey, maybe I shouldn't drink that or add this to that". Might be common sense, might be a magical sixth sense. Though if it was extensive enough to apply to something like Wandlore, I suppose you'd never realise you had it. Your sense for what was 'good' wood would just be something you assumed you had developed over time as your training in the craft progressed.
     
  10. aAlouda

    aAlouda High Inquisitor

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2019
    Messages:
    534
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Germany
    The Ability to speak with magical beings in their own language. Basically parseltongue, but for creatures like Giants and Goblins.

    I think this is even implied in canon, as the wizarding world article on wand woods mentions that Applewood users often have the rare ability to do so.
    https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/wand-woods
    Also looking at it, I think both Dumbledore and Barty Crouch Sr would be reasonable to assume have had both the ability and originally wielded Applewood wands.
     
  11. bsm

    bsm First Year

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2017
    Messages:
    27
    Gender:
    Male
    One thing you could do is have lots and lots of very minor innate abilities as the result of charms or curses still kicking around from the distant past. Werewolf descendants who can't sleep at full moon have some precedent in canon, but a descendant of Ariadne who can always point to the exit seems like a plausible addition. Or you could add a pureblood wizard cursed to marry a squib by a rival, whose great-grandchildren are still cursed to stumble over their words on dates with witches/wizards (or at least, believe they are with much the same effect).

    This gives a good reason to have any character afflicted/benefitting from an array of minor magics and ups the "background magical feel" a bit. Gives some justification for snobbishness about heritage/marriage if you want to go that way - a sort of "never know what they're carrying" view on non-established lineages.
     
Loading...