Not playing so nice any more

[wandthief]

I forgot how much fun taunting others could be. Being a tired, helpless old man is getting me nowhere in the sympathy stakes and I have no reason to pretend to be so understanding any longer. So I may as well be myself again.

Clearly I was correct in my beliefs that Muggles are far inferior to wizards. You cannot seem to do very much without magic - or not very efficiently, at least. If not for your own recent failings the ultimate proof is my current non-magical condition. So all I can do is pity you that you are stuck that way when I at some point will regain my true powers.

Any other demons or otherwise supernatural beings here... Don't try to defend them. You have power and they have not. I'm sure you've been glad of that at some time or other if you have not outright used that power against them.

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[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Details, please.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

It takes years of education.

Point is, if it was you against me, on equal terms, I'd win without a second thought.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

If we were literally on equal terms then nobody would win.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

I mean, no magic, no weapons. You, me, our fists. That's an even fight.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

That is such a Muggle way to settle things... But if I was younger - and thus on more equal terms - I would take you up on that.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

...if you were younger, I'm still confident I'd defeat you very quickly.

This is the thing about wizards - this is why Hix went home. They just can't cut it in the real world.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Next time I have my youth restored we shall have to spar.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Why not do it now?

I'll let you have a few punches headstart.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Because obviously I would lose. That is not fair and equal.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Only due to my superior fighting skill.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

A very young girl told me that you were one of the old ones here... Mind clarifying exactly how old that you are?

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Me? I'm 45. There's a lot of people older than me here.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

So you think fighting a man well over double your age is still a fair fight?

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

I've never cared much about fair fights. Doesn't seem like you would either, if you'd actually got magic.

I wouldn't consider fighting a useless old wizard a fair fight in any book, but it's not my fault they never did learn how to function in the real world. Why do you think whatever happened to Hix happened to Hix?

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

I will not have you insulting Hix.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

I'm not insulting Hix. I'm pointing out the facts - clearly someone got a long, long way under his skin and hurt him badly. I've heard that waver in someone's voice before.

Because he can't function outside of his university. He has his little magical bubble, and as soon as he steps out of it, he's useless.

Just like you. It's a fact, not an insult.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Rather ironic if that truly was the case.

Anyway, I will fight you but only under certain circumstances, which are not the current ones.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Ironic?

...I said I would give you a head start.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

How often he kept on about I should be able to do without my magic.

I know my physical limits. Make the offer again when I am at least 60 years younger.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Probably was, yes.

...You're lucky I offered and didn't decide to force it on you anyway.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Would you feel that good about yourself to beat up a helpless old man?

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

You know, the odd thing is, right now, I don't think many people would object.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Go ahead then - and I hope you do have fun in Zero afterwards.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

You have fun having everyone say 'oh, he had it coming' afterwards.

That'll hurt more, I can guarantee it.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm expecting that. Then perhaps I will be left alone.