Fiction

Luckily, even the small sphere of reality around me was filled to the brim with other worthwhile pursuits — and Father was more than happy to help sate my natural curiosity with the help of our esteemed guests. Though I can hardly be considered an expert on non-magical culture and customs, I can confidently assure any sheltered magical readers that everyone I have met in the outside world would be shocked to hear that magicians often keep scientists as their closest companions. There was no greater honor to the oldest magical households than to host professors and researchers of the sciences, and to lend assistance through whatever means available — whether that be offering funds from the ancestral coffers or producing rare and expensive materials through magical manipulation.