by Sarah
In the question of whether characters were born able to do magic or had to learn and acquire it, the answer was clear to me. They were born with it. They just also had to learn how to use it.
It shows up in many stories. For example, in Harry Potter, all of the wizarding world was born able to magic but were only able to start using it and learning it when they were about eleven. They had to learn how to control this natural ability they were given and how to use it properly and carefully and without the non-wizarding world noticing. The interesting cases in this example are the kids who had muggle parents and yet were able to do magic. I think this makes them the most extraordinary ones because it obviously isn't genetics that chooses who will be a wizard or witch.
Another example is of the wizards in the Lord of the Rings. It is very clear that they were born able to do magic. They're the wizards. They also have to go through tasks and challenges to level up though. So not only are they born with this power, they have to learn it too. The elves also have magical abilities that they also appear to be born with. And it makes sense that they had to learn from their elders to understand it and how to use it.
The simple truth: even if one is born with magical powers as a baby, they will not understand it when they are born.
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