Of course, it might depend a great deal on what that bit of magic he did with Albus consisted of... and I would really need to examine him myself....
This is terrible.
I know of two, no three, protocols one might use to shore up the magic of someone whose reserves have been perilously drained--one to halt the guttering of a failing capacity, the others to bolster over-tapped resources that are not yet quite at the brink.
But you say he's known for more than a day... And that he can sense no response at all? Or, I can imagine you might not have wished to ask quite so probing a question... Is there a chance he does have a bit of response, though not enough to summon a quill or illumine a lamp?
If there is some reserve remaining, we might try these potions. And, of course, I'll have a word--words--with Albus about it.
Beyond that, you're quite right that rest is absolutely what he needs. And that includes not attempting any magic for a stretch of days. I wish I could tell you that two days or three would do it, but there's no guessing from individual to individual. Tell him a week. To be safe. With no magic at all.
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Of course, it might depend a great deal on what that bit of magic he did with Albus consisted of... and I would really need to examine him myself....
This is terrible.
I know of two, no three, protocols one might use to shore up the magic of someone whose reserves have been perilously drained--one to halt the guttering of a failing capacity, the others to bolster over-tapped resources that are not yet quite at the brink.
But you say he's known for more than a day... And that he can sense no response at all? Or, I can imagine you might not have wished to ask quite so probing a question... Is there a chance he does have a bit of response, though not enough to summon a quill or illumine a lamp?
If there is some reserve remaining, we might try these potions. And, of course, I'll have a word--words--with Albus about it.
Beyond that, you're quite right that rest is absolutely what he needs. And that includes not attempting any magic for a stretch of days. I wish I could tell you that two days or three would do it, but there's no guessing from individual to individual. Tell him a week. To be safe. With no magic at all.