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As stated in the Law of Mentors, a Novice should not test others for magical potential because of their own lack of power and knowledge. However, there are always those who have been tested and desire to test their friends. Please be aware that this can be damaging, as those who are found to have magic are often then neglected by the Novices that tested them. They will be unfamiliar with the Wizarding Rules and Moral Law, and this is dangerous as being aware of their power and having a desire to use it but not the means to apply it in a controlled manner, means they could harm not only themselves but others too.

Moreover, those who have passed their Novice testing and shown they are ready to move onto Apprentice grade are still rarely allowed to test potential Novices, even though they actually have the right to do so. The reason this is mostly restricted is because of what would happen once the Novice passed their testing. The one who tested them has not gained any further knowledge in lore and spells because their time has gone to teaching and so they do not have the power or knowledge to swear them in as their Apprentice. This results in the Novice having to either find an untrusted stranger to teach them or take their learning into their own hands, the dangers of which have already been stated. So the right to test and teach falls to those who have reached the level of Skilled and above, as they have the knowledge and power to test another and to take responsibility of their tutoring until they pass Novice testing. They are entrusted and sometimes even encouraged to do this as they then have the power and knowledge to take on an Apprentice of their own.

When taking an Apprentice it is usually frowned upon to have more than one, though the tutor’s level of power and knowledge come into play. Should they be in the Apt level then they are often seen taking two Apprentices and those rare few who reach Expert or beyond are encouraged to take on as many Apprentices as they can handle.

When an Apprentice is sworn then they negate all right to take an Apprentice of their own unless they have permission from their mentor and even then their Mentor has the overall say in who they can teach. This is enforced as a necessary ruling because the Apprentice will be teaching the knowledge of their mentor. The Magician may not want their knowledge getting out and being passed around people without their express regulation and control and so this ruling is rarely ever challenged.

A Magician is only named a Mentor (or Tutor) when they have taken an Apprentice, and, surprisingly perhaps, they are not obligated to teach spells and lore, though this usually occurs. The role of the Mentor is to oversee the Apprentice’s practice and help them should they become stuck or meet danger. The Apprentice is, however, obligated to show their works to their Mentor, and should they use experimentation to create their own spells then they certainly have to show these. Consequently, some take Apprentices so that they can learn new spells without having to do the work themselves. This is very much frowned upon by almost all Magicians as it is being lazy and disrespectful, while taking advantage of Apprentices.