It's a rather dry paper on magical field theory, regarding the possibilities that witches and wizards gather their power from an existing neutral miasma that contained far more power than any one person could control. Receptivity, it suggests, is what differentiates wizards from Muggles, and it's passed through heredity. In Eichel's view, Durmstrang may lend itself towards pride and pure-blooded bias, but new ideas should be at least considered, and he doesn't mind Jade reading over his shoulder. He acknowledges Jade and Heine leaving with a soft 'good night'.

The halls are nearly silent now in the late night. Heine follows Jade with quiet footsteps, just behind his shoulder.