[ His mind lingers on the image of the red magic, and it sparks both curiosity and familiarity. Wandless magic exists, of course, even if it never quite looks like that — flames, maybe. That would be close.

He pulls himself away from the thought at the mention of wands, and there's a brief pause before he draws exactly that out of the pocket of his coat. ]

The former. I'm afraid the latter wouldn't accomplish much, though a skilled wizard can do wandless magic — within reason.

[ Less power, less focus. Good enough for most spells, though. And, hedging on the basis of that brief, accidental memory: ]

You're familiar with magic?