Sorry.

[ His voice dropped into a low whisper as if that would make up for the earlier panic. ]

You would think I would be used to seeing the whole magic hand thing by now.

That does sound a little like a kid with matches. I always liked to play with them too even though I wasn't supposed to.

[ Magical sparks were a great deal more unique than matches however. This he acknowledged with a head bob as that 'except' had to lead some where.. ]

Not the same thing, I know. What happened?