I think a big question here is “what kinds of magic, if any, are available?”. Answer might be “none”. Partial transfig takes too long, everything else requires motion.
That seems to leave to possibilities:
Realizations that allow for re-access to magic
Talking your way out of it
In other words, no known magic is useful in this situation.
Does that seem reasonable? Does anyone remember a form of magic that doesn’t require motion or time?
I think a big question here is “what kinds of magic, if any, are available?”. Answer might be “none”. Partial transfig takes too long, everything else requires motion.
That seems to leave to possibilities:
Realizations that allow for re-access to magic
Talking your way out of it
In other words, no known magic is useful in this situation.
Does that seem reasonable? Does anyone remember a form of magic that doesn’t require motion or time?
He learned that he can will his own transfigurations to end wandlessly and without spoken words.
So, release of magic doesn’t require movement. That’s something.