[Oh, he can tell. Their test scores would be higher, perhaps, but their morale would be much lower. Also the need to attempt playing tricks on such a stodgy professor would lead to such havoc for all involved.

Sucking in a quick intake of breath and waving one hand he acted as though he had been seared by her harsh words, but he was enjoying this other sort of game.]

I'm afraid it just wasn't in practice in my era.

[.. but he mentally gave her a metaphorical point. A look flashed in his eyes that would have been recognized by one of his dearest friends and that always meant trouble. Mahad had a tendency to be very "by the scroll" himself, and Atem always took this to be a challenge to try and crack that stoic behavior.]

[He actually stumbled at her question, since it wasn't the easiest to navigate.]

Magicians and sorcerers were common in my court, as well as everyone in my counsel possessed some mastery of the arts.

[Artfully neglecting to mention this power was bestowed on most via the Millennium items]

I personally have used illusionary art and summoning- though here I have focused more on discovery and glyphs- based magic.