Jamil Viper’s Magic

Kalim says that Jamil learned how to use magic before he did and would use what he practiced “to help the grown-ups” (Kalim’s other servants?). 

Jamil explains that he uses magic to braid his hair in the morning, saying that “It takes a lot of finesse to do intricate braiding with magic.”

It is possible that, similar to Azul, Jamil is adept at precision magic: in addition to being able to use magic to braid his hair, we see him setting up chairs for an event with magic, which Grim and Sebek say they cannot do.

Sebek explains that they do not have that level of control yet, and must learn to wield magic more precisely, like Jamil.

Jamil himself mentions using magic with “surgical precision” during Book 6, when attempting to reduce magic consumption.

When asked to describe a time that he was glad he was able to use magic, Jamil says that cleaning up is a lot easier with it. When Silver asks if he uses magic to do things like put books on shelves Jamil says no, and that he does not rely on magic for smaller tasks. 

Jamil explains that Scarabia dorm generally divides up cleaning tasks for everyone to do by hand so that the work is fairly spread between all students, as different people have different levels of magic, but recently he did end up using magic for doing laundry: the laundry team, along with Kalim, who was supposed to be supervising them, had been playing in the water instead of performing their tasks.

Jamil assigned as many people as possible to hand washing rugs and cushions while asking others to use magic to fold and hang up laundry, with which he himself also helped.

When Silver asks if it was good training, Jamil admits that it may have helped him practice control, which may also tie into his magical precision.

Jamil repeatedly uses an unspecified form of attack magic in Book 6 to open phantom cages, but he seems partial to fire magic.

He tells a story of a time he was so frightened by a bug in a date he’d been eating that he set the market stall that was selling the dates on fire when he was young.

He considers fire magic as a solution during Fairy Gala but vetoes it on the grounds that they would not be able to sustain such magic use for an entire night.

Much like the other Glorious Masquerade group members, he also sets off magical fireworks in Fleur City.

Jamil also uses wind magic, doing so to create a performance of flower petals and fabric for Crowley, and then to save Kalim when he falls of his flying carpet.

We have also seen Jamil make magic barriers at least three times: once to save himself, Ruggie, Floyd and Ortho during Spectral Soiree, once to save Deuce from falling ice cream, and a magic shield in Book 7 for himself, Grim and the prefect.

He uses magic to change his clothes, summon his magical pen, and conjure light in Book 6.

Jamil conjures a light again in Book 7, as well as using color-changing magic, levitation, and summoning an ice pack.

Also in Book 7 Jamil uses ice magic to freeze seawater and create a boat.

Jamil uses a “binding spell,” simultaneously with Sebek, to restrain Skully during the Nightmare Before Christmas event.