The Iron Trial Essay

Introduction

In The Iron Trial by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black, the authors write about a known troublemaker named Callum, who figures out he can do magic. Callum has no control in the beginning, but he puts his mind to it, and succeeds- which is the main idea of the book. In this companion book, you will read about the main characters, Tamara, Aaron, and Callum, the Magisterium, Constantine and Callum, Chaos Mages, and the Elements.
“All great changes are preceded by chaos.”
-Unknown

The Magisterium

The Magisterium is an underground magic school in Luray, Virginia. It is the primary setting in the story. There are many other Magisteriums in the world, but none are mentioned. It was founded by Phillippus Paracelsus. There are also safe
When he learned how to make dust mites dance, a girl saw him and told him about the Magisterium. He was excited, so he practiced magic and went and took the test. He passed. He and Tamara ranked first. He was very good at magic, even with zero teaching from a Master. He did well during his first year at the Magisterium. During a hike in the woods to find the missing Drew, him and other students (including Tamara and Callum) were attacked by a pack of chaos-ridden wolves. In an effort to save them, he accessed the void and learned he could perform chaos magic. This made him the Makari that everyone was waiting for, after the death of the last Makar, Verity Torres. But when Aaron was walking Callum’s new chaos-ridden pet dog outside, was taken to an abandoned bowling alley and tortured by Drew, who was actually a spy for the Enemy. Callum and Tamara realized he was missing, and, after killing Drew, rescued him. After being given time to recover, he walked through the Gate of Control with Tamara and Callum, making him a Copper Year. One of Aaron’s motivations is to become a great chaos mage on the side of the