[@Canidae] You're very much welcome to join! 

As for your CS, the magic itself looks good, the only problem I have is with the background of the character. Magic is a very heavily guarded secret, so the only real way he would have been exposed to the magic world at large is if someone introduces it to him, especially B.U.M. 

The Academy doesn't accept complete beginners. Also, entrance into the school is via a recommendation, so he has to have some sort of contact with the magical world that would recommend him.