Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-7472785-20130402210306/@comment-7713314-20130403175713

If free-form magic is indeed a part of RWBY, than maybe it requires specialized training? So while Weiss may have the potential to handle magic, she can only do so now through a focus.

Or maybe all magic requires a focus to use, like wands in Harry Potter.

But as to the presence of magic in general, maybe it will be like Toaru Majutsu no Index or Blazblue, where magic and science have been joined together.