Well with how I play with magic My sim's powers are spurred by Instinct and Will, meaning they learn from experience and at certain moments unlocks new spells they never cast before. My sims don't always spend their time hovering over a cauldron or their nose always in a spell book. they have a life with magic, not a life of Magic.
So my simself for example, is a sorcerer, His mother and Sister and maternal grandparents are sorcerers and his father is human.
So he was raised to reserve his magic throughout middle school. And it's not till his father dies, (abducted by supernatural forces) and mid high school career, he starts getting more liberal with his magic. Using it openly and it's because many supernatural and mortal threats are coming to town. But becoming a powerful Sorcerer isn't his aspirations in life, his Aspirations are Love, Friends, Family, Adventure and Wealth.
But yeah it's kind of normal life, with magic thrown in, He's still going to a normal college, after He wants to be a historian He shares my interest in Archeology, and European, Middle East, North African, and early American History.
