I've come to understand a large difference between my world and others.

[Shifting a few books under his arm and motioning for her to follow him out of the room.]

There are always magicians in my world. They are always researching new ways to use their magic, new ways to advance it. It's an art that will never be outdated. So someone puts a lot of effort into a punishment spell- it's just another brand of magic, and another way we try to progress and advance our knowledge base as a whole.