By the end of the day, I had the entire house mapped. I even climbed to the roof (after I made sure Jack was far enough and couldn't see me; he wouldn't approve).
The house was covered in magic, but I was sure I could disarm it.
Sure, when the mage was living in it, feeding the magic, mending what got broken, I wouldn't have been able to do it easily.
In magic, defense has the advantage, at least when it comes to static things. It takes a long time to destroy the kind of protection a well-maintained building would have.
But nobody had maintained the magic here, and it was partly exhausted.
Everything else would also need some maintenance.
After I got rid of the magic, I would need to examine the septic system (septic systems need to be pumped regularly), the plumbing, and the heating
