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* Mordred in ''{{Merlin}}''. Merlin counts also, since out of the six main characters, he is the youngest.

* Diane Duane invokes this explicitly in the ''YoungWizards'' series, starting with ''So You Want To Be a Wizard''.

This trope extends towards the LittlePeople sometimes, as well, considering many have a child-like appearance. Just don't say that to the [[NepoleanComplex dwarves]].

This trope extends towards the LittlePeople sometimes, as well, considering many have a child-like appearance. Just don't say that to the [[NepoleonComplex dwarves]].

This trope extends towards the LittlePeople sometimes, as well, considering many have a child-like appearance. Just don't say that to the [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]].

* Mordred in ''{{Merlin}}''. Merlin counts also, since out of thesix main characters, he is the youngest.

* Mordred in ''{{Merlin}}''.

* Ged is this early on in ''{{A Wizard of Earthsea}}'' before he goes on to become [[TheArchmage Archmage]]. His aunt, a witch, notes that he has unusual magical power, and when he was eight or nine, he saved his entire village from the [[BarbarianTribe Kargs]] using a spell he essentially made up on the spot. Some time after, he goes to Roke, which as it's the Hogwarts of ''{{Earthsea}}'' is also full of {{Child Mages}}.

* Ged is this early on in ''{{A Wizard of Earthsea}}'' before he goes on to become {{Archmage}}. His aunt, a witch, notes that he has unusual magical power, and when he was eight or nine, he saved his entire village from the [[BarbarianTribe Kargs]] using a spell he essentially made up on the spot. Some time after, he goes to Roke, which as it's the Hogwarts of ''{{Earthsea}}'' is also full of {{Child Mages}}.

* Ged is this early on in ''{{A Wizard of Earthsea}}'' before he goes on to become [[Archmage Archmage]]. His aunt, a witch, notes that he has unusual magical power, and when he was eight or nine, he saved his entire village from the [[BarbarianTribe Kargs]] using a spell he essentially made up on the spot. Some time after, he goes to Roke, which as it's the Hogwarts of ''{{Earthsea}}'' is also full of ''{{Child Mages}}''.

* Ged is this early on in ''{{A Wizard of Earthsea}}'' before he goes on to become ''{{Archmage}}''. His aunt, a witch, notes that he has unusual magical power, and when he was eight or nine, he saved his entire village from the [[BarbarianTribe Kargs]] using a spell he essentially made up on the spot. Some time after, he goes to Roke, which as it's the Hogwarts of ''{{Earthsea}}'' is also full of ''{{Child Mages}}''.

* The children of [[http://badwebcomics.wikidot.com/hathor-the-cow-goddess Hathor the Cow Goddess]] are unusually smart. But this is just to illustrate how well she thinks homeschooling works and to make her adult StrawLoser opponents look even dumber by comparison.

* The children of [[http://badwebcomics.wikidot.com/hathor-the-cow-goddess Hathor the Cow Goddess]] are unusually smart. But this is just to illustrate how well she thinks homeschooling works and to make her adult StrawLoser opponents look dumber by comparison.

* Schierke from ''{{Berserk}}'' is the youngest member of Guts' new party. Her spells are incredibly powerful but needs time to cast (an she's in a trance whenever that happens), so Guts and the other fighters [[SwordAndSorcerer cover her while she gets ready]].
* ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'', and several of her friends/rivals... she was ''nine'' when she started using magic, and yet, she's kicking ass in the interdimentional league.

*** This troper begs to differ. He shows a talent for Defense Against the Dark Arts (of course), and by the end of the book series, he is able to cast Unforgivable Curses, which, as one of his 'professors' [[spoil:who is in reality a Dark Wizard that would definitely know this kind of thing firsthand]] points out in the 4th book, 'require a powerful bit of magic behind them'. The only thing holding him back from casting an Unforgivable Curse to its maximum effectiveness is that he's simply too nice a guy.

* [[SquishyWizard Skulls]] in ''[[{{Disgaea2}} Disgaea 2]]'' are shown to be young boys.