The long awaited Wizards of Waverly Place spin-off series Wizards Beyond Waverly Place began streaming on Disney+, and the first 9 episodes of the series raise many questions, including how protagonist Justin Russo still has his wizard powers. Wizards Beyond Waverly Place It’s a whole new era for the Russo family, and there have been a lot of changes since Wizards of Waverly Place. Some of the biggest updates include Justin’s marriage to a mortal woman named Giada and the birth of his two sons, Roman (the oldest) and Milo (the youngest).
Currently, Justin’s children don’t have magical powers, but Justin does. This last one is particularly surprising based on the rule of wizards from the family of Wizards of Waverly Place. Each wizarding family participates in the Wizarding Competition, which determines which sibling will remain a wizard. In Wizards of Waverly PlaceAlex won, that is Alex was supposed to be the only wizard among the Russo brothers. However, an exception was made for Justin because he became the headmaster of the wizarding school WizTech. Given Wizards Beyond Waverly Place revealed that Justin was fired from WizTech, the question remains: how does Justin still have his powers?
Justin should have lost his powers (again) after leaving his job at WizTech
Because of the family wizard rule, Justin should no longer have his powers
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place revealed that Justin still has his magical powers, which seems to contradict several concepts introduced in Wizards of Waverly Place. As mentioned, Justin was only able to keep his powers after losing the Wizard Competition because he became the director of WizTech. It seems logical that once he no longer held this position, he would once again lose his powers, especially given that he was fired due to a mysterious “unicorn incident.”
Wizards of Waverly Place he also suggested that, in order to marry a mortal, wizards must give up their powers.
Wizards of Waverly Place he also suggested that, in order to marry a mortal, wizards must give up their powers. That’s exactly what happened to the Russo brothers’ father, Jerry Russo. Although Jerry won his family’s Wizarding Competition, he ultimately fell in love and married Theresa, a mortal woman. Because of this, he gave up his powers, and his brother, Kelbo, became the only wizard in the family.
This only makes Justin’s powers Wizards Beyond Waverly Place even more confusing because Justin also married a mortal woman between Wizards of Waverly Place and Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. Wizards Beyond Waverly Place revealed that he hid his powers from his wife, Giada, and stopped using them altogether, but that’s a lot different than having to give them up. The show has yet to explain exactly how Justin was able to maintain his magical abilities due to his marriage to Giada and the loss of his job at WizTech.
The wizarding world may have made an exception for Justin due to his history at WizTech
Maybe Justin’s job allowed him to keep his powers even after letting them go
There are a few possible explanations for why Justin still has his powers. Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. In terms of him losing his job, the exact parameters of Justin being an exception to the family wizard rule have never been established. It was unclear whether Justin would lose his powers if he was no longer the director of WizTech. It’s possible this was a one-time exception that didn’t depend on Justin staying in the role. Perhaps Justin also had such a profound impact that even though he was let go, he was allowed to maintain his skills.
It’s also conceivable that the rules regarding wizard-mortal marriage have changed in the years since Wizards of Waverly Place. Even at the time, this seemed like an outdated rule and would have made sense for Wizards Beyond Waverly Place to introduce a more modern approach to the marriage of wizards and mortals. It is likely that the next episodes of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place will address this and other questions more directly, but for now, it remains a mystery how Justin Russo still has his magical powers.