It's totally the hat.

[No, sorry, he huffs a little laugh because look, he's kind of incapable of taking most things seriously, but he will answer her question.]

Magic is shit you can learn, its not some innate power or what have you. Anyone can be a wizard if they try hard enough, cause there's magic in everything, right? It's always there, like air. All we do is learn how to see it and shape it to our needs.