Ah, that would do the trick.. but won't it effect other charms of his character? He's an teen-adult and gives you a very fixed view of him that leads into his arc than actually I enjoyed. I found the 3 boys actually all very good characters I was always excited to read about.. that is so rare in a book. Same for the girls. It was so much fun following nearly all the characters from whose perspective he wrote, you were always looking intensely forward for more.
And then the mystery of the one power.. I liked that magic had a system to it, a logic of sorts, it's the most scientific magic has ever come across off in a series, actually having some sort of system with the 5 elements and the weaving, and the mystery that spoke of.
Thinking of it brings fond and precious memories of discovering it. Makes you very protective about the material, and wonder if with all the changes the same meaning would be conveyed.
you see I was fine with the LotR movies even though they didn't strictly followed the book, they followed it a lot closer and i think captured the spirit with which it was given nearly 100% - although after reading some critical responses from fans who hated some of the changes, I could see their point and realised I hadn't picked up on those nuances when I read the material, so wasn't that bothered , besides the substitution worked well enough.. the movies were very enjoyable and played well.
But those guys were real pros and I heard they had the most important element for those sort of adaptation fantasy projects.. passion for the source material. So they made themselves stick closely to the original material. When you read or watch the making of commentaries and the amount of time and discussion going into bringing those pages to life, and the adjustments they made and why, you can't help but applaud the effort.
If only they would do things like WoT and Dune with that level of passion and diligence.