Starlight Glimmer is very skilled in using magic and mentions that she has studied a spell for years.

When Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst are called by the Cutie Map to visit their old hometown, they discover that their parents are having a friendship problem.

When Sunset Shimmer returns to Equestria as a pony, she meets new pony Starlight Glimmer and agrees to bring her back through the mirror portal to experience life as a human girl at Canterlot High.