I'm stuck on the quest "First Lessons". I know I should be showing Tolfdir a ward spell but none of my spells are allowing me to move past this part. What ward spell is he looking for and where the heck can I find it. Been messing around with this for a couple weeks here and there as I just get pissed off and bored with it so I move onto a different quest.
Tolfdir should give you the lesser ward spell you then need to go to magic and equip it, you then activate it to which he will fire a spell at you which then is deflected.
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Ward Follow the links to find every spell and where to access it ingame.
You can buy the spell from Faralda (the chick who makes you prove your ability to enter the college by casting a spell) for 30 gold.
Or/ Open console (~) and type: player.additem (item ID) (item quantity) Lesser Ward 00013018 Steadfast Ward 000211f1 Greater Ward 000211f0