![]() ![]() ![]() Wands as guns is a perfectly good concept. So just about everything that could go wrong with magic, she does. Rowling was never a fantasy reader, and so had (and still has) no grasp at all of worldbuilding, something she happily admits herself. Harry Potter is an epic fail here on pretty much every level. Then you can decide whether wands fit that system. To make magic effective, you first need to decide on a magic system which is internally consistent and so doesn't break suspension of disbelief. Constraints are usually better narrative tools than superpowers. There may be limits to how quickly you can " pew", how far it shoots, or the dangers of standing in water or near a conductor. If it shoots lightning then it is depleting ions and starting fires. I suggest if you want your magic to look like a Tesla™ plasma zapgun, give it some logical constraints that fit. You have your own wand idea, so I'd encourage you to go deeper, not reductive. Rowling's current spin off series – which appears to be sinking – has reduced the wand's narrative contribution to " pew pew pew". I love the way that wands are like gunfire and how you flick andĪttack and it's instant. Wands take up quite a bit of story real estate in a very prominent commercial franchise, and no living person has escaped exposure. However, the Potter stories feature magic wands as a rite of passage, as several MacGuffins, and as a symbol for the absolute power which Harry rejects. In Faust, Goethe has the Devil make fun of a witch for being too precious and ceremonious with her magic, so you are in good company cutting out the silly hand gestures.Īddressing copyright fears, wands are "stock items" in stories with magicians and wizards. ![]() Waving a wand and wiggling the fingers while magic happens is theatrics. ![]()
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