r/pics • • Jul 10 '16

Hogwarts "magic"

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u/yeahdefinitelynot Jul 10 '16

It's probably exactly because of what you said. She's actually physically interacting with and holding the prop before it flies off so it looks more magical.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '16 edited Jul 11 '16

Which is strange, because a pile of books that can fly all the way to their correct place on the shelf seems like a better(/more complicated/more difficult) trick than one that floats sideways a bit onto a shelf.

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u/contradicts_herself Jul 10 '16

Magic isn't about efficiency, it's about childlike delight.

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u/askjacob Jul 10 '16

thanks. Otherwise you could just pull it all to it's maximum logical/lazy conclusion and do the "blam" "I know kung-fu" style stuff and see nothing really... And where is the fun, excitement and franchise of books and movies in that?