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Magical outbursts
Feb. 5th, 2023 06:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sunnyskywalkerWhy do magical children stop having spontaneous outbursts of magic once they start Hogwarts?
A popular theory is that wizards build up a magical “charge” over time, and regularly performing magic drains that “charge” so it doesn’t burst out once it reaches critical levels. See Terri’s ”Reasonable Restrictions” for one description, including an analysis of the timing of Harry’s outbreaks compared to whether he’d done anything magically draining near the end of the school year. I believe Rowling also made some mushy statements that might support this model.
But I don’t trust Rowling’s explanations and it’s useful to reevaluate things “everyone knows” occasionally, so here’s an alternate possibility. ( Read more... )
A popular theory is that wizards build up a magical “charge” over time, and regularly performing magic drains that “charge” so it doesn’t burst out once it reaches critical levels. See Terri’s ”Reasonable Restrictions” for one description, including an analysis of the timing of Harry’s outbreaks compared to whether he’d done anything magically draining near the end of the school year. I believe Rowling also made some mushy statements that might support this model.
But I don’t trust Rowling’s explanations and it’s useful to reevaluate things “everyone knows” occasionally, so here’s an alternate possibility. ( Read more... )
