Lighting...and lots of magic

[Danette Schardt-Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 19928

>I think that magic in Rowling's world deals with the
manipulation of 
>existing matter. That is, the wizards aren't creating
anything new but 
>merely manipulating the existing molecules and atoms
by re-arranging 
>them. Everything is made of atoms and atoms differ
from each other 
>from the arrangement and numbers of protons,
electrons and neutrons 
>(and a bunch of other smaller units). For example, if
you can take an 
>atom of oxygen and if you can add the appropriate
number of particles, 
>you can turn that oxygen atom into an iron atom.
Re-arranging enough 
>atoms can produce a tray of sandwiches and a pitcher
of pumpkin juice 
>out of "nothing". 
>
>Milz

Actually that seems logical to me, after what's that
line again? "Energy is neither created nor destroyed
it is simply rearranged" or something to that effect.

Danette

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