Yes, but how do *we* make the mundane into the magical (or everyday alchemy)?

[Peter Shea]

No: HPFGUIDX 49642

srsiriusblack at aol.com wrote: 
>IBut it is little things within the books that we carry off >with ourselves. And, there is so much wisdom within the >books... some of which we may already know, some of which we >have learnt from them, and some of which we may have been >reminded of in the journeys.

In his review of GoF, Stephen King wrote "The fantasy writer's job is to conduct the willing reader from mundanity to magic." Obviously, JKR's phenomenal success is the result of her ability to do this.

I'd be curious to know how this process is continued by the adult readers. To put it another way: we have all been uplifted and inspired by the HP fictions; hence our participation in this list (and events like Nimbus 2003). 

Aside from pushing the books into the hands of friends and acquaintances, I'd like to know how people on our list work at weaving the mundane into magic in their lives.

Peter the Couch Elf



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