Re: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows discussion thread (SPOILERS)
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Overemphasis on the exact mechanics of magic is what makes a lot of fantasy novels (and SF for that matter) not very good. It's not very interesting, and it's all completely made-up.
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Maybe the exact mechanics are not the most interesting thing, but I found them extremely interesting. However, I like things to follow logically. If you create a world with certain rules, I think you should follow those rules. That, and glimpses into a world with this kind of magic is what truly drew me in. Much like when Harry Potter was introduced to this realm in the first book, every reader also had a chance to enter it and learn about it as he did. That being said, when we go from that discovery phase into one where things just seem to 'happen', it just doesn't feel the same.
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