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  1. moribund_helix
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    Old magic & magical progress/advancement

    Magical progress isn't linear, it isn't incrementally getting better, it doesn't simply take a more subtle form of technological progress. It's altogether something different. Yes, we see brooms getting better but not invisibility cloaks, nor wands really (think how old the Elder Wand is). Take the Resurrection stone: there's nothing close to it even thousands of years later in the wizarding world. There are even no hints of rudimentary communication with the dead (not ghosts, I mean the...
    Thread by: moribund_helix, Feb 3, 2022, 37 replies, in forum: General Discussion
  2. moribund_helix
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    Music's magical properties: How do you imagine music in HP?

    Admittedly, we don't really see any magical music in the books/movies, but Dumbledore has said: "Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!" There's a post by @Ninclow from 2017 sharing his thoughts on how music/magic fits into the universe. However he doesn't really get into any practical applications or examples. I didn't wish to necropost, so I decided to ask in a new post: 1. How do you think music fits in with magic? Obviously there is something there, otherwise Dumbledore wouldn't...
    Thread by: moribund_helix, Sep 26, 2021, 8 replies, in forum: General Discussion
  3. Halt
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    Abandoned The Life of a Magister by nomdeguerre - M - Original Fantasy

    Title: The Life of a Magister Author: nomdeguerre Rating: M Genre: Action/Adventure Fandom: Original Universe Chapters: 6 Words: 170k Updated: January 28, 2017 Published: December 1, 2016 Status: Abandoned Fiction.Live Link Author's Summary: The Imperial Magisters of Thruna are among the most powerful spellcasters in the known world, but despite their magical might the empire to which they offer their services is slowly rotting due to its own decadence and corruption. This is an Original...
    Thread by: Halt, Jun 4, 2018, 2 replies, in forum: Original Fiction
  4. JuniorAL
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    This is how i imagine some spells

    https://youtu.be/6dYX-h-5HDQ?t=3m35s .. The link will take you directly to the fun part. There are jets of light and sometimes its just a burst of light with a bang, etc .. you guys know what i'm talking about, i hope. Well, in the movies spells in general seem rather slow. In my opinion magic hits its target as soon as you finish your incantation and sometimes even before that. I'm not going in depth here of how i think magic and different incantations used by different people behave, my...
    Thread by: JuniorAL, Jun 28, 2016, 0 replies, in forum: The Humor Mill
  5. MindingMagic
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    MindingMagic's Challenge #1

    Challenge #1 : Summery: Xover AU During Harry Potter's childhood he encounters Dahlia from the vampire diaries / The Originals. Harry mentors under her learning multiple forms of very different magic. Rules: * Story should have Harry attend Hogwarts at some point. * Harry does not need to sleep for 100 years but does require a killing ground to be prepare if someone wanted to successfully kill him. * Able to gain knowledge and wisdom via ancestral magic * Harry is somewhat of a...
    Thread by: MindingMagic, Mar 3, 2016, 0 replies, in forum: Challenges
  6. xvector
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    Dark/Gritty NOVEL LENGTH fics?

    Hi, all. I've been looking for some dark-ish novel length fics. I'm tired of the peace-hippy sh*t all over ff.net and I came here to DLP to find stories with a Harry who actually finds some balls or already has some. Ever since I read the Denarian trilogy... I'm looking for fics where Harry is not terribly afraid to use Dark Magic - preferably ones where it's his primary form of magic - and stories that capture the gritty, dark-ish feel of war. By novel-length I mean anything with 40k+...
    Thread by: xvector, Sep 22, 2014, 7 replies, in forum: Story Search
  7. Reiku
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    Is motionless magic possible?

    So, we know wandless magic is possible, usually described as a wave or motion with the hand or fingers. And we know nonverbal spells are also possible, apparently by thinking an incantation in your mind, rather than saying it out loud, which is faster. But is is possible to cast a wandless, nonverbal spell without any movement whatsoever? For example, staring at a pile of wood and just like willing it to ignite with an incendio spell minus any movement from your hand or fingers?
    Thread by: Reiku, May 30, 2014, 9 replies, in forum: General Discussion
  8. Rache
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    A super wizard Harry

    Hello DLP. Is there any readable story in the HP fandom where Harry finishes his education after DH, travels around the world learning different 'magicks' and returns to Britain as a 'super wizard' at the age of like 30 or 35 instead of settling for mediocrity. Note: If Ginny is dead in that story, if one exists, cheers to the author.
    Thread by: Rache, Dec 2, 2012, 13 replies, in forum: Story Search
  9. Agrale
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    Where Harry saves magic and magic beings

    Hello Folks! I´m looking for a fic where Harry saves magic and magic beings. The war is going on, and he acts as the balance between Light and dark. As gray wizard. Also, he saves the magical beings by giving them a home, a new land, where all kinds who agree with the rules can go and live there. Can any one help me out? :)
    Thread by: Agrale, Jul 25, 2012, 10 replies, in forum: Story Search
  10. Skeletaure
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    Magic the Gathering

    So a lot of my friends from back home started playing this a few months back, I finally bit the bullet and had a go with their spare cards and found it quite enjoyable. While still a bit nervous about the level of geekiness involved, I have gone and ordered myself some cards. Do any DLP members play? There must be some players on here. What formats do you play? I quite enjoyed multiplayer. One on one I found less interesting, but that might have been because I was using borrowed cards and...
    Thread by: Skeletaure, Sep 15, 2010, 279 replies, in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  11. Scrib
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    Outsider Time Limit?

    I was thinking about trying one last time to write a fic and just as I started to get into it I hit a little snag.Outsiders. They're meant to play a big role in the story but I couldn't remember whether we were ever told that they could only stay around for a certain period after summoning. I'm pretty sure that demons go back to the NeverNever at sunrise but I don't know if the same rules apply to Outsiders. Do they go back to the Outside, if so is that part of the NeverNever, or do they...
    Thread by: Scrib, Feb 22, 2010, 14 replies, in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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