Friday Five: Magic

[cyberneticdryad]

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Answering early as I have a long work day tomorrow (though maybe not if it snows).

1. Have you ever watched illusion magic? Close-up, or in a stage show, or on television? Did it work for you?
   
   I think most of what I have seen are street performers and performers at the renaissance faire. I'm not super knowledgeable about slight of hand, so I don't see through most of it, but I love explainations of how the tricks are done!


2. Have you ever wished on a star, or a lucky cat, or a coin in a wishing well? Did it work in some way?
   
   I have made many a wish, and I don't really know if they came true (so probably not). If any did, they were in unexpected ways or long after the fact when I had forgotten my wish!


3. Have you ever cast a spell, made a love charm, or tried a curse? Did it work in some way?
   
   Yes and yes. =)


4. Are there any other traditional superstitions you pay attention to? Do they work in some way?
   
   I think I have more personal superstitions than traditional superstitions. I always say thank you when I don't have to stop at the intersections on my commute. I like to think they let me through a little more freely. And I still keep a penny in my car always (per a long disappeared internet friend) so that I'll never run out of money. Do they work? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I have no proof, but they make me smile which counts for something.


5. Would you want major magical powers like in a fantasy story? Which powers, and how would you use them?
   
   If I had magic, I would probably use it in the most mundane ways. Extra cooking help. Extra crafting help. Give a little extra luster to a craft or some makeup. Extra light for late night reading! If I had to pick something major and specific though, I would love some kind of polymorph/shapechanging/illusion magic.