Magic is a word that is sometimes used to explain things that would otherwise be thought of to be impossible. Many times, it is also used to explain something that is unknown. “How did the cookie get on the floor.” “I don’t know…magic?” The more and more things progress, however, the less and less “impossible” things are magic.
Looking past the disappointment that was the new Harry Potter movie, one could find “magical” things that actually do not seem too far off from reality. One particular event that I found could be a possibility in real life is the game of Quidditch. This game is basically soccer played with flying balls and broomsticks. In my opinion, flying is going to be the next big thing for humans. Other ways of transportation- cars, trains, and boats- are all very developed ways to get places, but nothing beats the speed of flying. I also do nothing think it would be overly difficult. A lot of work would have to be done with propellers and using a smaller vessel than a plane, but I do not think the concept of a broomstick has to be thought of as completely fiction.
On an entirely different note, today we went into an anechoic soundproof, lightproof rooms and it was one of the coolest things I have ever done. Immediately upon walking into the room, I felt completely different. Sitting in complete silence (except for the motion in your ears) and in complete darkness was extremely therapeutic and it really relaxed me. Possibly the same technology that went into building that room could be used to create such a room in a house that can be used for meditation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_(paranormal)
antenna.ece.vt.edu/Anechoic/overview.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anechoic_chamber
harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthehalf-bloodprince
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quidditch (Harry Potter)