Yesterday, I watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire again. Fantasy movies are my escape from the monotony of the daily life. While watching the movies, I was wondering what I’d do if I possess similar magical powers. Voila! We’ve a new blog post
My vote for the most disruptive magic power goes to apparition. While work from home has many pain points, one major benefit is it removes the necessity of travel. It saved me close to two and a half hours of commute every day. I get a lot more time to pursue my hobbies these days. Imagine a world where everyone having an ability to apparate. It’ll be a world without Amazon, Indigo, Swiggy, Walmart. It’ll be a world where you could have Pongal in Chennai for breakfast, tea in Himalayas, Biryani in Hyderabad for lunch and coffee and dinner at Coorg. Imagine the privacy issues. Paparazzi would’ve given you exclusive footage of Virushka’s wedding. Imagine the security issues! It has potential to become the doorstep delivery of terrorism. Imagine the Kumbh Melas. Actually, don’t! BBMP would be so relieved. I used to pray everyday that I don’t want to be stuck near the under construction Koramangala flyover. God heard my prayers and now I moved out of Koramangala. Even God realised BBMP will never finish its work. Apparition would be a god send
Coming next, my vote for the lazy man’s charm goes to the summoning charms. Oh, I kept glasses on the table. No problem! ‘Accio glasses’. I misplaced my pen somewhere. ‘Accio pen’. I lost my mobile. Not an issue. ‘Accio mobile’. Whose mobile is this? Ahh, it’s okay. This one is better than mine. I lost the love of my life. ‘Accio …’, sorry, even the magical world can’t help
My vote for the most desirable magic power goes to the time turner. There are far too many moments in the history that I’d love to visit. I’d love to see how the people lived in Indus Valley Civilisation. I’d want to witness the teachings of Buddha. I want to visit Nalanda in all its glory. I want to be present when Sankara is debating with Mandana Mishra. Ugh, I don’t know Sanskrit. Can I take my smart phone with Google translate along? How nice would it be to witness the pride of Andhra, Bhuvana Vijaya! Personally, I’d go back to tell myself that my life will be much better than I ever hoped for. Is this the future me conveying me that everything’s going to be okay!?
What about Legilimency? Could we’ve read Modi’s mind about demonetisation months before it was announced? I’d love to read HR’s mind while negotiating my offer. Did my crush like me too? What a shame! I should’ve asked her out. World will be a much better place if people realised the hurt they caused others. On a second thought, maybe it’ll still be the same
Finally, Hermione. Why’s Hermione in the list of magics? Because, Hermione is the magic(Maybe Emma Watson is :)
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