as the story is being told the magic used is awesome and just what the plot needs at that exact moment to move along
That’s bad writing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_machina
a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly or abruptly resolved by an unexpected and unlikely occurrence
pennomi@lemmy.world 3 months ago
To be fair, Harry Potter is probably more logically consistent than the Bible is.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 months ago
That’s like saying that an arthritic dog probably walks faster than one without legs.