Hello everyone here in the World Building Forum!
I have been watching the brand new The Worst Witch TV series.
Some of you know that I am a great fan of Mildred Hubble and her adventures, since I started a thread about the original series some years ago. In the new series, at certain moment Mildred asks why is it that Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches is equipped with functional kitchens instead of just preparing food by magical means.
One of the older students answers that magical food has no nutritional value, and that's it!
The answer is really great in my opinion, so simple and beautiful. In contrast, in the world of Harry Potter it's explained that the Witches and Wizards cannot obtain food by magic because that's one of the few things that their transfiguration powers cannot do.
I mean, they cannot transform a rock into a sandwich? How silly (and this comes from a fan of HP), I really prefer how it works in Mildred's world!
So, how about your Fantasy worlds?
Are your magical characters capable of producing their own food by means of magic? Is the resulting food just as good as ordinary food? What is the difference?
It's something quite funny to think about.
I have been watching the brand new The Worst Witch TV series.
Some of you know that I am a great fan of Mildred Hubble and her adventures, since I started a thread about the original series some years ago. In the new series, at certain moment Mildred asks why is it that Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches is equipped with functional kitchens instead of just preparing food by magical means.
One of the older students answers that magical food has no nutritional value, and that's it!
The answer is really great in my opinion, so simple and beautiful. In contrast, in the world of Harry Potter it's explained that the Witches and Wizards cannot obtain food by magic because that's one of the few things that their transfiguration powers cannot do.
I mean, they cannot transform a rock into a sandwich? How silly (and this comes from a fan of HP), I really prefer how it works in Mildred's world!
So, how about your Fantasy worlds?
Are your magical characters capable of producing their own food by means of magic? Is the resulting food just as good as ordinary food? What is the difference?
It's something quite funny to think about.