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Arthur C. Clarke (2001 Space Odyssey) - "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic".
If you could somehow demonstrate a smartphone to someone living in the year 200 AD, it might seem to them to be a form of incredible magic.
PPS - "Any technology, in a sufficiently out-of-date form, is indistinguishable from an abacus?"
Serotonin is a nice chemical which can be enjoyed by eating chocolate, or by being in love. Exercise releases endorphins. Dopamine is another pleasant chemical. To gain weight, eat more and exercise more. To lose weight, eat less and exercise more. This isn't magic, it's just good advice based on science - but it can change your life.
"English Boarding Schools"
Hogwarts School of Wizardry in the Harry Potter books is partly modelled after British boarding schools, which children live in during term time and which have different "houses" that the kids and teachers belong to. You can maybe look at the 4 houses in Harry Potter in the following way: