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1. The title quote, "Sometimes the magic works, sometimes it doesn't" is a paraphrase taken from where?
2. Who is the Discworld "Wizzard" whose attempts at magic fail as often as they work?
3. Quentin Coldwater and Julia Wicker are two magicians from a magical school called Brakebills who have discovered how to reach the magical world of Fillory. While on Fillory and searching for seven golden keys, they are unexpectedly returned to Earth and do not know how to get back to Fillory. In which book, the second of a trilogy by Lev Grossman, does this magical failure occur?
4. First appearing in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", she was the teacher of Divination. However, sometimes the magic just doesn't work for her, as she is known for each year erroneously predicting the death of one of her students. Who was this wizard, who is eventually sacked as instructor at Hogwarts?
5. Magic certainly worked for Robert Jordan, as "The Wheel of Time" has a devoted following, despite its length. Name the four companions who first set out in "The Eye of the World".
6. One magician for whom the magic works is called Milamber, from "The Riftwar Saga" series by Raymond E. Feist. Second only to Macros the Black, Milamber is the most powerful magician in the world of Midkemia. As a child, though, he was an orphan with a name like a small dog or a boxer. How was he known then?
7. In the Magic Kingdom of Landover, created by Terry Brooks, King Ben Holiday relies on several servants and/or friends to help maintain and defend the Kingdom. Which of the following has had the most missteps in his application of magic?
8. Which of the following Harry Potter characters is most likely to cast an ineffective spell?
9. "His Dark Materials", a trilogy by Philip Pullman, is about the coming of age of two children. Who are these two for whom, although they are not magicians, the magic works out well?
10. One wizard for whom the magic always seemed to work is considered by many the greatest wizard of all time. With his Twelfth-Century origins, he has appeared more recently in works by C.S. Lewis ("That Hideous Strength"), Stephen Lawhead ("Pendragon Cycle"), T.H. White ("The Once and Future King"), and Mary Stewart ("The Crystal Cave"). In the world of Harry Potter, he is referred to as "The Prince of Enchanters." Who is this great mage?
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