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I pretty sure Eliezer won't create a dry, technical, explanation of magic. That would just be too boring.
I'm pretty sure Eliezer thinks technical explanations don't have to be dry or boring.
(In fact, this would be a perfect opportunity to demonstrate that...)
Someone didn't play Ars Magica...
I'm pretty sure this doesn't explain much about magic in general. I just suggested that the mystery might be transferred to a magical process, rather than the existence of souls.
And I agree with your statment. But it's a question of how much he wants the reductionist notions about the Universe that Harry holds to be false.