Peter Beagle's The Last Unicorn has a magician who's been cursed with not aging until he finds out how to be good at magic. When he makes the breakthrough about magic, the fact that he's moved on to the normal track about aging is simply good news.
Beagle's A Fine and Private Place is about ghosts who are clinging to their memories so that they don't dissolve the way ghosts are supposed to. This is presented as a bad thing.
IIRC, in Harry Potter there are no legitimate magical methods of life extension.
Comment author:Yuyuko
23 May 2012 09:27:55AM
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Beagle's A Fine and Private Place is about ghosts who are clinging to their memories so that they don't dissolve the way ghosts are supposed to. This is presented as a bad thing.
It is notoriously tricky to dissolve a ghost. I've tried all manner of vinegars, oils, and sauces in addition to plain water, but alas, have yet to find the right recipe.
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Peter Beagle's The Last Unicorn has a magician who's been cursed with not aging until he finds out how to be good at magic. When he makes the breakthrough about magic, the fact that he's moved on to the normal track about aging is simply good news.
Beagle's A Fine and Private Place is about ghosts who are clinging to their memories so that they don't dissolve the way ghosts are supposed to. This is presented as a bad thing.
IIRC, in Harry Potter there are no legitimate magical methods of life extension.
It is notoriously tricky to dissolve a ghost. I've tried all manner of vinegars, oils, and sauces in addition to plain water, but alas, have yet to find the right recipe.