Even within fantastic narratives, m

Even within fantastic narratives, magical or otherworldly travel is represented according to models drawn from everyday physical experience. Thus, for example, when J.K. Rowling describes magical travel in her popular Harry Potter children’s books, she does so by describing common physical experiences: “It felt as though he was being sucked down a giant drain.He seemed to be spinning very fast—the roaring in his ears was deafening—he tried to keep his eyes open but the whirl of green flames madehim feel sick—something hard knocked his elbow and he tucked it in tightly, still spinning and spinning—now it felt as though cold hands were slapping his face—squinting through his glasses he saw a blurred stream of fireplaces and snatched glimpses of the rooms beyond . . . . ”