From 1st of April COVID-19 has vanished

It is official that the pandemic that had made life miserable has become a thong of the past. Social distancing has gone, as have new concepts of online education. Students are excited to be back among their friends and not remain cooped up in their under the constant glare of elders. It was a testing tune for the elders who had to adjust to a new culture called work from home. They also missed the office culture of spying on colleagues and pulling the rug from under the feet of some of them.

Life is back to normal as is evident from the traffic on the roads and the hustle and bustle of people. The best part is the sports arena. Right now, it is cricket time and cricket means Indian Premier League IPL – the magic wand that turns youngsters into millionaires overnight. Let us hope another virus like COVID does not strike again.


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Harry Potter fans of Slaithwaite village, near Huddersfield are a disappointed lot because they are unable to buy magic wands from a local witchcraft store. The outlet makes magic wands for real life witches and wizards but have refused to cater to the demands of Harry Potter fans.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 15 August 2016.

The business is popular because it has made a name for itself in the wizarding world since it supplies wands to cast healing spells and charms for good luck. But, the man who makes the wands has said that he is selling "spiritual tools" and not toys for young Muggles.
It seems the wands have magical powers and can be used to draw protective circles to ward off dark forces while owners meditate. It brings them money, helps them to find love, cure aches and pains and stress, and speed up a sick relative's recovery or wish for happiness, courage or physical strength.
The owner wants to sell his wands to true believers in magic and not to Hogwarts fans who just want to add these to their collections of memorabilia.
However, a disgruntled Potter fan believes that this is like McDonald's refusing to sell happy meals to sad people. The wands would be selling in thousands if the seller was not so snobbish because, nearly every young person is a Harry Potter fan.


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