This was hilarious. Kudos!

Hmm. Interesting to see which side McGonagall fell on. Well done!

All of that for a punch-line - classic. Very funny.

Insightful and thought inspiring suggestions of how magic works.

You might be interested to know that the scientific principle of teleportation (which is in its rudimentary stage and has experimentally been performed on beams of light a few times) involves *mapping* the subject's/object's qualities with complete accuracy. This is followed by the complete destruction of the "object" at its original place coupled with its accurate and complete reconstruction in the place of arrival.