Do you believe in magic? Do you believe that one unexisting object can exist? Do you belive that it can be on your hands? How?
According to Cornelia Funke, writing stories is kind of magic, too. It's true. Most authors are writing because it's their hobby, passion, and job. They can't let a day pass without even trying to write their thoughts and forgive those sleepless characters inside their heads, bugging them to write even just one scene. Besides, it's for their own sake! The moment they grab a pen and paper, waves of words and ideas will start drowning them. It's like creating a chapter with themselves as a character. It keeps their mind busy and gives them inner peace afterwards. Imagine how flattering and satisfying it is when you can create your own world. You can have your friends, pets, archenemy, you can have your own lovelife, you can fly, be a star, cry, and even scream without anyone hearing it. See? That's magic. Creating your own world and building a new comfort zone. You can do anything you want wherever and whenever you are. It's all happening in your head, you can feel it and hold it. The good thing is, by writing your own story, you can spread and share the magic in your words. Not everyone can do it, but anyone can try.
Overall, this explains that not all magics need a trick. Sometimes, all you need is a pen and a wild imagination to create an out of this world charm that can fill every readers heart.