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* [[Curiosity Is a Crapshoot]]: The bell in Charn -- its associated inscription summarises this trope fairly well.
* [[Curiosity Is a Crapshoot]]: The bell in Charn -- its associated inscription summarises this trope fairly well.
* [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique|Dangerous Forbidden Spell]]: The Deplorable Word.
* [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique|Dangerous Forbidden Spell]]: The Deplorable Word.
* [[Depopulation Bomb]]: The magical incantation by the white witch Jadis is this. After ruling her home planet of [[Meaningful Name|Charn]] as a cruel and capricious tyrant with a [[Zero Percent Approval Rating]] and on the eve of defeat by her own subjects, Jadis out of pure spite uttered the deplorable word, resulting in ''[[Omnicidal Maniac|the instant death of every living thing in that universe]]'' except herself.
* [[Depopulation Bomb]]: The magical incantation by the white witch Jadis is this. After ruling her home planet of [[Meaningful Name|Charn]] as a cruel and capricious tyrant with a [[Zero-Percent Approval Rating]] and on the eve of defeat by her own subjects, Jadis out of pure spite uttered the deplorable word, resulting in ''[[Omnicidal Maniac|the instant death of every living thing in that universe]]'' except herself.
** Though the war was against her sister, implied to have been almost as evil, at least if the wax figures presenting the last members of the imperial house are anything to go by, as they all appear cruel and miserable.
** Though the war was against her sister, implied to have been almost as evil, at least if the wax figures presenting the last members of the imperial house are anything to go by, as they all appear cruel and miserable.
* [[The Disease That Shall Not Be Named]]: We are never told what is killing Digory's mum, but cancer claimed both [[CS Lewis (Creator)|CS Lewis]]' mother and his wife in [[Real Life]]. Justified since ''The Magician's Nephew'' is set in the Edwardian Era, before cancer diagnosis and treatment were commonplace.
* [[The Disease That Shall Not Be Named]]: We are never told what is killing Digory's mum, but cancer claimed both [[CS Lewis (Creator)|CS Lewis]]' mother and his wife in [[Real Life]]. Justified since ''The Magician's Nephew'' is set in the Edwardian Era, before cancer diagnosis and treatment were commonplace.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The Deplorable Word. This book was written during the cold war.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The Deplorable Word. This book was written during the cold war.
* [[Don't Touch It You Idiot|Don't Touch It, You Idiot!]]: Polly's reaction to Digory’s going after the [[Schmuck Bait]].
* [[Don't Touch It, You Idiot!]]: Polly's reaction to Digory’s going after the [[Schmuck Bait]].
** And Digory's reaction when Polly took the ring from Uncle Andrew.
** And Digory's reaction when Polly took the ring from Uncle Andrew.
* [[Einstein Hair]]: Uncle Andrew.
* [[Einstein Hair]]: Uncle Andrew.
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[[Category:Childrens Literature]]
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[[Category:The Magicians Nephew]]
[[Category:The Magicians Nephew]]
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