Magic is real. I'm not talking about any of that garbage Hollywood calls magic. There is no secret school for wizards or magical creatures. There isn't that much magic energy on Earth. There's only enough for a few thousand people to use while seven billion people know nothing about magic. For one thing, simply saying a few words cannot cast a spell. Most magic is done with amulets or potions. Even wands cannot channel magic for casting any spell you want. If the spell wasn't placed in the wand to begin with, the wand can't cast it.
Knowing magic will not make you rich. I'm a cashier at a magic shop and even though I'm one of the most powerful magicians on Earth, I'm no millionaire. There are several reasons why magic doesn't lead to wealth.
The biggest reason magic doesn't lead to wealth is that we've been putting a potion in the food supply to cause people to forget about magic. This has been both good for business and bad for business. When the supply of magic is so limited, reducing the number of people who know about magic reduces the competition. On the other hand, it also reduces the customers. We do sell the antidote that allows people to remember magic but we only sell the antidote to our "good" customers." But we keep the craft of magic a carefully guarded secret.
The next biggest reason magic doesn't lead to wealth is that spells have to be prepared. We habitually carry a number of amulets and potions just so we are never caught unprepared. For example, I'm using an amulet to write this so that you will believe that I am a good guy and not seek revenge. With all the preparation of amulets and potions, magic can be expensive. For example, the potion that can turn lead into gold costs more than simply going out and buying gold. I've had to spend a small fortune on amulets just to keep myself safe from those who would kill me. I'll be honest here that they have every right to want to kill me. I'm not going to pretend that I'm harmless. But all I'm trying to do is have a little fun. I do not have any big agenda for world domination or world destruction.
I also have to protect myself from idiots like earlier today when a guy who didn't believe in magic decided to test a wand by turning me into a dick. I'm trying to come up with the best way to pay him back. I'm lucky he didn't turn me into his own dick but even if he had, I still had enough amulets in my stomach to make him sorry. I would have been a very rebellious dick, showing up when he didn't want me and hiding when he did want me.
Anyway, as cashier, I'm not wealthy. So I found a way to live in a nice house by subleasing rooms in the house to six other guys. This works out well for me because these six other guys don't know that they have become my toys. Yes, I am gay. These six guys think that they are free to come and go but I have manipulated them into staying. I also control things about them. I leave them the ability to go out in public, hold jobs and look normal to normal society so they can continue to convince themselves and everyone else that they are not under my spell but they are under my spell.
My favorite toy is Matt. The other five guys are nice to look at but the most part, I leave them alone. Well sometimes I play with Spencer as well but Travis doesn't interest me much and I'm only keeping him around until I find someone more interesting to take his place in the house. I don't hate Travis. He's just boring. Matt has both stunning good looks and a personality that is fun to play with. Let me tell you what I did to him last week.