Det gjorde inte .
"He's leaked a lot of magic here," Bink said. "It is quiescent without him, but so long as magical creatures like dragons and centaurs remain, we know it hasn't departed entirely.
(Chapter 14, "Paradox Wish")
Det verkar som om talanger (såväl som "stavningseffekter" som petrification) försummade omedelbart:
His talent must have saved him, just before it faded. He could not depend on it any more, however; it was evident that spells had been the first magic to go.
(Chapter 13, Magic Loss)
Men magiska varelser påverkades bara långsamt:
"In time you will change into your dominant mundane component, or your offspring will. I think that would be a large snake. I'm sorry."
The dragon stared at him in horror. Then it whipped about and half-galloped, half-slithered off.
och
They [goblins] seemed to have been bred from men and rats. Now that the magic was gone, the man-aspect was diminishing and the rat-aspect was becoming more pronounced.
(both from Chapter 13, Magic Loss)
Men det här är inte helt förklarat (kanske inte helt konsekvent), eftersom de trängande träden blir omedelbara inerta ...