Yeah, there really is a total lack of numinous-ness (numinosity? whatever) in most of Rowling's world. Which I'm sort of okay with, because it's a tone thing and different kinds of tones are fine . . . but I can totally understand not wanting to see one's own beliefs turned into items from the D&D Monster Manual. (Especially when that's the only tone you ever see used for them in most fiction.)

But anyway, as for the prompt meme: you can sign up (i.e. submit prompts) without committing to write anything, you can claim a prompt without signing up and with no penalty if you don't end up writing the story, etc. That's why we ran it this way, instead of as a gift exchange; for the flexibility. You don't need to make a decision now. :-)