Magic 101 got a great response from readers no matter how you count such things and I couldn't be much happier about how it was received.
Literally hundreds of emails, and well over a hundred public comments, and the vast majority of them were positive.
Just among my stories so far, this one has crept up into the top five in every category that counts, including the number of libraries it was added to... in that category, Magic ranks number one on my list.
I would call this a success so, for everyone who took time to read, comment, email and vote:
THANKS!
[EDIT] I have uploaded a corrected version with reader-supplied updates and changes.