firstly , most of the struggling wizards were trying to illuminate the scene by various flames , fireballs and magical glows , so the overall lighting gave the impression of a disco in a strobelight factory ; each man was trying to find a position from which he could see the rest of the room without being attacked himself , and absolutely everyone was trying to keep out of the way of the luggage , which had two venerable seers pinned in a corner and was snapping its lid at anyone who approached .