In the following sentence, can "as" be replaced by "which"? If so, is there no difference between the two, in this case? Do we call ‘as’ in the example as relative pronoun, or just pronoun?
There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words.
(Harry Potter book 1)
Answer
If you wish to replace the "as" with "which" then you need to reconstruct the sentence.
There was a lot more to magic than waving your wand and saying a few funny words, which Harry quickly found out.
The "thing" which Harry found out is represented by all the words that come before it. Placing which in the middle of the sentence has the effect of ending it prematurely.
There was a lot more to magic, which Harry quickly found out. It was not just waving your wand and saying a few funny words.
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