And I've said it before -- any magic that has consistently repeatable effects, as in "twirl wand thusly and say 'leapin' wombats' to conjure a boiled egg" is a science. Its fundamental reasons and rules may not yet be understood, but it is clearly subject to experimentation and investigation.
That aside, let's get back to the main thread. So... Harry goes to Hogwarts with an owl, a trunk, cloaked sensor drones, a personal force field generator, and a whole lot of very powerful people in Japan who are interested in how he's doing. How does this warp Philosopher's Stone? Does Sasami insist on coming to visit Harry? (Can she turn into Pretty Sammy? And what are the plot implications of that?) What do wizarding folk think of Juraian hair colors?
Okay, basic core AU question: after hanging with Washuu for two+ years, does Harry still get sorted into Gryffindor?
After that... well... I see the troll fight going very differently, with a force-field-encased Harry, but I don't have much more of an image than that.
Oh, and when no one takes the trio seriously about the Stone at the end, Harry drags Ron and Hermione into Washuu's lab with him as he goes to get backup he a) knows can handle Snape and b) trusts.
Anyone want to throw out any ideas or suggestions?
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
That aside, let's get back to the main thread. So... Harry goes to Hogwarts with an owl, a trunk, cloaked sensor drones, a personal force field generator, and a whole lot of very powerful people in Japan who are interested in how he's doing. How does this warp Philosopher's Stone? Does Sasami insist on coming to visit Harry? (Can she turn into Pretty Sammy? And what are the plot implications of that?) What do wizarding folk think of Juraian hair colors?
Okay, basic core AU question: after hanging with Washuu for two+ years, does Harry still get sorted into Gryffindor?
After that... well... I see the troll fight going very differently, with a force-field-encased Harry, but I don't have much more of an image than that.
Oh, and when no one takes the trio seriously about the Stone at the end, Harry drags Ron and Hermione into Washuu's lab with him as he goes to get backup he a) knows can handle Snape and b) trusts.
Anyone want to throw out any ideas or suggestions?
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.