[OOC][PLOT] The Sixth Thread of Planning for Arc 1 - Arrivals

[Black Aeronaut]

We can build up to "rationalist" Harry over time.

No we can't, HPMoR has an entirely different backstory for Harry; Ron Weasley gets sidelined from the beginning because he basically has nothing in common with Harry.

Oooohhh, you meant a specific version of Harry.  I thought you were referring to an archtype like Harem-Harry or Godlike-Harry.

Eriol from Nanona StrikerS?  He'd be able to take over the arithmacy professor's job.  (Midchildan and Belkan magic basically being science and mathematics engineering applied to magic and all.)

Are you thinking about Erio?  No, different guy.  Though oddly enough, about the same age.  Midchildan magic is very arithmancy focused, isn't it?  Eriol Hiiragizawa is more elemental focused, but I think he might have fun learning wand magic too.  He's certainly smart enough to do it.

Heh.  Sounds like a fun idea.  Also possible fun in having Erio Mondial around as well, and confusion ensuing as their given names sound so similar to each other.

As for DAtDA...  Negi would have his hands full with his own class already, but I got the perfect guy for the job.  Someone who has not only had extensive dealings with dark magic, but is also genre savvy enough to not only anticipate, but also possibly even find and disarm the DAtDA curse.

Harry.  Freakin'.  Dresden.

The best part is that he can set the classroom on fire, and it'll be just another Tuesday at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Yeah that's probably a good idea.  Though let me warn you I only have exposure to a few episodes with the much-maligned Sci-Fi Channel series.

I haven't had much exposure myself, but I'm pretty well familiar with the general archtype - the noir-style detective thriller blended neatly with a world of magic.  (There was a novel I read at some point in time, where a PI versed in magic has been hired to investigate the death of a dragon.  Very Dresden-like, and long predating the eponymous series.)