Re:Why lasers are so brilliantly useful
by leetcrew on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @02:47PM
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I get that this is not entirely serious, but it's easy to build a case for why muggle weaponry would not pose a serious threat to witches/wizards in the harry potter universe. the series makes several references to passive defensive enchantments. if the entire campus of hogwarts can be made almost impenetrable to hostile magical forces, it doesn't seem like much of a stretch to imagine that robes could be enchanted to be bulletproof. a skilled enchanter might be able to create passive defenses against most/all conventional weapons.
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Re:Why lasers are so brilliantly useful
by powersnail on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @07:27PM
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If Bellatrix Lestrange could go for throwing knives, I feel that guns, and especially snipers, would be pretty effective at assassinating witches/wizards. Most of them doesn't seem to be putting up a shield all the time.
Reminds me of a light novel, where the MC used witches' magics to bootstrap his industrial process, instead of fighting directly with magic.
Re:Why lasers are so brilliantly useful
by waste_monk on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @08:32PM
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>eminds me of a light novel, where the MC used witches' magics to bootstrap his industrial process, instead of fighting directly with magic.
Out of curiosity, do you recall the title / author?
Re:Why lasers are so brilliantly useful
by bfuclusion on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @08:50PM
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If I had to guess: Release that Witch
Re:Why lasers are so brilliantly useful
by waste_monk on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @11:15PM
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Thanks, I'll check it out.