Ah, a topic close and dear to my heart. Without rambling ad infinitum, I'll just say I firmly believe that there is no reason why magical and Muggle political geography should match – border...
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Ah, a topic close and dear to my heart. Without rambling ad infinitum, I'll just say I firmly believe that there is no reason why magical and Muggle political geography should match – border...
There is no information in canon about Hogwarts Quidditch during DH, although I think you can safely say that the game was still played at the school during that time. Regarding teams during DH, I...
The books do not say that Hogwarts is built in the Gothic style, but the descriptions of the castle's gargoyles and big, tall windows create that impression.
Also, wouldn't the very uncertainty of...
Let's see what I remember from my castle obsession of many years past...
The problem is, there were no true castles in Scotland (or Britain for that matter) circa 1000 AD. Anti-Viking defenses...
Metal detectors could be useful for installations, but they're not exactly handy or portable.
Lasers would go right through someone wearing an invisibility cloak, but they would appear on someone...
Assuming you have your standard Voldemort fights the Muggle World scenario, how could Muggles, assuming they know that wizards can turn invisible, go about detecting them?
I have some ideas, but...
I think old-fashioned Muggle film cameras would work just fine at Hogwarts. Colin said that his pictures would move if he developed his film in a special potion, which suggests that his film and the...
The sword at least is canonically silver. Griphook has a rant in DH in which he explains how Goblin silver is essentially indestructible and imbibes whatever makes it stronger.
I like whimsy....
All the physical weapons mentioned in Harry Potter canon seem to be made out of silver. Voldemort conjures a silver shield in his duel with Dumbledore in OotP. The Sword of Godric Gryffindor is...
Pardon?
Anyway, to answer your questions,
How do you feel about the Japanese?
I don't give the Japanese much thought. All I know about them is what I've learned in school: that they're...
What I'm aiming to hide is something about the size of a small landmine. Based on the excerpts you provided from Snape's Worst Memory, the grass doesn't sound like it would offer any concealment...
Oh dear.
Why is one of you präfekts named Wikipedia?
That is an utterly stupid name. You must be imagining things.
There is a prefect named Wiktoria. Is that who Nate is referring to?
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