Best Timeline for HP/SW

Scrib · Apr 9, 2009

Sion_Revan said: ↑

What really bugs me about is the technological transition. In Harry Potter, the most we see of technology is stuff from the 90's - some mentionings of the Dursley's TV and Dudley's game consoles. The rest of the time, it takes place in a medieval castle whose most advanced technological feature is indoor plumbing. But in Star Wars, you've got highly advanced artificial intelligence, Hyperdrive, and laser cannons that can destroy planets. An entire planet is covered in a city that stretches for miles into the sky, there are hundreds of species, trillions of intelligent life forms. The scale of everything is mind-boggling when you think of it, and compare it to the single country with a magical population of a few thousand and a poorly explained system of government in Harry Potter.

I don't know. Just doesn't sit well with me. Harry would have to spend a lot of time getting used to all the changes from 90's Earth tech to A Galaxy Far, Far Away super-space age tech, and you'd need a lot of skill to balance that and the juicier bits of the story.

If you really want to go ahead with a HP/SW crossover, I'd say keep that Sith Magic in mind. Though, you have to consider that even the most powerful Dark Lords knew very little about Sith Magic - if Harry Potter is going to be the best practitioner of this unknown branch of the Force in the galaxy, he's got a big advantage over practically everyone. I mean, he'll need that advantage if, say, he pisses off the Emperor and has the Imperial Fleet gunning for him, but he shouldn't be wiping the floor with anyone's ass straight off the bat. Especially big hitters like Anakin/Vader, Luke, Yoda, etc.

Sorry if it sounds like I'm rambling. In short, most of my problems are with Star Wars tech, not with how HP magic and the Force relate.
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I'm wondering how long it should take for Harry to understand the complete gibberish spit out by astromech droids, or how he's even going to get it translated.

Skeletaure · Apr 9, 2009

On the technology front, I'm not so sure it's a massive problem. Advanced technology and magic and all that jazz. Hell, there's still some stuff that Harry can do that Star Wars technology can't.

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