The Harry Potter World... (I was thinking....)

[Tanaj]

Has there been a "projectile shield" anywhere in the books? I don't remember so maybe I'm wrong, but if we stick to what we know from the book we have to assume wizards wouldn't have a way to defend selves from incoming bullets they don't know about.

[AmadeusMaxwell]

and hurrr, logic requires that magic has some kind of drawbacks- otherwise they would have conquered us all:D

Not necessarily, do you victoriously conquer every ant mound you come across? There's much better things for them to do/focus on than bother squabbling with boring ol'humans

[Rampito]

Has there been a "projectile shield" anywhere in the books? I don't remember so maybe I'm wrong, but if we stick to what we know from the book we have to assume wizards wouldn't have a way to defend selves from incoming bullets they don't know about.

I haven't read the books in aaages, but I know there were plenty of defensive charms, one of them may be for deflecting incoming projectiles. And yeah I agree that if it was an active spell (as in they have to realize something is coming at them and then cast a spell in reaction), then the bullets would definitely get them; but, if it was one spell that was passive and automatically deflected projectiles, then knowing they were at war with humanity, they would simply have to cast that spell before battle and forget about it.

And, Dementors. Muggles can't see Dementors. How are you supposed to fight something you can't see? Especially something that moves fast, has numbers and makes everything around it dark and gloomy..

[RiceGuard]

Eddie Murphy once said.... "If you kill me, I have all eternity to kick your ass." -The Haunted Mansion.

[sok]

makes everything around it dark and gloomy..

simple- shoot dark and gloomy places with explosives.

[ce_gray]

I think that wizards would win hands down. They have freaking magical creatures! Something tells me bullets won't do too well against dragons.

[RiceGuard]

I think that wizards would win hands down. They have freaking magical creatures! Something tells me bullets won't do too well against dragons.

Nothing a little Apache can't handle... Besides... They're effing Humans... and we know how crazy human get when they face an unstoppable foe
take for example the Two great World War, and what we created in that short amount of time.

Like I said.... Magic Nullifying Weaponry :p

[Log!]

For the most part this thread is people who have read the book telling people who haven't read the book what would happen and the people who haven't read the book saying "But actually this."

[ce_gray]

Mostly yes.

Nothing a little Apache can't handle... Besides... They're effing Humans... and we know how crazy human get when they face an unstoppable foe
take for example the Two great World War, and what we created in that short amount of time.

Like I said.... Magic Nullifying Weaponry :p

And yet we still can't figure out a way to stop that fucking oil leak. =/

[RiceGuard]

Mostly yes.

And yet we still can't figure out a way to stop that fucking oil leak. =/

Pft that Just Laziness.



Naw uh! (Childish Accent) I read half of the series and stopped for a reason D:

[Tanaj]

I read all the books, but it's been so long ago that I barely remember what was going on there.

[sok]

i tried to read the first book, but got bored after a quarter of it.
and thinking of ways to kill wizards is fun!
i would say that VX, sarin or tabun gas could be good against them.

[Fatman]

Magic Nullifying Weaponry :p

How can we create tech which nullifyis macig IF we can't even "handle" magic in the first place???

[sok]

well, to develop a serious strategy against wizards we need to know what they can do, and what they cannot do.
from what i have seen here, many people are of opinion that wizards are all powerful, in which case we have no chance.
but magic has to have SOME drawbacks, so we need to find them and use them against the magickind!

fatman: can you personally handle a neutron? or is anybody capable of that? and yet, somehow we can make nuclear weapons. if such thing as magic existed, there would be technology based on it.

[Fatman]

fatman: can you personally handle a neutron? or is anybody capable of that? and yet, somehow we can make nuclear weapons. if such thing as magic existed, there would be technology based on it.

I mean WE are not magical creatures so we can't build tehcnology around power we cant see/feel/"handle"

EDIT. I have come to the conclusion that we have WAY too much time on our hands...