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dspringer1:
One of the themes of the series is that the white council wizards are conservative old biddies who are having difficulty adapting to the changing world.  Harry being the exception.  The classic is Harry mocking Morgan for creating the 'star wars rip-off" hologram of the world to show danger spots. 

So my question is this.  What "very modern" element of the world should Harry leverage in his next magical innovation.  Cutting edge science?  Leapfrog off a technology?  Cultural ah-ha? 

My personal item would be Harry creating a magical sensor using a cell phone case -- so it basically looks like he is taking selfies while actually doing a detailed scan of the magical nature of the area.    Or alternately, using cell phones "connectivity" to provide a structure to a complex spell that needs to effect a very large area. 

Quantus:
Using a spirit of intellect to access the internet for him by taking realistic voice commands through a circle seems like a good start. 

I really liked how he adapted his take on Elaine's Lightning Magic to take advantage of the American power grid, so something along those lines would be nice.  Of course the age-old Magic Hot Water Heater would be nice to see. 

WereElephant:
Considering that Harry and Molly are both Winter nobility now, I'm waiting for them to Star Warsify up the Arctis Tor a bit. Not sure how yet, but I like the idea of Winter's center becoming almost like an Imperial Hoth installation. And magical AT-ATs!

Quantus:

--- Quote from: WereElephant on March 23, 2018, 12:25:50 PM ---Considering that Harry and Molly are both Winter nobility now, I'm waiting for them to Star Warsify up the Arctis Tor a bit. Not sure how yet, but I like the idea of Winter's center becoming almost like an Imperial Hoth installation. And magical AT-ATs!

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Haha, maaaybe?  That seems more in the power of the Lady than the Knight (at least for Arctis Minoris) and we all know she's more of a Trek than a Wars girl.

WereElephant:

--- Quote from: Quantus on March 23, 2018, 12:28:03 PM ---Haha, maaaybe?  That seems more in the power of the Lady than the Knight (at least for Arctis Minoris) and we all know she's more of a Trek than a Wars girl.

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True, more Molly than Harry. And I would also gladly accept a Roddenberryfication. If anyone summons her, maybe she'll use the transporter effect! That would be sweet!

To return to topic, I'd be curious to see what Harry would do with autonomous magical constructs that mimic modern drones. He's got the Little Folk for lots of mass surveillance efforts and searches, but maybe he needs to actually see with his own Sight what's going on in different places. Maybe he makes a bunch of paper airplanes, throws them out the window, and they hunt through Chicago for something. He can also shift his remote Sight from plane to plane, so if one reports "Hey, I found it!", he'll immediately get a Look.

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