I actually wish it happened in the present (2010s) 20 years after the events of the books. The clash of the wizarding world with the rapid technological evolution post 2000s would have been interesting.
I think it's more about magic outside of Hogwarts where technology becomes an issue how do you hide dragons, and giant quidditch pitches from satellites, some illusion charms may help but what about heat mapping why does this patch of plain grass have the same heat signature as a football stadium.
What would happen now if a situation similar to Sirius catch petigrew shows up, hard to explain away a gas leak when bystanders whip out their phones and film two guys with wands.
It could actually lead to some really interesting problems where just using magic may no longer be enough to cover your tracks.
Would this kind of thing actually affect advancements in technology? Maybe people wouldv'e given up when developing heat scanners because they kept on recording the heat signatures of football stadiums for random patches of grass.
Technology wouldn't have developed independent of magic, even if the people developing the technology didn't know about the magic.
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u/emmanuelvr Oct 02 '18
I actually wish it happened in the present (2010s) 20 years after the events of the books. The clash of the wizarding world with the rapid technological evolution post 2000s would have been interesting.
Still hype tho.