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I can actually imagine that... fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 03/08/2011 07:41:24 AM
Can you imagine what a powerful wizard would accomplish with a high level physics degree and a strong grasp of more-than-basic mathematics? :P

This is explored in a decent piece of fan-fiction called "Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality". In it, Petunia is married to an Oxford professor, and she's one too, and they adopt Harry and are very loving parents. Harry is a boy genius who, by the age of 11, knows quite a bit about the scientific method, rationality, psychology, genetics and physics. So when he finds out he's a wizard, he goes to Hogwarts intent on figuring out the physics of magic. Much hilarity follows, as Harry and his super intelligent rival/best friend Hermione try doing precisely that.

It isn't flawless, but certainly a cool exploration of the world.
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anti science mindset in fantasy? - 31/07/2011 07:32:16 PM 1189 Views
I disagree.. - 31/07/2011 10:34:29 PM 1217 Views
Just wanna say - 31/07/2011 10:52:17 PM 1072 Views
Uhh... - 31/07/2011 11:31:29 PM 1089 Views
Re: Uhh... - 01/08/2011 02:00:56 AM 1224 Views
Shields stop physical things.. - 01/08/2011 05:16:28 AM 1085 Views
if the books mention that specifically, fine then - 02/08/2011 12:14:47 AM 1055 Views
Oh I forgot to mention - 02/08/2011 12:34:45 AM 958 Views
well that's cool as hell!! - 02/08/2011 01:27:24 PM 946 Views
Again, read the books... - 02/08/2011 07:15:27 AM 1116 Views
Anti-science - 02/08/2011 01:36:04 PM 1135 Views
That doesn't make it anti-science... - 02/08/2011 02:56:58 PM 1158 Views
Re: That doesn't make it anti-science... - 02/08/2011 09:56:41 PM 1067 Views
Because... - 03/08/2011 04:21:43 AM 1311 Views
a note on the "Anti-Muggle Technlogy"attitude... - 03/08/2011 05:44:05 AM 937 Views
I can actually imagine that... - 03/08/2011 07:41:24 AM 1244 Views
Thanks for proving again that books are better than movies... *NM* - 01/08/2011 12:17:26 AM 377 Views
LOL, I'll get to the books eventually *NM* - 01/08/2011 01:52:10 AM 420 Views
I should apologize - 02/08/2011 01:39:03 PM 988 Views
Well it sounds to me like you're not thinking about the term "science" correctly. - 03/08/2011 05:29:42 AM 896 Views
personally, I've always seen SF as a sub genre of Fantasy - 03/08/2011 07:02:02 AM 1091 Views
Other way around, actually - 03/08/2011 05:29:07 PM 998 Views
the librarians Know Nothing - 04/08/2011 01:24:33 AM 1155 Views
Agreed. WoT is anoher example... - 03/08/2011 07:45:25 AM 1289 Views

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