Now, a thought...

The Interdimensional Intrusion Incident has established that there's at least one Potterverse in the metacontinuity, and (by canon) magical time travel works in Potterverses.

Magical time travel is said to be impossible in Nanohaverses. (At least, it is in the "TV-and-manga Nanohaverse;" I don't yet know about the preceding "game Nanohaverse" or the subsequent "movie Nanohaverse.") But I did a Steplet where Doug and Lindy spoke to each other, face to face...

How do we reconcile these? Are there particular "local conditions" that apply in only parts of the metaverse? (This could make the SME Bogosities' personality-changes one of these local conditions...) Are Midchildian research-mages mistaken, despite how much they know about magic? (This puts them in the company of the Vulcan Science Council... <g>) Are Potterverse "time travelers" actually jumping into closely-parallel universes?

I assume there are other, similar questions about mismatching universes in the multiverse...

So, once again, I see the need for a coherent set of rules - but now I see that they need to allow for fringe cases.

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Rob Kelk

"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life."
- Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007