u/teacherzach

My answer: the internet, and nothing else is close

Most of the trio’s problems aren’t magical, they’re informational. Nobody can find out a thing fast enough, reach the right person in time, or verify what’s true.

Chamber of Secrets is a search query. The Half-Blood Prince’s identity is a records lookup. The Deathly Hallows camping stretch happens because three people are cut off from information for months. With a phone, that’s a group chat, not a plot arc.

Wizards have more raw power. But they can’t look anything up and have no way to distribute what they know.

Anything beat this?