[ WP ] Voldemort tries to invade only to be completely overwhelmed by the military 's technology .

( OT/Discussion ) 
 
 I think this is an extremely interesting scenario, since Rowling herself supposedly thinks that if war broke out between wizards and muggles, muggles would win. I have to say, I'm skeptical, because so much of the magic in the books is described as either being impervious to muggle technology, or outright imperceptible by muggles, as well as how extremely exploitable magic would be in the hands of someone using it extremely effectively and efficiently ( as seen in the fanfic Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality ). 
 
 How *would* muggles come out on top when wizards can cast spells that make muggle technology fail to work in an area ( as the area around Hogwarts is said to be ), spells that make them invisible and imperceptible specifically to muggles ( or to anyone, as Hermione does throughout the final book ), if muggles are completely unable to see or detect magical creatures ( as is stated throughout the series )? 
 
 How *would* humanity cope with an enemy that can pose perfectly as anyone ( polyjuice ), read minds ( legilimens ), erase memories ( obliviate ), perfectly brainwash someone in ways that are completely undetectable ( imperius ), teleport anywhere instantly ( apparition ), unlock any door ( alohomora ), lock any door in a way that prevents muggles from opening it ( collopportus ) and make it impenetrable even to sound ( imperturbable charm ) or simply make all nearby sounds imperceptible to others ( muffliato ), can send remote messages that ca n't be intercepted or faked ( patronus ), make information exclusive and only to select people, including the location of a home or meeting place ( fidelius ), can copy any object ( geminio ), instantly detect any people nearby ( hominem revilio ) or notify when any are detected ( intruder charm ), repel muggles from a place ( Repello Muggletum ), gain enhanced senses ( supersensory charm ), make any object unbreakable ( unbreakable charm )... 
 
 I mean, if you have an enemy you ca n't see, ca n't find, who is invisible even when near you, who can instantly detect when you are nearby, who can compel you to want to leave a place, who can read your mind, who can control your mind, who can erase your memories, who can communicate amongst themselves imperceptibly, who can cause all of your technology to stop working, who can gain enhanced senses, who can copy your physical appearance, and who can instantly teleport anywhere, and who is allied with creatures that you ca n't see or detect, and are in some cases completely indestructible... how the hell does a muggle fight that?
