Star Wars (pro) vs Harry Potter (con)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince iterates; however, that a wizard attempting to apparate must picture the destination in his/her head and Star Wars planets and/or starships are not in the memory of any witch or wizard. Furthermore, a direct quote from the Harry Potter wiki page on apparition states "Inter-continental Appariton should only be attempted by the most highly skilled of wizards. " This makes inter-galactic Appariton unthinkable and impossible even for one as qualified as Dumbledore or Voldemort. Appariton could keep food and supplies up for Harry Potter preventing starvation from a siege but I don't see this as a factor Star Wars needs to worry about because starvation isn't as fast or effective as other tactics avalible to the universe. I suppose the bubble head charm could possibly be effective in the vacuum of space and I'll give my opponent the benefit of the doubt in regards to that. This means Harry Potter now has local orbit space capabilities but nothing intergalactic or interplanetary for that matter. Even with this ability I can't see an army of broom riding wizards triumphing against just one technologically superior and drastically outnumbering battleship and star fighter fleet. This idea is reinforced by the fact that the biggest effect seen by wizardry on technology in Harry Potter is Harry Potter himself (one of the most powerful wizards ever to live) made glass disappear. Against millenea of superior technology to glass, the ragtag wizarding space/air force would have no chance of victory in the skies or in orbit. In response to rebuttal 2: Again I will give my opponent the benefit of the doubt with these insinuated extra locations for witchcraft and wizardry as there is slight proof to it. All I have to say in response is this; there is a fraction of a small planet going up against four galactic armies designed to control multiple larger planets per single fleet. I see no improvement to the numbers game for Harry Potter. The magical barriers Hermione puts up are far too small scale to protect a massive facility like Hogwarts and also have substantial time frames between their casting. If my opponent is referring to the fact that it goes in all directions, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows refers to these local barriers as one barrier per encampment. Furthermore, if these barriers could be put back up at any time wouldn't the one protecting Hogwarts during the siege by Voldemort have instantly recovered after its destruction and prevented the army of snatchers, death eaters, etc. from raiding the school? I strongly believe it is safe to say these magical barriers have a substantial cool down. It takes less time than that clear cool down for Star Wars units to storm a location in more than enough numbers. In response to rebuttal 3: My opponent makes the argument that magic can only be beaten by more magic. The hole I see in this argument is the fact that it relies heavily on the fact that Star Wars and Harry Potter are separate universes. Assuming these two co-exist is the point of this debate, and under this assumption there is a shocking similarity between those deemed force sensitive and those deemed a witch or wizard. Both rely on blood. Harry Potter's witches and wizards have their abilities because of magical blood but the nature of this inheritance of power is never explained outside "this person has magical blood and this person does not. " Star Wars does explain the exact same inheritance. A force sensitive child has force sensitive blood because of microscopic life forms known as midi-chlorians within their blood. These midi-chlorians are in all living things and are what connect the universe to the force. Star Wars force sensitivity and Harry Potter magical blood are the same thing. Star Wars, being the more advanced civilization, has tapped into the power of the force and has transcended the use of wands to channel their power. The rumbling and flickering Harry created in The Prisoner of Azkaban was actually a very weak force repulse (as seen in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed). Magic is the force discovered by humans on Earth in a weak form. The force would annihilate magic because it is the pure and perfected form of it. Now I also have a less extravagant argument for more down to earth voters. The force is just far greater a power than magic, shown to have far greater capabilities on a far greater scale. It is a universal power whereas magic is just a small power on a single small planet. The laws of magic would not govern the abilities of such a greater power. These laws of no muggle being able to touch a magical barrier are included. Because the force is beyond magic, it is also beyond the laws of magic so it would be able to affect these great barriers and bring them down. In response to major point 1: The Elder Wand: The wielder of the elder wand my be able to create indestructible local defensive charms, preventing a collapse of protego in a fight, but a duel is not fought solely on the defensive. Dumbledore would have to attack at some point and he is vulnerable at that point. Furthermore, the force grants the ability of disarmament to even its most basic wielders, similar to expelliarmus inversed. Dumbledore is shown to have this work on him and therefore could be disarmed of the wand by a simple force wielder using it on him when he's not looking. It is also a piece of wood so when he is disarmed, it will get snapped by whomever took it from him. As for the indestructible barriers, I would like to point out Voldemort destroyed the barrier without the blessing of the elder wand. Without the blessing, he had none of its abilities besides it being a regular wand in the hands of a very powerful wizard. The wand belonged to Draco Malfloy, not Voldemort. He destroyed the barrier through his own power, so massive barriers from the wand are destructible to powers outside its own. The invisibility cloak: While the one who wears the cloak is undetectable, they are not invincible or shielded from anything. A Star Wars army creates a huge array of blaster fire not to mention massive explosions that would more than likely find their way to the wizard wearing the cloak at some point during any battle. The cloak offers a brief escape advantage or protection from direct fire, but in the end it not enough to save the one wearing it from the entire battle. The resurrection stone: Unlimited second long distractions are really not advantages that will win a war. One person can wield it at a time and only by the time his/her distraction is long gone will another be able to create a new one. Really it offers no significant advantage. In response to major point 2: Star Wars will easily overwhelm the entire planet with its numbers so a fleeing wizard can buy a little time until the next place comes under siege like the rest. The barriers I have already covered. In response to major point 3: My opponent has offered no proof here on Harry Potter being able to destroy all technology with the wave of a wand. At no point does any spell come up that does that. Also if it were possible Voldemort could have destroyed London as soon as he knew Harry was in the vicinity but he didn't because he couldn't. An Imperial fleet is several times that size so I see no reason why this would be true. In response to major point 4: A horcrux splits the soul, not only affecting this life but the next. Any wizard not completely consumed by darkness would avoid this fate. The only people I would see using this are the darkest followers of Voldemort who would then be killed and reduced to a soul fragment. They would then have to use the darkest of incantations only known by the darkest of wizards to come back only to be killed again. Eventually these horcruxes would be found and destroyed and that advantage removed. Horcruxes are a solid stalling technique for Harry Potter but again, it will not win the war by a long shot. Also, Voldemort made a human into a horcrux by accident entirely and even he didn't understand how it worked or even that it existed. Dumbledore knew of it but never found out how so that technique wouldn't be avalible to Harry Potter. The force grants knowledge to those who meditate its secrets, Yoda could summon powerful and detailed visions of the future. The Jedi Council could easily collectively mediate on and be granted knowledge of these horcruxes. Again, they are a stalling technique but have no offensive power. In conclusion, my opponent has pointed out small advantages Harry Potter could use to buy time but nothing capable of surviving the pure onslaught of Star Wars. My argument remains the same as round two in regards to the offensive capabilities of Star Wars. I thank my opponent for making a very interesting debate and eagerly await the next round. Sources and side notes: Most of my sources are directly in the debate but the direct quote comes from here . http://harrypotter.wikia.com... To my opponent: don't worry about your timing and tone, it's absolutely fine and I respect and appreciate your conduct/knowledge. I hope you won't take any possibly aggressive tones in my own debate to heart either. If they are there, I promise they were unintentional. Good luck in the coming rounds.