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In lugnet.harrypotter, Matt Brooks writes:
> Richard Noeckel wrote:
> >
> > Star Wars is ‘fictional,’ ‘futuristic,’ and ‘fantasy.’
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > --==RiçhärÐ==--
> Actually, just about everything (that is out of the norm of what we see
> in everyday life) falls into the "Fantasy" category. Now that I finally
> have some down time I've been catching up on two+ years worth of Realms
> of Fantasy magazine. The editorials and articles in the magazine
> strongly advocate the idea that Fantasy does NOT equal
> Swords/Sorcery/and Monsters. It definitely includes such things, but
> that is not the full of it. Fantasy encompasses those events, past,
> present and future, that are out of the ordinary and take the
> reader/observer someplace they most likely wouldn't get to on their own.
>
> But to answer the Lego question, I think it would be considered an
> offshoot of Town System, with a dash of sourcery thrown in for good
> measure.
>
> Matt
Hmmmmm, I am pretty sure that "Harry Potter" takes place in our times. They
have cars and everything. Sounds like it could have been in the 1970's+
Maybe the books would release a date in one chapter.... I am pretty sure its
in our time period.
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