I think I have thought about it so much because there's plenty of fics (movieverse crosses) where the TFs are as much a secret as the Wizarding World is - so I was thinking about how it would change things if that factor changed.
Then there's the simple fact that the Autobots are mostly based in America in G1, and the preponderance of opinion about the Ministry of Magic makes me think they would ignore giant robots, because 1: they're machines therefore muggle, and 2: In America, so not Britain's problem anyway.
So if TFs are not effected by magic like normal human machines, if they turned up in Britain, suddenly there's a huge problem when people realise these "muggle things" can actually come into magical areas... and then involve Harry some way.
Actually, I think the best Autobot to have stuck in Britain would be one of the Cassettes - small enough to walk into Hogwarts without issues of size. Personally I prefer Rewind, because he'd be going nuts wanting to study Wizarding History, and all the processor aches he'd get from overloading on information.
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Date: 2011-07-06 09:52 am (UTC)Then there's the simple fact that the Autobots are mostly based in America in G1, and the preponderance of opinion about the Ministry of Magic makes me think they would ignore giant robots, because 1: they're machines therefore muggle, and 2: In America, so not Britain's problem anyway.
So if TFs are not effected by magic like normal human machines, if they turned up in Britain, suddenly there's a huge problem when people realise these "muggle things" can actually come into magical areas... and then involve Harry some way.
Actually, I think the best Autobot to have stuck in Britain would be one of the Cassettes - small enough to walk into Hogwarts without issues of size. Personally I prefer Rewind, because he'd be going nuts wanting to study Wizarding History, and all the processor aches he'd get from overloading on information.
Plus he can hide in Harry's pocket as a cassette.