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What if...

Details: What if one slight decision at any point in the Harry Potter books had been different? What if Dean Thomas' father had told Dean's mother why he left the family to protect them? What if Ariana was standing one foot to the right had never been killed? What if Ariana had decided to stay indoors instead of going outside and meeting those Muggles in the first place? What if Kreacher had gone crazy and killed the baby Regulus meaning Sirius was the only child of the Blacks?

Have a think and a debate/disscussion about how small/big a change could have changed something ridic big/not at all. Uh. Be creative! try to find something different or interesting to change, you can use the ones above if you must.

Steps:
1. Pick a thing from HP to change
2. Explain how you think this would have changed the way the story unfolded, and if it'd change the outcome at all. Maybe the differences in the world once the story was over? (min 100 words)
3. Discuss/debate with other people about yours and theirs. Do you think it wouldn't have made the changes they think it would? Explain why. Do you agree and see some other changes that would have occurred, let them know :) (min 30 words and you can't just wholeheartedlyagree and gush at them)

Rules:

1. Don't pick the same one as someone else. If someone has already picked something then reply to their comment discussing/debating
2. Don't cause drama. Prove you can all civilly debate and discuss stuff.
3. Take heed of the word limits (100 words for first comment, 30 words for additional replies with a point that add to the discussion/debate)
4. Try not to make it a silly thing e.g. Harry ate some toast one morning instead of cereal and therefore the world ended.

Points: 10pts for your 100 word comment, 2pts per 30 word comment with a point. 30pts cap. 10pts for any crystal ball if you earn over 15pts. Dont' forget to register your bonus items in this post.
Deadline: 26th November 5pm UTC Converter
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This is a very interesting idea, but I don't know if it would have had a positive impact on the book. One of the biggest things that made Harry so happy upon receiving the news was knowing that he would be far away from the family that loathed him, and I feel like the whole magic of Diagon Alley and knowing he was special would have dulled a bit if he had to go through all of those with Dudley again. His attitude might have changed, and even though I think his Boy-Who-Lived-ness might have overpowered Dudley's bullying, the fact that Harry's home life is so starkly different from his Hogwarts life is an interesting contrast in the books.

Evy//Ravenclaw//2

I think it might have given the books a touch more realism (though I'm not saying whether that's a good or bad thing ;)) and shown that Harry can't just drop his life behind. I think it would have made for an interesting sort of irony with Hagrid popping up and being all, 'Harry yer a famous wizard, you can leave this bland muggle world behind. Oh don't forget to bring your bullying cousin. Can't escape that. Sorry.'

Yasona//Slytherin//2

I think enough's been implied in the books to hint that magic may be recessive, so yeah, I agree that having Dudley would not have been a stretch by any means. I can't see it impacting Harry's popularity in school all that much, but I do have a tough handle on Dudley and that makes it harder to decide what might happen, because it also partly depends on where he ends up. Which I'm not inclined to speculate right now because he was painted with such an unflattering brush that it would be insulting to any house that gets him. :P

Evy//Ravenclaw//6

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