Wizarding Games: What if

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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.
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<b>Thing you're changing:</b> <b>How do you think this would have affected the outcome of the books?</b> min 100words for this section



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[pixiestyxs.livejournal.com]

Thing you're changing: Draco doesn't fix the vanishing cabinet
How do you think this would have affected the outcome of the books?

If Draco doesn't get the Vanishing Cabinet fixed then a lot of things would change. The Death Eaters wouldn't get into the castle, so it would be less likely that Dumbledore would die at that time, he'd be more likely to die of poison from the ring or from the liquid he drank to get the locket. Especially since Draco was actually vacilitating on whether he could kill Dumbledore before the Death Eaters arrived as backup. Harry would be less likely to leave to go on a hunt for the Horcruxes if Dumbledore doesn't die. Since the Death Eaters and Greyback don't get into the castle at that time, Bill Weasley never gets scarred.

Laura//Hufflepuff//114 words

[pixiestyxs.livejournal.com]

Yeah I definitely think that Snape would have been able to keep his role as double agent for much longer and some more deaths might have been prevented with the information he could have gathered.

Laura//Hufflepuff

[pinksonia.livejournal.com]

Had Snape not killed Dumbledore and remained as a double agent until Dumbledore died from the ring (or drinking the poison to get the locket) it is possible that he would not have gained as much favor from Voldemort.

When Voldemort succeeded in taking over the ministry, with out as much favor Snape may not have been named Head Master. Had it been one of the Carrows instead, Neville, Ginny and the rest of the DA would have had a much more difficult year at school (and may well have ended up dead). Snape would not have been able to get the sword to Harry, meaning all the horacruxes were not destroyed and Voldemort would not be defeated.

Allison//Ravenclaw

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I do agree that if Draco hadn't fixed the vanishing cabinet Dumbledore wouldn't have died that night but I think that he eventually would have found a way to try and kill Dumbledore. Had it not been that night when there was time for Snape to get there and kill him then Draco might have succeeded and all the plans that Dumbledore and Snape made would not have worked. I do agree that Snape could have stayed double agent longer and that may lead to him not being killed by Voldemort in his attempt to master the wand.

Steph//Puff

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Dumbledore probably wouldn't have died at that exact moment, yeah. Draco may have found a way to kill him differently, but Dumbledore only had, what, a year from when he destroyed the ring? So he would have died within a month or two after that anyway. Before he died, he may have been able to explain more to Harry about the horcruxes and I think Harry would have still gone off on the hunt, seeing as it's because of the horcruxes Dumbledore would die (from either the liquid or ring).

Chelsea//Ravenclaw