Wizarding Games: What if

[theaeblackthorn.livejournal.com]

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
Submit

First comment
<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



Also? Not a member? Want to join? Go here!

Comments

[defined.livejournal.com]

Hmm that would be an interesting change. I really wonder how Lucius would react if he met Harry then. I'm sure he'd know it was Harry, considering how he looks like his father, and he would try to butter him up. But like Harry saw through Draco, he might also be able to see through Lucius too, or at least not completely trust him, especially if he did say something like "filthy muggle". Harry would less likely to be so against Slytherin in that case, but probably not to the point of pushing for it.

Chelsea//Ravenclaw

[mmailliw.livejournal.com]

Here's where I disagree with you: I don't think Harry "saw through" Draco at all (his judgement on Draco throughout his entire Hogwarts career seemed to be VERY surface level - based more on the way Draco carried himself than on anything deeper)! As Lucius would be able to present a better veneer (and it was the veneer, not the conflicted core, of Draco that Harry noticed) I think that Harry would trust Lucius more than Dumbledore...

William//Slytherin

[defined.livejournal.com]

Yeah, perhaps. But I don't see how a brief meeting with him would sway Harry to trust Lucius more than Dumbledore. Especially since the first person he meets from the Wizarding World is Hagrid, who goes on about what a great wizard Dumbledore is. If in their talk Lucius said some things about Dumbledore, Harry might be more skeptical of him, but I dunno if such a brief meeting would make him trust Lucius more over Dumbledore, especially since he wouldn't see Lucius again until a year later.

Chelsea//Ravenclaw