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.
Deadline: 26th November 5pm UTC Converter
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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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Comments

[slumber.livejournal.com]

This is something I felt really bad about, because yeah, one of my favorite parts of the book is when Harry found out he had a godfather, and suddenly home seemed like a very real possibility. So on one part, I definitely agree with this.

On the other hand, though, would it have ultimately saved Sirius had he lived from that event? I feel like his love for Harry would have driven him to continue being reckless, and I honestly can't imagine him standing by letting Harry sacrifice his own life to defeat Voldemort. I think this was why he had to die.

Evy//Ravenclaw//1

[faeriesfolly.livejournal.com]

I agree that it would have been something that killed Sirius even if he hadn't been curtained. I do wish that enough about his death would have been changed so that it had not LITERALLY been curtains for Sirius. That always bugged me. Equally as much as Remus and Tonks dying "off-screen" which made their deaths just seem like pointless after thoughts.

Morgan//Slytherin//3

[ivory88s.livejournal.com]

I agree that it wouldn't have changed the story for Harry. Not only would Harry not have seen any other death as different, but he still would have blamed himself. Whether Sirius died on-screen, off-screen, in battle, defending something, etc, Harry would have blamed himself for it and been really hurt by it.

Malory//Ravenclaw//2