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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[anbyrobanby.livejournal.com]

That's one thing that always puzzled me about the houses: people always say there was never much attention paid to Hufflepuff, or how Puff house is kinda wishy-washy because it doesn't have specific traits to itself. I can name more badgers than eagles, and really don't recall Ravenclaw having.... any role in the story as a large whatsoever, beyond the chapter with the diadem.

Anyway, that's neither here nor there. I agree with the hope that Pottermore does fill in the gaps that were missing from canon- and that enough people read it and accept it that it becomes a firm admission into canon.

Rob/Gryff/5

[faeriesfolly.livejournal.com]

I don't think Hufflepuff is wishy-washy or anything. I actually think they are almost as misunderstood as Slytherins though. I feel like Ravenclaw had more large characters. While Hufflepuff does have the 'numbers' you list, the majority of their actions seem to be in book 4 where they united against Harry.

[anbyrobanby.livejournal.com]

Agreed on every single count here. But at least it's them doing something. It's always the puffs like Ernie who speak up and side with Harry outside of Gryffindor, or the types of Zacharias who speak up and do the opposite. Ravenclaw? Call me biased but Cho was a product of her emotions most of the time, and I reckon if we could listen into Luna's brain it would sound like a pinball machine.

tbh, i never quite understood why Puffs are considered wishy-washy by people. There's a bunch of substance there, and they're often the better objective litmus test on what the wizarding community as a whole thinks of Harry/current affairs (synonymous for much of the series) than a Slytherin or Gryffindor would ever be.

rob/gryff/6?