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.
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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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[mrschucknoblet.livejournal.com]

Thing you're changing: Fred Weasley's Death
How do you think this would have affected the outcome of the books? Aside from the obvious that large amounts of fandom would be happy, one thing that would have happened if Fred had lived is that one of the other Weasley's would die. It is doubtful that all the Weasley's would have lived through the war, so one could assume that another Weasley would perish. Fred and George (had they both lived) probably would have gone on to keep the shop open and become even more successful. Also, Fred living would likely mean that he and Angelina Johnson would have stayed together. George and Angelina would never get together and have children, which could change a lot of what happened after the war.

Courtney Rose/puff/111

[mmailliw.livejournal.com]

I think I had read somewhere that JKR intended for Ron to die - and... this may be REALLY off... but for Hermione to somehow end up with Fred (and therefore Fred and Angelina not ending up staying together). I know, this sounds like a *really* bad fit so my memory must have been off.

William//Slytherin

[mrschucknoblet.livejournal.com]

No you are totally right! I read that too! And you're very much correct, that would have been incredibly strange.

Courtney Rose/puff

[naushika.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I definitely remember reading that somewhere. I actually don't find Fred/Hermione such a strange concept, but I'm weird. ;)

I think JKR stuck to somewhat "safe" options when it came to killing characters. Imagine how much harsher the end of the series would have felt if Ron *had* died. Though if that happened, I almost think Hermione would stay away from the Weasleys at that point - too many memories.

Noelle // Slytherin // 10

[capeofstorm.livejournal.com]

I think you might be right that another Weasley would have died. And I think it might have been Ginny; Molly would be too late to save her daughter but she still would have killed Bellatrix. But that would have changed her completely, her only daughter dying. The rest of the family would be bereaved and of course Harry would never quite become the real son to them.

Lena/Gryffindor/4