Plotlines & Challenges for the Museless

[RogueNya]

lol have to say Severus was the first thought that came to mind when I saw SS, next was Salazar, then the Social Worker last, and that only after looking at the challenge again ^^

[sherza]

I've already got the 'letter to the queen' written. *snerk* this is fun. I'm leaving it completely anonymous as to who, exactly, sent it.

Am I a bad person for cackling madly as I anticipate the reaction to the first two chapters? Or most of the rest of the books? *evil snicker*

[Silvertongue]

You're not a bad person or insane. That's how I was when I first thought of the challenge.

[lucyolsen]

Ok, so the Dursleys are going to be invited to meet the Queen, and where exactly are they going to stash Harry while they are meeting her? At Mrs. Figg's. Therefore, maybe she should end up at the reading too? She failed Harry in all sorts of ways also. And it might be nice to have someone who was neither magic nor muggle.

I am undecided if I want Marge there or not. I do agree that there shouldn't be too many readers, and I'm not sure we'll really get anything out of her that we couldn't get out of her brother/clone.

[sherza]

oh no, I've got that fixed. The Queen is inviting all three Dursleys and Harry ... individially, with their own letters ... to tea.

This makes it DANG clear to the Dursleys that a) The Queen knows Harry exists and b) Not bringing him isn't an option (since part of the challenge was to have Harry there)

While Marge does affect Harry, she's only in the books the once ... there's really no need for her to be there. Same goes for Arabella. Harry only interacts with her where we can see it the one time, all the others are just offhand mentions. Ten people is enough to be going on with, I think, especially since not all of them are going to be reading aloud (Like Petunia and Vernon are going to? Yeah right. Still undecided about the Queen herself. The image of her doing it is highly amusing, but would she?)

[Silvertongue]

No Marge, please. I dislike butter in my sandwiches.

I don't much like Figs either but I'll have them if they're part of a pie I guess. =P

I really don't know if the Queen should read or not....I'll leave that up to you.

(ARG my internet is being infuriatingly slow!)

[sherza]

Nor Marge or Arabella confirmed. *grin*

I'm to the point where everyone gathers now. *evil snicker*

[lucyolsen]

I just thought it might be good for Harry to have someone there that was not either an abusive relative or a complete stranger, but Mrs. Figg is pretty batty, and I'm not really sure how much of that is an act.

I'm not really sure I'd want her there either.

[G. Novella]

Just asking, I'm really interested in this story, but are you bashing people besides just Dumbledore and the incompetence of the ministry?

(please no Weasley bashing, it sounds funny and I really want to read it! Fine, bash Molly a little if you have too)

[sherza]

Nope, no Weasley bashing, just bashing the heck out of Dumbles and Fudge. I'm envisioning the Queen seeing the Weasleys (IF they did anything 'wrong' in the first place) as being victims. After all, it WAS Dumbledore asking them, and he's a heck of a big shot in their world ... and they're poor as church mice. Like they could fight him if he pushed it? HAH.

[G. Novella]

YAY! I look forward to it

OMG are you going to bring in any of the princes and their wives? I can totally see Kate Middleton as a hen-pecky poor dear to Harry, and Dudley getting completely jealous that no one is adoring him. Wait, no, this is before she got married. Dammit.

O M G! You could bring in Diana! Princess fucking Diana reading Harry Potter. Do I have to go further?

[sherza]

Unfortunately, Harry really doesn't have anyone, at eight, that he can depend on. I might (might) bring in Remus later (Book three) but he'd be it for additions, and I'm unsure about adding him. Sirius is another possibility, and probably the better one, given he did at least TRY to support Harry as best he could in the books, and I invision him as, given the proper chance, being the surrogate parent Harry so badly needs. He'd also be in a heck of a lot better condition after only seven years, compared to twelve in the books, and since he's Harry's godfather and would be the one to have the authority to care for Harry, allowing them to get to know each other would be a VERY good thing.

[sherza]

Sorry, no, not bringing in anyone else. Like I said, there will be, at most, one more addition, most probably Sirius so that he and Harry can get to know each other, but that's going to be it. More than that and things get awkward.

[G. Novella]

Yeah, I can see that. The thing that confuses me about Remus is that he appears out of thin air all the time. I get that he's a werewolf, but some consistency please, JKR? I mean, Remus is character stays constant and changes way too much.

On another note, does Diana still get in?

[G. Novella]

awww, no Diana Oh well, still can't wait to read it.

[sherza]

I'm almost done with the prologue already. *snicker* And it's the *boring* part.

I am still cackling like a fiend over here. This is entirely too fun for words.

[sherza]

Prologue is up! First chapter ought to be up in a few hours, thanks to the miracles of cut and paste. Second chapter will not be until tomorrow, probably.

[Ithiarel]

I just had an idea for one that hasn't been done yet. And since I'm busy with a "Founders read..." story now, I figured someone else could try their hands on this one.

Challenger: Ithiarel
Style Notes:Well written, not rushed, and in character.
Readers: Albus, Gellert, Aberforth
Books: 1-7
Other Characters: You may add in Arianna, even though I fear she might be really difficult to write.
Pairings: preferably canon (i.e. Albus/Gellert)
Plot: During the summer that Albus and Gellert spend together and research the Deathly Hallows, they stumble over the books.

[RogueNya]

oooh very original idea there. Can see it being quite complicated and complex.

[Ithiarel]

That's what I thought, too.

So, whoever works on that, they should really take their time.

[Silvertongue]

BTW! Quick request. Could someone go on a huge rant about how without imagination we'd all still be cavemen and he wouldn't have his precious drills or car or TV if people didn't have the imagination to invent them. It's always bugged me that NOBODY EVER has pointed this out.

[Miss Wings]

Shall we all create 1 story together and put it on ff.net and see how many people complain that it doesn't make sense?

[lrthunder]

Challenger: lrthunder
Style Notes: Well written, not rushed
Readers: Books: 5
Other Characters: Fudge, Umbridge, Madam Bones, Harry, Dumbledore, Mrs. Figg, Percy and the rest of the Wizengamot
Pairings: None
Plot: During Harry's hearing at the Ministry, the Wizengamot discovers the Order of the Phoenix book. Fudge and Madam Bones agree that this could be useful in either proving or disproving Harry's defense.

Possible options: they all read the entire book; they read starting with the chapter "The Hearing"; or they only read the chapter "Out of the Fire" where Umbridge confesses to unleashing the Dementors.

[RogueNya]

That is an interesting idea Irthunder, have not seen that done.

Miss Wings: That would be majorly complicated to do.

[Miss Wings]

Right then due to the bashing of character's I thought I'd find an old challenge from FF and post it on here...
Anyway, in this challenge, you have to choose a number between 1 and 100, which would give you a character, which you would HAVE to kill, and if they were already dead in cannon, you'd have to kill them in a DIFFERENT way.

They can be any Genre etc.. funny, sad etc

have fun

[sherza]

*immediately loads that 1-100 with every loathesome, evil, black-hearted SoBin every series she's read and proceeds to have all sorts of fun*

[lucyolsen]

Challenger: lucyolsen
Style Notes: Good spelling, grammar, and formatting. Please try to avoid some of the cliches that plague this genre.
Readers: Mauraders including Peter, Severus, Lily
Books: 1-7
Other Characters: only people who appear in the books, and whose role/position has changed between the time the books are read and the time the books take place.
Pairings: canon pairings
Plot: The readers, in school, before any big incidents like the whomping willow or OWL exams (so maybe year 2), get the books (don't care how), and decide to read them. Only thing is, in the books, everyone's names have been changed so they don't recognize the fact that the characters are related to them. They only get some idea when they read about what the books say about the past that they've already lived. So people will be commenting on their own actions and getting upset with themselves without knowing it.
Accepted: None


The more I think about this, the more complicated it seems, so I won't blame anyone if it doesn't get taken up.

[Silvertongue]

I REALLY like that idea! Would be totally hilarious when they start seeing similarities in their histories.

[sherza]

Unfortunately, they'd figure it out fairly fast ... at least, Severus would. His physical description is a dead giveaway. Yeah, it's an adult version of himself, but ... greasy hair and hooked nose? With his brain, he'd be going 'wait, that sounds awfully familiar ... ' right off the bat. Remus, Sirius, and Peter would figure themselves out at the end of book three, because really, how many werewolves have attended Hogwarts? And of those, how many had friends who became animagi?

[Silvertongue]

Lol that's true and I think they would guess from Harry's eyes (after they realise James is the father mentioned) they would also guess Lily was his mother. Actually they might even guess from their descriptions in the Mirror of Erised but I guess it would be a little far out for them to guess that if it's just a random book they found that has little meaning to them. I'd still like to see it done I think, but the substitute names can't be ridiculous. Maybe starting with the same letter?

BTW, didn't want to post on your thread for it but GOD I LOVE THE CHALLENGE RESPONSE! Go you! I was giggling while reading the whole way through. Although, FYI, Summer holidays tend to start halfway through July, closer to the 20th, rather than the first, but that's not a huge deal. Just to let you know in case you wanted to stick completely to Britishness.