Plot Devices We Don't Want to See Again for A Bit
Doreen Rich
corn_patch_witch at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 31 12:59:33 UTC 2001
--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Wanda Mallett <witchwanda2002 at y...>
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> > Plot Devices We Don't Want to See Again for A Bit
> >
> > Add your own to the bottom, and pass it on.
> >
> > Animagus (Ali)
> > Polyjuice Potion (Amanda)
> > The Time Turner (Cindy)
> > Veritaserum (Cindy)
> > Marauder's Map (Ali again)
> > Draco is Evil (Jenny)
> > Seeming Good Guy is Evil (Jenny)
> > Moaning Myrtle (Haggrid)
> > Snape doesn't believe Harry (Kelly)
> > Part Non-Human teachers (MMM)
> > Voldemort's Evil Overlord antics in GoF (MMM)
> > Seeming Evil Guy is Good (MMM)
> > Dobby and Winky (Luce)
> > Dumbledore Explains It All (Sam)
> > Anybody screaming, 'Mad, am I??' (katzefan)
Hagrid drinking too much (Doreen)
> >
> > The Pensieve. Great idea, but you only get to use
> it once, Jo.
> >
> h.
> >
> > Plot Devices that Get Funnier and Better the More
> Times They're
> > Repeated: ill-fated DADA professors.
> >
> > Things I'm Hoping Will Turn into Plot Devices (this
> is a subset of
> Red
> > Flags): F & G's wheezes. Like Portkeys, the FFA
> and Polyjuice,
> which
> > each made an innocuous appearance before returning
> as crucial plot
> > devices, a Canary Cream or the like may prove to be
> a very big deal.
Hagrid joining Alcoholic Wizards' Anonymous
>
> > I'm hoping so.
> >
> > Amy Z
>
> I agree whole heartedly about the DADA conceit, so I
> therefore do not
> want the real Moody to become DADA prof. On that note,
> I wonder why
> some suggested DADA teachers will turn out to be
> unsuitable: Fleur,
> Mrs. Figg, the apocryphal "Romulus" Lupin. Any
> ideas, people?
>
> I also am a big fan of F&G (I prefer it without the
> spaces, myself.)
> I would love to see them revealed as Unspeakables from
> the Department
> of Mysteries.
>
> Haggridd
>
>
>
> Two of my favorites F&G! Love all the mischief they
> get into and out of!
> What I hope not to read about is more exploits of
> Gilderoy Lockhart and the ever annoy questions and
> stupid quill of Rita Skeeter! Well, maybe a little
> from her! She did get very annoying with that quill
> and word twisting play of hers!
> Just adding my 2 knuts to the list!
>
> Wanda
>
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