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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