Snape, Harry, Dumbledore, and flaws in the books/only ifs

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 106065

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Brenda M." 
<Agent_Maxine_is at h...> wrote:
> >>> Susan Bones 2003 wrote:
> > Your last paragraph brings up something that I've always wanted 
to 
> > count: the "ONLY IFS."
> > What if Harry had made the decision to ask an adult about 
something 
> > bothering him, or used something at his disposal, or not gone 
> > somewhere. The list goes one. Does anyone want to contribute to 
the 
> > ONLY IFS list?
> > 1. Telling Sirius about the Frank Bryce dream.
> > 2. Telling Dumbledore his dreams in OOTP.
> 
> 
> Bren now:
> 
> Well, there is that infamous
> 
> 3. Opening Sirius' gift right after Christmas holidays
> 4. Opening Hogwarts acceptance letter quietly in his Cupboard (but 
> old news and not affecting the plot either way, just my personal 
wish)
> > and just for fun,
> 
> 5. Asking Ginny out for the Yule Ball (just for fun, please no 
SHIP debate!)
>> Brenda

5. What if he hadn't met Madeye Moody/Barty Crouch Jr. during his 
midnight run to the prefect's bathroom? And hadn't given him the 
Marauder's Map?
6. If only he'd not left Viktor Krum at the edge of the forest
(granted that's closely related to #5 but still...)

there are others, just need to really sit down and process this. 
This facet of the plot development seems to drive an awful lot and I 
haven't seen much about it on the list.
Jennifer