What's in the Box?

[AmanitaMuscaria]

No: HPFGUIDX 176980

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> 
wrote:
>
> 
> Imagine for a moment that you answer your door bell to find JKR 
> waiting for you. She has a huge rather battered box in her arms 
which 
> she drops just inside the door. "This is for you," she says and 
> leaves before you can gather your senses.
> 
> You open the box to discover page after page of neatly written 
notes 
> and entire sections of typed manuscript. You quickly realize that 
> what you have is a collection of written, but rejected moments from 
> DH. (And, OK, maybe from the other 6 books too.)
> 
> According to your personality, you begin to systematically sort and 
> catalog the items in the hope of finding a particular scene, or you 
> frantically toss pages aside as you search for that one moment 
you'd 
> dearly love to read.
> 
> What event that must have happened off page, whether or not it was 
> described, is one you'd like to read? So? What would you be looking 
> for?
> 
> 
> Potioncat, who suddenly realizes a nice thick layer of HP profits 
> would be nice.
>

AmanitaMuscaria now - Oh, if only!
I don't think I could refrain from starting at the first page and 
reading, very carefully ... who am I kidding? It would be an 
absolutely frantic first read!
What I'd love to see is the scene of Hermione getting her letter - it 
would show so much of her relationship with her parents, and if we 
went with her to Diagon Alley, it would give SO much information 
about one of my most-want-to-visit places.
All the backstory, of course - I want the scene of Sirius on the 
bike, I want Snape as a firstie, I want Filch being tortured by the 
students when he first arrives, I want Hagrid from when he was 
expelled to when he becomes Keeper of Grounds and Keys - I want the 
lot.
Lovely topic, beautifully put.
Cheers, AmanitaMuscaria