[the_old_crowd] Re: Rewriting OotP

[Neil Ward]

Randy said:

<< My Trevor tatoo is starting to glow.  I think we need to speak to the
great and powerful Neil.  Puffs of smoke and flames shoot into the air as a
giant face appears behind the stage.  Meanwhile a strange man is working a
computer monitor behind a curtain.

What is thy bidding?  oh great and powerful Neil? >>

***

The giant face boomed: "Ignore the strange man behind the curtain. He is
just looking after the place for his mother.  And, by the way, if you want
to find your dream I command you to FOLLOW THE NATTERJACK TOAD."

Several Munchkins appeared and started nodding vigorously at each other and
laughing with their hands on their hips (because they had attended stage
school and had been told this is what people do in crowd scenes).  They
began chanting, "Follow the natterjack toad!... follow the natterjack toad!"
slowly building to a fully blown song and dance routine:

[Insert Wizard of Oz filk I don't have time to write]

***

Seriously, I don't mind what people do in here, as long as they clean up
after themselves.  I'm more Hagrid (keeper of the keys) than Dumbledore
(bloke in charge with long white beard) on this list.

Randy's idea sounds cool, although I can't really join in myself at the
moment, sadly.  How about I hand my ruby slippers to Randy to try to kick
something off and if you decide to do a chapter by chapter thing, I may jump
in some way down the line.

Neil