[the_old_crowd] Re: Rewriting OotP

Tue Sep 9 20:31:51 UTC 2003

Hearye Hearye!  Let us bring this meeting to order.  I
would like a vote from those in the old crowd who wish
to participate.  

1. Do you want to do a Book 5 story that is written a
few pages at a time like a story that each successive
person has to continue down a meandering trail?

2.  Do you wish to rewrite Book 5 by taking one
chapter at a time and splitting up the duties amongst
yourselves?  More than one person can work on a single
chapter as long as they collaborate with each other
before their official posting.

3.  Do you want to propose some other method?

Please vote for 1, 2 , or 3.

Here is a chapter list for reference.

ORDER OF THE PHOENIX CHAPTER LIST

Chapter	

1		Dudley Demented
2		A Peck of Owls
3		The Advance Guard
4		Number 12, Grimmauld Place
5		The Order of the Phoenix
6		The Noble & Most Ancient House of Black
7		The Ministry of Magic
8		The Hearing
9		The Woes of Mrs. Weasley
10		Luna Lovegood
11		The Sorting Hats New Song
12		Professor Umbridge
13		Detention with Dolores
14		Percy and Padfoot
15		The Hogwarts High Inquisitor
16		In the Hogs Head
17		Educational Decree Number 24
18		Dumbledores Army
19		The Lion and the Serpent
20		Hargrids Tale
21		The Eye of the Snake
22		St. Mungos Hospital for Magical Maladies &
Injuries
23		Christmas on the Closed Ward
24		Occlumency
25		The Beetle at Bay
26		Seen and Unforeseen
27		The Centaur and the Sneak
28		Snapes Worst Memory
29		Career Advice
30		Grawp
31		O.W.L.s
32		Out of the Fire
33		Fight and Flight
34		The Department of Mysteries
35		Beyond the Veil
36		The Only One He Ever Feared
37		The Lost Prophecy
38		The Second War Begins

--- Randy Estes <estesrandy at ...> wrote:
> The torch has passed to me.  I will do my best to
> organize this.  I dedicate this rewrite to the
> memory
> of Warren Zevon who died this week.  
> 
> Warren wrote songs in a sardonic style that puts
> mine
> to shame.  We shared the same birthday.  I wonder if
> January 24 is the sardonic musician part of the
> Zodiac?  I'm sure Remus Lupin is alone crying
> somewhere thinking about the loss of the author of
> the
> Werewolves of London. BAAAAHOOOOOOOOO!!!
> 
> "I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colata at Trader
> Vicks, and his hair was perfect!"...Warren Zevon
> 
> I will post the chapter titles of Book 5 for those
> who
> are interested to choose from. Collaborating on
> chapters is highly recommended, so groups may choose
> to sign up for a particular chapter.  I only ask
> that
> I may be allowed to write some of the Fred and
> George
> parts of the story since they are my heroes in this
> story.
> 
> This is a very democratic book writing group.  So
> feel
> free to make suggestions about what needs to be
> fixed,
> etc...  The object is to have some fun, and be able
> to
> make a Book 5 that we all love.
> 
> Revive Book Five!
> 
> Randy
> 
> 
> 
> --- Neil Ward <neilward at ...> wrote:
> > 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
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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