[the_old_crowd] Re: Rewriting OotP PAGE ONE IDEA

[Randy Estes]

The incredibly loud silence on this list over the last
4 days does not bode well for this activity.  Here is
a silly start that I came up with that allows parody
of the book as well as the possibility of a serious
rewrite at the same time.

Have a look and tear it apart.  I humbly submit my
silly entry.

The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a
close and a dismal silence lay over the large, oblong
houses of Public Drive.  Harry Potter lay on his bed
finishing the next to last chapter of the fifth book
in his once favorite book series.  This fifth book,
Trevor Longbottom and the Organization of the
Platypus was by far the most unsatisfying of the
series.  The author, U.R. Howling, had not lived up to
his expectations in this book, and he had the audacity
to kill off one of his favorite characters, Silliness
Brown.  Of course, Trevor had prevailed once again to
the dismay of the Undersecretary to the Magistrate of
Mystics, Supercilious Pudding.  Professor Mumblemore
had helped Trevor defeat Lord Moldywart, but Trevor
was not a tadpole any longer and his emotions exploded
onto the walls of Mumblemores office leaving a slimy
residue that would take weeks to remove.

Harry was wondering when he would have his next
conversation with his school pals, Ron and Hermione to
discuss the outcome of the fifth book.  He knew
Hermione would be furious with the death of Silliness
Brown.  Ron would also probably dislike the final
outcome of the book, but he thought Ron might enjoy
the Cabbage Match between Lionsdorm and Sneakygents. 
The emergence of Winny Beasly during the other Cabbage
matches was probably exciting to Ron as well.  Ron had
written a letter earlier in the summer mentioning that
he had been able to actually play indoor Cabbage at
the Nimbus 2003 convention in Orlando.  What a thrill
to meet all of those other Trevor Longbottom fans at
the Disney resorts!  If only he had been allowed to
attend as well.


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