General 'What If...?' Thread

[ShadowSonic]

What if the end of PoA hadn't taken place on a full moon night and Remus never changed?

[bellatrix93]

Originally Posted by ShadowSonic

What if the end of PoA hadn't taken place on a full moon night and Remus never changed?

I think there could have been a chance Peter wouldn't have fled, because he took advantage of Remus' transformation to flee. Also in this case, Remus could've provided evidence on the events that took place in the Shack, and Sirius wouldn't have had to go on the run again.

[ShadowSonic]

So, in other words the rest of the series couldn't happen?

Amazing what difference one night makes.

What if Snape and James had been more decent, if not friendly, to one another when they first met?

[glacevenor]

Snape would have had a stag's patronus instead of a doe. :P

[ShadowSonic]

I dunno, Sirius said that James' dislike mainly came from Snape's delving into the Dark Arts and stuff. Even if they had a friendlier introduction James may still have had a tense relationship with him (being a Slytherin) and still noticed how into Dark Arts he was.

Maybe he wouldn't go out of his way to bully him, but they'd still just be "acquaintances" rather than actual friends.

[glacevenor]

The dislike may also stem from the fact that both of them actually belonged to Houses that hated each other more than anything. Gryffindor and Slytherin are known to be loathers of each other. Perhaps that, and maybe the greasiness had a role as well, we can never know. Had they been friends, it would surely have been a welcome scenario. But I still can't visualize Snape being an animagus.

[lil_snuffles]

What if Harry ended up being in Slytherin after all? What difference would that have made in the series?

[ShadowSonic]

Well, the Slytherin rivalry may not have exploded into the outright bias it had by modern day (no Wizarding War yet) so maybe it was less volatile then.

But that's for the "Slytherin discussion" thread.

Reminds me, anyone got anything on that "What if Ron was a Slytherin but still wanted to be Harry's friend" I made?

EDIT: Whoops, took too long and missed that post prior to mine.

What the heck, what if BOTH Harry and Ron got sorted in Slytherin?

[lil_snuffles]

Originally Posted by ShadowSonic

What the heck, what if BOTH Harry and Ron got sorted in Slytherin?

Ohh good question. Well, they probably wouldn't have become friends with Hermione or any of the other Gryffindors. There might be a possibility that if they had become friends with Draco, they would probably get more insight on a lot and find out more of Malfoy and the fact that his dad is a death eater. Wow, there definitely would be a big difference in the books, now that I think about it.

In Sorcerer's Stone; What if at the end, when Harry confronted Voldemort, Ron and Hermione were also there?

[merrymarge]

Snape also didn't like James because James was everything that Snape wasn't. James was good looking, rich, and a very good Quidditch player. I think that was why Snape became a DE, he was looking for a group to accept him.

[FurryDice]

Originally Posted by FutureAuthor13

Another what if: What if all the time turners hadn't been smashed in the Department of Mysteries in OOTP? Would Harry and any other characters have used them in other situations?

Voldemort and the DEs would have had access to them once they took over the Ministry. It's likely the Trio's break-in at the Ministry would have gotten them captured, if some DEs had been able to get Time-Turners from the DoM, go back a couple of hours and wait for them.

Originally Posted by ShadowSonic

What if the end of PoA hadn't taken place on a full moon night and Remus never changed?

Peter wouldn't have been able to escape, so Sirius could have proven his innocence, and Voldemort would have to find some other way to return. Plus, Sirius would have sought custody of Harry, and if he couldn't get custody, he'd have spent plenty of time at Privet Drive, making sure Harry was being treated properly.

[Dobson]

Originally Posted by lil_snuffles

In Sorcerer's Stone; What if at the end, when Harry confronted Voldemort, Ron and Hermione were also there?

Well, first of all, to make that happen, I suppose Ron wouldn't have been sacrificed on the chess board. If that was the case, then Hermione wouldn't have had to have gone back for him. (And because there's only enough potion for 1 person, this circumstance isn't possible, but I guess that's the point of "what if")

I don't think this would make a huge difference, just that they probably would have defended Harry so he might not have gotten knocked out. If this was the case, then Quirrelmort would have been defeated and that's that. None of them would have had to have gone to the Hospital Wing.

What if Harry hadn't been at Snape's side when he died? (Meaning he didn't look into Voldemort's mind, so he wouldn't have known Snape was dying.)

[Nnylarak]

Originally Posted by Dobson

What if Harry hadn't been at Snape's side when he died? (Meaning he didn't look into Voldemort's mind, so he wouldn't have known Snape was dying.)

We wouldn't have the Prince's Tale. Therefore, everyone would still think Snape was a traitor, and maybe even be glad that he died. Also, without the Prince's Tale, Harry wouldn't have realized that he needed to die, so he may not have gone into the forest to sacrifice himself. Actually, the implications of not knowing everything that was revealed in the Prince's Tale are staggering. It's such a key chapter.

[ShadowSonic]

Originally Posted by lil_snuffles

Ohh good question. Well, they probably wouldn't have become friends with Hermione or any of the other Gryffindors. There might be a possibility that if they had become friends with Draco, they would probably get more insight on a lot and find out more of Malfoy and the fact that his dad is a death eater. Wow, there definitely would be a big difference in the books, now that I think about it.

I'd actually see Draco hating Harry and Ron even more eventually if they were Slytherins than if they were Gryffindors. While it's possible Harry and Draco could be friends, I can't see Draco and Ron ever being lasting friends. Draco's cowardly nature would eventually turn Ron off to him, so they'd either be In-House Rivals or settle into "acquaintances".

If Harry and Ron still ended up doing their usual heroics, and Ron still being close to his family, Draco would probably end up jealous of them even worse because he'd think of them as traitors to Slytherin.

They COULD still end up friendly to some Gryffindors, if Ginny ended up friends with Hermione she would introduce them to her in 2nd year (if they didn't run into her in 1st year).

But yeah, it would change a lot of things. Too much for one post,

[lil_snuffles]

Originally Posted by ShadowSonic

But yeah, it would change a lot of things. Too much for one post,

So many possibilities. It would probably take up one page.

What if Harry, Ron and Hermione never made the Polyjuice Potion in Chamber of Secrets to find out all the information from Malfoy? Would there have been another way to find out?

[leah49]

Originally Posted by lil_snuffles

So many possibilities. It would probably take up one page.

What if Harry, Ron and Hermione never made the Polyjuice Potion in Chamber of Secrets to find out all the information from Malfoy? Would there have been another way to find out?

Perhaps. Harry finds the diary after this instance, right? The diary could just tell him.

[FutureAuthor13]

Originally Posted by lil_snuffles

So many possibilities. It would probably take up one page.

What if Harry, Ron and Hermione never made the Polyjuice Potion in Chamber of Secrets to find out all the information from Malfoy? Would there have been another way to find out?

Ron wouldn't have been able to find out that Lucius keeps Dark Artefacts under a secret drawing room/floorboard...thing (don't have the book on me ), so the Malfoys would have been able to continue with their association of Dark Objects without even one member of the Ministry knowing they were doing so (Arthur Weasley). I don't know if there would have been another way to find out; good question. Perhaps the Trio would keep on being suspicious of Draco as being the Heir of Slytherin but would have been extremely frustrated that they were unable to prove anything. That pent up annoyance may have lead to a confrontation with Malfoy, perhaps that's how they would have found out he definitely wasn't the Heir of Slytherin. Though, I doubt he would have told the Trio (unlike the Polyjuice-disguised Harry and Ron) that a muggleborn girl died last time the Chamer was open, so it would have been harder for Harry to work out Myrtle was the girl who died...Good question.

[lil_snuffles]

Originally Posted by leah49

Perhaps. Harry finds the diary after this instance, right? The diary could just tell him.

Hmm very true. I didn't even think about that. Harry found out more information from the diary then he did from Malfoy. The only thing he found out through Malfoy was the fact that Malfoy's dad told him that the Chamber was opened 50 years ago.

[Dobby138]

What if Dumbledore had never touched the Ressurection Stone. I know he would have survived, and Snape wouldn't have to kill him etc. , but how would DH be different?

[gelowo93]

Originally Posted by Dobby138

What if Dumbledore had never touched the Ressurection Stone. I know he would have survived, and Snape wouldn't have to kill him etc. , but how would DH be different?

DH would be very different. Voldemort might not have dared take over the Ministry with Dumbeldore still alive so Hogwarts wouldn't have been taken over as well. That means Harry & Co. could have gone back to school and we'd need an eighth book that dealt with the the horcrux search There might be a bit of wishful thinking in there