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| @@ -524,9 +524,9 @@ Here's my outline so far: | |||
| 524 | * He is expecting them to enter themselves, which he thinks would be a | 524 | * He is expecting them to enter themselves, which he thinks would be a |
| 525 | laugh. | 525 | laugh. |
| 526 | 526 | ||
| 527 | * They decide to enter his name, which they think would be a laugh... | 527 | * They decide to enter themselves, which they think would be a laugh... |
| 528 | 528 | ||
| 529 | * ...as well as the names of several dozen other students... | 529 | * ...and Harry... |
| 530 | 530 | ||
| 531 | * ...and Snape... | 531 | * ...and Snape... |
| 532 | 532 | ||
| @@ -534,32 +534,103 @@ Here's my outline so far: | |||
| 534 | 534 | ||
| 535 | * Obviously, every one of these names comes out of the cup. | 535 | * Obviously, every one of these names comes out of the cup. |
| 536 | 536 | ||
| 537 | * Because the twins' names were on one slip of paper (and nobody can tell | ||
| 538 | them apart anyway) they are required to compete as a *single* competitor. | ||
| 539 | |||
| 540 | * Harry and the twins straight-up admit cheating the cup, although Harry | ||
| 541 | expresses loud displeasure at his name being entered. Harry agrees to aim | ||
| 542 | for low scores on purpose, and the twins are going for laughs; most of the | ||
| 543 | school decides not to hate them. | ||
| 544 | |||
| 537 | * Harry takes the opportunity to "research", primarily to create an excuse for | 545 | * Harry takes the opportunity to "research", primarily to create an excuse for |
| 538 | his superior spellcasting abilities. | 546 | his superior spellcasting abilities. |
| 539 | 547 | ||
| 540 | * More events, in order to better differentiate between the contestants. | 548 | * The dragon event: |
| 549 | |||
| 550 | * Harry gets a different dragon; ideally, he goes first this time. | ||
| 551 | |||
| 552 | * Harry requests a zero score from the judges, announces that he is going to | ||
| 553 | try the only idea he has, and summons the egg. Of course, it works. | ||
| 554 | |||
| 555 | * Judges give him a zero, as requested, except for Bagman and Dumbledore. | ||
| 556 | |||
| 557 | * Harry sells his egg to the Goblins. | ||
| 541 | 558 | ||
| 542 | * Harry very carefully arranges to get through the first events unhurt and in | 559 | * Fleur, Cedric, and Krum are basically canon. |
| 543 | the bottom half of the contestants. | ||
| 544 | 560 | ||
| 545 | * Harry sells his egg to the Goblins. | 561 | * Twins throw gillyweed at the dragon. It eats it, then falls over choking |
| 562 | on air. Charlie, who has been told their strategy beforehand, manages to | ||
| 563 | get the dragon to the lake before it dies. Everyone admits it was by far | ||
| 564 | the most effective method used. | ||
| 546 | 565 | ||
| 547 | * Fudge does a terrible job, only marginally better than... | 566 | * Fudge does a miserable job, poorly casting a few charms and |
| 567 | transfigurations. He does not get the egg. | ||
| 548 | 568 | ||
| 549 | * Snape completely fails at every event, having literally every single | 569 | * Snape is sabotaged, independently, by all the Hogwarts student champions: |
| 550 | Hogwarts contestant independently sabotage him. | 570 | |
| 571 | * Twins have replaced his hair grease with something very flammable. | ||
| 572 | |||
| 573 | * Cedric has been working with Hagrid, and acquires some dragon pheremones | ||
| 574 | which are then "accidentally spilled" on Snape's cloak. | ||
| 575 | |||
| 576 | * Harry figures he won't need any "silly wand-waving" and carefully | ||
| 577 | replaces his wand with a fake. | ||
| 578 | |||
| 579 | * The dragon goes into an insane rage, and Snape is brutally slashed and | ||
| 580 | burned within seconds of the task beginning. He is rescued, barely alive. | ||
| 551 | 581 | ||
| 552 | * Harry takes Hermione to the ball, and they have a good time. | 582 | * Harry takes Hermione to the ball, and they have a good time. |
| 553 | 583 | ||
| 554 | * Harry does not summon anything from outside the field until the last event. | 584 | * The lake event: |
| 585 | |||
| 586 | * Harry gets Hermione. Cedric gets Cho. Twins get Alicia/Angelina. Fleur | ||
| 587 | gets her sister. Krum gets his date. Fudge gets his wife. Snape gets | ||
| 588 | Draco. | ||
| 589 | |||
| 590 | * Harry uses gillyweed, as before. Gets to Hermione, rescues her, then uses | ||
| 591 | a bubblehead charm to wake her. They hang out underwater right next to the | ||
| 592 | platform until time is up, intentionally getting a low score. | ||
| 593 | |||
| 594 | * Cedric/Krum basically as before. | ||
| 595 | |||
| 596 | * Fudge casts bubblehead and immediately gets lost. He is rescued after an | ||
| 597 | hour from the wrong side of the lake. | ||
| 598 | |||
| 599 | * Fleur makes it to her hostage without problems, because | ||
| 600 | |||
| 601 | * Cedric has dosed Snape with grindylow bait, so they all chase after him | ||
| 602 | instead. | ||
| 603 | |||
| 604 | * Harry cast a whole bunch of sticking charms on Draco while he was down | ||
| 605 | there, preventing Snape from freeing him. | ||
| 606 | |||
| 607 | * And... | ||
| 608 | |||
| 609 | * The twins are riding the giant squid, which they have somehow managed to | ||
| 610 | bribe. They rescue their hostages within moments, and spend the rest of | ||
| 611 | the time harassing Snape. | ||
| 612 | |||
| 613 | * The maze event: | ||
| 614 | |||
| 615 | * The start order is Twins, Krum, Cedric, Fleur, Harry, Fudge, Snape. | ||
| 616 | |||
| 617 | * The twins summon brooms and fly to the trophy before Krum gets into the | ||
| 618 | maze. | ||
| 619 | |||
| 620 | * The trophy is just a portkey to the awards platform. Remember, no | ||
| 621 | Voldemort. | ||
| 622 | |||
| 623 | * As soon as they arrive at the awards platform, the hedges vanish in a | ||
| 624 | poorly-planned piece of magic designed to allow the audience to see how | ||
| 625 | close each of the competitors was to the finish. | ||
| 555 | 626 | ||
| 556 | * When he summons a paid-for Goblin bodyguard... | 627 | * All the monsters from the maze are now loose. |
| 557 | 628 | ||
| 558 | * Who proceeds to cut a bloody swath through the maze, allowing Harry to | 629 | * And they charge Snape, who is covered in attraction charms courtesy of |
| 559 | easily win the tournament. | 630 | Harry and Cedric. |
| 560 | 631 | ||
| 561 | * Harry uses this to further prop up the Goblins, by giving them the | 632 | * Harry has a paid-for Goblin bodyguard, who massacres the attacking |
| 562 | publicity and the prize money. | 633 | monsters. |
| 563 | 634 | ||
| 564 | * Fifth year, Fudge is now convinced that last year was a setup by Dumbledore to | 635 | * Fifth year, Fudge is now convinced that last year was a setup by Dumbledore to |
| 565 | humiliate him and drive him out of office. | 636 | humiliate him and drive him out of office. |
| @@ -731,7 +802,7 @@ Here's my outline so far: | |||
| 731 | taking the place of the (confused, panicing) aurors. | 802 | taking the place of the (confused, panicing) aurors. |
| 732 | 803 | ||
| 733 | * Here we see Goblin-run werewolf armies subduing the British wizards, Veela | 804 | * Here we see Goblin-run werewolf armies subduing the British wizards, Veela |
| 734 | using auras to dominate the populace and establish order, house elves | 805 | using their allure to dominate the populace and establish order, house elves |
| 735 | rebelling against their masters and going to work for the Goblins en masse, | 806 | rebelling against their masters and going to work for the Goblins en masse, |
| 736 | etc. | 807 | etc. |
| 737 | 808 | ||
