Quote: Change too much and we have barrels labeled "Pork Fat" that actually contain Hydraulic fluid, to use your own analogy.
As I said, I don't fully agree with this point. I agree with it in many ways, see My thread on 'Fanon that Trumps the Canon for Far too Long' for
details. The reason I disagree is that a big enough alteration of a single life event can change a character. For better or for worse or for weird. Which is
basically what this thread is for the purpose is. Spontanious changes of importatnt traits is one things, a thing of bad. Long term changes from earilier
events are a different thing.
Minor events that change things like... one of Luna's housemates has actually played a table top RPG and when Luna keeps mentioning weird beasties no one
has ever heard of.... that housemate asks to see whatever Bestiary it is she has been reading. It turns out the thing is a hundred years old (or a reprint of
one) and the names come from a traveling circus/ freak show that wanted to bring in more people with more fantastic sounding names of the creatures. That the
names come from such a traveling show when the sources sighted are actually checked.... that is has one at all is strange for a wizard published book.
Anyway, in this case if Snape does actually land Petunia he is going to be a different person. If nothing else he'll be less stressed out all the time.
Not a preference just a statement.
I think what we need to do next is decide what kind of story we want to write.... realistically we can (and in this kind of thread should) do this multiple
times. So what kind of story do we want to outline here? Me.... not an endless angstfest and not something that is entirely romance driven.... or that leads
Snape in Wormtail's arms for comfort or something. So participants state your preferences here.