Ever have those plot bunnies that creep up on you in the middle of the night? I’m not talking about the ones that actually make sense but those that appear during late nights with little sleep…the ones not even worthy of committing to a postie note. Come on, admit it, we all have bad ideas once in awhile.

In a recent late night validating session, several of us staffers got together and commiserated over those nasty little bunnies that (had we been face to face) we would not otherwise normally share with anyone. Although names have been withheld to save the guilty, here’s the “cream of the crop” from a group of your HPFF validating team:

-Harry takes Ginny to a rock concert and learns Hermione is leading a double life as the lead singer of a punk rock type band…so they become her groupies and carry her gear around

-Ron joins a World Cup team and falls to his death at a Quidditch tournament….the entire plot revolves around his musings during his Herculean length mid-air fall

-Professor Snape is actually Harry’s father…and has kept Lily hidden away at his house since the night of Voldemort’s attack (this also involved a bizarre scene from HBP with Peter serving Lily tea in the dungeon whilst no one was the wiser of her presence at Snape’s house)

-Moaning Myrtle comes alive from an ingenious potion concocted by Hermione…then she spends her Hogwarts days fist fighting with Hermione over who will get Draco for their very own

-Hogwarts isn’t really a school for witchcraft and wizardry….instead it’s actually a mental institution for those who BELIEVE they are magically inclined (I’m actually quite fond of this one myself)

So…before I share more and risk being kicked off staff (or committed myself) feel free to leave your precious little gems in the comment section so we don’t feel like we are alone in our goofy storylines. Who knows – someone with even less sleep than you may be able to turn your plot bunny into a great story!


Happy Writing!