1. Harry Potter And The Decade-Long Tale Of His Eventual Conception
It isnt doubtful that Rowling, in all her creative genius, deliberately paralleled the series main characters with those of the previous generation of Hogwarts-going wizards and witches. Harry suffers many comparisons to his father, from being pig-headed to being courageous to a fault. Ron is Harrys right-hand man, fiercely loyal and good fun, just like James Potters best friend Sirius Black. Ginny is a feisty, red-headed firecracker comparable to Lily Potter, and the list goes on, with Hermione equating to a young Remus Lupin and the obvious Draco Malfoy to Severus Snape parallel. What might not have been so deliberate is that these five or six characters - two of whom were dead before the series began - have become arguably more popular characters in fandom than the Golden Trio themselves. Fans have been crying for a Marauders-centric prequel series ever since they read The Prisoner of Azkaban, and who can blame them? The four friends - James, Sirius, Remus and Peter - were legendary troublemakers at Hogwarts during their time, and, despite being side characters at best, seem both delightful and complex protagonists for another generation of magical storytelling. What with James adorable and seemingly unrequited crush on Lily, Remus furry little problem causing the other boys to become Animagi (wizards who can turn into animals at will) for a romp in the Forbidden Forest every month at the full moon, and their hilarious prankster legacies, one could fill seven more books with their adventures at Hogwarts alone. However, even on top of that, Lily and James Potter lived during the First Wizarding War and were members of the first Order of the Phoenix, when Voldemort was first gaining power; every character who lived through this event called it a time of fear, secrecy and great evil. All this would make it another perfect backdrop to this potential prequel: our characters huddled in safe-houses as Death Eaters roam the night outside, people they once thought they could trust trying to breach the protective charms with snarled curses... In fact, J.K. Rowling obliged readers with an 800-word prequel written for charity and published online in 2008 which, far from satiating Marauders fans, just made us thirst for more written about the cheeky young men. So, clearly this idea would work, is already wildly popular among readers, and wouldnt infringe too greatly on, nor would it cheapen, the perfection of the original seven Potter books.
Canadian student. Spends probably an unhealthy amount of time enthusing over musicals, unpopular TV shows, and Harry Potter. Main life goal: to become fluent in Elvish.
