Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Story Planning: Harry and Potter

Basic Story Notes:

Once, animals challenged the birds to a game. They agreed on a time and a place to do the ball dance. The animals were led by a strong bear, a great terrapin, and an agile deer. The birds were led by an eagle, a hawk, and the great Hawk. They were all swift and strong but feared the animals. Two tiny animals approached the birds and asked to join their team because the animals made fun of their size. The captain of the birds agreed out of pity. They fashioned wings out of a drum head which made the bats. The bats were so nimble that the birds thought they would be the best of them all. Next they stretched the skin of the other animal making a flying squirrel. This squirrel jumped quickly from tree to tree. These two animals proved worthy in the bird’s win. When the game started a ball was tossed up. The squirrel snagged it and tossed it to the bat, who tossed it to another bird who scored the winning goal.

Hogwarts Coat of Arms
By Jakovche found on Wiki

Plan for storytelling:

Being a big Harry Potter fan, I think this story could be written as a quidditch match. It reminds me of when Harry first played in a quidditch match as a first year and everyone underestimated him. He went on to win the match for his team and became a hero. Similarly, everyone doubted the squirrel and bat, yet they became the heroes of the match. The birds will obviously belong to Ravenclaw. The animals will either belong to Gryffindor or Slytherin. The squirrel could be named Harry. The squirrel could be named Potter.

Direction options:

1.       I could focus on the backstory of the bat and squirrel and how they were always looked down on. Then show them overcoming that to become heroes.
2.       I could start with them joining the birds, and transition into how they go on to be legends at the school.

3.       I could focus squarely on the match itself.

Bibliography:

Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney (1900). Link

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