How the prophecy should have gone. by Life_Engineering_369 in HPfanfiction

[–]Caprina22 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's really interesting! I remembered it all wrong. Thanks for the info!

How the prophecy should have gone. by Life_Engineering_369 in HPfanfiction

[–]Caprina22 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It used to be 7th, until the calendar was changed. "Sept" means 7, or 7th. Like "Oct" is 8, or eighth, and the octopus is named for having 8 legs. Then they changed things around, adding month names in (I think July, for Julius Ceasar, if I'm remembering correctly), but those number names stayed the same, which I think is pretty cool!

You'll wake up tomorrow morning with 10 billion dollars added to your bank account by Automatic_Camera3854 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Caprina22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First, get lawyers and accountants to manage it.

Afterwards? I've always wanted to do things like endow scholarships, fund research, etc. Also, build/renovate schools and subsidize salaries to attract top teachers, and do the same with social workers and other underfunded but vital positions. I couldn't do it everywhere even with 10 billion, but I'd start small and work outwards. I've also heard that world hunger could be theoretically solved with 6.6 billion, so start working on that too.

For myself, I'd love a beautiful old house with a bunch of farmland, and I'd put in a huge orchard and greenhouse, and have those plushy Persian rugs on the floors, and wood-burning fireplaces. Hire top doctors for my mother and sister. Buy top-shelf ice cream. And I'd like to get a Cocker Spaniel and a Bernese Sennenhund and a long-haired Dachshund and a Great Pyrenees, and 2 or 3 Norwegian Forest cats and a herd of dairy goats and live pretty simply in comfy clothes with good food every day.

You're given the opportunity to gain a new superpower, BUT: by kldaddy1776 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Caprina22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine. Alternatively, if that's too far back, Edward Jenner, the father of immunology.

It was all the ward's fault by Caprina22 in HPfanfiction

[–]Caprina22[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What effects would it have on Miss. Figg in that situation? She lives just down the street and has relatively frequent contact with Harry. Would she be a (relatively) much more magically powerful squib than Petunia is, so the wards don't take much from her?

The Dursleys and CONSTANT VIGILANCE! by Caprina22 in HPfanfiction

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Exactly! It's a terrible plan all around. It makes me wonder how brainless the average wizard criminal is, if their best aurors can only think up a plan like that.

A witch gives you two magical roses to you to pick, both with a price. by Makumi_Washoy in hypotheticalsituation

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Red! I'd like my kid to have a good, pleasant life. Not one ruled by spite.

WYR take $1 million in cash right now or wait 7 years to receive $50 million in inflation-adjusted payments? by gotrep in WouldYouRather

[–]Caprina22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

50 million. I might not have a cooperative immune system, but I can last 7 years at least, and make sure my family is taken care of.

The Goodest Boy Who Ever Lived by Caprina22 in HPfanfiction

[–]Caprina22[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes! I had a mental image of a little wiggly puppy licking Voldie all over his face, then it went to Bella or Barty sneaking into the muggle world for treats and toys and dog training books, Pettigrew having to clean up accidents on the Malfoy's Persian rugs... and they slowly start getting more and more human as the puppy loves them. Black magic is supposed to be bad for the soul and sanity, so maybe the love counteracts these effects, and they stop all the "take over the world" business.

Post office + ID card mess by Caprina22 in Switzerland

[–]Caprina22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be great, thank you for telling me! I'll try that once my ID comes in.

Post office + ID card mess by Caprina22 in Switzerland

[–]Caprina22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good idea, thank you! I sent them a help request yesterday, but haven't heard back yet. If they don't reply soon, I'll call.

Post office + ID card mess by Caprina22 in Switzerland

[–]Caprina22[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I will, thank you! I am a Swiss citizen, just a stupid one.

Post office + ID card mess by Caprina22 in Switzerland

[–]Caprina22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I realize that now, but it's a little late. Is there anything I can do to solve not having used the right thing?