July 20th, 2007



NOTE FROM DAVE:
Now that the last Harry Potter book is
about to be published, it would seem that
J. K. Rowling might have a few extra
minutes on her hands. Here are some
suggestions so she might keep busy.


The Top 10 Things on
J. K. Rowling’s To-Do List


10> Claim that she was just kidding and announce the eighth book. Watch with glee as hordes of Potter fans positively wet themselves.

9> Visiting the graves of J.R.R. Tolkein and C.S. Lewis to deliver her long-planned, “In Your Faces, Sirs,” speech.

8> Hosting “The View” with a lethal-looking wand in her hand to keep things going smoothly.

7> Convince the Ministry of Magic to wipe all the Muggles’ minds so she can sell them the Harry Potter books all over again.

6> Mysteriously vanish from our little Muggle world.

5> Open negotiations with an almost-legal Emma Watson for her newest video project, “Hogwarts Gone Wild.”

4> Give Alan Rickman a ring and ask him to come over in character and punish you for being a wicked, wicked witch.

3> “Children’s Fantasy franchise… check. Ok, now it’s time to start on ‘Maggie Chang and the Sulfurous Star.’”

2> Start writing the “Naughty Harry” adult series of magical stories.

and the Number 1 Thing on J. K. Rowling’s To-Do List…

1> Hop on her griffon and fly off into the sunset, laughing maniacally.




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Credits:

Selected from 44 submissions from 13 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Barry Wallace, Knoxville, TN — 1
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 2
Dan Thompson, Austin, TX — 3, 6
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 4
Chris Woodall, Dayton, KY — 5
Scott Elmer, Wheaton, IL — 7
Pat Bailey, Bremerton WA — 8
Jennifer A. Ford, Chicago, IL — 9
Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 10
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator