Nemi said:
whitewhiskey said:
I have a little idea. A young Harry has enough of the Durseleys, so one October 31st, he runs. He runs and runs until he finds himself somehow in an old pumpkin patch. He breaks down crying, wishing he had a real, loving family, unknowing he is overheard by a caring soul, a girl named Sally.
Years later, Harry shows up at Hogwarts, as the Pumpkin Prince of Halloween.
Why not have him taken in by the Monster Under The Stairs?
"Fingers like snakes and spiders
in my hair."
Fixed...
Anyway, Sally just seemed like the right choice, first because, unlike Jack, the One Hiding under the stairs, or almost any other Halloween Town resident, Sally isn't someone he would automatically run from scared, on Halloween she'd look like someone in a costume. Second, because while Sally is more timid by nature, a lot of similarities can be seen between her and Lily, smart, kind, tricky, red hair (If what sally has is, indeed, hair). And finally, I think Jack would be as great an influence as a father as Sally a mother, both able to instill a strong sense of manners, justice, and, in Jack's case, showmanship.
And it doesn't have to stop there, I could see Harry being dropped off at Hogwarts by 'Uncle Sandy Claws' with his familiar and family pet, Zero.