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The comic strip Zits , for the most part over its run, hasn't had very many "shake-up" story arcs- arcs that can branch off into several different storylines or which make significant changes to the characters.  With Connie (Jeremy's mom) recently deciding to return to the working world as a counselor at Jeremy's school, however, this opens up a whole host of possibilities, story-wise, including: How will this impact her? She's been a stay-at-home mom effectively the entirety of the strip's run, so how will she re-adjust to going back to work? How will this impact Walt (Jeremy's dad)? Walt's been the sole wage-winner for the family as an orthodontist for- again- effectively the entirety of the strip, so how Walt adjusts to the reality that Connie will also be contributing income- either positively or negatively- could also be the focus of some strips. How will this impact Jeremy? In other words, how much will he be affected by having his mom at sch...

I have some other ideas for the HBO Harry Potter series: For a scene across any of the seasons where the action takes place in or around the Dursley's neighborhood, have someone walk through the scene walking a Jack Russell Terrier (for those of you who don't know, Ron's Patronus is a Jack Russell terrier- this would be a nice in-joke referencing that).  There could be a Swan that has a home on the lake at Hogwarts (Cho Chang's patronus is a swan).  During the ill-fated zoo visit in season one, have one of the habitats that Piers, Harry and the Dursleys walk past (with Piers and the Dursley's being clearly uninterested) be a Sea Otter habitat (Hermione's Patronus is a Sea Otter). *Actually, now that I think about it, the Jack Russell terrier and Sea Otter cameos can both happen during the zoo visit- Harry can stop to pet the terrier and then, a scene or two later, stop to watch the sea otters for a minute. This references the order in which he befriended Ron...

For the HBO Harry Potter series, here's my idea for the scene where numerous owls gather at Privet Drive to try to deliver Harry's letter (which would be in season one of the show): Only have owls that are featured in the books.  This would include... Snowy Owls (Hedwig) These should be the most numerous of the owl species.  Screech Owls (Hermes- Percy Weasley's owl) Eagle Owls, more specifically some Eurasian Eagle Owls  (Draco Malfoy's owl) Some Great Grey Owls (Errol, the Weasley family owl)  A humorous touch, but Scops Owls (Fan theory as to what Pigwidgeon is, but the owl shop at Hogsmeade- seen in book three- has a few scops owls for sale)