Was it really only a year ago that J. K. Rowling and Warner Bros. sued RDR Books over the Harry Potter Lexicon on Halloween?

It seems more like an eternity, and alot of phrases come to mind. Dark night of the soul. Sold their soul to the company store. In League with the Devil. The Twilight Zone. Through the Looking-Glass. Down the Rabbit Hole. Down the Drain. Boiled in Oil. Keelhauled. Run Amok. Attacked by Harpies. Between Scylla and Charybdis. Nibbled by Geese. Drawn and Quartered. Chastised. Burned at the stake. Run out of Dodge.

But that's really giving the "other side" too much credit. They never actually chased us away, or kept us from writing one word we wanted to write. Of course, people have truly been hurt and reputations have been smeared by lies and innuendoes, and I don't think anyone understands the damage that their constant barrage of negativity has done to people. However, they never really had the big "gotcha" moment in which RDR and Steve Vander Ark were turned penniless out into the street, no matter how many times that was discussed with glee and longing. Many times things didn't turn out the way the Lexicon Haters thought it would - or should I say, every time. And sometimes things became so absurd we had to laugh at the nonsense.

Speaking of which, and in honor of this auspicious date, David English on Leaky Cauldron has made the following colorful suggestion:

It might be nice if the Potter Puppet Pals did a reenactment of the case with Snape as SVA, Hermione as Jo, Fudge as RDR, McGonagall as Dale Cendali, Lucius Malfoy as Falzone/Hammer, and Dumbledore as Judge Patterson. "What's that ticking sound? Oh, it's a Cease & Desist letter. Just ignore it and it'll go away." *BOOM*

Well, I think we can do better than that ~ what are your suggestions? How about Snape as Hammer, for one thing? *evil* I seem to recall a bit of snark from him.  And Cendali is not the stoical McGonagall - I can think of a few other characters who fit her persona alot better.  Please give your suggestions and have fun with it!