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* ''[[WebVideo/LifeSMP Double Life SMP]]'': Tango and Jimmy get roped into defending Grian and Scar from the wrath of the rest of the server on Day 4 because they happened to come up to their safety platform in the sky so Tango could enchant his boots just before everyone else shows up to lay siege on them.

* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': In "The Concerto," Penny compels a less-than-willing Bolt and Mittens to serve as her accompanists in a session of home music-making.

* In the Ancient Arabia chapter of ''VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime'', the Cooper Gang, after spying a suspicious BigDoor that's heavily guarded by {{Mooks}} in the first mission of the chapter, make plans to crack it open in the final mission. During the Chalk Talk briefing for the mission, Bentley pulls up a picture of a BellyDancer outfit he made, while saying that step one of the plan is [[MsFanservice Carmelita]] putting it on and [[ShowSomeLeg doing a belly dance to distract the guards while the rest of the gang opens the door]]. Carmelita's reaction to hearing this shows that Bentley ''clearly'' didn't fly this idea past her when he made it, something he confirms right afterward.

-->'''Dalek Sec: NOT ME.'''\\
'''Dalek Thay: NOT ME.'''\\
'''Dalek Caan: NOT ME...'''\\
'''Dalek Jast: NOT ME - ''DAMN!'''''

** Famously, in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', Harry has his name entered into the goblet without his knowledge and is subsequently picked for the Triwizard Tournament along with the goblet's three legitimate choices, who all entered their own names and are actually old enough to participate. Everyone has to go along with it because the goblet's choice is apparently binding, even though someone clearly must have rigged the selection by entering Harry's name under a different school (as Hogwarts already had another legitimate champion) and using a powerful Confundus Charm to make the goblet add OneExtraMember. As with a lot of the wizarding world's magic, the book doesn't go into that much detail on how the goblet itself works, but at least TheReveal at the end spells out ''who'' entered Harry's name and ''why''.

** Famously, in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', Harry has his name entered into the goblet without his knowledge and is subsequently picked for the Triwizard Tournament along with the goblet's three legitimate choices, who all entered their own names and are actually old enough to participate. Everyone has to go along with it because the goblet's choice is apparently binding, even though someone clearly must have rigged the selection by entering Harry's name under a different school (as Hogwarts already had another legitimate champion) and using a powerful Confundus Charm to make the goblet add OneExtraMember. As with a lot of the wizarding world's magic, the book doesn't go into that much detail on how the goblet itself works, but at least The Reveal at the end spells out ''who'' entered Harry's name and ''why''.

** Famously, in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', Harry has his name entered into the goblet without his knowledge and is subsequently picked for the Triwizard Tournament along with the goblet's three legitimate choices, who all entered their own names. Everyone has to go along with it because the goblet's choice is apparently binding, even though Harry isn't even old enough to participate and someone else seems to have rigged the selection by entering Harry's name under a different school (as Hogwarts already had another legitimate champion) and using a powerful Confundus Charm to make the goblet add OneExtraMember. As with a lot of the wizarding world's magic, the book doesn't go into that much detail on how the goblet itself works, but at least The Reveal at the end spells out ''who'' entered Harry's name and ''why''.

** Famously, in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', Harry has his name entered into the goblet without his knowledge and is subsequently picked for the Triwizard Tournament along with the goblet's three legitimate choices, who all entered their own names. Everyone has to go along with it because the goblet's choice is apparently binding, even though Harry isn't even old enough to participate and someone else seems to have rigged the selection by using a powerful Confundus Charm to make the goblet add OneExtraMember to the competition. As with a lot of the Potterverse's magic, the book doesn't go into that much detail on how the goblet itself works, but at least The Reveal at the end spells out ''who'' entered Harry's name and ''why''.

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': In the first chapter of Book Seven, during the meeting at Malfoy Manor Voldemort explains to the Death Eaters why he can't face Harry using his own wand, so he asks for a volunteer to lend him their wand to use. None seems very eager to accept this "honor", so he ends up picking Lucius Malfoy and forcing him to comply.

* ''Literature/WagonsWest'': in ''Yukon Justice'', it is decided that the town of Dawson needs a sheriff. Since no one actually wants to be the sheriff, an election is done and whoever wins the most votes must take the job.

* Appears to be one of [[MisplacedKindergartenTeacher Mme. Bustier's]] favorite tactics in ''Fanfic/LeaveForMendeleiev''. Despite Marinette [[ForWantOfANail transferring out of her class at the start of the school year]], she [[EntitledBitch fully expects her]] to comply with her 'request' to tutor her longtime bully [[RichBitch Chloé]]. Marinette is only saved from being strong-armed into it by Ms. Mendeleiev's intervention.