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1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12580458/1/Dean-Thomas-and-the-Curse-of-Jumanji Dean Thomas and the Curse of Jumanji]]'' is a {{Crossover}} Fic between ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' and ''Franchise/{{Jumanji}}''.
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3	The story is ADayInTheLimelight for Harry, Ron, and Hermione's Gryffindor contemporaries, Dean Thomas, Seamus Finnegan, Parvati Patil, and Lavender Brown, which takes place early in the school year during the events of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]''. It begins when Fred and George Weasley steal a curious board game from Filch's office. Not wanting to get caught, they give the game to Dean and Seamus, explaining that, as unremarkable {{Recurring Extra}}s, Filch will be unlikely to suspect them. After they examine the game with Lavender and Parvati, Dean and Seamus decide to play a quick round with the girls to see what the game is like.
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5	Big mistake.
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7	!! ''Dean Thomas and the Curse of Jumanji'' provides examples of:
8	* ADayInTheLimelight: Normally pushed to the background in the novels, Dean, Seamus, Parvati, and Lavender get their own adventure in this story, and if they don't succeed, it may spell a premature doom for the rest of the characters.
9	* AlternateHistory: Thanks to Jumanji's built in reset button, the events of the story are this to the larger Harry Potter story. Try to imagine how the novels would have been different if [[spoiler:during Harry's third year, Hagrid was killed, Pettigrew died before the truth could be discovered, and Hogwarts was completely destroyed.]]
10	* AnimalStampede: The same one from the ''Jumanji'' film. It's made of rhinoceros, elephants, and zebras.
11	* ArtifactOfDoom: The Jumanji game. Its powers are immense, even in the context of the Wizarding World. It even has the power to [[spoiler:break all the protective enchantments of Hogwarts and destroy the castle]]
12	* BigCreepyCrawlies: A few camel spiders come out of the game in Hagrid's hut, and are described as being the size of cats. Hagrid, of course, is very pleased.
13	* ChekhovsGun: Fawkes and the Sorting Hat appear briefly in Dumbledore's office before Dean, Seamus, Lavender, and Parvati have to leave. They return during the climax.
14	* ClimacticVolcanoBackdrop: The only thing cooler than fighting a nundu with a sword? Fighting a nundu with a sword while the ground splits open, and lava erupts all around you!
15	%%* DarkestAfrica: The world inside Jumanji.
16	%%* {{Foreshadowing}}: The monkeys, elephants, rhinoceros, and volcano all appear on the game's front cover.%%Which foreshadows what?
17	* FullBoarAction: The Tebos that appear outside Hagrid's hut. [[spoiler:They gore him to death.]]
18	* HungryJungle: A very literal one swallows Hogwarts castle. As if it wasn't dangerous enough...
19	* ImAHumanitarian: A group of monstrous cannibals comes out of the game.%%[[spoiler:Also, Seamus, by accident.]]
20	* ManEatingPlant: The yellow pods from the ''Jumanji'' film. None appear, but a few are mentioned trying to eat Marcus Flint and Fang the boarhound.
21	* MischiefMakingMonkey: The monkeys from the film appear. They trash Dumbledore's office before escaping into the rest of the castle.
22	* PantheraAwesome: The penultimate thing to come out of the game is a nundu -- a creature unique to the Harry Potter world (though is based loosely on the mngwa: an African cryptid). The nundu is described in ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' as a gigantic leopard with noxious breath that causes fatal illness.
23	* TheSwarm: The first thing to come out of the game is a swarm of driver ants.
24	%%* ZergRush: The tactic employed by the ants. No Hogwarts pet is safe.

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