Alternative Endings

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I have far too much fun tormenting those pitiful souls who 'don't have time' to finish the books and ask for the ending...

In my Trilogy class (yes... a class on the Lord of the Rings... *I'm so lucky*), some of us have read the books (in my case, multiple times), and some of us have not. Our grades are significantly lowered if we give away important things to the 'First Timers', so my buddy and I decided to flat out lie to the people who ask us to give things away. Or we tell half-lies.

When asked who Bombadil is (before reaching his chapters), we answered that Bombadil is the Witch King (and then proceeded to argue our point and convince some of the more gullible that it's true).

When asked if Gimli dies, I said "What do you think? Of course he dies. Nobody can fight thousands upon thousands of orcs multiple times and live! Legolas and Gimli both die in the last battle."

When asked if Frodo does ever throw the Ring into Mount Doom, I said "No... but Sam pushes him in, so it doesn't matter anyway."

The point of this thread? What do you all do when people ask about things that 'haven't happened yet'? Try not to generate a list. Explain your actions a little.

Fea