#2 - Hermoine and Harry fall in love and start to "date".
#3 - Draco Malfoy becomes a Vampire.
#4 - Snape is the Dark Arts teacher. (book 6 or 7)
Woot!
<T>
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Hermoine and Harry? Are you nuts? No. It's all about Hermoine and Ron. JKR has been hinting at that since book 4! Maybe even three. I doublt Dumbledore is a half-blood prince... But, he does have an unsual fondness for lemon drops (Sherbert lemons)
Posted by ailurophobic (Member # 8343) on :
I'm rooting for Dean Thomas, myself. xD
I think something's going to happen to Lupin.
Werewolf's weakness = silver = Wormtail's hand
Oh, Synesthesia, I agree with the RonxHermione thing, but the first time I read your post my brain insisted you'd typed 'Dumbledore and Ron'. I was momentarily floored.
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
#5 Harry dies somewhere near the beginning of the book and instead the whole thing is about Albus Dumbledore and Sirius Black (who got *OMGSPOILER* reincarnated).
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
no no no She can't kill off Lupin. I love him.
Dumbledore and Ron Posted by ailurophobic (Member # 8343) on :
The mirror's supposed to play some big part in it. I'd love to see a fanfic, actually, (or SOMETHING, at least) where Voldy-mote chose to attack Neville instead. Would the sacrifice had been made for him? Would he be able to pull through like Harry had been? =x
Yeah, well, (spoiler!) SIRIUS WAS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER AND HE GOT KILLED OFF.
*cleans mascara stains out of the pillow*
(Don't you love how I put the spoiler in all caps? Pfft.)
Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
Voldemort will turn out to be Harry's father. He will reveal this after chopping off Harry's hand in a wand-saber duel.
Hermione will be revealed to be Harry's twin sister.
Ron and Hermione will start dating, of course.
Dumbledore will die and appear to guide Harry in ghost form.
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
Oh and Lockhart too.
A book about Dumbledore, Black and Lockhart would be like the most amazing thing ever.
Posted by ailurophobic (Member # 8343) on :
Lupin will reveal that he is really James, and the real Remus was polyjuicing as Harry's father to throw Voldemort off. It will be revealed that Draco is half-veela. Sirius isn't dead, he's just in hiding to throw people off his trail. Dumbledore will jump on the Hufflepuff table and do the hula in a grass skirt. Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
I'm already on record for this in the other HP & tHBP discussion thread, but I do think Hagrid is the Half-Blood Prince. That one seems pretty obvious to me. Silverblue's other 3 predictions don't seem very likely to me. I would like to see Snape get the Dark Arts job, but I think it would be more fitting in book 7. He should end the series with that job, and it wouldn't be right to let him have it through two books.
There's also been rumors of character deaths this time out, and of the majors I'd be guessing Dumbledore. Powerful mentor figures tend to die just before the final act to make the situation seem really bad and/or motivate the hero, and we're at 6/7 right now.
--Enigmatic
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
I REALLY don't want to lose Dumbledore, him and Hermoine are my favorite characters.
Maybe Ron ends up with Viktor Krum. He fancied him a lot.
Posted by ailurophobic (Member # 8343) on :
.. LOL.
Think of the children they could have!
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Ginny drops dead and I begin to celebrate.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Hehehehehe! yeah, he totally was crushing on Viktor.
Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
ew
Posted by ailurophobic (Member # 8343) on :
.. yeah, that is pretty gross. XD
Ginny's character surprised me. She and Hermione got girly-giggly all of a sudden.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
But, Ginny's still pretty cool. I bet she will be on the Quidditch team again.
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
I think Hagrid is the prince and I think he will die also. Too many people are suspecting Dumbledore, it'd be too obvious.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Harry won't date hermione, nor will ron, ginny will probably date everyone in harry and ron's room, and I expect a Weasley (most likely Mr.) to die. What I wanna know is how harry gets out of his Aunt and Uncles, this book is supposed to be the least time he's there.
Posted by Hamson (Member # 7808) on :
quote:Originally posted by ailurophobic: The mirror's supposed to play some big part in it. I'd love to see a fanfic, actually, (or SOMETHING, at least) where Voldy-mote chose to attack Neville instead. Would the sacrifice had been made for him? Would he be able to pull through like Harry had been? =x
Yeah, well, (spoiler!) SIRIUS WAS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER AND HE GOT KILLED OFF.
*cleans mascara stains out of the pillow*
(Don't you love how I put the spoiler in all caps? Pfft.)
Sirius was my favorite character too! He was so much more badass than anyone else is in the series...
Oh and I also bet Dumbledore will die, I agree with Enigmatic about the mentor thing. Plus in case the new movie Dumbledore dies, theyll have an excuse for it this time.
Also, like with the previous 2 releases, I dont remember like anything of books 4 and 5, but Rowling does a pretty good job of refreshing all of thats important.
Posted by ailurophobic (Member # 8343) on :
I don't think she's going to kill Dumbledore, just because that's what everyone expects. Or maybe she'll do it because we think she won't do it because everyone thinks she will..
*works herself in circles*
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
#1 Hermonie takes spring break in Panama City and comes back with a tattoo she can't show anyone.
#2 Ron joins the magic army and eventually conquers the world.
#3 Harry is informed that hes a twit, and that the bravest and most important of them all is really Neville Longbottom.
#4 Dudley Dursley is really the Half Blood Prince, and will come into a great magical inheritance upon his 18th birthday.
#5 Snape is discovered to be a great Micheal Jackson fan, and is summarly dismissed from his position.
#6 Micheal Jackson promises to not sleep with little boys any more. Nor will he sleep with them any less, but that's not important now.
#7 Hagrid is attacked and mortally wounded by the most dangerous mythical animal of them all--A pit bull.
#8 Dumbledore finally changes his name to something more powerful--Ima Jerk.
#9 The Malfoy family breaks apart when they appear on a special episode of Jerry Springer.
#10 The Society for the Protection of Magical Creatures gets eaten by a ravenous pack of jillywigs.
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Could someone remind me quickly how Sirius died? I remember he fell through something, I don't remember what and I don't have the book right now. Haven't read it since it first came out.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Most of my friends figured the Half Blood Prince would in fact be Neville Longbottom.
Ron and Hermione have been pushed towards each other from the beginning, and if you couldn't see how jealous she got when he was pursuing the Veela, there's still other proof.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Sirius fell through that doorway in the Ministry of Secrets didn't he? I haven't read it since last year. But they were having a fight with Voldemort and the Death Eaters, and during the fight, he fell through the doorway that led to nothingness.
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
What exactly was the doorway?
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Sirius was deuling with Bella Lestrange (the crazy woman who tortured the Longbottoms) when he got hit with a jet of light from a curse and fell through the veil in the Death Chamber at the Department of Mysteries.
The doorway has something to do with Death (I mean, obviously, as Dumbledore called it the Death Chamber), but other than that I think it's largely a mystery.
Posted by BotaLadyG (Member # 7053) on :
um, say a HP n00b was interested in seeing what all the hub-bub was about and asked. *nicely* even, what the order of all the books was and such.... she wouldn't be taken out behind the woodshed and drawn and quartered would she?
*be gentle* I know I am probably the only person here that hasn't read HP, but I am willing to change...lol.
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
No prob...the Lexicon website I linked to could help, but unless you have no desire to read the books I'd watch out for spoilers. The order goes, Harry Potter and the:
Sorcerer's/Philosophers Stone (depending on which side of the pond you live on) Chamber of Secrets Prisoner of Azkaban Goblet of Fire Order of the Phoenix Half-Blood Prince
Posted by ailurophobic (Member # 8343) on :
Neville can't be the HBP. He's a pureblood. oo;
Like I said, I (seriously) think it's either Dean Thomas or, uh. That dude that was in the chapter previews Rowling posted on her site.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by sarcasticmuppet: . . . fell through the veil in the Death Chamber at the Department of Mysteries.
The doorway has something to do with Death (I mean, obviously, as Dumbledore called it the Death Chamber), but other than that I think it's largely a mystery.
Well, except that "beyond the veil" is a long-time metaphor for being in the World Beyond. Rowlings has a tendency to take metaphors and make them literal. It's one of my favorite things about her writing.
[oops. spelling!]
[ July 10, 2005, 11:19 PM: Message edited by: rivka ]
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
::mutters something about edits::
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Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
If Harry doesn't die, he ends up with the Defense Against the Dark Arts job, and Snape never gets it.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
harry will have it the year after snape has it (effectively "book 8"), but he'll have it 2 years, then he will become headmaster.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
And have 12 kinds and become the minister of Magic.
Posted by Humean316 (Member # 8175) on :
quote: #1 Hermonie takes spring break in Panama City and comes back with a tattoo she can't show anyone.
Ha!! That would be funny.
I think Draco is the Half-blood prince, Ron and Hermione will get together, and of course, Harry will live through all the books. Why? Because in the prophecy JK phrased it "and EITHER will die" and either means one or the other but not both. That is assuming that Voldermort kicks it too. So there you go.
Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :
1. Cho gets eaten by the giant squid
2. Draco refroms and joins the trio, enjoying viscious sarcastic banter with one Ron Weasley
3. Harry and Draco snog
4. Ginny The Slut molests all the Hogwarts boys and moves onto the male staff
Wait, for real, these are my predictions. The others are just dreams. *sigh*
1. The HBP is a new character
2. Dumbledore bites the dust
3. Neville confronts Bellatrix
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Well if Neville can't be the half blood prince then Draco can't be either. Malfoys are full blooded.
What if it's Harry? The Potter side of the family was pure blood right, but wasn't his mother's side all muggle?
Posted by ailurophobic (Member # 8343) on :
Rowling's already said that it's not Harry or Draco. Or Voldemort, for that matter.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Hmm. I think I like Seamus' chances better than Dean's, but my vote for the HBP himself is Trevor the toad.
Posted by ailurophobic (Member # 8343) on :
I like Seamus. Bad-tempered little Irishmen always make me giggle. x3
DOBBY FOR HBP!
Posted by Princess Leah (Member # 6026) on :
Dean can't be the HBP. Isn't he muggle born? Or he'd like soccer less and quidditch more.
Your guess as to which ones are serious, cuz I'm not entirely sure myself. It's late and I'm all wired...
IIIIIIIII preDICT!
...that Ron, Hermione, and Viktor will have a threesome implied in some sort of kid-friendly manner.
...Trelawney will play a fairly major role.
...Now that Harry is a pain in the -ss, Neville will become the new Noble Hero, but will be twisted by his fear, pain, and anger and will join Voldemort's side, lured by the promise of how to make Hermione fall in love with him.
...Lupin will die. So will Dumbledore. And Ron, and Hermione, and all the Weasely children except for Ginny and Percy, because obviously JK Rowling has planned to kill off everyone likeable/cool since book 4.
...There will be another "Uranus" joke.
Posted by Princess Leah (Member # 6026) on :
Maybe Crookshanks will be the HBP. He's smart, plus he's got a lot more soul than any of your toads or house elves. *puts up dukes* I'll take you all on!
Posted by accio (Member # 3040) on :
quote:Originally posted by Shanna: 1. Cho gets eaten by the giant squid
My vote for the HBP is Neville.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
quote:Originally posted by Princess Leah: Dean can't be the HBP. Isn't he muggle born? Or he'd like soccer less and quidditch more.
According to JKR, Dean's dad was a wizard who left the family without telling anyone about himself to protect them from Moldie-shorts. Apparently he (Mr. Thomas) had been approached by minions, said no, and his family was in danger.
Who knew?
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
Just skipped a bunch of posts, but I don't think Dumbledore will die until at least book 7. When they were casting the first movie, most of the actors signed for the first three movies (at the time, obviously they've since signed for more). Richard Harris was the only actor whom they made sign for all seven movies. Kind of ironic, but I don't think they would have made him sign for 7 movies unless they expected to need him for 7 movies. I know people will say it was a bluff or whatever, but then why wouldn't they have done that for any of the other (adult) actors?
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
>>Ginny's character surprised me. She and Hermione got girly-giggly all of a sudden.
??? What books have you been reading? Ginny rocks.
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
quote: That dude that was in the chapter previews Rowling posted on her site.
Chapter previews? What chapter previews? Are they still up, because I haven't seen them. (As a side note, do you think she'll switch the dark mark symbols to represent spoilers from book 6, instead of book 5?)
Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :
What would Hagrid be half prince of, the giants? His father was a muggle wasn't he? hmmm it's been a while since I read book 4.
1. Someone mentioned Ron going bad a while back... I wonder if that was a good possibility.
2. Harry quickly gets kicked out of the Dudley's house because he was trying to save them all from a death eater or mentor. He then goes and joins Dumbledore and the house of the Pheonix people.
3. Harry breaks another broomstick...
4. Someone dies while playing Quiditch..
5. The half-blooded Prince is a new character
6. Neville saves Harry's life.
7. Malfoy turns good after Hermione saves his life...it could happen..
8. Don't think Dumbledore will die..
9. Hagrid trains a dragon to be Harry's horse to ride and kick some buns! Mwa ha ha ha!
10. All the giants fight against the death eaters... and if not all, some..
11. Something about Doby....
Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :
Continuation..
12. Harry finds that his parent's are burried in the cemetary near Hogwarts.... (or was there anything to burry...)
13. Some Muggles actually help fight Voldemort... his death eaters anyway...
14. Ron obtains a license to Apparate..
By the way I love the entries with Harry Potter turning into Star Wars!! Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
What if JKR decided to kill off Dumbledore as a result of Richard Harris' passing?
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Why do they even interview her? All she does is say, "Sorry, can't tell." But, according to these interviews, this is her world, so she'll do what she wants and not cater to the masses. Good for her! So I doubt that would be her reason for killing Dumbledore. I want to know about that London underground scar.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Wow, looks like some people couldn't wait.. (No spoilers on that link, btw. Just a news article.)
--Enigmatic
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
My money's on Dumbledore. Gandalf died. Obi Wan died. The father/grandfather/tutor figure always dies. It's part of the bildungsroman, I think. In order for the young protagonist to fully mature, he must first suffer patriarchal tragedy, thus severing him from his sheltered past. Without daddy around, you have to be a man.
Though Harry's life has been anything but sheltered.
Also, I can't imagine Malfoy sticking around after what happened to his dad. I'm thinking either he vanishes or drops out or maybe goes to Durmstrang or something.
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
Further deliberations:
I don't think the Half Blood Prince is any of the minor characters like Seamus or Dean Thomas or any of those. JKR said something about how it had a whole lot to do with the Chamber of Secrets, and none of those characters had huge parts in the story.
However, a lot of the focus of CoS was on the founding members of Hogwarts. My money is saying that the HBP is either Salazar Slytherin (a la the weird self loathing Voldemort/Hitler think JKR has going on) or Godric Gryffindor. Slytherin seems like a more likely choice.
Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :
That's cool, Book! I never thought it could be one of the founding members of Hogwarts! I second that!
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
She said that it was originally part of CoS (and also tried in a couple of the other books) but that because it didn't work, every scrap of that plot was removed. I don't think it will really have that much to do with anything that happened in CoS (directly).
And thanks, Brettly! Can't believe I hadn't been there before.
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
I think she meant that every scrap of that plot was removed from CoS, not the latest novel. I think she said it complicated the story too much, and took it out entirely and put it in the newest book.
However, this could mean that I'm completely wrong and in CoS there WAS a huge plot with Dean or Seamas about being Half Blood Princes or whatever.
But if it was a subplot, it seems unlikely.
It's still just a guess, though.
EDIT: Also, a lot of what I'm betting this on is how there's still a lot left unexplained about the founders. There's a lot of room to work with there. While Slytherin seems to be the most likely candidate of the two founders, we know nothing about Godric Gryffindor except A. he favored courage and heart over blood, and wanted to accept any student willing to learn, and B. he was a very convenient Deus Ex Machina.
Course, it's not like we know a lot about Slytherin, either. He's just Voldemort but a lot less alive, it seemed (that and he might or might not've been a pureblood - which would work with the Half Blood Prince thingy).
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
quote:Originally posted by Book: I think she meant that every scrap of that plot was removed from CoS, not the latest novel.
Um... that's what I was trying to say. Guess I wasn't clear enough.
Edit: And to clarify, it's because that whole plot was removed from CoS that I don't think they'll be related. The HBP plot didn't fit with the CoS plot.
Posted by CRash (Member # 7754) on :
On the Half-Blood Prince: Isn't he supposed to be a new character?
Posted by SC Carver (Member # 8173) on :
I agree HBP has something to do with founding fathers. G. Griffindor seems like a likely candidate. I am pretty sure S. Slytherin was a pure blood.
Dumbeldore dies in book 7 saving Harry's life. giving Harry the rage he needs to fulfill the prophecy and kill Voldermort.
Ron and Hermione end up together, have lots of kids with bright red afros.
Harry becomes an Aurour chasing down the last of the death eaters. Then comes back to be the DADA teacher.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
It would have fit into Chamber of Secrets that hagrid was the half blood prince, at some point when discussing his dad dying, being kicked out of hogwarts, and the like.
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
Madam Scoops has some clues.
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
My column tomorrow is on my predictions for the book. Just a heads-up.
You can see how close I came for the last book here. Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
Keep in mind that the HBP plot has to be something that doesn't relate specifically to the present time (I'm not saying this right, what I mean is, it's a plot that would work either in CoS or HBP, so it can't be something that's important as an event. It has to be something that's important as a fact) So I think it's most likely it's one of the founders or Hagrid. I think if it were any of the students the difference in how they react and their living situation would have changed so drastically between the second and the sixth books as to make it impossible for the plot to remain the same.
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
Book 6 chapter 6: DRACO'S DETOUR
That's it. Draco goes to Durmstrang.
EDIT: Also, I think that just because he's a "prince" a lot of people assume he's young. All signs point to Hagrid or one of the Founders (some of the scoops make me lean more towards Gryffindor, now).
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I'm sure that when we all get the book, we'll smack our foreheads and say "HOW did I miss that? The clues were ALL there!"
Or at least I will. I'm trying not to make any terribly serious predictions - or get worked up over any I see - because odds are they'll be wrong; hence my harping on Trevor the toad.
That said, I'd cheer out loud if Ginny went away.
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
Awww! Ginny?! Why?! She's got the yard of guts that all the Weasleys have with a better head on her shoulders than any of them. She's like Hermione but she takes less crap.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
To me, guessing on this kind of thing is win-win. If I'm right, I'm happy because I get to feel clever. If I'm wrong, I'm happy because the book surprised me.
I suppose I'd be a bit dissappointed if the HBP is a completely new character, because there seem to be so many hints for various existing characters.
--Enigmatic
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
But Ginny's awesome!
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
I think Ginny's pretty cool too...I just wish we'd known how cool she was before book V.
I love Ron's protective brother stance of I-hate-everyone-my-sister's-dating. Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
quote:Originally posted by sarcasticmuppet: I think Ginny's pretty cool too...I just wish we'd known how cool she was before book V.
And that's exactly why I don't like her. It was an all-of-the-sudden "Hey, look, Ginny's randomly and secretly cooler than all of her brothers with whom she was ever at Hogwarts! She's got a special family place and EVERYTHING! You should think she RAWKS! <insert Jedi mind trick here>"
If JKR is going to develop another Weasley, it should be Bill. Bill's hot. Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
I like Ginny. And Luna. She can't develope Bill because he's out of school and dating Fluer all day long. But, Lune is a good uh... parellel to Hermione with her whole, "Ignore them" attitude mixed with mysticism.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Eep! Threeish days!
Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :
"Book 6 chapter 6: DRACO'S DETOUR
That's it. Draco goes to Durmstrang."
Or on his way back to the Slytherin common room he runs into the wonderful Harry Potter and drags him into a disused closet for some much needed snoggage.
Atleast, that's what my silly shipper mind is hoping for.
Or maybe its his changing sides but that's equally unlike since Rowling seems to quite loathe the little ferret.
Posted by Astaril (Member # 7440) on :
See, I think Snape's going to die saving Harry at some point. Maybe this book, maybe the next. And yes, whether or not Dumbledore actually dies, he'll definitely sacrifice *something* for Harry which makes him (Dumbledore) powerless or dead or...something bad. Also, Ron and Hermione will get together, though I don't know if it'll last. Ron might die for Harry too, though I wouldn't expect that until Book 7. Personally, I think Harry should die in Book 7, which would save JKR from some of the gazillion trillion letters she'll get begging her to please write another book after book 7.
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
I can think of a way out of that easily. Observe.
quote: "Well, Harry," Ron said, "After a long and bitter struggle, lots of character development, and a circuotous plot with miles of backstory, Voldemort is defeated."
"Yes," said Hermione, giving him a thumbs up. "Good job."
"Thank you," Harry said to the large and convenient gathering of every suriving friendly character. "Thank you all. It certainly did turn out that every previous minor detail in my life had cosmic importance in the end, didn't it?"
"Sure did," said Hagrid.
"Yes," Harry said, "Yes it did. And now, according to wizard tradition, I will be fired out of a cannon into space, never to return. Perhaps I will fall to earth and marry every single girl who is inexplicably devoted to me. But more than likely I will drift into the sun. Or something."
"Okay," said Ron.
Harry donned a purple helmet with stars and climbed into the cannon, giving the entire cast a last wave before sliding down the barrel. Dobby walked up and pulled the comically oversized ripcord, and with a deafening boom, Harry sailed into the stratosphere.
Then they all went and watched the latest movie installment of the franchise.
The end.
JKR can deliver that solid gold dumptruck full of money (or possibly just filled with smaller solid gold dumptrucks, I'm not picky) to my house any time she feels like it.
Posted by SC Carver (Member # 8173) on :
Pope Opposes Harry Potter Novels - Signed Letters from Cardinal Ratzinger Now Online
Hmmm.... Not sure if I care for that. But it's been a while since me and the Pope agreed on much.
Also, this is probably more along the lines of wishful thinking than prediction, but in book 6, Umbridge is disembowled, hung, quartered, and burned in a large jovial celebration with lots of fireworks and confetti.
Sorry, but I'm rereading OotP now, and I absolutely cannot stand the idea of the woman.
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
quote:Originally posted by Astaril: Personally, I think Harry should die in Book 7, which would save JKR from some of the gazillion trillion letters she'll get begging her to please write another book after book 7.
And instead she would get a gazillion trillion letters asking her why she had to kill him off. There's no avoiding all of the mail, so she'll just end up doing whatever she wanted to do in the first place.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I have significant issues with the morality presented in the book: modifying muggles' memories as an almost everyday thing, sending Hagrid to Azkaban w/ no evidence, allowing a teacher to manipulate the system of justice as Snape does, enslavement, etc. Some of these Rowling condemns through her characters, some of them are approved by those characters.
I think it's important for a spiritual leader to point such things out, although the existence of such moral inconsistencies does not make a work inappropriate for children. Rather, it raises points for discussion.
That's why the more hysterical anti-Potter people are actually harmful - they make it harder to actually have a moral discussion about the books.
I haven't read the criticism Cardinal Ratzinger agreed with, so I don't know which category it falls into.
Dagonee
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
As far as predictions, I don't have all that many, but I think that if any of the current students winds up teaching at Hogwart's it won't be Harry, Ron, or even Hermione - it will be Neville. Come on, you guys - he'd be a perfect Professor of Herbology.
Harry will be an Auror, if we learn he becomes anything, because McGonagall swore she'd make sure he became an Auror if it was the last thing she did and I would never bet against McGonagall.
Ron will be Head Boy and captain of the Quidditch team just like he saw in the Mirror of Erised, and maybe he'll even go on to play Quidditch professionally as a keeper.
Hermione is where I'm drawing a blank. I have no idea what she'll do after Hogwart's.
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
*gasp*
If Neville's going to be the new Herbology teacher, that means Professor Sprout's gonna have to kick the bucket. Maybe SHE's the half-blood prince?
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
I don't think any students are going to become professors in book 6, seeing how when it's over they'll still have a full year of school left. Hogwart's is basically highschool, too. Has there been any mention of if there's wizarding college afterwards? Grad School? What kind of degree would you need to become a professor? I suppose Hagrid made it and he didn't even finish Hogwarts.
Maybe their educational system needs more regulation. No Magical Child Left Behind!
--Enigmatic
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
J.K. Rowling equals cool because she understands this important thing-About subtlety and good and evil. I love that.
Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :
quote: No Magical Child Left Behind!
Yeah! Great Platform!
We are almost there.
about 48 hrs. away!
Yeah!
Once again, I work at a large chain bookstore, we will be having a midnight party, and it looks like I will be going as Sirius Black as I work the 6pm to 3am HP shift.
Gonna die my sandy blonde hair black, wear black boots, black jeans, black shirt and an awesome really ripped leather jacket.
I'm on page 550 of finishing book 5 (my second time around) and am very excited about book 6 and very proud and happy with J.K. Rowling, in an age where authors have such a hard time reaching in and showing us the magic of reading, she has done a good job, and cannot wait to fork over a $20.00 dollar bill to buy a copy at 3 A.M. in the morning, go home, read as much as I can til I fall asleep and then return to the bookstore to work the saturday 2 to 11 close shift.
I'm very excited.
I love good books, good movies and good music!
LONG LIVE GOOD ART!
<T>
Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
quote:4 Dudley Dursley is really the Half Blood Prince, and will come into a great magical inheritance upon his 18th birthday.
Honest! Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Tell me about it, Thor... I hope I have a good chance of getting it on insta-grat. I just cannot wait 2 more ruddy days. I just cannot... Supermarket at Midnight Friday night here I come!
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Lupin is the half blood prince and gets killed by Wormtail's hand.
Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :
*bump* Now everyone can see if their predictions were correct... asuming you have read Harry Potter 6.
Posted by dh (Member # 6929) on :
My prediction for book 7 : Malfoy crosses over at the last minute and helps Harry defeat Lord Voldemort.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
quote:Originally posted by dh: My prediction for book 7 : Malfoy crosses over at the last minute and helps Harry defeat Lord Voldemort.
And then they'll kiss, totally squicking everybody out except for some of the fanfic writers, who will lord it over the other fans.
--Enigmatic
Posted by dh (Member # 6929) on :
And then they'll move to Canada and get same-sex married? Ugh.
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
?
did you miss the funny?
Posted by dh (Member # 6929) on :
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Well, except that "beyond the veil" is a long-time metaphor for being in the World Beyond. Rowlings has a tendency to take metaphors and make them literal. It's one of my favorite things about her writing.![[Blushing]](graemlins/blushing.gif)
Guess I wasn't clear enough.![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Yeah! Great Platform! ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)