OotP Derby Replies

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> > 1.  What new magical place will we visit?
> I hope for the Ministry

Ditto, or possibly Ravenclaw House or Hufflepuff House (isn't Harry 
supposed to also go someplace within Hogwarts he hasn't before?).
 
> > 2.  Are any of the Dursleys wizards?  Who?
> I don't know, perhaps Ripper (who I now think is the animagus of 
> wizardy Giles from Buffy)

God, I hope not.  What a dreadful thought.  If any of them were, 
they'd probably be Dark Wizards.

> > 3.  Identify the next DADA teacher.
> Moody, I hope. I want to see how he really teaches. 

I'd love Moody for obvious reasons (subtle fic plug).  But I'm 
doubtful; I think she'll throw us for a loop here and introduce 
someone new, possibly a very talented witch who is not easily 
categorized as Dark or not.  Perhaps someone whom Hermione wishes to 
be her mentor...
 
> > 4.  Which "beloved" character(s) will die?  Any other deaths, and 
> > if so, who?  
> Is this a rumor? I haven't heard it.

I thought it was supposed to be a "Harry fan."  Colin Creevey 
immediately comes to mind.  But this would induce more numbing guilt 
for Harry along the lines of Cedric, so I hope not.

> > 5.  Of Lupin, Sirius, Krum, Fleur, Lockhart, Winky, Dobby, Moody, 
> > Bagman, Madam Maxime, which characters will have speaking lines 
in OoP?
> Do Winky & Dobby speak? Erm. Lupin, Sirius, Moody - definitely.

I will instead list those above who I think WON'T have speaking 
lines: Krum, Fleur, Lockhart, Moody, Bagman.

> > 6.  At the end of OoP, will Dumbledore be the headmaster?
> Hope so!

Yes!

> > 7.  At the end of OoP, will Fudge be the Minister of Magic?
> Hope not!

Probably, but I hope not.

> > 8.  At the end of OoP, will Neville be the same forgetful boy, or 
> > will he have changed in some way?
> I don't think Neville is the same as he was in book 1, even at the 
> end of GoF - I think he's still got some growing to do, but don't 
> they all?

I think he'll grow and mature, come to grips with his parents' fate, 
and do things to make his gran proud.

> > 9.  At the end of OoP, will Sirius have cleared his name?
> No. Sniffle.

I hope so.

> > 10.  Will Harry and Voldemort have a confrontation?
> Not face to face - I am in the Underlings Attack camp.

Me too.  After all, he's only faced "old" Voldemort (as opposed to 
Tom Riddle) twice: at the end of PS/SS and in GoF.  Too many times 
would start to get tedious, and until Harry attains more magical 
education, his escape would start to seem more and more unlikely 
without numerous dei ex machina.

> > 11.  Of the following magical things, which will a character use 
> > or confront:  pensieve, veritaserum, boggart, Marauder's Map, 
> > whomping willow, polyjuice potion, nifflers, portkeys, 
> > rememberall, floo powder, time turner, sneakoscope, foe glass, 
> > secrecy sensor, knight bus.
> The pensieve will come back, something HAS to happen to the Map, 
> and those nifflers are just too cute to not use again. I want one!

JKR may give the Pensieve a rest until year 6; veritaserum may appear 
again, but not part of a climax (perhaps it could be used to 
complicate romantic entanglements); I would expect a boggart to 
appear as part of the O.W.L. testing; I hope the map makes a return; 
the Whomping Willow is likely especially if Lupin comes back; I 
expect Polyjuice Potion to wait until year 6 or even 7 to reappear 
(so far we had it in years 2 and 4); nifflers may be part of the 
O.W.L.s, if Hagrid goes really easy on the students (which he might); 
Portkeys didn't appear at all until GoF, so I'm thinking no; 
Neville's remembrall may finally serve a purpose other than getting 
Harry on the Quidditch team; Floo powder seems likely, people treat 
it pretty casually; no Time Turner; the Sneakoscope is still not 
trusted, I think; no foe glass or secrecy sensor; possibly the Knight 
Bus, since it's been AWOL since PoA.
 
> > 12.  Will there be Quidditch at Hogwarts?  If so, who will be the 
> > Gryffindor Keeper?  Gryffindor Captain?
> Yes, definitely - and I want Colin Creevy to shoot up over the 
> summer and be Keeper. And I want Angelina as captain.

There will be Quidditch!  Perhaps the twins can be co-captains for 
their seventh year.  Ron seems likely as a Keeper.
 
> > 13.  Will anyone else turn out to be an animagus?  Who?
> Dumbledore. Registered in the late 1800's. Bee.

No.  Someone may learn to be one, however...

> > 14.  Who is Mundungus Fletcher?
> A disowned malfoy.

An Auror who fought Voldemort/Death Eaters during the seventies.
 
> > 15.  Will Wormtail use his silver hand in an important way?
> perhaps not in Book 5, but certainly in Book 6 or 7.

Ditto.

--Barb