OoP Prediction Derby

[dfrankiswork at netscape.net]

> 1.  What new magical place will we visit?
Malfoy's cellar

> 2.  Are any of the Dursleys wizards?  Who?
No

> 3.  Identify the next DADA teacher.
Molly Weasley

> 4.  Which "beloved" character(s) will die?  Any other deaths, and 
if so, who?
Moody, Bagman

> 5.  Of Lupin, Sirius, Krum, Fleur, Lockhart, Winky, Dobby, Moody, 
> Bagman, Madam Maxime, which characters will have roles in OoP?
All, but Krum will be off-stage - back in a later book.

> 6.  At the end of OoP, will Dumbledore be the headmaster?
Yes

> 7.  At the end of OoP, will Fudge be the Minister of Magic?
yes

> 8.  At the end of OoP, will Neville be the same forgetful boy, or 
> will he have changed in some way?
He will have changed

> 9.  At the end of OoP, will Sirius have cleared his name?
No, not publicly - Harry can't leave the Dursleys just yet.

> 10.  Will Harry and Voldemort have a confrontation?
Yes, but not face-to-face.  It will be in the wizard equivalent of 
cyberspace, to which Hagrid has the keys.

> 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.
Nifflers, sneakoscope (when oh when will Harry realise his one is 
fine?)

> 12.  Will there be Quidditch?  If so, who will be the Gryffindor 
> Keeper?  Gryffindor Captain?
Yes; someone we haven't met; George Weasley.

> 13.  Will anyone else turn out to be an animagus?  Who?
No, but a new link from wizards to animals (eg Hooch's yellow eyes, 
Snape's battiness) will be explained more fully.

> 14.  Who is Mundungus Fletcher?
A good guy. I may say more on the main list.

> 15.  Will Wormtail use his silver hand in an important way?
Not in OoP.
> 
> Laura

David