[HPFGU-OTChatter] OoP Prediction Derby

[Pam Hugonnet]

justanopinion2001me at yahoo.com wrote:  a really terrific survey!

> 1.  What new magical place will we visit?

    I was intrigued a couple of months ago when someone posted the URL
to the British copyright site.  There are some "HP and.." titles there
that are new.  One of them was "Harry Potter and the Alchemist's
Chamber."  Remember that JKR said she had two titles for OoP?  I think
"Alchemist's Chamber" was the alternative title and that said chamber
will be the new magical place Harry visits.  I believe that we will
finally meet or learn more about Nicholas Flamel and hid relationship to
Dumbledore.

> 2.  Are any of the Dursleys wizards?  Who?

    Wouldn't it be rich if Petunis turned out to have some magical
powers?  Talk about internal conflict!

> 3.  Identify the next DADA teacher.

    Not  a clue.  But I think this one will be a very powerful witch or
wizard.

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

    Dobby is a goner.  Sorry to say; I really like him.  He is likely to
sacrifice his life to save Harry's.  I also think Colin Creevey may be
in danger as well.

> 5.  Of Lupin, Sirius, Krum, Fleur, Lockhart, Winky, Dobby, Moody,
> Bagman, Madam Maxime, which characters will have roles in OoP?

    I think we've seen the last of Ludo; he may be mentioned again by
other characters by way of explaining his fate.
We'll see Lupin, Sirius, Dobby and Winky (who will end up with the
Weasleys), Moody and Mme. Maxime.

> 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?

        For now.  By the end of the series Arthur Weasley will be the
Minister of Magic.

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

    Neville has come a long way.  I believe he will finally get to tell
his story in OoP.

> 9.  At the end of OoP, will Sirius have cleared his name?

    I think so.

> 10.  Will Harry and Voldemort have a confrontation?

    Probably not.  I think that this time the scenario will more likely
be "Harry Potter and the Minions of Evil."

> 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.

    Just so long as we DON'T see polyjuice potion, I don't really mind
what else turns up.

> 12.  Will there be Quiddich?  If so, who will be the Gryffindor
> Keeper?  Gryffindor Captain?

    Yes.  And one of the girls will be Captain.  (Was Angelina in her
7th year?) Either Angelina or Katie. No.  Scratch that.  The Weasley
Twins will be co-captains.  Ron will finally join the team as will
Seamus Finnegan.

> 13.  Will anyone else turn out to be an animagus?  Who?

    Dumbledore is likely already an animagus.  I believe that Godric
Gryffindor was one as well and lives on the guise of Fawkes.

> 14.  Who is Mundungus Fletcher?

    An eccentric but powerful wizard of McGonagall's generation who is a
lynchpin player in the fight against evil.

> 15.  Will Wormtail use his silver hand in an important way?
>

    Wormtail's silver hand will play a key role in his rescuing Harry
from Voldemort or his henchmen and thereby helping to defeat the forces
of evil.  But it won't happen in Book 5.

drpam


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