OoF Prediction Derby (LONG)

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No: HPFGUIDX 26334



> 1.  What new magical place will we visit?

the magical chamber pot room that dumbledore was interested in :-)

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

Not wizards, but I think Dudley will manage magic in a desperate 
moment. Perhaps not in OoP though -- when the magic at 4Privet is 
finaly broken through and Voldy storms it.

> 3.  Identify the next DADA teacher.

JKR said we would have a female but not that it would be in OoP...so 
I'm hoping for the real Moody.

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

Dumbledore. Lupin. Possibly Hagrid. One or both of the Creeveys.

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

Lupin, Sirius, Fleur, Dobby, Moody.

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

No. Alive, maybe.

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

Yes. He's useful to V even if he doesn't know it.

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

Changed, but still Neville. Found his strengths; but still Neville.

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

No. Not until 7.

> 10.  Will Harry and Voldemort have a confrontation?

No, he can't beat him every time, can he? I think Voldy will be 
behind the scenes for most of this book. The Big Conflict will have 
something to do with Voldy of course...but perhaps not an out and out 
duel.


> 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.

pensieve (someone else's?), veritaserum, Marauder's Map (but not used 
by Harry), portkeys, foeglass, secrecy sensor.
-time turner in 7.
-boggart was overused in the last 2 books. No longer a threat to 
harry.

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

yes, Hogwarts needs cheer. Keeper -- ron, captain, Angelina or Katie. 
I think by book 6 Ron will be made captain for his supreme strategic 
mind.

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

not the Trio. It woudl be surprising if dumbledore *wasn't*, being 
the old Transfiguration teacher and all.

> 14.  Who is Mundungus Fletcher?

Arabella Figg's lovechild. <g>

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

To kill Lupin. but in bk 7. directly killing, by accident, his former 
best friend, will shake him up and he'll repay his debt to harry with 
is own life.

> Laura (who can't believe she has to wait another 10 months for OoF)

darn straight.

m.