Where are we headed in #6?

[sienna291973]

No: HPFGUIDX 76097

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "n_longbottom01" 
<n_longbottom01 at y...> wrote:
> The fourth book ended with Dumbledore doling out assignments for 
> various characters, which (happily) gave us an idea of where we 
might 
> be headed in the fifth.  Is there anything this solid in OoP that 
> shows us what might be in store for us in the next book?
> 
> Right now I don't have a specific passage to point to in OoP that 
> makes me say, "Aha, this means such and such is happening next!"  
But 
> I do have one hope and one fear about book six.
> 
> The fear first:  I'm afraid Harry is going to feel even more 
> alienated in book six, and he's going to try his best to distance 
> himself from everyone.  Maybe it won't happen this way, but I'm 
> afraid we are going to see an even angrier Angry!Harry next time 
> around.  Hopefully someone can snap him out of it before book 7 
(I'm 
> pulling for Ginny to fill this role).
> 
> Now the hope:  I hope the Mystery/Action/Danger is more Hogwarts 
> centered in book 6.  I hope Voldemort needs something from 
Hogwarts, 
> or something along those lines.  It doesn't have to be a repeat of 
> the Sorcerer's Stone-as-quest-object, but I won't mind if it was 
> similar.  If the mystery/action/danger is at Hogwarts, maybe it 
will 
> help take the edge off Harry's feeling that he is being left out of 
> the loop on everything important.

Hi - this is my first post so I'd just like to start by saying how 
much I've enjoyed reading the posts on this list so far.

If I could wade in here, I also think that in book six we will see 
Harry trying to distance himself from those around him who know and 
love him best.

Already at the end of OoTP we see Harry pulling away from the people 
he loves when he uses the excuse of wanting to go see Hagrid to leave 
Ron and Hermione in the hospital wing and then uses the exact same 
excuse in reverse to leave Hagrid.

Grieving over the death of a loved one can be an extremely isolating 
experience by itself and on top of that Harry also needs to deal with 
the fact that he is the only one in the entire wizarding world who 
can vanquish Voldemort (whatever that may mean).  I think it will be 
only natural that in Book 6, we will see Harry dealing with feelings 
of extreme isolation from those around him (and isn't this a major 
theme of adolescence as well - especially around the age of 16?).  

I don't necessarily think we will see Angry!Harry but rather an 
evolution of that.  The people that I think he will connect with most 
will be out of necessity those who he feels can understand some of 
what he is going through due to their own experiences.  I think this 
will put some strain on the HRH relationship (as neither Hermione nor 
Ron are in positions to relate to him on these issues), while at the 
same time it may draw others closer to him (e.g. Luna and Neville
– 
who can both relate to death and loss).

For this reason (and I don't like the thought of it at all), I
think 
a major theme of the next book will actually be the relationship 
between the trio - perhaps with a R/H relationship putting a further 
strain on things.  I've always thought that any relationship in
the 
books would be driven by plot and this (although I'm a H/H
shipper) 
is the only one that I can see between the trio that makes any sense 
to me plot wise at this point in time.

On the second point you make, I'm wondering whether or not there
is 
some pattern here we can analyse.  We have seven books.  Assuming 
that the seventh book will be the wrap up/ climax, may not the other 
six books in some way relfect each other?  In other words, could we 
predict some of what will be happen in book six by looking at PoA?

Both PS and GoF see Harry completing a series of trials or a quest to 
achieve his goal.  CoS and OoTP both see Harry discovering important 
things about his connection with Voldemort.  So perhaps an analysis 
of PoA will give us important clues as to what we can expect from 
book 6?

Just a thought but I'd be interested in any theories (my
apologies if 
this has already been discussed and for the length of this post).

Sienna
:)