Where are we headed in #6?

[ariadnemajic]

No: HPFGUIDX 76181

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "n_longbottom01" 
<n_longbottom01 at y...> wrote:

 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!"  


Now me:

Here are some issues I'd love to see explored in Book 6 (some are 
minor, but Book 5 left them hanging).

1) Lupin and Harry.  So Lupin is back in Book 5, one of my favorite 
characters, and he's basically in the background. Even though he 
always seems to be the "voice of reason" in the midst of the drama, 
he has very little time in Book 5. He was instrumental in helping 
Harry during POA, not just with his magical development, but helping 
Harry make more sense of his past and family.  Will Lupin finally get 
a chance to shine in Book 6, to really provide Harry with a pratical, 
solid-as-a-rock foundation that he desperately needs?

2) Please, JKR, tell us once and for all why all these eligible 
singles are walking around, or how they lost their loved ones if they 
are widowed/childless!

3) Why could Dumbledore talk directly to Harry at the end of OOTP?? 
This HAS to be answered at some point in Book 6, b/c if the threat is 
gone due to the vast amounts of love harry possesses, then no 
occlumency lessons are needed. If Harry's still at risk, obviously 
the isssue of safety for OOTP, Snape, Dumbledore, etc. has to be 
explored. I don't see how this issue can wait until book 7, but then, 
I've been surprised before....

4) Molly Weasley must know Fred/George quit school and started the 
joke shop, b/c they were at the train station together. And they are 
still alive?! There's got to be some follow-up on that issue, and 
Harry financing it.


Ariadne