Let It Be Known

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No: HPFGUIDX 78304

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "boyd_smythe" 
<boyd.t.smythe at f...> wrote:
> First, this is my first post, so forgive the interruption
and the 
> length.
> 
> In reading the posts, it occurs to me that we actually know quite 
a 
> bit more than we may realize about books 6&7. So I thought, with 
less 
> than a couple thousand pages left (gasp!), what things do we KNOW 
must 
> happen? Perhaps this could help us to better structure our 
discussion 
> and/or predictions. I'll take a quick stab as a start, but please 
do 
> add. Remember, we want events that are a reasonable certainty.
> 
> BOOK # / DIRECTLY VIEWED? (vs. related to us via a third party) / 
> EVENT
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
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> -----------
> Book 6: Yes: Partial Summer at Dursleys
> Book 6: Yes: Explanation for Aunt Petunia's Dementor Knowledge
> Book 6: ???: MoM Takes Some Action Against LV/Des (2nd War)
> Book 6: Yes: Return to Hogwarts
> Book 6: Yes: New DADA
> Book 6: Yes: Harry and Ron on the Same Quidditch Team
> Book 6: Yes: Harry Keeps a Secret He Shouldn't
> Book 6: Yes: Something Terrible Happens
> Book 6: Yes: Harry Tries to Save the Day
> Book 6: Yes: Introduce 3-5 Minor Characters
> Book 6: Yes: 1-3 Minor Characters Become Major
> Book 6: ???: Dementors Returned to Azkaban
> Book 6: ???: Grawp Tamed or Leaves
> Book 6: ???: Harry Learns Occlumency
> Book 7: Yes: Partial Summer at Dursleys
> Book 7: Yes: Return to Hogwarts
> Book 7: ???: Head Boy/Girl Named
> Book 7: Yes: Introduce 3-5 Important New Characters
> Book 7: Yes: 1-3 Minor Characters Become Major
> Book ?: ???: Harry Learns Snape's Secret
> Book ?: ???: Goblins/Giants/Others Somehow Enter the Fray
> Book ?: Yes: Metamorphmagus Is Momentarily Important
> Book ?: Yes: Harry Learns More About His Parents
> Book ?: Yes: H/R/H's SHIPs Come In at Last
> Book 7: Yes: Full Disclosure of the Prophecy's Meaning
> Book 7: Yes: Final Harry vs. Voldemort
> 
> Wow-that's already going to take up a dozen or more chapters!
> 
> Remnant
> -with lots of time before #6

Wow, an analytical mind :-)

How about these:

Book 6: Unveiling the veil

Book 6 ending: Dumbledore is mortally wounded/dies/falls into the 
veil.

Book 7: Wormtail saves Harry but then Lestrange killed Wormtail

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