book 5 speculations

[islandbwoy2003 <wrclarke@buffalo.edu>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50127

Hi.  Its my first post, and think that I know Voldemort's plot for book 5.  I think 
that he'd have Malfoy use Fudge to put Deatheaters inside the school,instead 
of firing Dumbledore or attacking Harry.  They could turn the students against 
them by showing that Harry is the "privileged" child that Snape is always 
arguing about, which could easily be accomplised after Cedric's death and 
the events in COS.  Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw have not had the success of the 
other houses, and it would be easy for the Deatheaters could merge their 
talents with Slytherin. 
       He may try to appoint people like McNair as the Magical creatures 
teacher, or even his wife as the new DADA teacher.  Although Mcnair might 
not do more than scare the kids after the Buckbeak incident, Mrs Malfoy could 
win over students and gather information about its operations, if she can 
pretend to be pleasant.  She could also make sure that her baby and his 
friends get extra attention in th Dark arts than the others, while also learning 
what side Snape is on.  Those two probably have some sort of past together, 
and she could bring him back to the dark side or spread gossip about his past 
to her son if he's on the wrong side.  
          Also, Malfoy might try to replace a House leader like Snape or Sprout 
with himself, or someone else.  Proffessor Sprout may be to shaken up after 
Cedric's death to continue, and he could offer to "help" her by giving her a 
long vacation, and it would send the message to Snape that they are 
watching him and have more power than he thinks.
        Dumbledore would have to counter by hiring his own people to keep 
control.   I think that either Fleur, Bill and/or Charlie Weasley would be great 
choices because they would seem like bad ones.  But they all seem talented, 
have close ties with Gryfinndor, and in Fleur's case, she helps form an 
alliance with Beuxbatons.  With a schoolful of house elves and possible 
support from Krum's friends at Durmstrang, this creates a decent army under 
Harry's command when Dumbledore passes the torch to him.
           Whatever the main plot is, this book will see the formation of the two 
armies, and will probably have the children defending the school, much like 
another series which I won't mention, but would explain the major deaths that 
would have to occur.

William Clarke