[HPforGrownups] OOP - Our Not-So-Solid Rock Solid Predictions - My Vote for the Winner

[Wendy St John]

No: HPFGUIDX 66249

Hi, Everyone,

This is in response to the recent post which listed various OoP predictions
made by list members (list posted by Cindy, compiled by Derannimer and
Dicentra), so we could see how close people came to what JKR really wrote.
What a great read! In her introduction, Cindy wondered if we could name a
winner, so I decided to vote for my favourites - maybe we can come up with
a consensus (or at least a list of the top prediction-makers) here on
HP4GUs. I was afraid this would be a bit OT, but the mods approved it to be
posted (thanks, Kelley!), so here goes . . . 


My vote for the winning OoP prediction goes to . . . 
 
***Tyler*** 
 
"The boy lying in the flower bed is Dudley. He's lying there 
because he's unconcious after Dementors (sent by Fudge under pressure 
from Lucius Malfoy who is insisting that Harry murdered Cedric 
Griggory) storm the Dudley household. Harry casts a Petronus to drive 
the dementors away, but ends up facing MOM problems for using 
underage magic."
 
WOW! Although he had several details wrong, the parts that he did get right
were scarily on target, creative and and not at all obvious (as opposed to,
for example, "Hermione will be a prefect" <G>). And the final sentence of
his prediction is entirely accurate. So, my vote goes to Tyler.
 
I also award an honourable mention to JoDel:
 
"The major overall conflict for Book Five will be between 
Dunbledore and the Ministry rather than Harry and Voldemort. And it 
will take the Dementors' change of alliegance to knock Fudge's 
policies out of place.
 
By this time Dumbledore *may* have been forcably removed from his 
position as Headmaster, in which case he might be reinstated at the 
end -- or he may be rendered inaccessible to Harry by being drafted 
to take over as interim Minister of Magic.
 
It will only be after the Dementor disaster that this book's 
Harry/Voldemort subtext becomes prominent, and will be the big 
dramatic climax to the book."
 
She was right on target here with a huge part of the plot, although her
timing regarding the Dementors is a bit off. Her prediction about
Dumbledore being removed was spot on. Great prediction, but not as specific
as Tyler's, which is why I gave his a higher rating.

Anyone else want to vote?
 
:-)
 
Wendy 

(Who forgot to post her OWN predictions before the release of OoP, but
would have been 1 for 3 . . . Lucius kills Fudge, becomes MfM; Hagrid Dies;
Death Eaters break out of Azkaban. Even if I had posted them, I certainly
wouldn't have come close to the genius of Tyler's prediction, though <G>).