OOP: My own Predictions...

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 59952

Okay, here my own little predictions... Maybe not *wholly* rock-solid,
but maybe at least clay-solid... (The more "muddy" predictions are at
the end :) ) --

-- There will be lots of infighting within "The Old Crowd" (Snape vs.
Sirius, Molly vs. Amos, Arthur vs. Mundungus, Moody vs. everyone),
making it difficult for Dumbledore to get any real organization going.

-- We will discover that Sirius isn't the only innocent victim of the
John Ashcroft-like version of "justice" employed by Barty Crouch Sr.,
and that Dumbledore has as many potential allies currently locked up
in Azkaban as does Lord V.

-- Percy and/or Bagman will unwittingly aid the Dark Side.

-- Hermione and Draco will become prefects.

-- Crookshanks will be pivotal to the plot.

-- Hagrid will be largely absent from Books 5 & 6 (the *real* reason
for Robbie Coltrane's five-fingered faux-pas, IMHO), and Grubbly-Plank
will teach CoMC.

-- The "Practical" portion of Harry's OWLs will feature a duel with
a DE.

-- Celestina Warbeck will appear, and further our understanding of why
music is "a greater magic than all we do here".  ( Also, Ron will
develop a horrible crush on her and go off foods when he finds
out she is engaged to the Weird Sisters' drummer. :) )

-- 
Dave