Guaranteed predictions/Shakespeare influence?/Blood vs Heritage

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Hello all, 
  My apologies for not following proper netiquette on my first post.  
I will do better in the future.


from Re Absolutely, utterly, Guaranteed predictions

Joanna wrote:
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>15-Harry will be injured in some way.
>16-Snape will take away house points from Gryffindor.
>17-Neville will forget something.
>18-Neville will fail to make the correct potion, in Potions.
>19-Draco will taunt Harry

Ben writes:
20-Peeves will play pranks on the students and teachers.

Everyone always forgets Peeves.



from Re: Shipping heading for the rocks?

arrowsmithbt wrote:
> Let us not forget, folks, these are 15 year olds
> that you are talking about. The last 
> great piece of literature that included romance for
> a 15 y.o. was Romeo and Juliet

Ben Writes:
I'm not sure how many people out there are avid fans of the Bard, but 
I had to laugh when Hermione was petrified in CoS.  It had A Winter's 
Tale written all over it (where, in fact, Hermione turns into a 
statue).   


from Re: Blood vs Heritage (was:  Voldemort & muggle hating)

Linda wrote:
>IMO, by having different characters refer to the same character 
>in different ways, JKR is trying to make a point. Prejudice, and the 
>terminology that goes with it, is illogical and therefore 
>impractical at best.

Ben writes:
Point well taken.  I guess I was trying to over-analyze this.