OOP Predictions (also Hermiomne Questions)

[Mark D.]

No: HPFGUIDX 62326

I wrote in my post about Luna, Cho, and Ginny that my niece and I 
made predictions about the book and were mostly wrong. 

Incidentally i have 17 nephews and nieces from 3 - 30 (big family!). 
I preordered 4 copies of OOP after seeing which were interested at 
Xmas. The day before OOP came out I got calls from most of them if 
the books were in yet. The 'too cool' teenagers who paint their hair 
green and pretend to be Goth were as excited as the little kids. I 
ended up attending A Harry Potter Party at midnight Friday in Tacoma 
WA.

Predictions we made.

Arabella Figg would be Mrs. Figg and would be the new DADA teacher.
(half-right)

Fleur Delacourt would return to Hogwarts as a teacher's aid and 
would date Bill Weasley.
(half-right)

Krum would be dating Hermione, but she would end up with Ron.
??(Krum and Hermione are corresponding. Ron seems even denser than 
Harry concerning girls)

Lupin would be the death of a major character, killed by Wormtail 
with a 'silver' hand being deadly to werewolves.
??(Wormtail never really came into the story, but this could happen 
in Book 6 or 7)

I pictured the school ho;lding a summer session with Krum as 
Quidditch Coach and special OWL prep classes.
(Totally off, although Harry did get together with the Weasley's and 
Hermione during the summer)

I had Hermione's parents involved in the astory with her mother 
objecting to her dation an older boy. Borrowing from the Hermione in 
Shakespeare's Winter Tale, I had her perents as Perdita and Leo.
(Totally off!) Does anyone else find it strange that muggle parents 
allow their 15 year old daughter to spend the summer and break 
staying with teenage boys preparing for a magical war? How much are 
they aware of? Does Dumbledore consider the Granger's psossible 
targets and has he removed them from England?