Book 6 Predictions

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 95726

Laura:
> #8: Deatheaters inevitably breakout of Azkaban and rejoin LV. 
Lucius Malfoy leads a wave of muggle torture and murder, the 
beginnings of which Harry hears about on the news at Privet Drive 
before the new school year (I'm sure I read somewhere JK said 
muggles would notice more happenings in the next book).
>

Jen: Interesting thread, Laura! I'm very curious to see what happens 
at Privet Dr. You have a good idea above, perhaps Harry will be 
listening to Muggle news again like in OOTP, but this time he *will* 
hear about strange events. You were thinking of the World Book Day 
chat, that Muggles will start noticing more happenings in Book 6:

Calliope: "Are the Muggle and Magical worlds ever going to be 
rejoined?" 
JK Rowling replies -> "No, the breach was final, although as book 
six shows, the Muggles are noticing more and more odd happenings now 
that Voldemort's back."

As for Privet Dr. in general, we've seen a slow erosion between the 
Muggle/WW starting with the Owls. Since then we've watched Dobby, 
the Knight Bus, Padfoot, the Weasleys & now Dementors surrying in 
and around #4. I think in Book 6 there will be a final breach in 
security that makes Privet Dr. unsafe for Harry to return there. We 
know LV can't touch Harry, but apparently every other person and 
creature in the WW is welcome!!!! 

Of course, maybe Book 6 is too soon. But unless there's some 
additional protection on the the house itself, like a charm allowing 
only magical people/creatures to enter who intend to help, not harm, 
Harry, I just don't see how Harry is safe there. 

Laura:
> > #4: DD will be killed in the fight against LV after we've found 
out 
> more about his background. Last time we found out a lot about 
> someones history was with Sirius, and he was killed off <sob>. 
Maybe 
> the same will happen with DD? That would leave the Order in some 
> trouble for book 7!

Mo: 
> I have thought quite a bit about DD dying.  I do think he is going 
> to die, but I think it is going to be in book 7.  I think HP needs 
DD 
> until the very end.  But, then I thought that DD might make it to 
see 
> the downfall of LV and then die shortly afterwards from old age.

Jen: My guess was DD's powers would be compromised in some way 
during Book 6, but he wouldn't actually die. Then during the World 
Book Day chat, JKR made it sound like he's still a spring chicken:

Kaidi MacKay: "Dumbledore is getting older, will it be alot harder 
for him to fight Lord Voldermort this time around?" 
JK Rowling replies -> "He is getting older, but he didn't do badly 
at the end of 'Phoenix', so there's life in him yet!"

So, unless there's a secret hidden in that vague answer, I guess DD 
will still be strong in Book 6. 

I do think we'll find out DD misinterpreted the Prophecy, or 
interpreted it to the best of his knowledge, but he was missing 
information. Like the 'circumstances of his {Riddle's} birth' that 
JKR referred to in the WBD chat. 

Mo:
> 2.  I think Lupin will play a bigger role, especially when it 
comes 
> to guiding Harry.  I think he will step in as sort of a psudo-
> guardian/mentor. 

Jen: I hope so! After POA, I was expecting that relationship to 
continue, but of course Sirius stepped in. In OOTP, Lupin is still 
in the shadow of Sirius,but plays a role in protecting Harry as part 
of the Advance Guard and restraining him from going through the 
Veil. 

Lupin has to be the key to *something*. He's the last person with 
intimate knowledge about James/Lily/Sirius except for Peter, who 
presumably won't be having a nostalgic chat with Harry anytime soon! 
And surely we'll find out where Lupin was the year his friends 
thought he was the spy?