[HPforGrownups] Think on This......

[James Lawlor]

No: HPFGUIDX 104804

On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 23:38:03 -0000, Plinker <plinker at yahoo.com> wrote:
> What does the group consider the three MOST IMPORTANT things to watch
> for in the next book? This being based on what we have found in the
> books published to date. If you think of more let it rip.


Ooh, fun topic! ^^ 
Let me see... In no particular order:
#1. Snape - We've gotten to know more and more about Snape as the
series has progressed. At first we only know that he's a creepy,
Slytherin-biased teacher that, while he seems to dislike Harry and be
an archetypal villain, is actually working for the good guys. Now we
know much more about him, with glimpses of his past and his motives.
In the sixth book (or certainly by the seventh) I expect we'll be
finding out what it was that he did to earn Dumbledore's trust, and
the exact nature of his spying on Voldemort (and wether or not
Voldemort knows of it). This is just an odd hunch, but it would not
surprise me if in the end Snape did something seemingly out of
character (beyond the "call of duty", such as countering Quirrel's
Hurling Hex in SS/PS) to save Harry before all is said and done.

#2 Fawkes - It could be I just like Fawkes, but I think he's going to
have a very important role to play... Somehow. There has to be a lot
of significance to the fact that Fawkes donated (I certainly don't
imagine one could even try to take a Phoenix's tail feather without
permission) two (and only two) the cores of Harry's and Voldemort's
wands. Not only that, but (seemingly) the Order of the Phoenix is
named for him, and as wonderfully silly Dumbledore can be, I can't see
him naming the organization "The Order of the Phoenix" simply because
he happens to have a pet phoenix which he is fond of. (And, of course,
there's probably some significance to that too).

#3 Mark Eva- .... Just kidding.
Hm, I'm finding it hard to think of something that isn't blindingly
obvious (The Halfblood Prince! The infamous Look of Triumph!) or that
has already been mentioned by JKR (Lily, Harry's eyes, etc). Ok, well
then... It's nothing amazing, but...

#3 Neville - At the very least, he's becoming more powerful. His own
wand will probably help, a bit, and his confidence is increasing quite
a bit. He also has a lot of very powerful emotions tied up regarding
his parents and their suffering at the hands of Voldemort and the
Death Eaters - that has to count for something. And, of course, he's
the Boy Who Could Have Been.

- James Lawlor
jlawlor at gmail.com