The Opening Chapter of Book 6

[sophierom]

No: HPFGUIDX 103662

Eustace_Scrubb wrote:
> I also favor either Petunia or Dudley as the late-blooming
> witch/wizard, but I suspect the talent will appear as a result of an
> attack by Death Eaters--who will not be expecting any magical
defense.
>  (I doubt that spontaneous magic will do much good against LV
himself
> or Dementors, but given that many of the DEs seem to be a brick shy
of
> a load I think a late-blooming Dursley stands a chance of thwarting
> them.)

Sophierom:

Absolutely! And, though it's probably been mentioned before, such an
attack would be a 
good plot device for getting Harry out of Privet Drive quickly. 
Supposedly this summer is 
to be his shortest stay yet, and imagine if DEs breached the Dursley
household. I would 
think any hope of blood protection would disappear.  

But, I wonder if this will happen in the opening of Book 6? I still
like the idea that the 
opening chapter will be a bit of backstory on James and Lily, perhaps
the day that they die.  
I tell you what, if the first chapter is the story of their deaths,
and the second chapter is 
Dudley fighting off DEs, this will be the most exciting book yet, and
that's saying a lot! 
Then, imagine the humor ... Dudley is forced to go to Hogwarts for
his last two years.  
Whatever will Vernon say! How will Dudley cope? How will Harry cope?
:-)  Do I think this 
will all happen? Probably not. But hey, what's a girl to do in the
intervening [x] years until 
the book comes out?