Predictions(speculations) for Book 6...

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 99183

Apart from the 'obvious' - being 16 - there are certain things...

Emotional control. (It's been on for a long time, hasn't it? 
Controlling his desire(Mirror), his fear AND despair 
(Boggart/Dementor)...- his anger got out of control.. And then, 
Occlumency in which he fails - partly because he was too tired (that 
Dumbidge) and because he was unable to wipe his mind off his anger 
(and Snape *taunts* him, thus preventing Harry from learning when 
he's supposed to be teaching!)...

Supposedly it's Harry's anger that comes into spotlight somehow. Last 
time Harry's magic got out of control was due anger towards Marge - 
is this sort of thing going to happen again? Mind you, it's a bit 
curious that as angry as Harry was during his entire time at 
Hogwarts, NO accidental magic at Hogwarts. Still, it happened to 
Neville all the time!

Also, Harry has only learned to suppress his anger and dwell on guilt 
(Dursleys engouragement, that - everything wrong is Harry's fault, 
they say and act - Vernon in particular).

Now Harry has LOTS of suppressed anger in store. He broke things in 
Dumbledore's office by throwing them - I'm waiting for the climax of 
his anger - when are things starting to explode or catch fire?

All that supposed protection - 'as long as he can call home this 
place where his mother's blood dwells...' - since when was 4 Privet 
Drive a *home* to Harry? He's always felt more at home while in 
Hogwarts, and back at his third year, it was HOME that Sirius offered 
him. Home.

Magic WILL happen (always has! Dudley's pig tail, Dobby's Hovering 
Charm, blown Aunt Marge, Ton Tongue Toffee&Arthur Weasley, Patronus 
Charm&Order Members)

Two books with controlled magic, one with uncontrolled, two with 
controlled magic (more advanced) - I think Harry's going to lose 
control of his magic - again. But this time it is going to do more 
than blow up a glass or send someone up to ceiling...

Howabout Harry blowing up the house? or if not (without intent) 
killing his relatives, then at least doing considerable damage. (burn 
them?)

I sort of see a furious Harry throwing fireballs and making things 
explode at slightest provocation and simply unable to stop himself. 
Next, a couple of Wizards apparate to the place and attempt to deal 
with it. Snape trying to force some Calming Draught into him, but 
Harry makes the vial explode and Snape gets into the line of fire 
until he disapparates. Finally, with Dumbledore there - Harry finally 
admits he *can't* calm down. (With all the people telling him to calm 
down, no one told him how...)

As I recall, uncontrollable anger was one of the symptoms of things  
treated in St. Mungos (Dragon Pox?). Thinking of that Wizard 
hospital - all the talk about it, Harry visits another - perhaps 
Harry will be a patient this time!

OR how about intercepted OWL results, charmed into a portkey by 
Voldemort? Dumbledore's 'best protection' is terribly faulty!

For other things... Where's that new pet of Harry's we heard of? I 
doubt Sirius the dog really counts - a phoenix, perhaps? (inheriting 
Dumbledore due to a Will/finding another one somewhere) A snake 
(well, Harry IS a parselmouth so why not - though I think a phoenix 
would be the best!)

Oh, and... I wonder if Harry's going to find out why Petunia acted 
the way she did - some horrible memory? The same one Dudley went 
trough with Dementors (unintended Legilimens on Petunia or something?)

-- Finwitch