End of book seven - what happens?

[tigerpatronus]

No: HPFGUIDX 128202

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cat_kind" <cat_kind at y...> wrote:
>> Personally, I'm sceptical about the Veil being the solution, that's
> been "done" in Book 5, so I don't think it will become hugely
> important again.  The Room, I agree, must be there for something,
> though it might be a bit too simple a solution if all we have to do 
> is > lure LV in.  > Pure speculation.

There is a theory about the "2 book rule," which says that an 
important magic or person is introduced 2 books before it becomes 
absolutely huge. (Good editorial at Mugglenet recapped and expanded 
upon here: (http://www.mugglenet.com/editorials/editorials/edit-
utley01.shtml)

First Book --> 2 Books Later.  

PS/SS: SB's motorcycle. --> PoA: Sirius is the PoA. 
PS/SS: Animagi + McGonagall's cat transformation --> PoA: Sirius is 
Padfoot and 4 Marauders. 

CoS: Riddle returns. --> GoF: Voldy returns. 
CoS: Tom Riddle's Hogwarts years. --> GoF: The Riddle House and LV 
returns via bone of his father.
CoS: The trio make Polyjuice Potion. --> GoF: Crouch Jr!Moody uses PP.
CoS: The Ford Anglia was bigger inside than outside to get them all to 
the station. --> GoF: QC Tents and CrouchJr.!Moody's trunk that were 
bigger inside than out. 

PoA: Fudge's leniency about the restriction of underage magic --> 
OotP: Fudge's zealotry and the trial for underage magic 
PoA: prison system, trials, MoM --> Bureaucracy, the trial, and the 
battle at the MoM.
PoA: Trelawney makes a prophecy. --> OotP: Trelawney's first prophacy. 
PoA: Sirius flies off. --> OotP: Sirius is off'ed. 

Which leads us to: 

GoF --> HBP: The international wizarding world via the Quiddich Cup 
and the TriWizard Tourney. Beauxbatons and Durmstrung. Portkeys. Death 
Eaters ("The One who has left us") and the Dark Mark. Brother wands. 
Victor Krum. Veela. Leprechans. Harry gives Gred and Forge his 
Triwizard winnings for a joke shop. 

OotP --> Book 7: Disillusionment Charm, Scourgify, Vanishing spell. 
Tonks and metamorphmagi. Writing something in one's own blood until 
it "has left an impression." (Blood magic? Charms that are sealed by 
blood?)  The Room of Requirement. The MoM, including aurors, chimeric 
beasts, and the DoM rooms concerning Time, the Power to rule them all 
(Love? Honor?), The Veil, and the Planets. St. Mungo's, the 
Longbottoms, and the Drooble's best chewing gum wrappers. Those stupid 
2-way mirrors that Harry didn't open and use. The DA. Occlumens and 
Legilimens. OWLs and NEWTs.

Also, it seems to me that an odd/even rule applies: 

Odd books are fundamentally about Harry's secrets and mysteries. 
Even books are fundamentally about Voldy's secrets and mysteries. 

To whit: 

1) PS/SS: Harry leaves muggledom for Hogwarts. Learns about his true 
nature as a wizard. (The secret of HP's birth.)
2) CoS: LV's childhood as Tom Riddle. (The secret of LV's birth.)
3) PoA: Harry's dad was one of the Marauders. (HP's dad and Sirius.)
4) GoF: LV's rebirthing ceremony. (LV's dad's arm was used.)
5) OotP: Harry's Prophacy. (Harry's fate. Predestination vs. choice.)
Therefore: 
6) HBP: About Voldy. (Voldy's fate?) 
7) About Harry. (?)

Anything else?

TK -- TigerPatronus