Some possibilities for you to think about {and vote on?}

[tinglinger]

No: HPFGUIDX 131947

I have posted four polls in potterplots over this weekend
and am printing the 100 yes/no questions below.
Even if polls aren'y your thing, and you never visit the
site, you might take a look through the list to jog your
mind a bit as to some possibilities you may not have
considered before, or even use them to start a thread or
three herein...
I particularly like the last question in #3 as a great HBP
cliffhanger...

The actual poll is at 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/potterplots

Once again, these are possibilities not guarantees, of course..
just some things to think about in the next two weeks... 

Here goes ..........


1 --- Godric's Hollow, Riddle/Harry link ,????!Lupin
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# The first chapter in HBP will return to events at Godric's Hollow
the night Harry got his scar

# Voldemort, Harry, James and Lily were not the only ones at GH that
night.

# Snape tried to warn James about Sirius before LV arrived but was
laughed at and left.

# Peter Pettigrew was at GH during LV's visit and took his wand with
him when LV vanished

# The Droobles Gum Wrapper theory is valid - Sirius was careless with
the parchment that contained the Potter's hiding place.

# Pettigrew was never SK for the Potters - it was all made up by
Sirius to cover up his mess

# Lupin was at GH when LV arrived but could do nothing to help or stop
the events that transpired.

# Snape was at GH when LV arrived but could do nothing to help or stop
the events that transpired.

# Dumbledore was at GH when LV arrived but could do nothing to help or
stop the events that transpired.

# Harry was NOT hit with an avada kedavra spell at GH

# Lupin will never forgive Sirius for what happened to James and Lily
at GH despite what was said in POA.

# The MANXMOUSE theory is valid - Harry is not the innocent little
baby we are led to believe.

# Riddle played a key role in the defeat of Grinderwald in 1945
similar to what Harry will play in the defeat of Voldemort in 1997.

# The fact that McGonagall was at Privet Drive is more significant
than we have been led to believe.

# Lupin is ESE and a Death Eater.

# Lupin is not a DE but was capable of killing Sirius and did so to
pay back Sirius for screwing up his life.

# Lupin is a poor misunderstood werewolf who doesnt have a bad bone in
his body (except for the ones he ate)

# The fact that Harry's hair is always the same and can't be cut or
changed is VERY significant.

# Switching spells will play a major role in the next two books

# Fudge's role in the events that follow GH will be shown to be very
significant in HBP

# Harry's parents got rich as a result of using the sorcerer's stone
to get their gold with the help of Dumbledore and Flamel
# James and Lily Potter were apprentices of the alchemy partnership of
Flamel and Dumbledore

# In an attempt to defeat Voldemort, the Potters allowed DD and Flamel
to make Harry immortal by using the Sorcerer's Stome

# Flamel's death age of 666 is significant

# What a waste of time! Almost none of these ideas are valid! 


2 --- CHARACTERS WHO MAY NOT BE WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE
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# Ludo Bagman will sell out to Voldemort.

# Rita Skeeter will sell out to Voldemort.

# Lucius Malfoy is not the Pure Blood Wizard he tells everyone he is.

# Draco Malfoy is the Half Blood Prince.

# A member of the Weasley family is the Half Blood Prince.

# That irritating wasp that bothers Harry is an animagus.

# Hagrid as Keeper of the Keys will play a much more important role at
Hogwarts than we've been told so far.

# Professor Flitwick wil turn into a dueling Yoda before the end of
the series (his expertise in dueling was mentioned in one of the
books).

# There is a magic-related reason why squibs have cats as companions.

# Filch will betray the secrets of Hogwarts to the dark side

# The Marauders Map will fall into the wrong hands and jeopardize
Hogwarts security

# The Weasley Joke Shop in Diagon Alley will play a prominant role in
HBP

# Knockturn Alley will play a prominant role in HBP

# There is a good slytherin hanging around somewhere at Hogwarts

# An explanation as to the symbolism of Ginny Weasley and eggs will be
established (ie OOP in library with Harry, the Bird/Egg at the MOM)

# Arthur Weasly will use his muggle protecting skills to protect
Hermione's parents fron death eaters.

# If Dumbledore does die in HBP, he will "live on" in his pensieve.

# Hedwig is more than just an owl.

# Petunia Dursley hides much more than what she has revealed.

# Dudley is the Half Blood Prince

# The fact that Dean Thomas' boggart turned into a severed hand is
VERY significant (POA CH 7, 138).

# The Hand of Glory will play a key role in HBP.

# Hermione's ability to produce heatless fires will play a key role in
HBP.

# A strong similarity berween Lily and Sphynxes will be revealed.

# Tonk's ability as a Metamorphmagus will be used to suprise us at
least once during HBP (in fact a person who we think has died in HBP
may be revealed to have been Tonks later on). 


3 --- HBP PREDICTIONS
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# Amos Diggory will be the new Minister of Magic.

# The Goblins will not join forces with Voldemort

# Umbridge will not be a major part of HBP whether living or dead.

# Except for possible appearances by Viktor Krum and Karkaroff,
Durmstrang will play an insignificant role in HBP.

# Durmstrang will emerge as the new school of choice for a significant
number of Slytherins once the Second War gets going.

# Charlie and his dragon taming friends from Romania will be
significant allies of the Order once the Second War gets going.

# The method Voldemort's snake used to get into the MOM to attack
Arthur Weasley will be vital in HBP.

# The caved-in passage will be used to invade Hogwarts by the end of
HBP.

# We have not seen the last of the Omnioculars, and they will be used
by Harry, Hermione, and Ron (if he hasn't lost his pair) in HBP.

# Lucius Malfoy ancestry will be revealed and he is not a pure-blood
wizard as we have all been led to believe.

# Seamus is the Half Blood Prince.

# Dean Thomas is the Half Blood Prince.

# Winky will play a very significant role in HBP.

# When Harry returns to Grimauld Place, he will attempt to kill
Kreacher to avenge Sirius (if Dumbledore hasn't already done that for
him).

# Dobby will end up living in Grimauld place with Harry during his
time away from Hogwaerts

# The piece of parchment Lupin was reading when Harry suprised him was
Sirius' will

# Harry inherits Grimauld Place from Sirius.

# Sirius also stipulates in his will that Lupin will always have a
home at Grimauld Place for as long as he chooses to stay there.

# Mad-Eye Moody will be appointed as Harry's new guardian, which will
really tick off Lupin.

# Mad-Eye Moody will finally lose all his parts in HBP.

# Arthur Weasley will either die or be totally incapacitated in trying
to protect Hermione's parents.

# Ron's dirty nose and Percy's ink splattered nose will be "dark
markers" and are JKR's sneaky way of telling us that at least one of
them will be dead bythe end of HBP and both will be dead by the end of
the series.

# Hermione will always remain "toujours pure-ly good" and, though she
may not always make the best choices, will always be on the side of
the Order.

# Ginny will always remain "toujours pure-ly good" in the future and,
though she may not always make the best choices, will always be on the
side of the Order.

# HBP will end with students and teachers supporting the Order
barricaded in Dumbledore's Office Tower, forced to retreat there by
Hogwarts invaders from below, and looking out one of the many Tower
windows watching dragons ridden by Death Eaters and/or Voldemort
controlled dementors threatening invasion from above.


4 --- LUNA LOVEGOOD
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# Luna appears on Privet Drive to find Harry.

# The story of Luna's mother's life and death will be significant in
Book 6

# Luna's mother died trying to help Luna

# Luna was bitten by a werewolf as a child

# Specifically, Luna's mother died trying to find a cure for her
daughter

# Harry and Luna will become a lot closer in HBP

# Luna's dottiness is explained by her not being able to handle the
death of her mother and being placed under an "Imperius light" spell
by her dad so she can cope.

# Harry and Luna will be at the Ministry of Magic before the end of
HBP

# Luna goes through the veil in search of her dead parents

# The Homorphus Charm is legit and will be used by Harry on Luna

# Snape will repay his life debt to Harry by saving him from Luna's
werewolf form

# Ron and Luna will be the SHIP in Book 6

# Hermione and Luna become friends by the end of Book 6

# Luna was not on the train leaving Hogwarts at the end of OOP

# Luna's dad will be killed and the Quibbler trashed because he was
the first to publish Harry's interview.

# Goyle Sr. was not at the Ministry of Magic and is available to
Voldemort as of the start of HBP to kill Lovegood Sr.

# Luna's hats will somehow be used to help her out of a perilous
situration.

# The fact that Luna tucks her wand behind her ear for safekeeping
will be used in Book 6 to save Harry from harm.

# Hermione's skill at potions will play a specific role in helping
Luna before the end of Book 6

# Luna will not play a significant role in Book 6, though some of the
events mentioned here might happen.

# Luna will be hit by the same spell the Death Eaters used on Ron

# If there is a H/L ship, it will not survive the end of Book 6.

# Hermione and her parents are in danger when Voldemort finds out that
she was the motivating force behind Harry's story being told in the
Quibbler.

# Rita Skeeter betrays Hermione to Voldemort

# Luna will travel from Hogwarts to London by thestral during the
summer