HBP Prediction Contest

[littleleahstill]

No: HPFGUIDX 132434

I tried this before, but didn't email to Tigerpatronus. I will 
therefore repost this somewhat changed entry. 

1. Who will be the most major character to die?
Molly Weasley

2. Who is the Half-Blood Prince? (If "The Old Lion Guy," describe
more.)

Godric Gryffindor aka "The Old Lion Guy"

3. What is Lily's big secret? (This question will be eliminated and
full credit given to everyone if no big secret is revealed.)

She has almost literally given Harry her eyes, as part of the 
protection put on him at GH.  He sees the world as Lily did.

4. Who will be the new DADA teacher?

A unknown person whom we will meet in an early chapter of the book. 
They will be useless at the job thus requiring Harry to continue 
with DA. DD will have wished to install the real Moody, but this 
will be forestalled by Moody being needed on an urgent Auror alert.  
Dolores Umbridge, now back at the MOM, will therefore suggest this 
person to prevent adequate DADA teaching.   

5. With whom will Harry have a romantic relationship?

Parvati Patil or Susan Bones.  It will be a normal short lived 
teenage romance, before Harry gets serious with Ginny/Luna

6. Who will be the new Minister of Magic?

 I know I wondered previously about Umbridge, but had forgotten Amos 
Diggory.  I think he is the best bet,  anti-Voldemort, but bringing 
in repressive and counter-productive legislation (a la Crouch Snr), 
and with a subconscious mistrust of Harry and DD (both of whom he 
holds partly responsible for Cedric's death). 

7. What is that bowl-thing on the green U.S. HBP cover?

A collective pensieve in which head teachers of Hogwarts, from the 
Founders onwards, have placed significant memories

8. Will Harry take Advanced Potions?

Yes. He only gets an E in OWLS,  but Snape, following the Occlumency 
debacle, is 'persuaded' by DD to allow him in.  (Snape therefore 
allows in Draco Malfoy who also got an E)  

9. Will Neville take Advanced Potions?

No


10. How many OWLs did Harry get?

He gets Os in COM and DADA,  and an E in Potions.   He obtains As 
in  Charms, Transfiguration, Herbology and Divination.  He is 
allowed an A in HoM, due to 'illness' during the exam.  Because of 
the disruption in practical Astronomy, everyone involved gets an A 
with the exception of Hermione who aced her theory paper and gets an 
E.  Harry fails Divination. So that's 9. 



Predictions (0-10 points each):
Make 5 predictions not covered in the Compulsory Question
section. "Negative" predictions, i.e., "The Centaurs will *not* come
skipping into Hogwarts offering free pony rides," will receive no
credit. Obvious predictions, i.e., "Harry will be in his 6th year at
Hogwarts," will likewise receive no credit. Only the first 5
predictions will be evaluated and included in your score.


1. All affected students are allowed a retake of the Astronomy OWL, 
and Firenze offers to help with the teaching.  Hermione takes up the 
offer (it was her only E- the rest were Os) and learns something 
important in discussions with Firenze, possibly relating to the 
Prophecy, perhaps to Runes.  

2. Nott Senior will die as a result of his injuries in the MOM.  
Theodore will initially blame Harry and co, but will later learn how 
fellow DEs abandoned his father.  This will bring a Slytherin over 
to Harry's side.

3. We discover the identity of the Eavesdropper

4. Luna will learn of the Bubble gum wrappers and make an intuitive 
deduction, which Hermione will work on to discover  what the 
Longbottoms actually knew

5. Keeping her word as to making sure Harry becomes an Auror, 
McGonagall gives him remedial Transfiguration lessons. During these, 
she spots his latent Metamophagus abilities 

6.  This may be a book seven: Vernon will be captured by DEs/VM and 
betray Harry and therefore Petunia and Dudley to them to save 
himself.   Harry will not be there when they turn up and Petunia 
will discover her suppressed magical tendencies in an attempt to 
save Dudley. Harry's emotional understanding from this that Petunia 
is truly his mother's sister, will be an important healing for him 
and add to his power/protection. 

Leah