[HPforGrownups] Re: More HBP Contest

[Jennifer Nielsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 132673

1. Who will be the most major character to die?
Dumbledore.  But he will sacrifice himself, rather than being killed againsthis will, in order to save or help Harry, or fulfill a higher purpose.
 
2. Who is the Half-Blood Prince?
This has been done often enough, but it¹s Godric Gryffindor.  And Harry is the heir of Gryffindor.
 
3. What is Lily's big secret?
It¹s Lily¹s eyes, which Harry inherited.  They are the key to wandless magic,which Harry will need to defeat Voldemort.
 
4. Who will be the new DADA teacher?
Snape, er Professor Snape.  There will be a duel in class between Snape and Harry, and Harry will come out victorious (At least I hope.  I would love to read that scene!).  Snape will highly resent the DA, and will use his position to try to interfere with it.
 
5. With whom will Harry have a romantic relationship?
Nobody, but he will begin to notice Ginny.  Harry gradually realizes
throughout the book that Voldemort will go after those he loves, and thus will try to pull further away from his friends.  Ginny will be able to see through this, and help him.  More below.
 
6. Who will be the new Minister of Magic?
Ludo Bagman.  And he will try to use Harry¹s fame to solidify his position.
 
7. What is that bowl-thing on the green U.S. HBP cover?
Dumbledore¹s pensieve.  And the pensieve will have greater significance to the plot than will the HBP.
 
8. Will Harry take Advanced Potions?
Yes, with a new professor.  That¹s how he¹s able to get in.
 
9. Will Neville take Advanced Potions?
Yes, and with a new professor, he¹ll do very well.
 
10. How many OWLs did Harry get?
9
 
Predictions (0-10 points each):
1. Harry leaves Privet Drive for his birthday party.  It¹s at this party he first begins to notice Ginny, who has grown up nicely, and who he hasn¹t seen without her robes for a long time.
 
2.  Ginny will either miss or do extremely poorly on her O.W.L.S.
due to worry about whatever happens to Harry in June.  It is here that she will begin to realize how much she cares for him.

3. Hermione will fail her initial apparation test.  This will be a
huge embarrassment for her.  She will secretly teach Ron and Harry how to apparate before they are of age.  That skill will help
save one or both at year¹s end.

4. Harry is not returning to Privet Drive at the end of the book
because he is in serious jeopardy at the end of Book 6.  Readers won¹t know if he¹s okay until Book 7.

5. Draco will join the dark mark as an attempt to gain approval from
his father.  Harry, through one of his dreams, will know this, and will try to find a way during the book to prove it.

6.  Gred and Forge will not only join the Order, their joke shop
creations will be tactical weapons against the DE¹s.  While the DE¹s know about stunning spells, etc, they are less prepared for things along the lines of the Ton Tongue Toffee.

7.  Neville¹s parents will NOT recover, at least in this book, but
the significance of the Droobles wrappers will help in the war against Voldemort.

8.  Voldemort will learn the full text of the prophecy.  He will
begin to go after those close to Harry as a way of destroying Harry.

9.  Pettigrew and Lupin will do battle, and the silver hand will be
the only thing that keeps Lupin from winning.  Lupin will struggle for his life through much of the book.

 10.  Harry will learn that Snape¹s Worst Memory has a wider context
than he originally saw, and the full story will repair James¹ image for Harry.
 
Jen