HBP contest

[kkersey_austin]

No: HPFGUIDX 132746


Elisabet's entry:

> Compulsory Questions (0-5 points each): 

> 1.  Who will be the most major character to die? 
Viktor Krum.

> 2.  Who is the Half-Blood Prince? (If "The Old Lion Guy," describe 
> more.) 
New Character. But a historical one, not one that Harry meets in
person. Finding something the HBP possessed or perhaps his identity
will be the impetus for some character's actions.

> 3.  What is Lily's big secret? (This question will be eliminated and 
> full credit given to everyone if no big secret is revealed.)
Something Harry won't like hearing about - perhaps that she has done
something Not Very Nice like dabbe in the dark arts.
 
> 4.  Who will be the new DADA teacher? 
New character - who knows something about the half-blood prince.

> 5.  With whom will Harry have a romantic relationship? 
Nothing approaching a relationship. He'll go on a date and pull a Cho
- be caught up in his grief over Sirius and his own feelings, and thus
be something less than an ideal date for his companion. Hermione will
be more likely than Harry to recognize the parallel with Cho's behaviour.

> 6.  Who will be the new Minister of Magic? 
Amos Diggory. 

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

> 8.  Will Harry take Advanced Potions? 
Of course!

> 9.  Will Neville take Advanced Potions? 
Yes. What would poor Snape do without Neville to torment?

> 10. How many OWLs did Harry get? 
Nine. Random number, that guess.  

> 
> 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. Someone will get a Hogwart's letter as an adult - a 44-year old
adult, whose birthday is on February 29th. JKR said that you must show
magic before your *eleventh birthday* to qualify.

2. That someone is Petunia.

3. Harry's casting the Cruciatus on another human being will *not* be
without serious consequences - whether those consequences are through
the legal system or not, Harry will learn to regret having done it.
JKR named those curses Unforgivable, not
Unforgiveable-unless-cast-by-our-hero. [Note: I hope that the second
part of the sentence above makes up for my having used the word "not"
in stating the prediction! If that would disqualify me, please
consider the alternative phrasing ".... will have serious
consequences". :-p]

4. There is more to Vernon's antipathy toward wizards and magic than
simple prejudice (how could a muggle be *pre*-judiced against a
wizarding society they've never heard of?). 

5. Hermione will continue to press the house-elf issue, and as her
understanding of the issue and its complexities deepens, her tactics
and even goals will evolve (e.g. the "fair wages" demand may be
dropped in favor of a more appropriate kind of compensation).
Ultimately, her interest in elf rights will be vindicated by the author.