HP contest, my answers and predictions

[Sam Edwards]

No: HPFGUIDX 132760

Hi There,
             I've not had early access to the books, and a lot of this is probably still all wrong! I won't pretend I've not been pouncing on every spoiler going over the last few days and they have swayed my thinking. I'll leave some space for those avoiding spoilers, as I've mentioned them.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1.  Who will be the most major character to die?  Technically Harry. I'm predicting that JKR is going to be showing us something representative of Christ's Resurrection. He'll be back in book seven. Jim Dale's comment, "The ending is a real cliffhanger, you really can't see where she can go from here," made me think of this.

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

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 planned the ancient magic protecting Harry by sacrificing herself.

4.  Who will be the new DADA teacher? 
Prof. Lupin senior, the "Old Lion Guy" we got a glimpse of a few months ago.

5.  With whom will Harry have a romantic relationship? 
Ginny

6.  Who will be the new Minister of Magic? 
Amelia Bones

7.  What is that bowl-thing on the green U.S. HBP cover? 
I don't know, but it's not a pensieve.

8.  Will Harry take Advanced Potions? 
Yes

9.  Will Neville take Advanced Potions? 
Yes
10. How many OWLs did Harry get? 
eight

Predictions (0-10 points each): 
Make 5 predictions not covered in the Compulsory Question 
section.
 
1. will anyone listen to me...TONKS IS EVIL. Not an original theory, but yes Harry is a metamorphamagus. It's another ability to make choices about, like the ability to speak parceltongue didn't automatically make him evil in book two. I've ranted about this in chat a couple of times now.
 
2. Spinner's End, the chapter title we were given on JKR's website, refers to The Lovegood family home. (cmbrichards, a regular sunday chatter, and I came up with this one. Don't want to claim all the credit.)
 
3.There will be a number of deaths, none of them Dumbledore. They will include Hagrid and Vernon Dursley.
 
4. Karakoff may be a coward, but he'll redeem himself and wind up on the side of the light. This will be rather difficult to swallow. (Going back to my Christian viewpoint, crossing the lake as first years and the arrival of the Drumstrang ship in GoF are, to me, representative of baptism. Karakoff  and Snape are like the thieves crucified with Christ, one of them asked to go with him.
 
5. Voldemort got his coward and "the one who has left me forever" mixed up. He'll kill Snape and attempt to work with Karakoff. If we get to see into Snape's head at some point we'll find out he regularly has doubts about his support for Dumbledore.
 
29 hrs and fifteen minutes to go...do I get bonus points for predicting that JKR has pretty much finished book seven, we'll have to wait less than a year. She's not that cruel to do this to us again!


Sam (who's never actually posted to the main list before, but has been a regular Sunday chatter and OTChatter poster for about eighteen months) I'm finally daring to join in on the main list.



		
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