HBP Contest

[saraquel_omphale]

No: HPFGUIDX 130707


>Compulsory Questions (0-5 points each):
>
>1. Who will be the most major character to die?
Definitely Charlie Weasley, probably killed fighting giants in 
Romania. But also someone more major in the plot – Professor 
McGonagall and/or Lupin.

>2. Who is the Half-Blood Prince? (If "The Old Lion Guy,"
>describe more.)
I'm divided here between Caradoc Dearborn (Caradoc is part of a 
Welsh legend who married King Arthur's daughter, was bitten by a 
snake and went into hiding for 12 – if I remember rightly - years.) 
and a character from the dim and distant past.  JKR said that there 
was a graveyard somewhere in the Hogwarts grounds, I think that if 
it is a historical figure he could be buried there. If the Old Lion 
Guy is the HBP, then it's either a description of Caradoc or a 
description of a portrait probably hanging in Hogwarts somewhere.

>3. What is Lily's big secret? (This question will be eliminated
>and full credit given to everyone if no big secret is revealed.)
I don't think Lily had a big secret, but I think there is a big 
secret connected to Lily – see predictions at the bottom. 

>4. Who will be the new DADA teacher?
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Snape finally 
becomes the DADA teacher, due to the fact that we are now in a war 
situation and he knows better than anyone how the Death Eaters and 
LV attack and what defences are needed against them.

>5. With whom will Harry have a romantic relationship?
Tricky. There's a temptation to say Luna, but she fancies Ron not 
Harry.    I think he's more likely to have a fling with someone like 
Susan Bones, but end up treating her badly because he is angry and 
getting angrier.  I think the only girl who can really hack Harry's 
anger is Ginny, I think they will get closer in this book and get 
together either at the end of this book or in book 7.

>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 think it's a pensieve.  I think that it is something we have 
not yet been introduced to and I think it relates to or belongs to 
the HBP and is probably going to be found in a tomb.  

>8. Will Harry take Advanced Potions?
Yes, and do better at it because there is a new teacher.

>9. Will Neville take Advanced Potions?
No.

>10. How many OWLs did Harry get?
He failed History of Magic. But got Divination, Astronomy, 
Transfiguration, Herbology, DADA, Potions and Charms – which makes 
7.  However the number of possible exams is difficult to judge, as 
others have got 12, so Harry got at least 7.

>Predictions (0-10 points each):
>Make 5 predictions not covered in the Compulsory Question
>
1)  Bill Weasley plays an important role as a curse breaker.  Re the 
graveyard at Hogwarts – he breaks a curse on a tomb there.
2) We discover that either or both, Lily and James worked in the 
department of mysteries as an unspeakable.
3) Harry kills someone.  Not sure if it's a death eater, or 
accidentally, someone from his own side, which would really pile on 
the angst.  
4) The big secret connected to Lily is that she is stored as a 
memory in Harry's eyes, in a similar way to how Tom Riddle stored 
himself in the diary. We may not discover this until book 7 in which 
case, will the points be awarded posthumously? :-)
5) I think in this book, Harry is severely tempted by the dark side 
and it starts to eat away at him.  At some point in the book, Harry 
will be under a sort of house arrest, guarded by members of the 
Order under Dumbledore's instructions, to try and stop him doing 
something stupid.