Department of Mysteries Prophecies

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 125376


Maria wrote:
> 
> I was reading through the Beyond the Veil chapter, when I came 
across 
> something which had been already discussed before. But reading it 
> further, I tried deciphering it, and whether this is a clue or just 
> me and others over analysing the part of the book, or perhaps a red 
> herring on JKR's part.
> 
> Pg 692, OOTP, English Edition:
> Two figures, pearly-white as ghosts.... began to speak; their 
voices 
> vied with each other.
> 
> "...At the solstice will come a new..." said the figure of an old 
> bearded man.
> 
> ....
> 
> "... and none will come after..." said the figure of a young woman.*
> 
> I realised that maybe this really is a clue.
(snip)
> So, why those particular lines? Although the random bits are just 
> bits of different prophecies, we heard those lines and hearing it 
> together you read: 
> 
> ...At the solstice will come a new...and none will come after... 
> 
> It sounds like a prophecy on it's on, it matches very well, doesn't 
> it? Or is it only me? It sounds like one prophecy with a few 
missing 
> pieces.
> 
> Although these two lines are from two different prophecies are not 
> intended for harry, I felt it was the right opportunity for JKR to 
> slip in a clue for the future books. After all, what better way to 
> slip in a random clue in a mysterious predictions - completely 
> unrelated to the boy-who-lived.
> 
> If this really is a clue what does it mean?
(snip)

Ginger, who has no real answer:
After the release of OoP (on June 21st, the solstice) someone thought 
that it may mean that "At the solstice will come a new (Harry Potter 
book, the Order of the Phoenix) and none will come after (cuz JKR 
won't be writing a 6th or 7th book."

Glad to see that hasn't happened.
Ginger, who wondered about that as well, but didn't come up with 
anything.