[HPforGrownups] HP Conventional Wisdom Watch

[Kasey Baker]

No: HPFGUIDX 126743


  kitten... who is standing up to the plate because she actually thought of a couple... 

  AMELIA BONES: Rising. Many feel that her brief roll in OotP wasn't for nothing. She is the best possibility for the next Minister of Magic... and with some bad guys that have to be put on trial and captured... her roll as head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement leads to the belief that she will have a bigger roll in HbP. 

  VICTOR KRUM: Rising. JKR has said that we'll see him again... which leaves many readers debating in what capacity... maybe a catalyst to the budding relationship between Ron and Hermione?

  ERNIE MACMILLAN: Rising. His small supporting roll in OotP really showed a lot of promise... having a small band of readers giving him the headboy badge in seventh year. 

  kitten


  In the spirit of NEWSWEEK Magazine, I thought I'd give a conventional 
  wisdom (CW) watch on our favorite HP characters.  This is based on a 
  scan of posts from the past couple of months, and is entirely subject 
  to all kinds of error.  Feel free to add corrections, additions, 
  detractions, and howls of rage.  As I can't easily do nifty little 
  arrows like NEWSWEEK, I'll use rising, falling, and mixed.

  HARRY POTTER: Rising.  General thought is that he will rise out of
  the 
  angst and pain so characteristic of his fifth year.  How long this 
  will take and how difficult it will be is a matter of debate, but
  most 
  expect Harry's sixth year to be much better than his fifth, at least 
  mentally and emotionally.

  ALBUS DUMBLEDORE: Mixed.  Epitome of Goodness or Cold Manipulator?  
  Well written hero or supposed icon of the good who fails to come 
  across?  Will HBP clear this up, or further stir the cauldron?  He 
  gets a slight lift from his appearance with on two out of three 
  announced covers, seeming to indicate that he will have a prominent 
  role in Harry's life and perhaps act to clear up the doubts about him 
  in many minds.  But this is counterbalanced by a suspicion in some 
  quarters that his prominence on the covers may be his death sentence.

  SEVERUS SNAPE: Rising.  The UK Adult cover indicates to many that his 
  subject will be very important in the sixth book.  He is also gaining 
  as one of the candidates for the HBP.  However, CW with out snarky 
  potions master is always extremely volatile, and almost no one doubts 
  there are twists in the roller coaster yet to come.

  REMUS LUPIN:  Falling.  His stature as a candidate for the HBP seems 
  to have declined recently.  Pippin's theory of an ESE!Lupin so far
  has 
  few supporters, but the prominence of Dumbledore and Harry on the 
  covers seems to work against the previously popular idea that he
  would 
  step up to be a paternal figure for Harry in the sixth book.  Also
  his 
  disappointing passivity in OOTP still grates on some people's nerves.

  SIRIUS BLACK:  Falling.  CW is that he is dead and will remain that 
  way.

  RON WEASLEY: Rising.  He certainly became more prominent in OOTP, 
  albeit by somewhat controversial plot twists.  How this will play out 
  is a matter of fierce debate, but he seems unlikely to fade into the 
  background anytime soon.

  HERMIONE GRANGER: Falling.  OOTP left many believing she badly needed 
  a lesson in humility, if not a smack in the mouth.  Her efforts with 
  SPEW are not popular among readers, and many think she is doomed to 
  embarrassment.

  SEAMUS FINNEGAN:  Mixed.  Not a good performance in OOTP, but a 
  longshot for HBP.

  DEAN THOMAS: Rising.  His possible relationship with Ginny may bring 
  him more into prominence, and like Seamus he is a longshot for HBP.

  NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM:  Rising.  He showed signs of blooming in OOTP,
  and 
  it is a trend that seems likely to continue.

  GINNY WEASLEY: Rising.  Despite some distaste at her personality
  shift 
  in OOTP, she seems unlikely to fade.  Mark her as Gryffindor Chaser 
  and the most likely candidate for Girlfriend-of-the-Boy-who-Lived.

  LUNA LOVEGOOD: Mixed.  A favorite of JKR, and one of the few 
  characters who seemed to connect with Harry at the end of Book V.  
  However, indications are that among fans outside of internet circles, 
  reaction has ranged from indifference to annoyance.

  PERCY WEASLEY: Falling.  Early speculation that he might be a spy for 
  Dumbledore has largely given way to a focus on Percy as a Weasley 
  misfit and messed-up dude.

  MINERVA MCGONNOGAL: Mixed.  Her strong personality is a breath of 
  fresh air.  But her handling of Harry in HBP gives new meaning to the 
  word "maladroit."

  DRACO MALFOY: Falling.  Expectations of a deepening of his character 
  have been badly disappointed, and CW is that he is Most Likely to
  Take 
  the Dark Mark.  On the other hand, he still has a committed group
  that 
  see potential in him.

  THEODORE NOTT: Rising.  Most likely candidate for Good Slytherin.

  BLAISE ZABINI: Rising.  JKR confirms we will see more of him.  Like 
  Theo, a candidate for Good Slytherin.

  RUBEUS HAGRID: Falling.  His charm has worn off for many fans.  And
  he 
  seems to many to be the perfect candidate for Next Death.

  GRAWP: Falling.  Of course, he was in the sub-basement already, so 
  what can one say?

  NYMPHADORA TONKS: Rising.  Neatest new character in OOTP, and seems 
  likely to have a major roll in Voldy War II.

  ALISTOR MOODY:  Falling.  Moody?  Whose that?

  ABERFORTH DUMBLEDORE: Rising.  Will the smelly barkeep at the Hog's 
  Head be the next DADA professor?

  GODRIC GRYFFINDOR: Rising.  Possible HBP, and perhaps a match for the 
  lion-like man described on JKR's website.

  LUCIUS MALFOY:  Falling.  Jail-bait and probably soon escaped felon.  
  Lo how the mighty have fallen.

  NARCISSA MALFOY:  Rising.  Somebody has to fill Lucius' shoes, and
  JKR 
  confirms we will see more of her.

  BELLATRIX LESTRANGE:  Mixed.  Scary villainess, but did she HAVE to
  go 
  into the infantile act at the MoM?

  VOLDEMORT:  Falling.  Let's face it, he seems to be operating out of 
  the Villain's Book of Cartoon Cliches.

  PETUNIA DURSLEY: Mixed.  Hints we will learn more about her, and that 
  there is more to learn.  On the other hand, it has also been
  confirmed 
  that she is barely in the book, and JKR seems to think she is too far 
  gone to ever be redeemed.

  DUDLEY DURSLEY: Mixed.  More to know about his experience with the 
  Dementors, and hints from JKR that he MIGHT be redeemable.  But also 
  we know he is "just Dudley."

  SLYTHERIN HOUSE: Mixed.  JKR does not seem to like them very much,
  and 
  is not happy with the popularity of this house among fans.  On the 
  other hand, Theo seems a candidate for a Good Slytherin, and the 
  Sorting Hat is talking about House Unity.  But it seems awfully late 
  in the day.



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