HBP prediction contest

[cat_kind]

No: HPFGUIDX 128594

catkind: Here's my entry. I've made a few long-shots in the hope of 
bonus points!

Compulsory Questions (0-5 points each):
If you believe the answer to a question is a new character,
write "new character" *and* describe relationships to old characters
or characteristics of new character for full credit.


1. Who will be the most major character to die?
Peter Pettigrew
2. Who is the Half-Blood Prince? (If "The Old Lion Guy,"
describe more.)
A historical character, in the founders' time but not one of the 
founders.
3. What is Lily's big secret? 
She was an Unmentionable -  I mean Unspeakable - I mean worked in 
the Dept of Mysteries.
4. Who will be the new DADA teacher?
Snape.
5. With whom will Harry have a romantic relationship?
Luna Lovegood.
6. Who will be the new Minister of Magic?
Dumbledore
7. What is that bowl-thing on the green U.S. HBP cover?
DD's pensieve. 
8. Will Harry take Advanced Potions?
Yup.
9. Will Neville take Advanced Potions?
Nope.
10. How many OWLs did Harry get?
Seven, if get means Acceptable+: Transfig, Charms, Defence, 
Creatures, Potions, Astronomy, Herbology.

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.

1. Lupin will turn out to be married.
2. Pettigrew will be a central character in this book, and will end 
up redeeming his life debt to save Harry and being killed for it. 
(That Pettigrew shows up is, I think, interview-canon.)
3. Felix Felicis is the lion man, an old friend of Dumbledore's who 
comes to teach Potions.
4. Dumbledore's Army will continue, and Slytherins will join too. 
5. By the end of the book, Harry's side will have obtained a weapon, 
some kind of magical artefact which they plan to use against LV.

catkind