HBP prediction contest: comments wanted

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No: HPFGUIDX 129323

Compulsory Questions (0-5 points each):
1. Who will be the most major character to die?

    I don't think that we will loose any of the main characters in 
HBP. Everyone is expecting it now after OotP so I think that JKR will 
not kill any body off in HBP but wait for Book7.


2. Who is the Half-Blood Prince? (If "The Old Lion Guy,"
 describe more.)
   
    A new character but not a student at Hogwarts. It will be a 
powerful wizard who Harry will convince to stand against 
Voldemort.    

  
3. What is Lily's big secret? (This question will be eliminated
 and full credit given to everyone if no big secret is revealed.)

    Some connection to Voldemort. Not that she is related to him or a 
deatheater or anything like that. Maybe she looked like his mother? 
Something that would lead the dark jerkoff to offer to spare her life.


4. Who will be the new DADA teacher?

       The character that JKR unveiled on her website. He is the 
reason that Harry leaves Privet dr. to begin "combat" training to 
take on Voldemort and he will become the new DADA teacher to both 
teach the kids at Hogwarts and Harry's special training.


 5. With whom will Harry have a romantic relationship?

        Hermione of course! What other female character has been 
developed enough for such a relationship to be believable. Keeping 
with what has happened in the previous books, Harry&Hermione will 
spend more and more time together and have adventures together, 
without Ron, and towards the end of HBP will come to the realization 
that what they feel for each other has become more that friendship. 
This will be an important part of Book7. 

 6. Who will be the new Minister of Magic?

   Amelia Bones. With Arthur Weasley as the head of Magical Law 
Enforcement.

 7. What is that bowl-thing on the green U.S. HBP cover?

    A Pensieve. But who's pensieve is it?

 8. Will Harry take Advanced Potions?
     
    Yes. JKR won't give up the drama that happens when Harry and 
Snape are in the same room.
    

 9. Will Neville take Advanced Potions?

         I think so.

 10. How many OWLs did Harry get?

         Seven.


 Predictions (0-10 points each):

     1. Harry needs to learn to fight, not duel, fight and to begin 
this "combat" training is the reason that Harry leaves Privet dr. The 
Order will do the training with Moody, Lupin and this new Lion-Man 
character will be Harry's primary instructors but other Order members 
will help. The training will consisted on spellwork, like what 
Dumbledore and Voldemort were doing at MoM, Apparition and both 
physical and weapons (Gryffindore's sword will be used again) 
training.

     2. During this training Harry will manifest a new 
power/abilities that will be both very rare and very powerful and has 
nothing to do with his connection to Voldemort, like Parseltongue was.

    3. It is no prediction to say that Harry will be spending a good 
bit of time with Dumbledore, but the reason why? It will start with 
Occlumency, being that Snape is incapable of teaching it, but will go 
on to other things. I think that Harry will start to study the Dark 
Arts. He will do this because he will need the knowledge to be able 
to defeat the dark jerkoff and Dumbledore will only permit it under 
his direct supervision.

    4. We will find out why Snape turned on Voldemort and although I 
don't think it will be as noble as all the Snivellus lovers think but 
compelling enough that it's why Dumbledore trusts him.  

  5. There will be a split in Slytherin house between the Voldemort 
Youth around Draco Malfoy and students who want nothing to do with 
the dark jerkoff. After all there has to be some good Slytherins, if 
their all jr. deatheaters then it would be not only stupid but 
dangerous to let exist in Hogwarts. Dumbledore will encourage Harry 
to reach out to them though the DA. 


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