Trouble at the Wedding? How about at the school?

[career advisor]

No: HPFGUIDX 150740



On Apr 7, 2006, at 9:55 PM, Kim wrote:

> I'm curious about the "coming of age" factor for the summer before  
> Harry and
> Neville turn 17.  Ginny won't be 17 for some time yet.  How can  
> Harry and
> crew begin Horcrux Hunting if Harry can't perform magic?
>
> If there's trouble at the wedding and the wedding happens before  
> their 17th
> birthdays then will Harry and Neville (surely he and gran are  
> invited?) be
> called into a hearing to prove that they were in danger if they  
> should have
> to defend themselves or others with magic?
>
> Will Hermione and Ron do all the magical stuff until Harry and  
> Neville turn
> 17?
>
> Maybe we'll pick up the story on Harry's birthday again.


There might be trouble at the wedding, but it won't be at the burrow, since I believe it has been mentioned that it will be in France. But why attack the wedding?  If Voldermort wants a place where all his enemies are at the same location, the it is apparent where he needs to attack. He needs to attack right where we left off at the end of HBP.

People are starting to disperse at the end of the funeral there, but Harry and Ron and Hermione are sitting there. Luna and Neville are nearby and so is just about anybody else who could  be a threat to Voldermort and company.  

I sort of suspicious as to why JKR ended he book with the students at Hogwarts.
She may have cut it there, so she start the next book off with a bang, literally!

 All other books have ended with the students home. So I'm wondering if the next book will start with a surprise attack and probably some very quick surprising and shocking deaths. All the D.A. members are there; even the ones who have graduated apparently. Fleur is there. Maybe Victor Krum?  Many famous and strong wizards and witches. Can you imagine that Ron, Harry and Hermione have just started to relax and to talk about what happened under that famous beech tree of theirs when.....D.E.'s mounted on Dragons fly overhead, spells start flying and their friends start dying. Maybe Ginny is captured, or  Luna or one of the trio  is hurt and or dies, ... right away  you would be reminded that this is a book about a war.  How can Harry start the Horcrux hunt if he can't get away from the castle and immediately. has to defend Hogwarts? That would add immediate drama.  

Or alternatively, the Hogwarts express is attacked one the way home and there is  big wreak/ action scene that scatters the allies. 

The Harry Potter series is an epic children's adventure that teaches about:

War, death, Love and caring. Also that nice people can be bad (Umbridge for all her faults in my opinion is on the side of Good) and Nasty people can be good (which  Snape  and/or Draco will turn out to be).  

D.A Jones.