[HPforGrownups] Predictions about book 7

[Peggy Wilkins]

No: HPFGUIDX 152901

On 5/25/06, eggplant107 <eggplant107 at hotmail.com> wrote:
Eggplant:
> 1)Book 7 will be published on July 13 2007, the same day as the next
> movie.

Peggy W:
I like Alla's 07/07/07 for it's numeric coolness, but personally I'm
hoping for 7/25/07 just because it's my birthday.  Well at least I get
the HBP paperback this year.  :)

Eggplant:
> 5)Snape loved Lilly Potter and that's the reason he hates Harry not
> because he looks like James, Snape blames Harry for Lilly's death.

Peggy W:
My bet is on Peter Pettigrew as Lily-lover, because it seems to answer
quite a few nagging questions.  Peter could have asked Lily be spared
in exchange for revealing the Potters' location to Voldemort; he could
have quickly told Dumbledore what happened as part of the plan to save
himself, right before running off to frame Sirius, which answers the
question of how word got out so quickly.  It also seems consistent
with his personality.

Eggplant:
> 6)Dumbledore trusted Snape because he detected sincere grief from him
> when he heard the Potters were murdered, and because 16 years ago
> Snape made an unbreakable vow to protect the life of their only child.

Peggy W:
Personally I don't think simple remorse is enough reason for
Dumbledore to trust Snape, I think there must be a more concrete
reason for that.  I say "more concrete" because Snape could simply be
telling a tale of remorse--I see that as a cover story, the story he
tells Bella at Spinners End.

Eggplant:
> 9)Harry's Patronus will change from a stag to a phoenix, probably near
> the end of the book.

Peggy W:
I disagree with this prediction, only because it would seem to
represent abandoning his father and family ties, which I don't think
Harry would want to do.

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Peggy Wilkins
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