Great Battles of Book 7

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 161950

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mathias_forseti"
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bboyminn:

Instead of 'Last Great Battles', for a moment, let's
concentrate on likely places for battles in book 7.

Here are the one's that I think are likely -

-Privet Drive: The protections ends when Harry turns 
17, that is the perfect opportunity to attack him.

-The Weasley Wedding: Big gathering of prominent people
from the wizard world, perfect opportunity for a
terrorist attack. 

-Hogwarts: I predict a substantial part of the book 
will be about Voldemort having taken over Hogwarts to
hold the children captive in order to force the 
surrender of the wizard world. Which in turn leads to 
a recue effort, which turns into the historic 'Battle of
Hogwarts'.

-The Veil-Dept of Mysteries: The Veil is just too 
prominent (and creepy) to just be forgotten and set 
aside. The problem is why on earth would anyone be there?
What could bring Voldemort and Harry to that location?
The best I could come up with is Harry needing to throw
the Horcruxes through the Veil to safely destroy them, 
and Voldemort needing to come and attempt to recue the
Horcruxes. Weak, I know, but it's the best I've got.

Other possibilities-

-Godric's Hollow: many people like this one but it
doesn't to much for me. I think Godrics Hollow will
be quickly there and quickly back. I do think Harry
will meet someone there who will give him information
that he needs. Though I don't think he will realize it
at the time.

-12 Grimmauld Place: Again, it just doesn't do it for me.
I do think Harry will have no choice but to set his base
of operations at the Black house. Where else? The Burrow
is too restictive, certainly not the Dursley, and certainly
not Hermione's. I suspect Lupin's house is really his elderly 
mother's house, making that a bad choice. Moody is too 
paranoid to allow his house to be used. So, Harry is stuck
with 12 Grimmauld Place. But I don't think it will be
attacked, can't say why though, it's just a feeling.
 
As to the final battle-

Tough call...

At the moment I'm saying the Veil or Hogwarts. 

Just a thought (and done for the day)

Steve/bboyminn