What about Hogwarts?

[Clifford Vander Yacht]

No: HPFGUIDX 157833

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Carol wrote:
>I don't know about anyone else, but I feel as if Hogwarts is a
>character in the HP books and HP won't be HP without Hogwarts. What's
>going to happen to her?

Him! Or are buildings feminine? Yes, I agree that Hogwarts not only
must remain, but Harry will attend for #7. 

>Wouldn't he want to
>steal that sword and make it a Horcrux? and if the tiara in the RoR is
>theRavenclaw Horcrux (not saying that it is), wouldn't he want to
>retrieve it?

There are many items in these books which will never be disclosed. JKR
has spun a very wide web to catch a small fly. Not all of the web is
needed, but makes for delightful reading.

<What about the protections on Hogwarts? ... And the Honeydukes
passage wouldn't even be watched because
>Filch doesn't know about it.

Also, the web is full of holes as is Hogwarts. 

> I rather expect both Filch and
>Hagrid to be killed (no, I don't think Filch will ever do magic, but
>he might throw furniture polish in someone's eyes before he's AK'd.)

Filch isn't a wizard, but he may be able to do *some* magic. I'm a
Muggle that does a bit.

>What does everyone think? Will there be a battle of Hogwarts? Are the
>protections in place? Are there other protections we don't know about?
>Will help still be given to those who ask for it even though
>Dumbledore is dead?

When you want information, you must carefully weigh it. Often, what
isn't said is more important than what is. The same may be true of
JKR. She may be a defective detective author.

Cliff, who hopes Hogwarts reopens, Arthur Weasley becomes headmaster,
and Harry kills Voldemort almost be accident. I'll let the romantics
vie for the rest.