Predictions, Wishful Thinking & Anything But *That*...! (Re: Satisfaction..)

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 163377

> Mike, who has noticed a *lot* more analysis on this list and very few 
> predictions. I guess that water is too cold for most to dip their toe 
> into.

Jen: Predictions?  Did someone say predictions?  *Jen adjusts her 
crystal ball so the glare of the computer won't interfere with her awe-
inspiring Seer abilities and grabs a bottle of sherry for good 
measure.*  

In the first category are the "I would actually bet money on these" 
predictions:

1)  Peter will help Harry somehow with his silver hand but it might not 
be on purpose.  He's going to end up in Azkaban where he's belonged all 
along.
 
2)  Hagrid will die a noble death in service to Harry and no, there's 
no hope we will be spared the Grawp grief scene.

3)  No Weasleys will die during the writing of this book although one 
or two may be harmed.

4)  The 'gleam of triumph' will prove to be something about Harry's 
blood that will come back to haunt Voldemort in the Locked Room.

5)  Lord Voldemort's demise will be "Voldemort in the Locked Room with 
Love" (hehe, that's from the Clue game if anyone plays).  

6)  Harry will survive the locked room with his untarnished soul and 
the rest of him intact.

In the category of "I hope these won't happen but JKR didn't consult 
me" predictions are:

1) Harry has a Voldemort soul-piece inside of him by some strange twist 
of magical fate that occurred at Godric's Hollow. (Heck, every other 
occurrence at Godric's Hollow was a never-before-seen phenomenon, so 
why not this one?).  Overlooking this possibility will prove to be 
Dumbledore's greatest emotional mistake to date.

Hopeful alternative:  Harry Horcrux will prove to be a red herring 
storyline similar to the one in OOTP when Harry thought he was the 
weapon. 

2) Snape and Lily had a connection.  I'm hoping for the potions buddy 
connection over a Snape infatuation and a Snape infatuation over an 
actual love affair.  If there was a love affair, my last line of 
defense is the hope that JKR won't actually *describe* their romance.

Now for the category of "Very few people buy these but I like 'em 
anyway":

1)  Voldemort will lure Harry with the temptation of hurting and/or 
murdering Snape (I don't know how, the the evil overlord will work out 
the details.)  Harry will be *this* close to giving in to his feelings 
of hatred and revenge when at the crucial last moment he will remember 
that his 'ability to love...is the only protection that can possibly 
work against the lure of power like Voldemort's' and he will stop 
himself.  

2)  Trelawney was spirited away from Hogwarts before the Order sealed 
the Vanishing Cabinent and Voldemort will finally learn the full 
conents of the prophecy after he extracts it by some obscure magical 
means.  Not that it will help him because he'll think Harry's power is 
magical and not something piddly like love.  Oh well, too bad for him. 

3)  Dumbledore is Gryffindor's Heir and Godric's Hollow is his 
ancestral home and that's why the Potters hid there. This information 
will be symbolically important for Harry for understanding Dumbledore 
as well as important for the Grindelwald/Founders' backstory.  Harry 
will learn about all this via Aberforth.

Here's my own unique category: "Jen has little to no canon support for 
these but wants Dobby to be important":

1)  Dobby will know something crucial about Snape which will help prove 
his loyalty, one of those secrets he was reportedly keeping for 
Dumbledore.  

2) Dobby's hand-made Snitch socks will help Harry at some pivotal 
moment and he will be oh-so-surprised Harry didn't realize they had 
magical powers!  

Finally, in the category of "Well, they are part of the story so I have 
to throw them in somewhere to wrap this up" predictions:

1) Lupin will go with Harry to Godric's Hollow and that will help him 
put the past behind him and move forward as the last surviving Marauder.

2)  Grawp, Krum, Fleur, Madame Maxime, Bill...pretty much anyone left 
will help Harry over the course of the Horcrux hunt and/or the grand 
finale.  And I predict JKR will make their roles sound much more 
interesting than I do.  

3)  Percy will come back to the right side by some circumstance of, 
erm,...he rethinks his priorities because, er....oh, I don't even care, 
he just will <g>.

4)  Dementors, Dementors....something should happen to these guys but I 
have no predictions.  Anyone else?


Jen, wishing everyone a Happy New Year!