Ultimate and Last Bragging Rights by TigerPatronus

[Jenni Merrifield]

No: HPFGUIDX 171595

It's been a while since I've posted here, but this seemed like a good place to jump in.  Who knows, I might actually get a decent score. :-D
 
 
Compulsory Questions (50 points total):

If you believe the answer to a question is a new character,
write "new character" *and* describe relationships to old characters
or characteristics of new character for full credit.


1. Will Harry die and stay dead at the end of HPDH?
NO, HARRY LIVES AT THE END OF THE STORY. HE MIGHT SACRIFICE HIMSELF NEAR THE END, BUT HE WILL NOT ACTUALL DIE (OR REMAIN DEAD) IF HE DOES.

2. Will Voldemort die and stay dead at the end of HPDH?
I'M OF TWO MINDS, BUT BOTH OPTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FACT THAT, AS THE VILLIAN IN A MYTHIC STORY, VOLDEMORT MUST ULTIMATE PAY THE FINAL PRICE. HOWEVER, IN HIS CASE, PHYSICAL DEATH MAY NOT BE THAT PRICE.
*IF* SOMETHING HAPPENS THAT WOULD KILLS HIM AFTER ALL THE HORCRUXES ARE DESTROYED, HE WILL PHYSICALLY DIE AND STAY DEAD.
*IF* NOTHING ACTUALLY KILLS HIM, HE WILL STILL "DIE" IN SOME OTHER,  MAJOR WAY - I.E. HE COULD BE STRIPPED OF THE ABILITY TO DO MAGIC (which, even with his desire for immortality, would likely be a fate worse than death.)

3. Excluding Harry and Voldemort, who will be the most prominent
character to die and stay dead?
SEVERUS SNAPE

4. From HBP (p125, American Hardcover), in the shop while the trio
were listening with Extendable Ears, what did Draco show Borgin that
scared him?
A DARK MARK

5. Assuming Hogwarts reopens as a school, who will return as a
student, which means enrolled in classes whether or not they attend
the classes (answer yes or no for each):
a. Harry? NO
b. Draco? NO
c. Hermione? YES
d. Luna? YES
e. Ron? YES
f. Neville? YES
g. Ginny? YES

6. Which will be the most prominent couple to marry, if any, during
the time period covered in DH, excluding any epilogue?
BILL & FLEUR

7. Who will be the unusual person who performs magic for the first
time "very late in life?"
ARGUS FILCH

8. Assuming Hogwarts reopens as a school, who will be the:
a. Head Boy? ERNIE MACMILLAN
b. Head Girl? HERMIONE GRANGER
c. DADA Instructor? ABERFORTH DUMBLEDORE
d. Potions Master or Mistress? HORACE SLUGHORN
e. Headmaster or -mistress? MINERVA MCGONNIGALL

9. Where do Snape's ultimate loyalties lie?
WITH HIMSELF MAINLY. BUT, IN THE GRANDER CONTEXT, WITH THE OotP AND THE SIDE OF GOOD

10. Identify the seven Horcruxes. (If you think there are more or
less than seven, write "n/a" or add extra letters as necessary.
Horcruxes in previous books and previously inactivated Horcruxes
must be identified for full credit. If you think one of the soul
pieces is in Voldemort so there are six external Horcruxes plus the
bit still in him, then write "In Voldemort" for one of the answers.)
a. INSIDE VOLDEMORT
b. TOM RIDDLE'S DIARY
c. MARVOLO GAUNT'S RING
d. SLYTHERIN'S LOCKET
e. HELGA HUFFLEPUFF'S CUP
f. AN AS YET UNIDENTIFIED ARTEFACT BELONGING TO ROWEENA RAVENCLAW (Best Guess: HER WAND)
g. NAGINI


In case Hogwarts does not reopen, or in case we do not have
sufficient information to answer #5 and #8 above, these two
alternate questions will used in place of #5 and #8, above. If #5
and #8 are sufficiently answered in DH, the alternate questions will
be used as tiebreakers.

Alternate 1. What are Snape's patronus and boggert?
PATRONUS: A BAT
BOGGART: JAMES POTTER, ALIVE AND WELL AND PREPARING TO CURSE HIM

Alternate 2. What is behind the locked door at the Department of
Mysteries in the Ministry of Magic?
EXPERIMENTS FOCUSED ON THE POWER OF LOVE SIMILAR TO THE EXPERIMENTS FOCUSED ON THE POWER OF TIME IN THE TIME ROOM, THE POWER OF THOUGHTS/THE MIND IN THE ROOM WITH THE SWIMMING BRAINS, ETC. E.g.: Something practical and observable showing the effect of emotional spectrum from love through to hate [*] along the lines of the practical, observable "Time Bell Jar" with the circling egg and baby bird; practical magical items related to love, friendship, desire, hate, dislike; etc.

[*] I Include hate because hate and love are really just opposite ends of a single emotional spectrum.  Without a sense of love one cannot have a true sense of hate because both are the passionate, emotional response to something in one's environment.  Voldemort is just as incapable of really hating as he is of loving.  At best he is indifferent or dismissive, at worst he reacts with a sense of unease or apprehention (in which case, he attempts to completely eliminate the cause of his emotional discomfort). 


Predictions (10 points each / 50 points total):

Make 5 predictions not covered in the Compulsory Question section.

Current Off-Limit Spoilers:
-- Predictions that describe any the covers are worth 0 points
unless they include specific information not obvious in the cover.
-- SPOILER: Kreacher will be in DH. (David Yates, interview.) (Note:
because we are pretty sure that Kreacher will figure at least
somewhat prominently in DH, any predictions about his presence on a
cover will also be worth 0 points.)
-- The probable identity of "R.A.B." as stumbled around by JKR
during Leaky / Mugglenet interview will earn 0 points.
-- Predictions based on "Gabriel the Hacker" are allowed but we will
laugh at you when they're wrong.
-- Anything stupidly obvious (e.g., Harry will turn 17, Ron and
Hermione will date, Voldemort is evil, someone will perform magic,)
will be worth 0 points, at most. Negative points are possible.
-- "Negative" predictions, i.e., "The Centaurs will *not* come
skipping into Hogwarts offering free pony rides," will receive no
credit.
-- Only your first 5 predictions will be evaluated and included in
your score. Extra predictions may be marveled at but will not be
scored.

1. DEATH EATERS AND/OR VOLDEMORT WILL LAUNCH AN ATTACK ON PRIVIT DR. ONCE HARRY HAS TURNED 17

2. THE CENTAURS OF THE FORBIDDEN FOREST WILL CONCLUDE THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO SET ASIDE THEIR NEUTRAL STANCE AND WILL THROW THEIR SUPPORT AGAINST VOLDEMORT

3. GRAWP WILL PLAY A KEY ROLL IN THE DH STORYLINE (Most Likely: ENCOURAGING AT LEAST SOME OF THE GIANTS TO JOIN IN AGAINST VOLDEMORT)

4. REMUS LUPIN WILL KICK SOME SERIUS FENRIS GREYBACK BUTT

5. NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM WILL AVENGE HIS PARENTS BY HAVING A HAND (IF NOT THE MAIN ROLE) IN THE FINAL DEFEAT OF BELATRIX BLACK LESTRANGE (and possibly: IN THE FINAL DEFEAT OF RUDOLPHUS AND RABASTAN LESTRANGE, who also tortured his parents)


 
jenni merrifield -- jenni.merrifield at jamm.com <mailto:jenni.merrifield at jamm.com>  
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Designing to requirements 
And walking on water
Are easy if both are frozen.


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