OPEN: Ultimate and Last Bragging Rights by TigerPatronus

[ronnie]

No: HPFGUIDX 171722

1. Will Harry die and stay dead at the end of HPDH?
 
 No.
 
 2. Will Voldemort die and stay dead at the end of HPDH?> 
 Yes.
 
 3. Excluding Harry and Voldemort, who will be the most prominent
 character to die and stay dead?
 
 Many... but Snape is the most prominent. I'm betting on an editional 
Weasley, and crossing my finger (against my basic feeling) that no-
one from the Trio will die. 
 
 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?
 
 The 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, Remus & Tonks
 
 7. Who will be the unusual person who performs magic for the first
 time "very late in life?"
 My guess is Petunia, (but it might be Dudley...)
    
 8. Assuming Hogwarts reopens as a school, who will be the:
 a. Head Boy? - Ernie (or possibly Ron?)
 b. Head Girl? - Hermione
 c. DADA Instructor? -  no idea... but I'll go for someone from 
within the Order. Perhaps Tonks (maybe Kinsley or Bill). I don't 
think anyone who has already been a DADA teacher will be able to 
return to the post.(It'll be cool to have Mrs. Weasley or Mundungus 
as DADA teacher, but I don't think it will happen...)
 d. Potions Master or Mistress? - Slughorn
 e. Headmaster or -mistress? - McGonagall
 
 9. Where do Snape's ultimate loyalties lie?
 Snape is complex, so he neither turns out to be DDM or ESE, and has 
no loyalities for a person, but rather to his own set of beliefs. 
He is against the Dark Arts, but also has difficulties attaching 
himself to other people, and is very touchy concerning his Honour 
(Worst dream scene, Harry calling him a coward etc.). This charachter 
flaw makes him not entirely "good" in the naive sort of the word (no-
one is, BTW).But, all in all, he's OK. 
 
 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.)
 
I believe DD is correct that there are only 6 Horcruxes + VM himself 
(it's a mistake to call him a Horcrux: He didn't kill inorder to gain 
his first bit of soul). The oter bits of soul are/were in these 
following:
 a. Riddle's Diary
 b. Slytherins Ring
 c. Slytherin's locket
 d. Helga Hufflepuff Cup 
 e. Something of Rowena Ravenclaw (perhaps her wand)
 f. Harry's scar (made by accident)
 
 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: This question is closely related to question #9, for it 
implies Snape's most important father figure (and in case of witches -
 father substitute figurs, hence Tonks Patronus). I really believe 
Snape is incapable of producing a Patronus (which explains why he 
didn't take credit for scattering away the Dementors in the end of 
PoA -DD probably knows this). 
If, however, he is capable of such a thing, his father figure is 
after all DD, and therefore his patronus a Pheonix.

 Boggart: Being shamed and dishonoured in some sort of way. It might 
turn into his original father and disgrace him (somewhat like Ajax in 
Sophocles' tragedy).
 
 Alternate 2. What is behind the locked door at the Department of
 Mysteries in the Ministry of Magic?
 Love - or rather a department investigating love in all sorts of 
ways.
 
 Predictions (10 points each / 50 points total):
 Make 5 predictions not covered in the Compulsory Question section.
 
1. Harry will retrieve Sirius from behind the archway (as depicted in 
the Scholastic cover of DH).

2. Peter Pettigrew will help/ save Harry against his will, because of 
the binding magic formed by Harry's saving his life in PoA.

3. RAB is Burkes, of Borgin & Burkes. Possibly, the Slytherin locket 
is the one seen in the store by Hermione. He really did die shortly 
after his visit to the Cave, and that is why we don't ever see him at 
the shop.

4. Draco Malfoy will crossover to the right side (somewhat like Snape 
did in his youth).  

5. One of the Horcruxes will be found at Gringotts.

I also believe that Harry will do serious damage to Snape, realising 
too late that he has mistaken and was driven by his temper. 


I really likes the idea of Neville killing or at least evanging 
Bellatrix. Hope it will happen.

Ronnie, who is certain to have forgotten her other very important 
predictions, and therefore is sure to write again...