Predictions for Harry Potter Ending

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No: HPFGUIDX 171889

"I hereby certify that I have not read the scanned "Epilogue" pages
or any summary of them." CATHY CHILDS.

QUESTIONS (See also predictions below)

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? 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 ring given to Lucius from Voldemort, which Draco's
father gave to him for safekeeping, anticipating his own imprisonment.

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? Yes.
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? Harry and
Ginny and Ron and Hermione will announce their engagements, then
Neville and Luna will also announce theirs.

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

8. Assuming Hogwarts reopens as a school, who will be the:
a. Head Boy? Neville.
b. Head Girl? Luna.
c. DADA Instructor? Still won't be one.
d. Potions Master or Mistress? Draco.
e. Headmaster or -mistress? McGonagall will be Headmistress.  (But
see my predictions below.)

9. Where do Snape's ultimate loyalties lie? With Dumbledore and the
anti-Death Eater forces.

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. Tom Riddle's diary.
b. Marvolo Gaunt's ring.
c. Helga Hufflepuff's cup.
d. Unidentified Ravenclaw founder's item.
e. Portrait painting of past headmaster from Slytherin.
f. Voldemort's own wand.
g. Harry's forehead scar.

PREDICTIONS:

1.  Snape will turn out to have all along been a spy among the Death
Eaters, working for Dumbledore. Dumbledore already knew he was going
to die soon, and persuaded Snape to "finish him off". Snape did this
only after much soul-searching and protesting. The "murder" served to
allay the Death Eaters' concerns that Snape may be a double agent for
Dumbledore and the good guys (which he actually is) and allowed him
to continue to move freely among them. The "murder" also allows
Dumbledore to continue to work for the forces of good from behind the
mysterious "curtain of death".  Snape will sacrifice himself to save
Harry and Draco, his favorite students, from Voldemort.

2. Neville's parents, the Longbottoms, will be revealed to also have
been spies for Dumbledore during their internment in a Death Eater-
run sanatorium. Neville's parents have been putting on a "crazy act"
that has allowed them to get a lot of information.  When Neville's
mother gave him a small piece of paper during his visit, he put it in
his pocket without realizing it was a hidden message.  In DH Neville
will accidentally pull the piece of paper out after having touched a
magical plant which will cause the message to show up.  The
information will be invaluable in helping Harry defeat Voldemort.

3.  Lucius ranks very high with Voldemort.  He will have been
commanded, like Abraham with Isaac, to prove his loyalty to Voldemort
by sacrificing his only son. Snape will have found this out.  When
Snape left with Draco, he was actually kidnapping the boy, to protect
him from Lucius. While in hiding, Snape and Draco will argue, and
Snape will reveal that Lucius does not have his son's best interests
at heart. But Draco will scoff. Draco will have received news that
Lucius has escabed from Azkaban, and the boy will rejoin his father
somewhere in hiding preparatory to joining the Death Eaters for their
final rally, the Deathly Hallows.  The gathering is so names because
Voldemort anticipates being named a sort of High Priest of Death in a
darkly religious ceremony that his followers will witness (and become
his apostles).

4. Harry will defeat Voldemort by destroying the final horcrux -- his
own famous scar.

5.  Harry will get some help from an unexpected ally -- Aunt Petunia,
who has honed her own powers in a belated show of love for her sister.

NARRATIVE SUMMATION:

Hogwarts reopens and Harry is back.  He will have received mysterious
messages from Sirius, who upon reaching the afterlife learned
something important regarding Voldemort's secret vulnerability. But
Sirius can only tell Harry that the boy himself holds the answer to
defeating the Dark Lord. Harry presses Sirius for more clues, but the
communications from Siruis are very cryptic, and Harry is frustrated
at his slowness in deciphering them. His friends are baffled as well.

When Harry goes to see the new painting of Dumbledore, he is told not
to expect the picture to talk to him, because there's a waiting
period for departed headmasters to be able to speak. But as soon as
Harry is about to leave the room after having been left alone with
the painting, he is delighted to hear Dumbledore quietly call him
back into the room. To Harry's delight, Dumbledore speaks with him.
Harry tells Dumbledore about the mysterious message from Sirius.
Dumbledore tells Harry that he himself has learned much in the
afterlife. But all he tells Harry is that the boy does indeed hold
the key to defeating the dark forces. Harry wants to know more, but
Dumbledore apparently falls asleep in his frame. Harry sullenly
leaves the office. But he doesn't have much time to contemplate the
message before he is called into action.  He hears faculty worriedly
discussing the planned Death Eaters' rally.

Harry meets with Ron and Hermione to fill them in on this and what he
has learned from Dumbledore. Ron and Hermione can hardly believe that
the painting of Dumbledore talks. As Hermione points out, there is a
waiting period that has never been waived in the entire history of
the school. Harry impatiently says that isn't the point. Dumbledore's
message is basically the same as that from Sirius. But what does
Harry have that will defeat Voldemort? The three conclude that it
must have to do with the last horcrux. They figure that the only
thing that Harry has that seems to fit the bill is his wand. Has
Voldemort indeed captured the final piece of his soul in Harry's wand?

Harry thinks about this for a while, then hatches a daring plan of
his own to defeat Voldemort. He will challenge the Dark Lord to a
wand duel. All his friends immediately try to discourage him from
this very dangerous undertaking. But Harry is adamant. In the end
they all, including Neville, Luna and Ginny, insist on joining Harry
in the dangerous venture, overcoming his objections. He doesn't want
his friends to be in danger, but there is no dissuading them.

The students manage to sneak into the Deathly Hallows unobserved.
It's in a huge amphitheater that reminds them of the Colosseum. Harry
sees a mysterious woman in disguise at the rally.   She hurries away
from him.  All the students are surprised to see the Longbottoms held
prisoner. This is too much for Neville. He cries out, and the group
is discovered. It looks like Harry was right to be worried, as he and
his friends are all quickly captured by Death Eaters.

Draco gloats over this apparent victory, but his delight turns to
horror as it is revealed that Voldemort has commanded to prove his
loyalty by sacrificing his child. For the first time, Draco sees his
father (and Voldemort and his followers) as they really are. He will
also see Snape for what he really is, a force on the side of good.
Harry offers himself as a substitute sacrifice to Voldemort in order
to save his friends and Draco as well. Voldemort pretends to accept
the deal but seizes both boys. He is about to finish Harry off when
Snape intervenes with a daring plan of his own to save Harry and
Draco, who were always his favorite students. But no sooner has Harry
realized Snape really is a friend after all, than Voldemort kills
Snape. Snape whispers a few last words to Harry, as the two are
finally reconciled. No one else has heard what Snape said.

The death of Snape throws Harry into a rage.  He challenges Voldemort
to a wand duel. At first, Harry seems to be winning.  But then he is
almost killed.  Suddenly, a flash of magic saves him.  The flash
comes from the hidden wand of the mysterious woman.  Harry gets a
glimpse of her face.  It's Aunt Petunia.  Harry makes a mental note
to thank her, if he lives.

But Voldemort gains the upper hand quickly and taunts Harry, telling
all that these are to be Harry's final moments of life. Then, to the
horror of all Harry's friends, Harry turns his wand directly at his
own face and utters a fateful curse. Has Voldemort taken control of
Harry at last and forced him to commit suicide? Harry is thrown into
excruciating pain as the wand does its work. He falls to the ground,
apparently dead. Voldemort laughs. But it turns out that it is
Voldemort who is dying. Voldemort realizes what Harry has done. He
cries out that he has underestimated the boy. It is too late for
Voldemort. This time he really is gone. The Dark Mark appears in the
sky and is obliterated. All the Dark Marks on the arms of his
followers also are obliterated.

Harry's friends hardly notice this, as they rush over to the lifeless
Harry. Ginny throws herself tearfully on Harry's chest. Then Hermione
makes an important discovery. Harry's scar is gone!
> Harry is alive, albeit dazed. He tells everyone what Snape told
him. It was the final piece of the puzzle. The final horcrux was
Harry's famous scar itself, and Harry destroyed it. That explains all
the strange pain and premonitions regarding Voldemort over the years.
It also explained why Harry was The Boy who Lived. Voldemort was
keeping him alive as a living repository for the last piece of his
own soul, and had planned to take back the scar and dispense with
Harry. But Harry had other plans.

Draco is numb with shock at the loss of his father. Yet he has a new
respect for Harry, and it looks like they might even turn out to be
friends.

The grateful government offers Harry the job he has always wanted, to
be an auror. But to his friends' surprise, Harry turns it down. He
has had another offer. All the departed headmasters have voted, and
they want Harry to become the youngest-ever headmaster at Hogwarts.
He'll have good advice in the job from Dumbledore Harry's first act
as Hogwarts' new headmaster will be to give Hagrid the promotion long
denied him. All ends happily, with wedding plans for Ron and
Hermione, Harry and Ginny, and Neville and Luna.

The book's final sentence will be (more or less):

"You know, Harry," sighed Ginny as she snuggled against his
chest, "You really do look a lot handsomer without that scar."


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