FOR DISCUSSION: Ultimate and Last Bragging Rights Contest by TigerPatronus

[Kelly]

No: HPFGUIDX 170988

I was in a chatty mood so I qualified many of my answers  The first
lines are my actual answers :D

1. Will Harry die and stay dead at the end of HPDH?

Harry will die, but will not stay dead.  

I think Harry has to die, but I don't think he will be dead for good.
 I believe that he may go through the veil, but have a lifeline of
sorts that will pull him back (I think they do this in the DOM as a
way to study the phenomenon).  I believe this will be a crucial point
in killing LV.  Perhaps it is the means of destroying the horcrux in
Harry (see answer to 10).  I also think this will add to a
death/rebirth theme that will make Harry stronger for the final battle
and strengthens the phoenix imagery in the series.  Voldemort is the
evil phoenix who never really dies yet is constantly reborn.  By doing
this, he is not completing the cycle of life and rebirth which adds to
him being never truly whole or natural.

2. Will Voldemort die and stay dead at the end of HPDH?

Yes, I think he will be finally dead and his horcruxes will be gone. 
I say this tentatively, as DD always made of point of things worse
than death.  Perhaps one of his worst fears will come true and he will
be truly human prior to death.

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

I believe that Snape will die in a final act of redemption.  This does
not mean that I think Snape has always been on the good side, however.

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 on his arm.  He showed Borgin the proof that he was
backed by LV and the Death Eaters.

5. Assuming Hogwarts reopens as a school, who will return as a
student (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 in DH, if any?

Bill and Fleur, outside of the epilogue.

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

Filch's magic classes will work finally.

8. Assuming Hogwarts reopens as a school, who will be the:
a. Head Boy? Harry (to make up for him not being a prefect)
b. Head Girl? Hermione
c. DADA Instructor?   Bill Weasley (my second guess was Eldred Worple

couldn`t sleep last night thinking about this one
)
d. Potions Master or Mistress? Slughorn
e. Headmaster or -mistress? McGonegall

9. Where do Snape's ultimate loyalties lie?  

Snape's loyalties lie with himself.  Ultimately, I think he will be a
good character who will not be redeemed until he faces his own
downfall.  I don't think he is a good character for many reasons, but
an interview answer from JKR sealed it for me.**

**In reply to Snape ever being loved, JKR said:  "Yes, he has, which
in some ways makes him more culpable even than Voldemort, who never
has."  Culpable is defined as deserving of blame or censure as being
wrong, evil, improper, or injurious.  I have a hard time with this
word being used to describe the misunderstood hero of the book. 


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. The diary
b. The Ring
c. The Locket
d. Nagini
e. Cup
f. Harry's eyes or scar (I'm voting for eyes)
g. Voldemort


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?  

His patronus is a bat and his boggart is James Potter :D

Alternate 2. What is behind the locked door at the Department of
Mysteries in the Ministry of Magic?

Human emotion (This included, but is not limited to, love.  I always
thought it is all human emotions and since LV makes a big fuss about
being much more than human this is his downfall).  

Note:  I think that each room represents one of life`s great unknowns:
 Space/ the Universe, time, emotion, intelligence, death, the future
(Which is a combination of time, the future, and intelligence, the
ability to make a prediction, as per its position in the DOM with
doors leading from the brain room and the time room).  

By mapping the department, there are rooms we haven't seen; I'm hoping
one of them connects time with dimension and we find the TARDIS there
- Dr. Who saves Harry from the veil* - kidding.

* If any sequels entitled "Harry Potter and the Time and Relative
Dimensions in Space" are published, I demand royalties!

Predictions (10 points each / 50 points total):

Make 5 predictions not covered in the Compulsory Question section.

1.  The Potter family is a descended from Bowman Wright, the inventor
of the golden snitch. 
Evidence:  
A.  James is obsessed with snitch's in Snape's Worst Memory, yet he
isn't a seeker.  I think he does the snitch thing because it is a
symbol of his family wealth.
B. Snitch's were invented in Godric's Hollow (QTTA, 14-15)
C.  Bowman's mother was a witch and his father was a muggle; which
fits nicely into the theme of the books and would fit for him to be an
ancestor of Harry.
2.  The horcruxes are easier to find if you have them in order.  This
possibly is not by design or, more likely, only partially by design of
LV since I think that the diary leading to acquiring the sword was not
LV`s intent, but will be part of the chain of events.  However, I
think LV did understand that the cup will have properties to
neutralize the poison is the basin.  I think the sword, locket and
ring will help Harry to overcome obstacles to retrieve another
horcrux.  It may be that DD had an inkling of this and kept wearing
the ring for that reason.
3.  Umbridge's pen is the same or similar to the object used to create
the dark mark on the Death Eaters.  I also think the mark is created
as they sign a contract pledging loyalty which gives LV dominion over
them and provides the magic which calls them to LV.  I think a decent
foreshadowing of this is the contract that Hermione had the DA sign.
4.  Fred and George will develop their "headless hats" to cover the
full body and they will be used by Harry or the OOTP.
5.  Harry will find he has skill as a legilimens.