OOP: O.W.L. predictions?

[Haggridd]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Kaitlin" <ReinaKata02 at y...> 
wrote:
> Hey everyone, how do you think our darling 5th years will do on 
their 
> O.W.L.'s?  Here are some of my predictions:
> 1.) Harry will do surprisingly well in Potions, causing Snape to 
hate 
> him even more because he will think Harry has cheated.

I think JKR was preparing us for that when she wrote how much better 
Harry could concentrate without Snape breathing down his neck.


> 2.) Neville will surprise us all, showing his Gran that maybe he 
is 
> just as good as his father.

I am still processing the implicaions of Neville's being an 
alternate prophecy.  Perhaps, howevere, it is still too early for 
him to bloom.

> 3.) We'll find out that Draco "doesn't test well," and that Daddy 
> Malfoy will have to make a few phone calls to the Ministry to sort 
> things out.

Quite likely.  Remember in CoS Lucius berating Draco in Knockturn 
Alley for his poor grades.


> 4.) Hermione will either do so well that they skip her a grade or 
> have her teach a class, OR she will fail one of her O.W.L.s and it 
> will be a tragedy for her.  (Sidebar:  Did you notice that her 
> mistake in rune translations was substituting "defense" 
> for "partnership"?  I think something suspicious will arise from 
> that.)

I think she will do her usual best, and set her sights on blowing 
away the N.E.W.T.s.


> 5.) I don't know about Ron.  I think he will do kinda average--not 
as 
> poorly as the twins, but not as good as the older brothers.
> What do you all think?

C.R.A.B.!  Ronnie is prefect and he will end up with Hermione! :-)

> ~Kaitlin

Haggridd