Things I pray to see in OOTP

[Catherine Coleman]

Lots and lots, but here's a select few (and bear in mind I have managed 
to stay completely spoiler free apart from a really annoying quote about 
Quidditch. Ugh).

Firstly, I don't know whether anyone else noticed this, but towards the 
end of GoF there was this weird scene when Dumbledore *gleamed 
triumphantly* - quite inappropriately, I thought.  I'd quite like to 
know what that was all about.

I want to know All About the Old Crowd.  Particularly, I'd like to know 
if Arabella Figg *was* a friend of Lily's and has been using Ageing 
Potion all this time.  I'd also like to see more of  Mundungus Fletcher.

I totally agree with Ebony about wanting more back story - but I don't 
want too much, because I want JKR to start writing prequels after Book 
7.  If she has Sirius' complete life worked out, then surely she has the 
rest done as well.

I'm really happy that this book is going to have much more about Lily in 
it - and have been wondering whether Harry will put two and two together 
and go and have some cosy chats with Arabella Figg about his mother.

Speaking of Lily, I would love to be able to see Amanda gloat when her 
Snape loved Lily theory is proven.  But, I still think he's a vampire.

I'd like to know what Professor Trelawney's First Prediction was - and 
hope that it is something to do with the importance of the Potters to 
Voldemort (please no heir of Gryffindor stuff).

I want more of Sirius and more of Lupin (ESE Lupin would be interesting) 
- I'd like Sirius to be able to spend the whole book well fed and with 
decent robes.  Although that's not that likely if he's going to stay 
with the penurious Lupin.

I'd like to be proved right about Ginny not being a whiny, immature 
cry-baby who is as much use to the plot as Buckbeak (who was it who said 
that originally?).  So more time to Ginny.

I'd like to see more of the inner working of the Ministry, and hope that 
Percy is being cut a break (not Ron).

Now, Penny, Ebony - don't jump on me, but I would quite like to see a 
bit of R/H.  Why?  Well, because it will *obviously* all go wrong 
leaving the way clear for Harry in later books - so we would have lost 
the battle, but not the war.    And it might mean that Harry spends a 
little more time with some of the other Gryffindors - and I want to find 
out more about Neville (convinced about the memory charm) et al.

I'd like Harry not to take no for an answer when people refuse to answer 
his questions.

I don't want Hagrid to die.

I'm intrigued by the shift in atmosphere between Snape and Harry at the 
leaving feast in GoF.  How is that going to develop?  Are they going to 
be forced to work together?

I think that's enough for now,

Catherine