A few thoughts in passing

[quigonginger]

I think JKR can roll it up pretty quickly when she wants to.  
Remember that the trio got through the first 6 steps to the stone in 
one chapter in PS/SS.  So I don't think that JKR will have too much 
trouble dispaching of the horcruces in a timely fashion.

What I think would be cool (which means that she probably will come 
up with something cooler) would be for Harry to get notes via owl 
with messages like "Go to Godric's Hollow and look at the base of the 
elm tree in the back yard.  Sincerely, your friend who likes 
raspberry jam."  We'd be wondering all book long if DD is still 
alive, or if it was someone like Snape (if he's good) using the jam 
as a password.  Either it could be DD, who faked his death, finally 
having time to go hunt the horcruces unhindered, or it could be 
Snape, who has found out about them by Legilimancing LV and is 
passing on the info, or something else I haven't thought of yet. 

Another thought I had was about dragon's blood.  Could it have 
healing powers?  Hagrid used a dragon steak for his black eye in OoP 
as one might use a beefsteak in real life.  The twins wore dragon 
jackets rather than plain leather, explaining that they were treating 
themselves as business was so good.  It would seem that dragon is 
more expensive that cow, so why was Hagrid using the more expensive 
cut of meat?  Healing powers?  Was that Dragon's blood trickling from 
DD's mouth?  If so, what did he intend by it?  

On a final note, I'd just like to say that I'm probably in the 
minority here, but I have no doubt that book 7 will totally blow me 
away and that I will be happy as a clam when I'm done with it.  Then 
again, I'm easily amused.

Anything JKR answers will be answered, and anything else is up to my 
imagination.  I will be able to speculate with total abandon on 
anything she doesn't cover, which means I can go nuts in a way I 
haven't been able to since I finished PoA.  I read the first 3 in a 
row without having any time to sit and amuse myself with the "what 
if"s.  After each sucessive book, I've had to change something.  For 
example:  Remus and Sirius will not be living happily ever after, 
with Remus tutoring the offspring of H/R and H/G.  When book 7 is 
done, I can do with JKR's world as I please, so long as it fits canon.

Ginger, thanking y'all for letting me ramble