HPDH - Predictions and Lucky Guesses

[Caius Marcius]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, Magda Grantwich 
<mgrantwich at ...> wrote:
>
> Happy Holidays, all.
> 
> Not being much concerned with the meaning of the title (which will
> proably have to wait until we read the book), I want to jump to the
> important stuff.  
> 
> What's going to happen?  Any predictions?  Here are a few of mine:
> 
The Wizarding authorities will decide to cancel Hogwarts' academic 
year -  Harry will still return, for some Horcrux-hunting, and to 
retrieve the Half-Blood Prince's book (why else would be told how 
carefully Harry placed the book in the R of R?)

Hermione will come up with the brilliant idea of contacting Eileen 
Prince, who now resides inconspicuously in whatever nebulous social 
realm those of a mixed-Wizarding-World-marriage must dwell (she 
remains wed to Tobias Snape).  Eileen will point the Trio in the 
right direction as far as determining Snape's present whereabouts, 
and give an important clue regarding his true allegiance.

Something must be done to repair James Potter's tattered 
reputation.  What could be better serve this end than a Pensieve 
trip to Godric's Hallows – I mean Hollow, on Holloween – I mean 
Halloween night, 1980?  And just who has those memories of James' 
heroic last stand buried deep within his psyche? (Hint: In PoA, the 
dementors could make him faint by dredging them up).

Pace Pippin, I used to regularly predict Pettigrew's sacrificial 
death as he nobly saves Harry. But now, I'm no longer convinced that 
this is going to occur.  Despite some doubt, I'm mostly convinced 
that Snape will turn out to be DDM, and I somehow don't think Snape 
& Wormtail will wind up on the same side. So, Peter will be craven 
to the end, but will nevertheless start a chain of events that will 
decisively contribute to the demise of Voldemort.

Azkaban Prison has been hovering around the story since Book 2 – I 
predict at least one scene will actually takes place at the infamous 
Prison. Death Eaters take over the prison, take several prominent 
MOM personnel hostage (including Percy, Fudge & Umbridge), and put 
the dementors back in charge. Harry participates in a rescue 
mission, and also to find another Horcrux hidden at Azkaban.

I agree that Sirius remains dead.  RAB is Regulus. Snape dies at the 
Climax, as does Voldemort. Harry still doesn't know that the 
Hogshead barkeep is Aberforth, so that will come up at some point.

Deaths in Book Seven: Voldy and most of the unrepentant Death 
Eaters. Draco Malfoy will be killed by Voldemort early in Book 
Seven, because of his cowardice at the Tower (you can't have too 
many villains running loose as we approach the Grand Finale).  
Vernon will inadvertently be killed early in Book Seven by Death 
Eaters, trying to get Harry (Petunia & Dudley will go into hiding) 
For the good guys: Molly Weasley (her OOP Boggart vision being an 
example of dramatic irony), Lupin (non ESE!), Moody, Scrimegour, & 
Mumdungus (OK, so those last two aren't exactly good), several 
lesser students and OOPers, and last but not least Harry himself. 
All the other Weasleys, Hermione, Hagrid, Tonks, Luna & Neville will 
survive.

     - CMC (who has been a mighty poor Potterverse prophet so far)