In about 31 hours, we will have the very last Harry Potter book.
I’ve worked on predicting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows since reading HBP over a year ago. Now that the release of the series finale is at hand, my “predictions” have morphed more into thoughts, but here they are. As you'll notice, I'm rooting for a happy ending:
Harry. I think he’ll lay down his life but survive. If I had to bet on whether or not his scar is a Horcrux, my bet would be no--but I’m weighing the lines “Voldemort put a bit of himself in me?” and “[Voldemort] … could not bear to reside in a body so full of the force [love] he detests” and it’s a tough call. Also, the “Lily’s eyes” factor is supposed to be very important; I think that will have to do with his seeing someone through compassion--Snape, maybe?--at a crucial time, gaining him some necessary knowledge for his quest to destroy Voldemort.
Voldemort. He’s going down, oh yes.
Ron. Does something great--I think he’ll take out some key Death Eaters or maybe even a Horcrux. He might even take part in a battle with Voldemort this time. He’ll be there for Harry, and live to tell the tale.
Hermione. That blessed logical brain of hers and her loyal heart will give us a sight of her courage in a way we’ve never seen it before. Then she’ll live to marry Ron, who will eventually get himself together where she’s concerned.
Ginny. She’s going to be there for some battle action. Like she’d stay away! I hope she casts a bat-bogey hex on a Death Eater or two in the process. She’s Harry’s girl for better or worse now, even though he’s felt the need to distance himself while hunting Voldemort (that distance probably won’t last all the way through his search.)
Dumbledore. There’s still the portrait in McGonagall’s new office! That will prove important.
Fred and George. J.K. Rowling has informed us that at least two characters die. These are two of my top bets. But if they go, they’ll go down in the proverbial blaze of glory.
Draco Malfoy. I think he’ll defect to the good side at the last minute and die a hero.
Neville. Also one of my top bets for getting AK’d, but I bet he takes Bellatrix Lestrange with him. If he lives, though, I think he’ll be the one to teach at Hogwarts. Herbology.
Luna. “Ravenclaw will have its day” in the tabloid editor’s daughter--the girl who believes in strange things but represents the house best known for its intelligence. I, personally, hope we get to see a Crumple-Horned Snorkack.
Hagrid. My other top bet for “most likely to die.” Which means that Hermione will inherit Grawp. But he’ll be faithful to the last.
Minerva McGonagall. Lives and reigns as good-hearted-but-strict headmistress of Hogwarts.
Percy Weasley. Likely to get knocked off early. He’d better make up with his mom and dad first, the git.
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Live to see their grandchildren--Bill and Fleur’s kids, Ron and Hermione’s kids, Harry and Ginny’s kids.
Viktor Krum. Poor guy doesn’t stand a chance with Hermione after Ron gets to her, but I bet he finds Harry one of the Horcruxes.
Nymphadora Tonks and Remus Lupin. If they live, they are sooo getting married :-D
Mad-Eye Moody. I think the old Auror will have one last good fight, and if he survives it, will get a good retirement somewhere--though he’ll never stop watching for Dark wizards.
Sybill Trelawney. It’s a very bad, bad thing if she gets out of Hogwarts. That will probably happen.
Peter Pettigrew. No way will he make it through this one. But he has a debt to pay to Harry before he gets what is coming to him. A very, very big debt. I don't think he'll jump in front of Harry to protect him, but I do think he'll thwart Voldemort in a somewhat more subtle way.
Severus Snape. Also going to die, but Harry is going to get past this anti-Snape vendetta. Too much of that is bitterness and not enough based on solid evidence. I think Snape is a double agent, all right; mostly evil, but as we all know, there’s something key about his role that Harry doesn’t know about yet (and neither do I.)
That covers my biggest ideas about book 7. I should have that book read by Saturday afternoon, if all goes as planned, and will look forward to posting thoughts sometime in the days following. Got predictions of your own? Let me know.
I just posted my own list of predictions and it's downright SPOOKY how close some of our guesses are!
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ReplyDeleteVoldemort gets reformed and sets up shop with the Weasley twins in the joke shop. With all his evil energy redirected into humor, the guy ends up as the Jay Leno of wizardry.
Ron and Hermione... Well, in the battle that reforms the aforementioned bad guy Hermione gets turned into a goldfish. On the bright side... she lives a long happy life in a bowl on Ron's desk.
And Harry, our beloved hero. His battle looks something like the battle with the Black Knight on Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail. He loses his arms and legs... but he is fiesty until the very end and thanks to wizardry he is now none the worse for wear.
That is my prediction. Though to be fair... things rarely turn out the way I think they will.
My goodness, you certainly called a bunch of the big plot lines! You did much better than I did.
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