Janani and I are doing this.
And for the record, we’re not crazy.
With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows around the corner, frenzied last minute pre-bookings and rumours are getting intense as never before, and so is my nail-biting. We, after countless hours (last time I checked, it was 10) of arguing about what in the name of the Supreme Mugwump of the Intl. Confederation of wizards is going to occur in book 7(I should have said Dumbledore. Oh well.), are going to compile a list of things that we think is going to happen, with a few stuff we think should happen and also of a few things that needs to be cleared up. It’s 8 56 pm, the 6th of July, 2007 and we’re currently involved in the very difficult process of staying sane. ;)
STUFF WE WANT TO KNOW!!!
· Is Harry a Horcrux?
If yes, isn’t it unadvisable to use a living thing as a horcrux? And if Harry is a horcrux, does it mean that Voldemort created a horcrux without his knowledge? (as Voldemort had no plans of keeping Harry alive that night and making him a horcrux). If yes, how does Harry remove the horcrux without killing himself (if the horcrux is in his scar)? Does the scar represent the horcrux in him, or is the scar the horcrux?
If no, why is it that Harry has some of Voldemort’s powers and has regular insights into his mind? If no, what is the horcrux Voldy created after he killed Lily/James that fateful night? Isn’t the aforementioned horcrux supposed to be at Godric’s Hollow(where Lily/James were killed), which is where Harry is going to search for further horcruxes? Isn’t it more plausible for the living horcrux to be Harry after all?
· What are the other horcruxes situated?
Possible places are Hogwarts, the orphanage (the wardrobe?), the mirror of erised (the same way Dumby hid the Sorcerer’s Stone in Book 1), Borgin & Burkes, Grimmauld Place, with Mundungus or Kreacher (they could have stolen it) or an entirely new location. Unlikely places are Room of Requirement, Diagon Alley, Gringotts, Knockturn alley etc.
· Who is going to die?
Voldemort, Harry, possibly Ron (which could trigger a wave of hate in Harry, which actually makes him want “to cause pain” to quote Bellatrix, thus morphing him into a bloodthirsty murderer. Har Har), less possibly Hermione, Hagrid, Ginny, Professor McGonagall, etc etc. Basically every character in the book has a good chance of dying (Hmm, I say it like it’s a good thing).
· Are Sirius and Dumbledore really dead?
Sirius wasn’t killed by the Avada Kedavra, only by a curse that sends him falling through the veil. Dumbledore is said to have floated down in a graceful arc before falling to the ground. Aren’t people who are hit by Avada Kedavra supposed to simply fall to the ground? Plus, silent curses can repel the spoken curses. Like, all you really have to do is concentrate on the spell mentally, and even if you say something else, the mental spell is the one that will be performed. So sayeth Jan.
Oh no. SHE. HAS. LEFT. Janani’s gone off to Bangalore. It’s only me now! Boo hoo.
STUFF THAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN-
· Ron and Hermione will become a couple.
What people have been waiting for ever since book 4 will happen in book 7. JKR has stated that there is no chance of either Harry or Draco getting together with Hermione (loud sob from Atulaa). Also, she has said that the hints she dropped in book 6 should be heavy enough. So I guess it’s going to be the red, after all.
· Harry will defeat Voldemort.
Like duh! This guy gets everything the easy way. He has people luuurving him, thus getting him out of danger, has the name, fame and the drop-dead sexy looks. Note- When I say drop-dead sexy, I do NOT mean Daniel Radcliffe. *barf*
· Fleur/Bill and Tonks/Lupin get married.
Overdose of romance, yes, but still life must go on. Knowing JKR, she’s probably going to kill someone at Fleur and Bill’s wedding or let Death Eaters gatecrash at Lupin and Tonks’.
· The Ministry will be taken over by Voldemort.
How else will Harry face the ‘system’? We all love a hero who fights the most villains! That’s the kind of hero Harry is going to be.
STUFF THAT IS NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN-
· Harry and Voldemort, sick of each other and the constant media scrutiny, shave their heads and join the Hare Krishnas.
· Harry turns out to be a reincarnation of Grindelwald, the dark wizard who was defeated by Dumbledore, whose spirit inside Harry was biding its time until Harry turned 17. This Grindelwald-in-Harry joins hands with Voldy and supports him in his war for power.
· Dumbledore turns out to be an ex-drug-peddler with an unhappy childhood. He turns out to be Harry Potter’s answer to Carnage (For those of you who don’t know who Carnage is, he’s one of Spider-man’s most formidable enemies, who kills his family at a very young age and…. Wtf? Let’s get back to Hp, aurite?)
· Voldemort is killed by a machine handgun (or a backfiring wand, whichever Ralph Fiennes can carry off better!).
· Ginny and Tonks (in the probability that Remus rejects her) seek revenge on the men who spurned them and join the Death Eaters.
· Rufus Scrimgeour recruits Molly Weasley as Main Publicist for the Spread of the Rotfang Conspiracy.
· Harry is on the verge of killing Voldemort when he distracted by news of a lesbian orgy at Bonnie Wright and Emma Watson’s apartment. (Again, here Harry does not refer to Dan Rad!)
Okay, when I read the words ‘Emma Watson’, ‘Bonnie Wright’ and ‘lesbian’ in the same sentence, I badly need a break.
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silence
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Okay, my gorgeous people! Enough speculations! Rowling knows what’s best! She’ll do what she has to! Most of you will have the book in your hands in a few hours from now, so ENJOY! Savour the book to the fullest! Don’t read the e-books or whatever. Pretty please?
I will post again after reading the book. Goodbye.
*solemn bow*