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fpb ([personal profile] fpb) wrote2005-06-21 06:13 pm

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1. Love Pairings. Pick all that you think apply:
The obvious ones. Hermione/Ron, Harry/Ginny. JKR is not in the habit of being subtle about these things.

2. Who will die. Pick all that you think apply:
Pettigrew, saving Harry somehow.

3. Should Dumbledore trust Snape?
Dumbledore has this nasty habit of being right. The only times when he makes mistakes is when he fails to heed his own better self (case in point, failing to tell Harry about the prophecy in spite of his own urgent misgivings). We are not told he has any misgivings about Snape, he seems quite clear about him, ergo he is in the right. This does not mean that Snape is trustworthy, but if he ever betrays the Order, it may be that Dumbledore has already foreseen his betrayal and is going to make use of it. Remember, the hippogriff episode in PoA suggests that Dumbledore can see into the future to some extent.

4. Will Percy redeem himself?
No. He is there to show that there is no such thing as a perfect family, and that a Weasley is as corruptible as the next guy. In fact, the downfall or at least humiliation of Fudge is going to embitter him and harden his animus. Molly is just going to have to live with her broken heart, like many mothers of unworthy children.

5. Will Draco redeem himself?
Don't be ridiculous. This is JKR, not Cassandra Clare and all her fanon followers.

6. How will Sirius re-appear: Ghost? Mirror? Painting? Other?
I wonder. I am reminded of Marvel's character Adam Warlock, who came back from the dead to destroy his murderer. If any of you are comics fans, you might like a look at that brilliant story.

7. Who will be Head Boy? Harry, Ron, Neville, Draco?
Someone we never heard of.

8. Who will be the next Minister? Arthur Weasley, Umbridge, Dumbledore, Other?
Wouldn't put it past them to vote in Umbridge.

9. Could Neville have been the chosen one or was Harry pre-destined?
Predestination becomes manifest in events; or, in other words, the future and the present seize the past and re-shape it. The fact that Harry was predestined is shown by the fact that he became the hero.

10. Is Harry an animagus?
Why should he be?

11. Will we see Umbridge again?
Yes. Her defeat will have made her even angrier and more poisonous. I would not rule out her becoming Minister, as I said, or joining forces with Voldemort out of anger.

12. Is Umbridge a Death Eater?
No. But she may become one.

13. Who (if anyone) will betray Harry? Ron, Hermione, Neville, Luna, Ginny, None of the above?
None of the inner circle. Remember Marietta Edgecombe. JKR has a habit of sneaking villains and traitors up on you from wherever it is that you were not looking. How many of us thought that the traitor in that instance was Zachariah? If I felt nasty, however, I might suggest Cho Chang. Humiliating break-ups can do strange things to people.

14. Who (if anyone) will betray the Order? Dumbledore, McGonagall, Lupin, Snape, Tonks, Kingsley, Real Moody?
If anyone does, Snape is the likeliest. Moody is also a possibility.

15. Is Petunia a squib?
She certainly is something more than she seems, according to JKR.

16. Will there be a third prophecy?
Yes. Prophecies go in threes.

17. Will Voldemort die?
The obvious point to kill him off is in the last book, but it might be a superb surprise to kill him off in book six and have some completely different situation assert itself in book seven.

18. Will Pettigrew betray Voldemort?
Of course. He was born to betray people. And let's face it, Voldemort does not exactly treat him in such a way as to encourage loyalty, does he? The question is rather, will he manage to fool him? Considering that Voldemort regards him as a traitor by nature, he really ought to be preternaturally stupid not to keep a weather eye on him.
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[identity profile] jennilee.livejournal.com 2005-06-21 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't have time to read as am just skimming during my lunch break, but just to let you know: your lj username links are not working. To fix them, insert one space between lj and user. The ""s are not necessary, though they do not affect whether or not the usernames will work (they are only necessary when linking communities).

[identity profile] falco-conlon.livejournal.com 2005-06-21 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I think I agree with every single one of your answers. Especially the draco one. It's sweet and naive to think he'll redeem himself but I don't see it ever happening. He really does hate harry, it's not just jealousy.

[identity profile] gunderpants.livejournal.com 2005-06-21 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
5. Will Draco redeem himself?
Don't be ridiculous. This is JKR, not Cassandra Clare and all her fanon followers.



Fuckin' ay, man. Fuckin' ay.

Actually, I agree with all your answers. Word.

[identity profile] neigedens.livejournal.com 2005-06-22 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
I agree, mostly, except I'm a little skeptical on the Umbridge ones. I could see it happening in fanfic and I'd probably believe it, but I don't know if JKR will do it.It's just something about her exit in OotP that makes me think Umbridge won't be showing up for the third act, but you never know. I think it'd be cool, anyway. It's nice having a villain you can really imagine meeting in real life, rather than one that looks like a snake or sounds like Darth Vader or whatever. (Not that there's anything *wrong* with that type, but Umbridge-type ones are easier to hate.)

[identity profile] agatha-s.livejournal.com 2005-06-22 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
I agree with most of your answers -- all except those about Petunia possibly being a squib and Umbridge possibly becoming a Death Eater. I think her not being a Death Eater is an important point.
I'm stealing the meme, by the way. :)

[identity profile] purple-mirie.livejournal.com 2005-06-22 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
5. Will Draco redeem himself?
Don't be ridiculous. This is JKR, not Cassandra Clare and all her fanon followers.

:D

I agree with most, except for the Pettigrew ones. I think he'll last until the last book. In line with this, I've always had a sneaking suspicion that he'll end up harming or killing Lupin with that silver hand of his.

[identity profile] artemisiabrisol.livejournal.com 2005-06-23 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Don't be ridiculous. This is JKR, not Cassandra Clare and all her fanon followers."

Spot on.