What future revelations do you see in Book 6 and 7?

[newpotterfan03]

Forgive me all for wondering this so soon!!! I wanted to ask if you see any future shocking or surprising revelations you think we'll see in future books. I felt that Rowling sort of answered a lot of things that people were speculating about and aside from of course the reason why DD has such power of LV, thought that maybe the more past hidden secretive stuff was over. It seems she brought it to a level of present war. Let me know what your think!!!!

[lunalovegood03]

I think that's all true but I think there are new questions now and still some old.

-I'm still waiting to see why Petunia is the only family Harry has left. If they really where just muggles why have they all dies but Petunia, and what happened to the Potters?

- Who is Mark Evan's?

-I'm really wondering about Nevilles life too. Who has he seen die? I think his parents where tortured because of that prophecy and those death eaters thought they might no more and no where he was because there some was connected to the prophecy that brought him down. I want to know what they where doing before they got caught and tortured to insanity?

Those are some things I'm brassing for :D

[Jinxie Cat]

lunalovegood03, The person Neville saw die was his Grandfather. It was said in the chapter when they learned about the Thestrals.

I'm wondering about a lot of things. I want to know what Lily and James did for a living before they died. I also want to know why the Dursleys are the only family Harry has. I want to learn more about the other Potters, like Grandparents... Etc. And I want to learn more about why some people become ghosts and others do not... The reasons she gave so far didn't answer any of my questions...

[wake_up_88]

Well i want to also learn if Harry is the heir of Godric Gryffondor, why dumbledore trusts Snape and what is this "top secret" thing he is doing for the order, and mostly why Dumbledore wants to stay on the chocolate frogs. This are the things i really want to know.

[humongoratdropping]

Also, what Snape did on the night Voldie returned.

[loony_loopy_lupin]

And if voldemort brought along any deatheaters the night he attacked the Potters.

[Tessa]

-We need to find more out about Snape
-We need to find more out about Harry's family - both Lily's and James' sides.
-what is the relationship that Lily, James and Dumbledore had after Lily and James left school?
(Obviously they were in the Order, but there has to be something else for Dumbledore to care so much about Harry)
-Aberforth Dumbledore - barman in the Hog's Head?

[humongoratdropping]

No. The barman was Wildy Wildershins.

[Fairydust]

I want to know why Aberforth is no longer in the Order, and if he still is, where is he? I also want to know if R/H will hook up and if H/G will hook up.

[harryfantotheend]

I'm curious about

- the potter family
a) mark evans
b) evanses
c) is dumbly related?

- professor's spouses (JK said that these will become VERY important)

- what happened in bk. 2 that is so important

- who will hook up with who (hoping for h/g r/h n/l )

um...and knowing JKR, she will surprise us with revalations that we never even theorized about!

[humongoratdropping]

Yes, Aberforth. He's a nutter. Practicing inappropriate charms on a goat. You can only guess...(smirks)

Yes, the professor's spouses. That sounds interesting, except there seems to be absolutely no mention fo professor's spouses like anywhere in the 5 books. Just curious, where did JK say this was important??
And yes, who will hook up with who is important too.

[Aria Angel]

She didn't say the spouses would be important.
Someone asked if any of the teachers had spouses and JKR said that we would find out about that later.
So, we don't even know if they have spouses or not.

Aria

[harryfantotheend]

No aria...somebody asked whether any professors had spouses, and she said that she cant say and that you will see why [she cant say] later.

[Aberforth D]

humongoratdropping--- the barman wasn't Willy Windershins... he was the guy sitting at the bar who was all covered in bandages... and Mundungus was dressed as a witch... the barman's identity is still unknown, aside from being the barman haha...

[Baron_G]

I have a more specific question that should be covered by this thread, hence the bumpage.

You've all seen JKR's latest chat log. So what is the next BIG revelation about Harry that's going to be covered in book 6. After the prophecy deal in book 5, do you think Six is going to be take a deeper and possibly conclusive look at the connection between Harry and Voldemort and it's origins, now that he's set to learn occlumency from Dumbledore? Maybe there's more to Harry being a parselmouth that needs to be elaborated on. Or how about his special power to which DD's given some very tantalising hints... was he on the verge of spelling it out?

[BCD]

You're both wrong, sort of. JKR did answer the question. She said that some of the professors DO have spouses, but that information is restricted and we'll find out why.

[jasper]

I have a more specific question that should be covered by this thread, hence the bumpage.

You've all seen JKR's latest chat log. So what is the next BIG revelation about Harry that's going to be covered in book 6. After the prophecy deal in book 5, do you think Six is going to be take a deeper and possibly conclusive look at the connection between Harry and Voldemort and it's origins, now that he's set to learn occlumency from Dumbledore? Maybe there's more to Harry being a parselmouth that needs to be elaborated on. Or how about his special power to which DD's given some very tantalising hints... was he on the verge of spelling it out?

I guess nothing conclusive will happen in book 6. At least not in terms of the Harry/ Voldy connection. It's got to be all cliff hanger since there is a book 7 coming. Some questions can be resolved, but not about those two. She may wrap up Wormtail. She may let us get to the bottom of the some minor mystery or other. But real revelations are going to have to wait for book 7.

[ThruTheVeil]

I want to know...

a) What's the deal with squibs and who is this "late-bloomer."

b) If there is some deeper relationship between Harry and Dumbledore.

c) Who the new MoM will be.

d) What magical creatures are going to join the order and what ones are going to join Voldemort.

There are a lot of other things I'd like to know too, but I think that a lot of them are probably irrelevant to the story. I'll just wait and see what J. K. R. surprises us with.

[Baron_G]

I guess nothing conclusive will happen in book 6. At least not in terms of the Harry/ Voldy connection. It's got to be all cliff hanger since there is a book 7 coming. Some questions can be resolved, but not about those two. She may wrap up Wormtail. She may let us get to the bottom of the some minor mystery or other. But real revelations are going to have to wait for book 7.

Thanks! That will keep me thinking for a while.

[jasper]

Thanks! That will keep me thinking for a while.

Sorry. But really, when you think about the way JKR operates, she's got to be saving all the actual revelations for book 7. All the answers we've had up to now are really just question-makers in disguise.

[Cat]

Excuse me while I unveil the mystery of unveiled mysteries, adjust the aerial on my crystal ball and wipe my Inner Eye ... Now...

Here are some things I think we will discover in the sixth book (not including the stuff she told us we'd find out).

1. More about Professor Dumbledore. Not only because I have a sneaking suspicion that he will die in the next book, but because the seventh will be essentially Harry and Voldemort time. Oh, and because at the end of the fifth book he bared his human side, which made him seem less distant.

2. A little more about Harry's mum and dad. We've got the gist of James, but there are always things to learn. I'm not so sure about Lily, whether we'll get anything at all, or whether it's being kept until last. Possibly, we'll learn about the two together, as they were just before they died.

3. Who the strangely familiar bartender at The Hog's Head pub was.

4. More about Professor Snape. Maybe he's another one she's saving until last, but I predict an instalment at least .

5. We haven't seen the last of the Order, and I don't think you can have an fictional organisation like that without having at least one turncoat. Maybe we will also learn more about some of the members, if only petty details (Kingsley, for instance, is a quiet one).

6. Either more about what the Sorting Hat was on about at the beginning of OotP, or more about the founders of the school. Or both. Godric Gryffindor is a particular interest (and has a particularly excellent first name, in my opinion).

7. More about that terrible Veil. What on earth was it, and how does everybody know about it, being so certain that those who go through it stay gone, when the method leaves no body and nobody can report back once they go through?

8. More about the various races and their allegiances.

In the seventh book we will find out -
Everything that we don't find out in the other six! :p

[TheFifthMarauder]

Wow, Cat, you're on a roll. You basically mentioned everything I thought of...


1. More about Professor Dumbledore. Not only because I have a sneaking suspicion that he will die in the next book, but because the seventh will be essentially Harry and Voldemort time. Oh, and because at the end of the fifth book he bared his human side, which made him seem less distant.

I'd love to hear about Dumbledore. We still don't know all that much about him, at all. We know he used to teach Transfiguration, he's has a brother, he's the headmaster of Hogwarts, that kind of stuff. I'd like to know if he has a descendant or anything like that. Harry, perhaps? (:P)

2. A little more about Harry's mum and dad. We've got the gist of James, but there are always things to learn. I'm not so sure about Lily, whether we'll get anything at all, or whether it's being kept until last. Possibly, we'll learn about the two together, as they were just before they died.

We saw only a bit of James in book 5, and it wasn't a very good...first impression, so to speak. I want to see more of what Lily and James were like back before Voldemort came along. And I'm still curious about Lily's family. What happened to the rest of the Evans? And the Potters, for that matter. Is Petunia really the last relative of Harry?

4. More about Professor Snape. Maybe he's another one she's saving until last, but I predict an instalment at least .

Hm...I'm a bit curious about Snape, too. We saw a bit of Snape back in his Hogwarts years. Bit of a loner, wouldn't you agree? Family problems, maybe? We don't know anything about his family at all. For all we know, he could have a sibling somewhere.

5. We haven't seen the last of the Order, and I don't think you can have an fictional organisation like that without having at least one turncoat. Maybe we will also learn more about some of the members, if only petty details (Kingsley, for instance, is a quiet one).

There are a LOT of members of the Order we don't know much about yet. I'm rereading book 5 for the first time since July, and I'd love to know more about some...I can't recall their names at the moment, sorry.

6. Either more about what the Sorting Hat was on about at the beginning of OotP, or more about the founders of the school. Or both. Godric Gryffindor is a particular interest (and has a particularly excellent first name, in my opinion).

Come to think of it, we don't know much about the founders at all, do we? I've always just assumed that Gryffindor and Slytherin didn't get along very well, and I could see Hufflepuff trying to stop the fighting, but where does that put Ravenclaw? Also, I want to know more about the ghosts of the four houses. We haven't see much of the Grey Lady, have we?

7. More about that terrible Veil. What on earth was it, and how does everybody know about it, being so certain that those who go through it stay gone, when the method leaves no body and nobody can report back once they go through?

I'm curious why the veil is in the Department of Mysteries in the first place. Maybe it was a portal to another world? Or even to the past/future?

[gred&forge4ever]

1. Ron and Hermione admit their feelings for each other. Ron more focused on the future, Hermione lightening up a bit.

2. Harry get his emotions in check as he prepares to battle Voldy. I also think that he will find out more about his family, especially Aunt Petunia. I have a feeling tha she will come around before the end of the series.

3. Percy choose sides once and for all

4. Who Sirius dated. He is WAY too hot not to have had a love-life.

[daz]

Well i would like to see Ron and Hermione date JK keeps hinting at it so let it happen to stop people from thinking Harry and Hermione will date(it aint going to happen)

I all so want to see how Dumbledore and Harry will act now Dumbledore has said he loves him will he be open about this and will he let people see how much he loves Harry.

[fleur magique]

I'm curious why the veil is in the Department of Mysteries in the first place. Maybe it was a portal to another world? Or even to the past/future?

I may be wrong, but I always thought that the veil had something to do with death. While in the room with the veil Harry, Neville, and Luna were all "entranced" by the veil and the others weren't. They were also the only ones out of the group that had seen anyone die. Later when Harry goes and asks Nick about becoming a ghost, Nick explains that there is a room in the Deparment of Mysteries where people study death. I always assumed it was that room.

[jasper]

I may be wrong, but I always thought that the veil had something to do with death. While in the room with the veil Harry, Neville, and Luna were all "entranced" by the veil and the others weren't. They were also the only ones out of the group that had seen anyone die. Later when Harry goes and asks Nick about becoming a ghost, Nick explains that there is a room in the Deparment of Mysteries where people study death. I always assumed it was that room.

Dumbledore refers to that room as "the Death Chamber" saying the deatheaters are bound there with the Anti-Disapparation Jinx. I don't think that name means an execution room (that what it means here in Texas) so I'm quite convinced that you are right. They study death there.

[zoeydsngwrtr]

I really want to know what DD has on Petunia, why did she agree to everything?
I also want to know more about Neville.
Extended family of those we know, more details on everyone.
Fudge, oh there is just a list on him.
Of course, the Ships.
Quidich, what next?
More recently I have come up with this fascination with the lestranges, and Narcisia Malfoy.

By the way, do we know when the next book is estimated to come out???? Do we even know the title?

[Amw243]

I think Harry's godfather Sirius is going to come back, because I dont think he really died, maybe he's trapped between the two worlds. I also believe, though I really hate to say this and I dont want it to happen that someone very close to Harry is going to get killed off. Harry also has to discover something monumental about his parents because he really doesn't know all that much about them yet...and obviously voldemort is going to find some new way of coming back and trying to get Harry but I think he is going to go through someone Harry has a great deal of trust in.

[Puffskein]

5. We haven't seen the last of the Order, and I don't think you can have an fictional organisation like that without having at least one turncoat.

I don't think that's necessarily true - it would be repetitive, after what Wormtail did. I think it's more likely that someone will help the wrong side without really meaning to. Ol' Dung is a bit of a liability.

More things to find out (in either book):
1) The biggest question of all - why Harry and Voldemort both survived.
2) What's in the closed rooms at the DOM.
3) What the Veil's all about.
4) What the Order have been doing, other than what we already know.
5) Dumbledore's past. He must have had a very interesting life.
6) Why Sirius hated Snape so much.
7) Was there a deeper reason why the Potters didn't accept Dumbledore as their Secret Keeper?
8) A silly little question that I wonder occasionally but may be totally meaningless: why is there a tunnel from the third floor of Hogwarts to Honeydukes cellar?

[Merenwen Nenharma]

People have mostly said everything that I want to know more about, but here's my list anyway:

1) What is the whole veil thing about? I always got the impressions that it's something like a "door to death." If so, who in the world had the powers to create such a thing? And what were all those "whisperings" Harry heard. And Luna's last statements in the book, was it just another one of her weird ideas? Or does it actually mean something?

2) More about the Order and what they do.

3) More about the history of the other Hogwarts Heirs.

4) More about the histoy of the Marauders and why was there such intense hatred between them and Snape? I mean, something must have started it off, right?

5) A lot about Snape himself. His history, the reason dumbledore trusts him, everything.

6) What made Voldemort so evil. JK said something about the "circumsatnces of his birth"...

[Puffskein]

Forgot one (at least)...how the Potters defied Voldemort three times. I hope that'll make up for Snape's worst memory a bit. I don't want to have to think of Snape's pants when I read the end of POA.

[Lilly Rose]

My biggest curiosity is how the giants, centars, and various magical creatures will play into the next two books. They weren't introduced by accident or to be left unused. I believe there is going to be a huge war by book 7. There is a reason DD sent Hagrid out to talk to the Giants. Hagrid is going to play a big part in the war and possibley die during it. I believe DD knows his importance to the future battle. He's so knowledgeable of the different creatures, but is overlooked so many times. He has assest that will help the Order. I also believe Bill and the Dragons will play some role.

There are all these creatures and people working with them that I just have to believe they are being prepared for the battle. Whether they side on with the Order or with LV is a different story. There are going to be a lot of surprises..ones we're not expecting I'm sure.

Also, there are the other schools. All of the schools are from different climates and all have their own specialties. There is huge mix of man and beast and I want to know how it's all going to work out. There is so much to find out.

Everyone else brings up great questions concerning Snape, Harry, DD and everyone else. JK's writings are so complex. It's exciting to try and guess her next move.

[Dagmar]

I think it will be something like "Harry Potter and the..."




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By the way, do we know when the next book is estimated to come out???? Do we even know the title?
:p

[stupidlefty]

I really like the thing about the tunnel to honeyduke's, could be interesting

I am trying not to repete, but I want to know more about Ginny. I mean she seemed to get so strong, plus she is about the closest person to harry that has encountered LV, all be it Tom Riddle.

I would like to know if other countries will come to help with LV, like of like the U.N. so to speak, i don't think JK put the Triwizard tourny in there just to bring back LV.

What Arthur W. does now

If Percy's really bad

If DD teaches Harry any really cool stuff, since it seems that Harry and DD have kind of bridged a gap. I also think that since Harry is going to distance himself from Ron and Hermy he will need someone to talk to, plus DD must be getting tired of talking to his Paintings. lol

If Harry gets to join the Order, What it is like to Apperate, Exactly what the Dementors can do, What Fudge will do now, and Snapes true colors.

That is about it, but I am not holding my breath still have over a year to ponder these...Come on JKR finish that next book. PLEASE!!!

[Rowlingfan1]

The most important question in the entire series:

Is Blaise Zabini a girl or boy and will s/he be important?!

[Nimue]

I know the 5th book is supposed to hold many clues to what is coming in the next two, but I'm finding them difficult to spot. JKR is wonderful about not leaving obvious plot devices lying around. So to my guesses:

Dudley: No one seems to get near a dementor without it having some kind of profound effect on them. I would think since Dudders has not had any kind of exposure to dark magic before, that this might have double the effect on him. I think it might turn into a positive thing for him since he might have been given a glimpse of his life to be if he were to keep going into the direction he was heading. Either that, or he'll be scrambled mentally.

Petunia: What kick it was to hear she had some knowledge of the wizard world! It's more than just overhearing stuff. She really seems to understand the implications behind Voldermort's return. Why would she know that if she has always been shutting it out? Because she hasn't always done that. I bet she dearly desired to have powers like Lily and once it was clear it wasn't going to be, she shut out completely. We know she was jealous. I hope she turns out to be a late bloomer... that would sure change the dynamics of the Dursley family (heh heh!)

Snape: JKR has me flummoxed on this one. That must have been one heck of a story he told for Dumbledore to trust him like that. I think Dumbledore attempted to heal the rift between Snape and the Potters, but came to the conclusion "that some wounds run too deep for the healing." Somewhere in the past, there must have been a real blowout between Severus and James. I wonder what happened and if it's related with Snape joining the DE and/or leaving them?

Snape does "kiss up" to the Malfoys (loved Sirius's comment about him being a "lapdog"). Is this how he's doing his spying?

The Sorting Hat: A very, very interesting magic item yet we know nothing of its origin. I wonder if it will play an important part in this "war"?

Also, just as a side note, the hat sang "For were there such friends anywhere as Slytherin and Gryffindor?" So there hasn't always been animosity between the two. Apparently, ALL the houses will have to unite or else face defeat.

[loony4moony]

Oooh, I can't wait for bk6....

One of my pet theories is that Mrs Fudge, who's only mentioned once (in bk4, by raving Crouch) will be elaborated on. Maybe she died in the last war?

Snape, definitely. JKR's only scratched the surface of his character, and I'm particularly interested in the comment she made in her world book day chat about there being more to the Sirius-Snape loathing than we know.

After Nick's rather elusive answer to the ghost question, I'm expecting to find out more on this topic, including more about the veil.

[indigoeyes]

i think welllllll....
erm......we'll be hearing bou dudders' worse memory......
and...bou aberforth ........and how aunt petunia knows bout dementors....and what snape's been doin for dumbledore!!...also who harry's godmother is...and what dd has been doing all summer except protecting harry!!!!

[Pegasus]

I'm hoping we'll get a better snapshot of James. Since that "incident" in the Pensieve was Snape's worst memory, his others can't be quite so bad, can they? We all do things we regret later, and I like to think that occasion was one of those for James. Surely there are better memories someone can show Harry--the poor kid deserves it.
Rowling said we will see more of Grawp. How much more of him will we see? At this point, I can only see him as being a big prop that can step on things and throw things. Perhaps, in the final war, he'll be like Animal in the Muppet Movie:)
Dumbledore--He's awfully old--someone suggested he might die. The scene between Dumbledore and Voldemort at the end of Book Five seemed awfully Star Wars-like to me. If Dumbledore dies, I think it will be for some honorable purpose, like Obiwon letting Darth kill him so that he can actually be more powerful. Death seems more final in HP, though, so if Dumbledore does die, Harry will have to be at a point where he can go on without him. At this point, Harry has way too much to learn.
We started to get a glimpse of a new, emerging Neville in Book Five, and a look at Ron without his brothers cowering over him. I think we will see just what they are both capable of in Book Six.
Will SPEW ever get anywhere? I doubt Rowling would plant that just to make Hermione look like some sort of overexcited lunatic. It's not going anywhere at the present because only Dobby seems to want to be free, but what if there's some kind of ancient spell going on that makes house-elves subservient, and it's been there so long people think it's truly their nature? Perhaps the spell could be somehow lifted, and the movement could go side-by-side with further werewolf acceptance and more centaur respect.
Speaking of centaurs--Rowling is definitely going somewhere with them, too. But where, exactly?
I still think that the Longbottoms are being somehow kept in their muddled state with Malfoy's money. I don't know the reason, but it's possible the Longbottoms are more important than we know. Another thought that has been proposed is that Neville, with his herbology gift, could find a cure for magical memory maladies.

[LumosSoleil]

I want to know these things:

1. The two "unnamed griffyndor girls"
2. More about the veil and if it has any connection to book 2
3. Luna Lovegood (she is a questionable character)
4. Definately Petunia's history with her sister
5. The DoM-especially the locked room
6. Since there are going to be formations of alliances all over the wizarding community, if there are "special" creatures joining sides. Goblins-they're undecided, but I want to know which side they would be choosing. I'm also curious about mermaids and mermen.
7. How dementors became they way they are. Like the Nazgul in LotR, they were once humans who then became empty souls.
8. Who Harry will fall in love with-for pete's sake he will be receiving "a kiss...or two"
9. More about Lily and James and the night they died
10. Tom Riddle

[koli]

I really really really want James or Lily (more particulary James) or evne Sirius to have a Pensieve that Harry finds.

[Godrics_Heiress]

There are so many things I'd like to find out and that I can hardly wait to be revelaed, but I am mostly interested in the former lives of the Marauders, Harry's family tree, Snape's history with the DEs and what he does for the Order, and Hermione's familial identity. Shipping-wise, it'll be interesting to know who gives Harry his next kiss or which ship 'wins."

[funnyhoney88]

hi, um sorry this message is so late in coming but i was just rereading old posts, and thrutheveil mentioned a late bloomer, i was wondering if jkr had mentioned this in an interview or something. also if she had i would think it would be neville, mainly bc we see him improve loads as a wizard in the 5 th book. another thing about neville, if he had been using his dads old wand, maybe with his own wand he would be a better wizard. in the first novel ollivander says you will never get as good of results with another wizards wand. also neville's best subject is herbology, and i dont think you do much wand work in that class. anyway, please comment on this post!

[LumosSoleil]

hi, um sorry this message is so late in coming but i was just rereading old posts, and thrutheveil mentioned a late bloomer, i was wondering if jkr had mentioned this in an interview or something. also if she had i would think it would be neville, mainly bc we see him improve loads as a wizard in the 5 th book. another thing about neville, if he had been using his dads old wand, maybe with his own wand he would be a better wizard. in the first novel ollivander says you will never get as good of results with another wizards wand. also neville's best subject is herbology, and i dont think you do much wand work in that class. anyway, please comment on this post!
Well, what can I say? Neville has made us proud. I was beginning to think he's hopeless until he proved he was an able and brave fighter with or without his wand. I agree with you; I do believe that Neville can only improve with his new wand. I would be delighted to read it's descriptions-length and core of course. He is the late-bloomer, there's just no one else I could think of but him. Btw, I'm curious about his parents. We met his mother, but we didn't really get to meet his father and get his description. The gum wrappers are something I'm curious about too. I cried when Neville stuff it in his pocket instead of disposing it in the garbage. Very bittersweet moment for me. To me, Neville is just as a troubled kid as Harry, young Sirius, young Snape, and Tom Riddle were. I don't want to read into the gum wrappers so I'll just conclude that he keeps them as souvenirs from his mother.

[Jaenelle]

I am still very interested why JKR wants readers to worry about Hermione. She has mentioned it in a couple of interviews.
As mentioned previously, who are the other two Griffindor girls in Harry's year - if there are any.
Are there other magical schools in Britain besides Hogwarts?
What do the centaurs mean by 'Mars is very bright tonight'? It's repeated, so it really should mean something.
Does Peeves have a purpose?
I'm sure I could come up with other musings, but I'll wait for later...

[Dedalus Diggle]

One of the biggest things I want unraveled is Snape. Everything about him says not to trust him - he was a Death Eater, he's devious and cruel, he's hostile to so many people that seem trustworthy. And yet Dumbledore trusts him explicitly, and for that matter so does Hagrid (not that Hagrid is a great font of wosdom, but he has good instincts). What makes him trustworthy despite his track record?

[ravenclaw02]

Excuse me while I unveil the mystery of unveiled mysteries, adjust the aerial on my crystal ball and wipe my Inner Eye ... Now...

Here are some things I think we will discover in the sixth book (not including the stuff she told us we'd find out).

1. More about Professor Dumbledore. Not only because I have a sneaking suspicion that he will die in the next book, but because the seventh will be essentially Harry and Voldemort time. Oh, and because at the end of the fifth book he bared his human side, which made him seem less distant.

2. A little more about Harry's mum and dad. We've got the gist of James, but there are always things to learn. I'm not so sure about Lily, whether we'll get anything at all, or whether it's being kept until last. Possibly, we'll learn about the two together, as they were just before they died.

3. Who the strangely familiar bartender at The Hog's Head pub was.

4. More about Professor Snape. Maybe he's another one she's saving until last, but I predict an instalment at least .

5. We haven't seen the last of the Order, and I don't think you can have an fictional organisation like that without having at least one turncoat. Maybe we will also learn more about some of the members, if only petty details (Kingsley, for instance, is a quiet one).

6. Either more about what the Sorting Hat was on about at the beginning of OotP, or more about the founders of the school. Or both. Godric Gryffindor is a particular interest (and has a particularly excellent first name, in my opinion).

7. More about that terrible Veil. What on earth was it, and how does everybody know about it, being so certain that those who go through it stay gone, when the method leaves no body and nobody can report back once they go through?

8. More about the various races and their allegiances.

In the seventh book we will find out -
Everything that we don't find out in the other six! :p

Cheers Cat! I've been wondering all those things myself. I'll add a few more, too:

9. Where on earth has Percy been? What's he been up to? Is he still with Penelope? I have a feeling he'll be important ...

10. Wormtail - what's his deal, and what's with the rather conspicuous absence as of late?

11. Ron and Hermione. Not to get shippy, but there's obviously some tension here, you can't deny that! I can't wait to see how it plays out (personally, I hope it works out for the two of them, they're perfectly suited for each other.)

12. A bit more insight into the professors' personal lives. We know from JKR's interview that there's something significant there ... but what? Also, is a wedding in the works for Hagrid and Maxime?

13. A wizarding wedding! Perhaps I'm feeling extra love-y today, but I think it's bound to happen. Who will it be? Bill and Fleur? Percy and Penny? Hagrid and Maxime? Lupin and ... a future Mrs. Lupin? Aberforth and the goat? (Just kidding!)

14. More Marauders!

[ravenclaw02]

One little addition, which keeps coming up in this thread: who are the other Gryffindor girls?

Ok, and another: Dudley's worst memory?? Has the kid ever had any bad times? What could it be? And the Howler? Remember my last what???

Also, will Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw become more important? We've seen a lot of Gryffindor (duh) and Slytherin ... but the Sorting Hat's warning makes me think that the other two houses will come into the light as well.

Ok, it's official, I cannot wait for book 6!!

[springthing4]

i want to know what dudley saw with the dementors!!!
i want to know more about harry's parents, and snape
annndd the relationships

[this_is_manda]

i want to know why in the early years of hogwarts, slytherin left... page 206 of OotP American version.. also that howler got me quite in a jumble.. can Petunia be the late- bloomer.. also after re-reading the 5th book something is just screaming inside of me that says ron or hermione might have some like freak accident maybe even die? i don't know..i hope not.. i wonder why dumbledore sent the howler saying remember my last....

this might sound mad but.. because we don't know that much about Lily's parents or whether or not Petunia is older than Lily, could something have happened to them and Petunia had to take care of her.. Petunia had mentioned that her parents knew Lily was going to hogwarts but maybe after that Petunia had to take care of her and Lily [possibly other siblings?] .. maybe that would have caused a situation like harry's although slightly different..there's a lot of holes in it still

i'm also on the look out for more on professor McGonagall.. i forgot she was in the Order.. Snape is quite an interesting character.. i think he's confusing harry with james though.. he seems bitter towards him.. although he did save his life.. the sorting hat is a mystery in itself.. how does it know potentially about the war besides the fact that it dwells in Dumbledore's office.. it knew something is coming.. it gave everyone a warning in book 5 and Nick said he gave warnings before.. it knows something's up.. i'm speculating to see how the houses with combine and join together peacefully.. to quote harry.. "fat chance." peacefully, is that even possible?

quite a confusion if you ask me :huh:

[Claireyellen]

I want to know:
When Lily saw a change in James and how he won her over
If the trio all survive
If Sirius's name will be post-humously cleared
(Like most people) Which ship will win
Who will go bad
If Hermione will ever win or give up on S.P.E.W
And finally........What the epilouge (cannot spell) we've been promised will be

[this_is_manda]

what about hedwig.. maybe hedwig is an animagi ... and crookshanks.. they're both animagi..maybe not hedwig but crookshanks definitly

[springthing4]

what about hedwig.. maybe hedwig is an animagi ... and crookshanks.. they're both animagi..maybe not hedwig but crookshanks definitly


no, i don't think that. i think they're just really smart...oo i can't remember the name of it, but crookshanks is definately one. its like they're highly intelligent and they can reconize things that humans can't.

[dog star]

This is a little different territory from speculation about the meaning of the title, so I thought I'd create a separate thread for it.

What things that were mentioned but not fully explained in previous books, would you like to see further explained or clarified? (These should be things that come from the first five books -- loose ends that need to be tied up -- not entirely new things you'd like to see happen. :))

My personal list:
What led Snape to join Voldemort and then later change sides?
What kind of traveler was carrying a beachball sized acromantula egg to give to Hagrid?
How does Aunt Petunia know what Azkaban is and who guards it?
Just what the heck is up with this "thrice defied him" business with regard to James and Lily?

[Liv4Sirius]

I'm not a very observant reader, so maybe some of the things I would like to see explained HAVE already been explained in the books... but anywho...

*Since Harry Potter is set in modern times (we know this because things such as trains, phones, electricty, etc... are used where Harry grew up) why does the wizarding world use quills instead of pens? Why do they use laterns instead of flashlights?

*Since the magical world is after all magical , why do house elves have to cook? why can't someone just make the food appear? or create it from a simple spell?

*Why is Snape always refused the job of teacher for Defense against the Dark Arts?

Maybe these are more of things i'm just wondering... but still... answers would be nice in the sixth book!

[flipfloputz]

Why does Dumbledore trust Snape, and why does Snape continuously not recieve the job as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, even after 16 years of teaching?

[Barbara Kennedy]

This thread (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=28777) was closed earlier with almost the exact same title.

[DarkLordNev]

I want to know what Big D saw when the dementers attacked? And the reason they don't use flash lights is cause the magik would make them and all elec. stuff go haywire. As for the Snape not being DADA I think it is because DD doesn't want to see harry in the hospital(sp?) wing everyday.

[curiousowl]

Something that has been really bugging me for the last few days is why are the house elves enslaved if they are so powerful? :huh:
And more particularly why can Dobby apparate in and out of Hogwarts - he does it at least twice in CoS?
And if all house elves can do that why doesn't LV just send one in to finish off Harry? :huh:

[bluepicklezz]

Why do they use laterns instead of flashlights?


*sighs like Hermione* Well, if you're EVER going to read "Hogwarts, a History" you'll find out that electricity doesn't work in the Hogwarts grounds. Too much magic in the air.

Haha, I don't mean that in a mean way, it's just that Hermione says it like that to Harry and Ron.

[RELASHIO Rachel]

Something that has been really bugging me for the last few days is why are the house elves enslaved if they are so powerful? :huh:
And more particularly why can Dobby apparate in and out of Hogwarts - he does it at least twice in CoS?
And if all house elves can do that why doesn't LV just send one in to finish off Harry? :huh:

Remember Book Five, the prophecy. I don't think a house elf would be able to kill Harry if not even Death Eaters or Voldemort himself can.

I'd definately like to see the following explained:

WHAT happened to Sirius? Was the Veil some sort of ancient way of killing people.. as it is described of looking like the atrium.

Time travel, what are the bell jars?? It utterlly confused me reading about them and that bird.

WHAT did Dudley see when the Dementors visited him??

Mark Evans..?? Who is he??

AND OF COURSE.. give me information on Luna Lovegood. Anything and everything about her. She's so incredibley mysterious and I want to know MORE about her!!

[flipfloputz]

Something that has been really bugging me for the last few days is why are the house elves enslaved if they are so powerful? :huh:
And more particularly why can Dobby apparate in and out of Hogwarts - he does it at least twice in CoS?
And if all house elves can do that why doesn't LV just send one in to finish off Harry? :huh:

Yeah, I know what you mean. Hermione says *goes into her brain* "You can't apparate or dissapperate in or out of Hogwarts. Honestly, won't you ever read 'Hogwarts: A History?'"

But, she never says elves can't pop in or out of Hoggy Wartys *cracks up in a giggle fit* (I said pop because I don't know if it's actually apparating or what)

[linzee4life]

How did the relationship of James and Lily develop?
What is so secret about Lily and her family?
What does Pettunia have rolled up her sleeve?
Why does Dumbledore trust Snape?
If Voldemort attempted to read Snapes mind but couldn't because of Occlumency, wouldn't Voldemort become suspicious of Snape and think he is trying to hide something?

[Janel37]

I can understand why they wouldn't use electricity, but why candles? Lumos makes a small amount of light appear out of a wand, so why couldn't there be a spell that produced greater quantities of light that existed without candles?

[SilverStar]

Barbara Kennedy is right. There is already a thread on this. Do a search (top bar) next time.

[curiousowl]

[QUOTE=RELASHIO Rachel]Remember Book Five, the prophecy. I don't think a house elf would be able to kill Harry if not even Death Eaters or Voldemort himself can.


yes you are probably right but I still want to know why Dobby is the only house elf to want freedom and how can he apparate into Hogwarts when Hermione says over and over again that you can't do it!? :sad:

[dog star]

This one isn't about revelations, though...it's about typing up loose ends. That's why I started a new one. ;)

[Prof.Blink]

all of the above.
1.Why does dumbledore trust Snape?
2.How will those mirrors be useful in the future?
3.I want absolutely everything explained about Snape, why the greasy hair? Why was he a death eater? Is he a spy? How is he doing it?
4.Neville and the gum wrappers?
5.What is wormtail up to?
6. Is having your soul sucked out the same as dying? Can a person exist in the magical world without a soul? In other words, has Barty Crouch Jr definately gone?
7.What will happen to Kreacher and OoTp Headquarters?
8.What does dumbledore know... he knows more than what he has told harry so far.. i'm certain of it.
9. Lily's eyes?
10. i want all of the DoM rooms explained.

[flipfloputz]

why does Snape have a memory of a boy crying in a corner(him?), with a hook-nosed man yelling at a woman(perhaps his parents fighting?)

[RELASHIO Rachel]

why does Snape have a memory of a boy crying in a corner(him?), with a hook-nosed man yelling at a woman(perhaps his parents fighting?)


I'm almost positive this is him watching his parents fight.. I mean it could explain a lot of why Snape is so cynical to everybody.. his childhood. We know why he is so mean to Harry, but everyone else could just be an effect of his (abusive?) father and his relationship with his mother.

[flipfloputz]

I really like your explanation, RELASHIO Rachel. That makes a lot of sense. Maybe that's why he was so lonely and quiet back in school with James. Maybe he doesn't like James bacause James had loving parents who didn't fight like his did.

[Jinxie Cat]

This one isn't about revelations, though...it's about typing up loose ends. That's why I started a new one. ;)
Ah yes... But What future revelations do you see in Book 6 and 7? (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=11607) doesn't really discuss revelations. Instead it has everyone compiling lists of questions they want answered which is what is going on now. :D

Edit: You're in luck m'dear... The two threads have been merged. :D

[curiousowl]

Yes Snape explained would be fantastic but I hope she doesn't make him too resolved in himself - a nice Snape would not work for me! :evil: :p

[flipfloputz]

No, a nice Snape would be bad, lol, ok, that did NOT make sense, but oh well.

Why haven't we heard about any of the teachers having spouses and/or children?

[jo schmo]

i want it to explain what the hell DD's been doing (he's been acting really weird and yes i know he gave a little explanation at the end of ootp), snape's past, if harry is the heir of gryffindor or not, if ron and hermione will become an item, who will become MoM, what will become of grimmauld place (will harry get it?), will harry continue his constant anger outbreaks, is harry a metamorghmagus, and is the trio going to follow in the marauders's steps and become unregistered animagi (the polyjuice potion leading up to something bigger maybe)?

[curiousowl]

i want it to explain what the hell DD's been doing (he's been acting really weird and yes i know he gave a little explanation at the end of ootp), snape's past, if harry is the heir of gryffindor or not, if ron and hermione will become an item, who will become MoM, what will become of grimmauld place (will harry get it?), will harry continue his constant anger outbreaks, is harry a metamorghmagus, and is the trio going to follow in the marauders's steps and become unregistered animagi (the polyjuice potion leading up to something bigger maybe)?

Oh yah you reminded me - I want to see if Harry is a metamorghmagus aswell - I thought of his hair growing back as soon as Tonks changed her hair colour. :cool:

[flipfloputz]

Who will be the heir of 12 Grimmauld Place? Harry? OOtP?

[DarkLordNev]

I want to know what was in the letter that came with harry and Why remember my last scared Petunia so much. And why Vernon seem not to know what it meant. As for Grimmauld Place unless Sirius is cleared the house should not go to harry. I would like for it to go to Draco. Would be funny.

[flipfloputz]

'Remember my last' was a warning from Dumbledore, wasn't it? Why it scared her, I have no idea. Draco has no idea the house exists, and if it doesn't go to Harry, it will go to the Order. Draco wouldn't know how to find it because then Voldemort would find it.

[Fawkes_Reborn]

I'm not a very observant reader, so maybe some of the things I would like to see explained HAVE already been explained in the books... but anywho...

*Since Harry Potter is set in modern times (we know this because things such as trains, phones, electricty, etc... are used where Harry grew up) why does the wizarding world use quills instead of pens? Why do they use laterns instead of flashlights?

*Since the magical world is after all magical , why do house elves have to cook? why can't someone just make the food appear? or create it from a simple spell?

*Why is Snape always refused the job of teacher for Defense against the Dark Arts?

Maybe these are more of things i'm just wondering... but still... answers would be nice in the sixth book!

I believe someone explained once that electrical appliances and things like flashlights, microwaves, can't operate properly in magical areas because of the interference magic causes in the electrical systems.

Also, keep in mind that matter can neither be created nor destroyed (as we all learned in middle school chemistry class...gosh i feel old). Therefore a wizard or witch or house elf can't just "make the food appear" without it coming from somewhere. I do believe that despite the fantastical fiction that is magic, it can still exist in a world of reason. If you could just make food appear out of nowhere, what's to stop someone from making a million gold galleons appear out of nowhere?

[flipfloputz]

I agree with the food thing, and hey! I learned that like two years ago! I feel young.

[Lestrange]

I believe we'll find out, in the next two books, about Dumbledore's means of having so much knowledge of the castle happenings and of Harry in particular. Is it Peeves, who eternally seems to follow around Harry in Gryffindor Tower, portrait gossip, or the suits of armour?

We're going to find out the important role that Lupin plays in Book 7.

The Godric's Hollow scene is going to be played out, which is the gist of what I got from JK's site, a scene she says didn't work in the other novels, blah blah blah I'm sure everyone has memorized it and recalls the words fondly between the realms of sleep and consciousness (or perhaps that's just me :D ).

And although it isn't as much as a mindblowing revelation as it is a tiny tidbit, but we'll find out about Sirius's worldly objects; his motorcycle, Buckbeak, and whether Narcissa darling will fight to the death for all the Black fortune in Sirius's vault.

[dancer4life728]

Well I think that we will find out how Harry's and Neville's parents defied Voldemort 3 times. Also I think that Dumbledore still has plenty to tell Harry about the power within him. I definatly epect another visit to the Department of Mysteries and we absolutly have to find out more about the veil and death. Also I'm pretty sure that JK Rowling said that a cementary at Hogwarts was going to be important in book 6 (or was it 7?? I can't remember but I think it was 6) so we'll definatly learn more about that.

[Dead Star]

You're both wrong, sort of. JKR did answer the question. She said that some of the professors DO have spouses, but that information is restricted and we'll find out why.

Could it be so that if Voldemort goes after one of the members of the Order, he won't kill their spouse as well?

[auror potter]

1) i think we'll find out that harry is the heir of griffindor
2) i think dean thomas is the half blood prince,
3) dumbledore will start teaching harry some really advanced magic and how to duel, and he'll take harry to the DoM and show him the room that's locked.
4) dumbledore will die at the hands of voldemort or snape will betray dumbledore.

[pandp]

This is my first post and I've been trying to figure out where to put it, I hope it fits here.
I've spent some time reading all the JKR interviews posted on this website. She gives us a lot of information and declines answering some revealing questions. Here is the information I found interesting:
(note: some of these interviews were given before Ootp came out)

-Lupin is half-blood
-The circumstances of Voldemorts birth will be in the next book.
-Harry has to "master his own feelings to make himself usefull" - This makes me think of the way Dumbledor fights. Unlike most of the others, he is calm and in control of his emotions. Is this how Harry must learn to fight?
-We will see more of wormtail in book 6
-Harry may get a new pet at some time.
-JKR chose the name of Dumbledor because it means bumblebee and she imagined him as a musical person who is always humming to himself
-James inherited plenty of money, so he didn't need a high paying job.
-We will learn more about James' parents
-Anamagi transform into something that reflects their personality
-When asked about the triumph in Dumbledors eyes when Harry told him Voldemort used his blood to help restore his body, JKR said " excellent question and you'll find out"
-James inherited the invisibility cloak from his own father. It's a family heirloom!
-When asked "How old is old in the wizarding world, and how old are Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall?"
JKR answered "Dumbledore is a hundred and fifty, and Professor McGonagall is a sprightly seventy. Wizards have a much longer life expectancy than Muggles. (Harry hasn't found out about that yet.)"
-We will learn more about ghosts in book 7.

I would like to know if there have been more 'revealing' interviews that are not posted on this website.

[WeasleyH]

I'm not a very observant reader, so maybe some of the things I would like to see explained HAVE already been explained in the books... but anywho...

*Since Harry Potter is set in modern times (we know this because things such as trains, phones, electricty, etc... are used where Harry grew up) why does the wizarding world use quills instead of pens? Why do they use laterns instead of flashlights?

*Since the magical world is after all magical , why do house elves have to cook? why can't someone just make the food appear? or create it from a simple spell?

*Why is Snape always refused the job of teacher for Defense against the Dark Arts?

Maybe these are more of things i'm just wondering... but still... answers would be nice in the sixth book!

I think perhaps because a pen or a light switch is considered a Muggle item and you're not allowed to improperly charm Muggle artifacts. So, since most everything they use is enchanted (quills, lanterns, etc) or have to be able to be enchanted, they have to use non-Muggle items. I suppose the question now is, how do they choose what they consider a Muggle item?

In other words, why is a rubber duck considered a Muggle item? Why wouldn't little wizard want to float one in the bath (well, besides the fact that mum or dad might float them an enchanted one or something)? I understand why electricity is Muggle; but why are cars considered Muggle items when the train is ok? Then again, the Ministry appear to have a few cars handy, but they sort of sound like they are confiscated improperly charmed Muggle vehicles.

I want to know more about how the Wizarding world and the Muggle world relate, the specifics on the schism, and why certain things are considered "Muggle" and others aren't. Those are my revelatory wishes.

On another note, I want to know how the whole house-elf thing started.

[jen15poms]

We definitely need to learn more about Snape. I think he is going to be a key player in the outcome of this series.
While re-reading CoS, I came across the fact that Filch is a Squib, but he was doing that Kwikspell course. I wonder if we will find out whether that worked for him or not?
Goddric Gryffindor is also an interesting character that I am excited to learn more about. It would make sense if Harry turns out to be his heir...after all, he did pull Gryffindor's sword out of the Sorting Hat.
Fawkes is another mystery to me. He always turns up at exactly the right time. And I find it interesting that Fawkes gave the feather that makes up the core of Harry's wand (and Voldemort's). I think there is more to the story of Fawkes than we currently know.
I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!
Kreacher's fate?
Will Malfoy die?
How will Wormtail repay his debt to Harry?
What is the significance of the mirror that Sirius gave to Harry?
Will we see the Mirror of Erised again?
What about the Chamber of Secrets? Surely we haven't seen the last of that place...
Which side is snape really on?
What role will Luna play in the rest of the series?
Will Percy see the error of his ways?
Who will the new Minister of Magic be?
I could really go on forever, so I will leave you all with these few questions...any thoughts???

[wulfeyez]

I believe we'll find out, in the next two books, about Dumbledore's means of having so much knowledge of the castle happenings and of Harry in particular. Is it Peeves, who eternally seems to follow around Harry in Gryffindor Tower, portrait gossip, or the suits of armour?

This is an interesting question. Dumbledore said in PS/SS that he didn't need an invisibly cloak to be invisible. He also said in COS that help was always available to those in Hogwarts that need it.

Now, knowing the contents of the prophesy, you have to think that Dumbledore would be keeping an extra close eye on Harry to make sure he stayed alive until he could defeat Voldemort.

I’d definalty like to find out more about this myself!

All the other things I would like to find out have already been covered in this tread. Except this one:

Why weren’t the Weaslys in the Order the first time?