FACTS about Book 6!

[Voldemort rules!]

Hey, I thought that getting these down would help people with theories about what'll happen in the last 2 books. I won't do them all, I don't have time! So feel free to add some!

Harry will be 16.
He will be in his 6th year at Hogwarts.
He will be getting his OWL results towards the start of the book.
He will have to choose which NEWTS to take.
The MoM will be working to fight Voldy.
Dumbledore and Harry are going to be respected again.
Sirius will be dead (technically...not sure on this one)
Harry and Cho will have a history....
Harry will be playing Quidditch again.
The Centaur Firenze will be teaching Divination along with Trelawney, and the Centaurs will be after humans!
Harry will know that only he can kill Voldy.
Lestrange et al will be in Azkaban, to begin with at least (interesting point - who's guarding Azkaban now, and where have the Dementors gone, and how does Voldy talk to them?)
Malfoy Jnr. will be out for Harry's blood.
There will be ANOTHER new DADA teacher (I was thinking maybe Lupin again...any thoughts?)
We will see what happens with Umbridge.
Harry will inherit 12 Grimmauld Place, and Kreacher maybe? Does it work like that?
Gred and Feorge will be running their joke shop in Diagon Alley.
The Room of Requirement will still be there....
Neville will have a new wand, one that picks him!

What else, people? I've probably missed loads. Lets keep this facts initially, but feel free to put theories on your posts but seperate from your facts list. Lets go!

[Oo bUMbLE bEE oO]

Hmmm facts about the future of the Gryffindor Quidditch team?? I have to admit i didn't read the fifth book as scrutinizing as I did with the others.

Hmm Harry knwos he's a marked man which draws to the conclusion that he needs to prepare and he's probably gonna distance himself from his friends.

[Natural Leglimens]

Lestrange et al will be in Azkaban, to begin with at least (interesting point - who's guarding Azkaban now, and where have the Dementors gone, and how does Voldy talk to them?)


bellatrix escaped with voldemort. the rest of the death eaters that went to the ministry will be in azkaban for at least a little while (i think the dementors will release them again, but tis just a suspicion.) as for who's guarding azkaban now... the dementors, still. they only released the death eaters... although if fudge were smart (tis a shame he's not) he would put azkaban under the control of something or someone else. no idea how they communicate with humans.

[PhoenixUK]

Book 6 should be release probably Autumn next year, according to JKR. But maybe sooner or later... hopefully sooner :D

[Robin]

bellatrix escaped with voldemort. the rest of the death eaters that went to the ministry will be in azkaban for at least a little while (i think the dementors will release them again, but tis just a suspicion.) as for who's guarding azkaban now... the dementors, still. they only released the death eaters... although if fudge were smart (tis a shame he's not) he would put azkaban under the control of something or someone else. no idea how they communicate with humans.

Are really the dementors still there? Didn't malfoy said something like "now that the dementors are gone he (Lucius Malfoy) will escape" .


Edit: Found the quote: 'The Dementors have left Azkaban,' said Malfoy quietly. `Dad and the others'll be out in no time...'...

[Hazelnutt1230]

where did JKR say that??....just wondering.

Another thing...Harry will definitely have to spend some time with the Dursley's in book 6 and 7.

[Natural Leglimens]

i dont know about that as an exact quote but what i think he meant was now that the dementors have gone over to voldemort's side.. if the dementors arent there, who's watching over azkaban? also if theyre not at azkaban, where are they?

[Fairydust]

the dementors are no longer in the ministry's control. it was in the Daily Prophet that Hermione was reading and Draco also said so.

[cleansweep11]

I think that Katie [Bell] will be captian,since she is the oldest on the team......

By the way the dementors aren't there,anymore. I don't think the new D.A.D.A teacher will be Lupin,because he's a werewolf,and no ones parents will want a werewolf teaching their kids. Also I highly doubt that J.K. will ever bring a D.A.D.A techer back.It would rock if it would comeout in the Autumn of next year.

[Fairydust]

I think that there will be a new DADA teacher. i wonder if it's going to be a woman?

[SeniorFishy]

Quiditch team:
2 new chasers (ginny taking one of them)
2 new beaters

[fawkesthepheonix]

Book 6 should be release probably Autumn next year, according to JKR. But maybe sooner or later... hopefully sooner :D
Are you sure about that? Where did you hear this? I hope it's true...but I can't really see it happening. Sorry.

[cleansweep11]

SeniorFishy,If you take a chaser out for Ginny then there will only be one possition left,because Katie Bell is still on the team.

[SeniorFishy]

SeniorFishy,If you take a chaser out for Ginny then there will only be one possition left,because Katie Bell is still on the team.

A Quiditch team composes of:
1 keeper: Ron
3 chasers: Alicia(gone), Katie, Angelina(gone)
2 beaters: Fred(gone), George(gone)
1 seeker: Harry

[Lestrange]

-- It will be shorter than Book 5 (or so J.K. said )
-- We're gonna see Nott and the other Slytherin kids whose parents were incarcerated try and get revenge on Harry.
-- Umbridge's decrees will be lifted (most likely).
-- We'll see more of Luna/Neville/Ginny as kind of a second trio, maybe (if there are things that you can't live through without coming out liking eachother, this is one of them).
-- We shall never have to endure the agony of the "Hem hem". again. :D

By the way, SeniorFishy, I love your sig!

[Newt]

if the dementors arent there, who's watching over azkaban?

Aurors and Hit Wizards most likely. They're the best qualified people the MoM can provide on such short notice.

also if theyre not at azkaban, where are they?

At Voldemort's side doing his bidding, wherever it would command them to go and whatever it may be.

[Darjeeling Teacup]

Hey I just realized that Lee Jordan will be all by his lonesome - maybe he'll join up with "Our Gang"!

I also think that we'll see Fudge being bureaucratic and get in the way of the DA and the Order - not to slow them down but to take the credit for Voldie's takedown himself.

[LESTRANGEMUSTDIE]

lee jordan was in the seventh year in book 5. i imagine he'll be off to help fred and george with the joke shop.

[Darjeeling Teacup]

My bad :D - I just assumed he was in the same year as the twins.

[LESTRANGEMUSTDIE]

he was. they were also seventh years.

[Fairydust]

i sort of feel bad for Lee. he seems to be like the third whell. i mean, sure they're all good friends and all but it's the twins first.

[Darjeeling Teacup]

Oh yes... it's coming back to me now...!

[AvadaKedavra]

Keeper:
1.Ron

Chasers:
1. Almost defnitely Ginny
2. Bell (Where does it say that she's not in her seventh Year? I thought she was/)
3. -

Beaters:
1.Sloper
2.Kirke

Seeker
1.Harry

So I guess theres only one position to fill, the chaser's postion.

[Natural Leglimens]

i think that if they can, they'll get rid of sloper and kirke because theyre awful players (i hope they get rid of them...)

by the way, quidditch talk may be found here:

The Gryffindor Quidditch Team (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=11701)

[McKinnon02]

I thought Katie was in 7th year along with Angelina. But as for book 6 itself: I think this is the year when the goblins will pick a side to fight on. I don't think they'll stay dormant. They're very clever, and would be an asset to whichever side they choose. I also think they'll lean towards the side of good, because of the family of goblins Voldemort murdered (or had one of his followers murder).

[Fortescue]

Katie's not in her seventh year according to Ginny, who says only Angelina and Alicia are leaving. We also know that there are fresh horrors in store for the magical community, compliments of You-Know-Who. The enmity between Draco and Harry will be at its fullest. I'm guessing that the trio's friendship is going to be tightened in the face of new problems.

[Arissya_00]

hmmmm..... Romance will start to blossom? I mean, it is the sixth book, and we haven't seen lots of romance in Book 5.

[Padfoot127]

Haven't seen lots of romance in book five? What book did you read? lol :D There will probably be more romance in book 6.
Neville will gain respect.
Luna will gain respect.
We will find out what happened to Grawp.
Harry might finish his Occlumency with Dumbledore this time.
Mrs. Figg will talk to Harry more, now that he knows she knows about stuff.
Harry will feel separated from everyone, yet closer than ever before.
Ron will have a higher self-esteem.
Malfoy will be quieter around everyone EXCEPT Harry and the gang.
Umbridge's disgusting cat plates will never have the sickening pleasure to be looked at again- ever.
And that's all I can think of for now. I'll be back with more.

[Rien]

lol Cute cat...

I can't see a book 6 devoid of romance... there was so much tension in Book 5 that one could almost theorize Ron & Hermione were secretly dating, were one so inclined. :D

Anyway, d'you think it's a safe assumption we'll see much more of Lupin in Book 6? Or are we still talking facts here?

Assumption-based Fact: Harry will be pestering Petunia about her knowledge of the wizarding world. With all she let slip in book 5, I'll be very surprised if he doesn't bug her about it over the summer.

[Alastor D]

It seems to me that Tonks and Moody may have a role as Harry's friends and supporters. Like filling at least a part of the gap left by Sirius. Who knows?

[_BT_]

Hey, I thought that getting these down would help people with theories about what'll happen in the last 2 books. I won't do them all, I don't have time! So feel free to add some!

yo, nice little list of stuff we know about book 6 you put together here. allow me to speculate a little on each.

Harry will be 16.

yup

He will be in his 6th year at Hogwarts.

again, yup. before he goes though we should have about 200 pages of summer stuff, a la gof/ootp. i think here's where we'll hear most about the war

He will be getting his OWL results towards the start of the book.

yup. he'll do well; but not hermione well.

He will have to choose which NEWTS to take.

including potions-- if he's still going for auror path

The MoM will be working to fight Voldy.

the war will break out, but it won't get too heavy until 7.

Dumbledore and Harry are going to be respected again.

true, and i think there will be more attempts to discredit him

Sirius will be dead (technically...not sure on this one)

technically, but his plot thread isn't gone quite yet.. he'll still have a role

Harry and Cho will have a history....

yeah.

Harry will be playing Quidditch again.

probably as seeker i think.

The Centaur Firenze will be teaching Divination along with Trelawney, and the Centaurs will be after humans!

that'll be a class to see, for sure :agree:

Harry will know that only he can kill Voldy.

leads me to wonder how he'll live his life with this fact... but that theory's being debated in another thread

Lestrange et al will be in Azkaban, to begin with at least (interesting point - who's guarding Azkaban now, and where have the Dementors gone, and how does Voldy talk to them?)

interesting

Malfoy Jnr. will be out for Harry's blood.

i think things have been building up to a MAJOR malfoy/harry confrontation

There will be ANOTHER new DADA teacher (I was thinking maybe Lupin again...any thoughts?)

a good question.. probably someone new

We will see what happens with Umbridge.

yup

Harry will inherit 12 Grimmauld Place, and Kreacher maybe? Does it work like that?

hmm.. interesting. does sirius have any other immediate relatives?

Gred and Feorge will be running their joke shop in Diagon Alley.

too bad too, i liked having them 'round at hogwarts..

The Room of Requirement will still be there....

we haven't seen the end of this room

Neville will have a new wand, one that picks him!

yup

What else, people? I've probably missed loads. Lets keep this facts initially, but feel free to put theories on your posts but seperate from your facts list. Lets go!

-bt

[McKinnon02]

We'll see what happens to Kreacher, along with Sirius' house. And maybe we'll find out what Karkaroff and Wormtail were up to during book 5.

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[Hammi]

I think we may find out what scared Dudely so much when facing the Dementors

[isntlifejUiCy]

Hey! Everybody has super~interesting thoughts. I was just thinking, and McKinnon02 sparked it. We will definitely hear a lot more about what Wormtail and Karkaroff have been up to. It happens in the books a lot this way, skipping a year.

Lemme explain myself better. In the first book, Scabbers was a character. Not one page in the second book had scabbers on it. In the third book, he's a super~huge character again! I think the fifth book was time for him to die down so when he comes back in the sixth book, it'll be more of a big thing. Same with Karkaroff. That's like Lupin wasn't mentioned in the forth after playing a big role in the third, but in the fifth, he was bigger. I also think Lupin'll play a huger role. I mean now that Sirius is gone (sniff, he'll still play a role though), Remus is now the only Maurader (that isn't serving Lord-Thingy, haha) that knew James. Lupin and Harry will probably have a much closer relationship.

I'm trying to think of another fact. Nothing's coming to me. Fleur and Victor may have bigger roles. Hermione's gonna have to reveal what's going on with her and Krum, if anything, because Ron will never stop wondering, and she can't keep his poor heart in knots like that! We may hear more FROM Madam Maxime, not just about her, and what about that flying car of the Weasley's? JKRowling said it would be making a comeback, so when!? Also, maybe Aragog. I just can't believe, with all the main characters that JKRowling has developed, that they suddenly disappear after that book. They do come up in other ones, maybe as small little sidenotes, but I'm sure some of these creatures, cars, and people will have a role again.

[Mutant for Hire]

-- It will be shorter than Book 5 (or so J.K. said )
You know, at one point JKR said that book five would be shorter than book four...

[McKinnon02]

You know, at one point JKR said that book five would be shorter than book four...

I guess that just goes to show that even JKR herself doesn't know everything about the HP universe. :lol:

[HannahStarr]

Hmm... we will find out what Hermione wants to do about her and Krum's relationship so Ron won't die of anxiety... And I also was wondering, do we know for sure that Harry will inherit Grimmauld Place? Is it a given, or just something that people are assuming? Do you think Sirius had a will?

[cleansweep11]

I bet its Harry's. Either that or Tonks.

[_BT_]

You know, at one point JKR said that book five would be shorter than book four...

true true. i usually take most jkr quotes with a grain of salt. i can see book 6 as shorter than ootp at gof length, but no less. personally, i think it'll be even longer than book 5 :wow:

[cleansweep11]

true true. i usually take most jkr quotes with a grain of salt. i can see book 6 as shorter than ootp at gof length, but no less. personally, i think it'll be even longer than book 5 :wow:


:agree: :agree: I agree! It has to be longer. Theres too much to explain. And the 7th has to be the size of the encyclopidia!!! :agree: :agree:

[Mutant for Hire]

Let me rearrange these a little.

Hey, I thought that getting these down would help people with theories about what'll happen in the last 2 books. I won't do them all, I don't have time! So feel free to add some!

Harry will be 16.
He will be in his 6th year at Hogwarts.
He will be getting his OWL results towards the start of the book.
He will have to choose which NEWTS to take.
The MoM will be working to fight Voldy.
Dumbledore and Harry are going to be respected again.
Sirius will be dead (technically...not sure on this one)
Harry and Cho will have a history....
Harry will know that only he can kill Voldy.
Lestrange et al will be in Azkaban, to begin with at least (interesting point - who's guarding Azkaban now, and where have the Dementors gone, and how does Voldy talk to them?)
Malfoy Jnr. will be out for Harry's blood.
There will be ANOTHER new DADA teacher (I was thinking maybe Lupin again...any thoughts?)
Gred and Feorge will be running their joke shop in Diagon Alley.
The Room of Requirement will still be there....
Neville will have a new wand, one that picks him!

These are known for certain. The next ones are probable:

Harry will be playing Quidditch again.
The Centaur Firenze will be teaching Divination along with Trelawney, and the Centaurs will be after humans!
Harry will inherit 12 Grimmauld Place, and Kreacher maybe? Does it work like that?
Harry could in theory decide not to play next year. It is only highly likely that Firenze will be teaching Divination. As for the will, if there is a will, the house could go to Tonks. But I would call none of these facts.

The only other solid facts are that Ginny and Luna move into their fifth year for O.W.L.s, Ginny will be trying out for Chaser, and Ron and Hermione are returning as Prefects. So little is certain. There are only a bunch of probables for the rest.

[Opether]

One major fact that no one mentioned is the fact that Voldie did not find out what the prophecy was about...so he will be looking to find out....right?

[wbp9999]

voldie will also be looking for another way to achieve immortality

[McKinnon02]

Voldemort will also continue gathering his forces... which is what makes me think this is the book where the goblins will have to decide which side to take (if any).

[wbp9999]

Fudge will be looking for a way to defend what he thought (though I can see no possible way he will get out of this.) Also, what will happen with Percy? Definately something about that.

[hesdead-dealwithit]

One major fact that no one mentioned is the fact that Voldie did not find out what the prophecy was about...so he will be looking to find out....right?

Good point, but how could he? He knows it's destroyed and the only way he could find out is by Legilimensing (I love verbing words :) ) someone who know about it. Either lots of people know about it and it won't take him too long to find out, or he won't ever find out until near the very end. So yes, a fact about Book 6 is that LV will still be trying to find the prophecy. But I bet his main focus will be on trying to get rid of DD, who seems always to be there to protect Harry.

[Raven]

I think the war will be pretty heavy in book six and seven. I suspect that we will be seeing the beginning of a serious blood bath. So far, we haven't had that many deaths, and only one major favorite character has died.

[hesdead-dealwithit]

I think the war will be pretty heavy in book six and seven. I suspect that we will be seeing the beginning of a serious blood bath. So far, we haven't had that many deaths, and only one major favorite character has died.

Definitely. I bet, actually, that LV will seem to be winning for most of it. Especially once he kills DD - chaos will kind of ensue. I bet the seventh book will mainly detail Harry's attempts to learn whatever he has to do to kill LV while more and more dead bodies pile up around him. Just like last time, LV will seem to be unstoppable until the very end.

[^0-0^Harry^0-0^]

Does any one else think it was quite important that neville didn't have his own wand. I mean the man in olivander's said that the wand chooses the person and only one wand would do that. Well neville have never had a wand of his own really it wash is father's wich means that he could become all powerful (obviously not as powerful as Harry - it says inthe prophecy) but could be come a really tatented wizard. it makes sence really because his perents were both really goosd wizards soo that should make him one really... I mean if you look back in the books he could never not do things just that they went wroge with him. The sam as when ron's wand broke... so i can't wait to see all new powerful Neville!! :clap:

[loony4moony]

Yey! I hope Neville gets a new wand too...though wouldn't it change his character a bit if he suddenly came over all genius on us?
*puts on manic Lupin fan hat* does anybody have any actual QUOTES from JKR about the role that Lupin will play in bk6? Everyone's theorising that he and Harry will get closer now that Sirius is gone, and I'm kind of clinging to that, but it would be nice to have some conformation...*sighs*
WOW! I hope bk6 really does come out autumn next year, I don't think I could bear to wait any longer...
What do people think is going to happen to the DA? Will Harry continue it even though DD is back?

[bakbam]

Harry will find a new father figure (DD,Snape,Lupen, Mr.Weasly)who knows who though.
We will learn more about ghosts and the viel.
We should see friendships become closer with the trio and Neville, Luna, and Ginny.
Hopefully the DA group will regroup and more will join.

[_BT_]

Fudge will be looking for a way to defend what he thought (though I can see no possible way he will get out of this.) Also, what will happen with Percy? Definately something about that.

i think in any case, it's almost a certainty that we'll see more of fudge/percy and the aftermath of the ootp climax. although i see it as hard as well for fudge getting out of what he did... i think he'll be able to clutch onto some respectablitily. percy will come back into the fold.. although i won't begin to speculate on how.

one other thing i think is a certainty in book 6 and that's the continuation of sirius' plot thread. no, i'm not saying he's going to come back to life or anything... but it won't be like sirius never existed in the next book. harry will probably try to find a way to communicate with him... and we'll probably learn some more details about what exactly happened to him when he fell through the veil

[sirus_fan]

I was sparked with a bit of interest at the talk of the book lengths. It is very true, as our other readers have mentioned ,that there really is an awful lot left to explain. Lots and lots of loose ends. What if JKR realized that she had to go past, just one more book? I know, I know, I know that she has SAID that she will only go up to 7, but she also said that 5 was going to be shorter than 4.

This is probably just some sick little fantasy of my.

Just a thought.

[rons-lover]

Yeah....

[x Natalie x]

Book 6 should be release probably Autumn next year, according to JKR. But maybe sooner or later... hopefully sooner :D

I kinda doubt that...It took a looooooooong time for book 5 to come out (i think it was like 2 years or something :shrug: ), but if it IS true then GREAT! YAY! Can't Wait! LoL

[Hpmons]

My opinion:
Release
- 650-700 pages (English)
- July 2005 (NOTE: The books have ALWAYS been released in June/July, and no other month)
- 35 or so chapters

Extra facts/likely rumours
- We will find out about Lily (well, I think we should!)
- Harry will meet Voldemort (ok, not definate...)
- Harry will tell Hermy and Ron about the phrophecy (surely?)
- we will find out more about Dudley or Aunt Petunia.
- Someone will die
- Hermy will go out with SOMEONE (Harry or Ron I mean...Or Crabbe perhaps? Im sure hes got a sweet side)

[silver ink pot]

Just the facts, ma'am:

Neville will get a new wand. This new wand will have a positive effect on his class work, and even Snape may be surprised.

He will also have a new nose, since his old one was broken (see my signature :blush: ). His new-look nose will place him in a category with Dumbledore, whose nose "looked as if it had been broken more than once."

That mirror Sirius gave Harry will be in his trunk at the beginning of the book.

We will find out what happened to Grimmauld Place and its resident elf, Kreacher. More secrets will be revealed about all that stuff Kreacher was hoarding in his lair.

Harry will find out if he passed his potions O.W.L.s. I'm betting he did, and he gets to spend another year with Snape, which will be very interesting, indeed.

DADA will become a major plot line because of the new fears about Voldemort.

Voldemort will seek revenge for what happened at the DOM, and will try to spring his goons from Azkaban. Since Bellatrix knows the place very well, and since the Dementors have fled, she may be able to break them out of jail.

I predict we will see some of the wives of the Death Eaters, either in Diagon Alley or while boarding the Hogwarts train. I think there will be a confrontation with them and the friends of Harry. Sorry, that's not really a fact.

The children of the Death Eaters will become increasingly anxious and angry. Dumbledore will have to make some sort of announcement about them not being mistreated. There will have to be a decision about how DADA is to be taught, and by whom. The members of Slytherin will have to decide whether to follow Voldemort or not. Undoubtedly, there is at least one good Slytherin who will meet up with Harry and the Gang, and they will have to decide whether or not to trust him/her.

There will be alot of talk among the Order, and alot of thinking by Harry about Sirius Black's death. This is unavoidable. Harry will realize all the things he has learned from the death, such as trusting some of his advisers more, remembering who is on his side, and not trying to "play the hero." I think he will see Sirius in a dream, and maybe also his parents.

Mark Evans will be 11 years old. Will he go to Hogwarts?

Hermione may not be as willing to follow Harry into trouble, since she has been so ill. She will definitely be reading and studying alot - that is the easiest prediction! And Ron will be copying her work, hehe. :D

[cleansweep11]

Personally I'm reminded of Colin and Dennis Creevey when I hear the name "Mark Evans". Is this just me or does everyone feel this way? Will Mark be the third member of Creevey gang?

[shelly_potter]

I dont think harry will inherit grimmauld palace from sirius.
He is not a blood relation of sirius. There r others like narcissa malfoy, tonks. weasleys.etc

[LESTRANGEMUSTDIE]

Personally I'm reminded of Colin and Dennis Creevey when I hear the name "Mark Evans". Is this just me or does everyone feel this way? Will Mark be the third member of Creevey gang?

I don't know why, but me too. Perhaps it's just that Mark is younger and so are the Creeveys, but something from Mark Evans definitely gives off that Creevey vibe.

[mad_for_lupin]

[QUOTE=loony4moony]*puts on manic Lupin fan hat* does anybody have any actual QUOTES from JKR about the role that Lupin will play in bk6? Everyone's theorising that he and Harry will get closer now that Sirius is gone, and I'm kind of clinging to that, but it would be nice to have some conformation...*sighs*

I don't have quotes, but I heard ( and this could just be rumors) that Lupin would play a role in 5, not really be in 6, and play a very big part in 7. This was before book 5 came out. This could always change, they're her books. I hope he plays big parts in both the books because he is my favorite. I wouldn't be surprised if he has to go on some mission to recruit werewovles. Has he done that already??

[Bhodi]

I kinda doubt that...It took a looooooooong time for book 5 to come out (i think it was like 2 years or something :shrug: ), but if it IS true then GREAT! YAY! Can't Wait! LoL

True, it did take a long time (I think it was closer to 3 years, actually), but consider some of the extenuating circumstances... First, JKR had to fight an intellectual property court battle against a couple of nitwits who claimed to have come up with the HP story... Second, she got married... Third, she also had a baby...

Assuming she doesn't run into massive writer's block and no major distractions or life changes occur, it's entirely plausible that the next book will be ready for publication by autumn 2004... If she already started writing while book 5 was being edited (as she claims), then she very well could have the entire plot of book 6 outlined by now and be in the process of going back through to flesh out the details and make changes...

[cleansweep11]

True, it did take a long time (I think it was closer to 3 years, actually), but consider some of the extenuating circumstances... First, JKR had to fight an intellectual property court battle against a couple of nitwits who claimed to have come up with the HP story... Second, she got married... Third, she also had a baby...

Assuming she doesn't run into massive writer's block and no major distractions or life changes occur, it's entirely plausible that the next book will be ready for publication by autumn 2004... If she already started writing while book 5 was being edited (as she claims), then she very well could have the entire plot of book 6 outlined by now and be in the process of going back through to flesh out the details and make changes...


*Screams really loudly and happily!!* AUTUMN 2004 IS SO CLOSE!!!DOESN'T IT SEEM EVEN CLOSER THAN THE PoA MOVIE!?!?! I KNOW ITS NOT BUT STILL!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :clap: :clap: :cool: :lol: ;) :p :D

[Bhodi]

*Screams really loudly and happily!!* AUTUMN 2004 IS SO CLOSE!!!DOESN'T IT SEEM EVEN CLOSER THAN THE PoA MOVIE!?!?! I KNOW ITS NOT BUT STILL!!!!!

Calm down there, cleansweep...

Clearly, I'm not saying I think it will be ready by next autumn, and I surely don't have any inside information on the matter... I'm simply pointing out that it's 'entirely possible'... Hopefully, it will be released next autumn... But, remember... Patience is a virtue... ;)

[MollyWeasley22]

This may be theory this may not be... but...


- We'll see Harry learning more defensive (sp) spells with Dumbledore's aid
- We'll learn more about Harry and Neville's parents ...
- The book will be shorter! :upset:

Rumor of a release for the sixth book next year...boy what a nice and tasty dream... :drool: Remus better be in it more!

[hesdead-dealwithit]

I think it's gotta be in 2005. For one, I don't want to get my hopes up. For two, a 200,000 word book would take at least 1.5 years to write, plus 6 months for printing. Summer 2005, you heard it here first. BTW can we have a pool on when the release date is? Everyone mails CoS a dollar with their date, all the dates are put up on a special thread, and whoever is closest gets it all. There would have to be a end date for entries - say a two month window for sending them in. If two people get it right (or get closest), they split it. How about it, mods??

ABout Lupin, didn't JKR say he would only be in Book 5 and 7? I have a feeling he won't be there in the next book.

[EndlessDreamer]

{Quote}If she already started writing while book 5 was being edited (as she claims), then she very well could have the entire plot of book 6 outlined by now and be in the process of going back through to flesh out the details and make changes...{Quote}

Not sure how to do that but meh.

Anyways, JK before even starting PS wrote out the plot lines for the books, character sketches, etc. So it is very likely the book may come out sooner, but the publishing company may hold off to create more of an urgency to get it once it is released.

Anyways to facts! or well my speculation on former facts.

I think the new DADA teacher will be Fleur. Because she said she wanted to come back and have a job at Hogwarts.

There will be A LOT of tension in the Dursley household, because of Petunia knowing stuff n not saying anything.

Alrite if i think of anymore I'll letcha know!

[Jaredd]

Okay, I'm pulling alot of this from memory, so anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but when JKR finally came forth about the 3-year hiatus in the press I seem to remember her stating that she specifically took time off, took a vacation from the Potter books after 4 was complete. She started writing 5 around X-mas 2001 and completed it in about a year, just in time for a June 2002 release. She also said she started writing 6 almost as soon as she finished 5 and has mentioned on several occasions that she can't wait to finish the series, which tells me that she may be finished book 6 as early as the 2003 holiday season, which would time perfectly for a summer 2004 release. None of the books, not even OoTP has taken more than a year to write, so why 6 be any different. I'll bet we have a title announced by November 2003 and a release date announced by February 2004.

[_BT_]

I think it's gotta be in 2005. For one, I don't want to get my hopes up. For two, a 200,000 word book would take at least 1.5 years to write, plus 6 months for printing. Summer 2005, you heard it here first. BTW can we have a pool on when the release date is? Everyone mails CoS a dollar with their date, all the dates are put up on a special thread, and whoever is closest gets it all. There would have to be a end date for entries - say a two month window for sending them in. If two people get it right (or get closest), they split it. How about it, mods??

ABout Lupin, didn't JKR say he would only be in Book 5 and 7? I have a feeling he won't be there in the next book.

about the release date... i think early 2005 is most likely, but a late 2004 is not unreasonable if and only if book 6 actually is shorter than ootp (debateable in its own right) and if jkr maintains her current writing pace.

a pool or contest thing, etc would cool though :tu:

I think the new DADA teacher will be Fleur. Because she said she wanted to come back and have a job at Hogwarts.

interesting speculation. keeping with the original intent of the thread, we pretty much know for a fact there is a new DADA teacher in book 6... it could be someone from the earlier books.. but fleur sounds interesting

[Raven]

Jarredd, she probably started writing book six not long after she sent book five to the publisher. So the writing process has been underway for about eight months now.

[Puffskein]

She said she started it while pregnant. Since she wasn't rushing to a deadline with OOTP, she's probably more willing to keep on going (she was sick of the whole thing for a while after writing GOF because she had to do it in a hurry).

We really need JKR to do some more interviews so we can find out about book 6! So far everyone's been talking about the next book (OOTP, as it was) and the last book. I don't see any reason to assume that Lupin will not appear in the next book, just that he won't be really important until book 7.

[Liselle]

wouldn't Tonks or her mother inherit Grimmauld palce as they're directly part of the Black family? Harry still needs to think of Privet Drive as home and as long as he does so Voldie can't get at him there......so if he did get a house chances are he would start thinking of it as home......what are the chances that he doesn't already own a home (the one his parents hid in even if it is deystroyed?) so far all he inherited are his fathers hair, his invisibility cloak, quidditch abilities, his mothers eyes and pile of gold......chances are James inheritence comprised of more than gold.......

[wbp9999]

I don't know about who gets Sirius' belongings, Liselle, but if Harry got Grimmauld place, he could be able to use it as blackmail for entry into the Order (you know, threaten to kick them out if they don't allow him in).

[PerfectNad]

I think it's more likely that Lupin gets the house and maybe harry gets less important things like money or magical objects

[Mad I]

I don't think that Harry would go so far as to blackmail the members of the Order for entry...especially when they would probably just find another place rather than risk Harry's life (if they still feel the way that they did at the beginning of Book 5).

[hesdead-dealwithit]

I don't think that Harry would go so far as to blackmail the members of the Order for entry...especially when they would probably just find another place rather than risk Harry's life (if they still feel the way that they did at the beginning of Book 5).

Plus, what's the chance they will really treat Harry the same as they did in the summer between 4 and 5, now that they had seen the consequences of not letting people know what was going on?

[BuddyBoy]

Good job everyone. Here are my thoughts:

Tonks as DADA teacher. She is a new auror and all, but maybe she can be put in to "watch" out for the school, and since she can change her appearance, I think she may be able to teach them in dsiguise.

Crookshanks: There has been alot of speculation on the cat/squib correlation. I think that Crookshanks belonged to a Squib. Which Squib? Petunia Dursley.

Ginny: She has alot up her sleeve. I think she may have the potential to be an animagus. A cat. Also, I think she may either become romantically involved with Neville or Harry.

Luna & Her Mother: We will find out under what circumstances Luna's mother died. Luna says it was a spell that she cast upon herself. But why? Did her mother have "the mark" and was trying to hide it?

The Unity of the Houses: The Sorting Hat calls for unity of the houses. I wonder who from Slytherin will join Harry? Will it be Draco Malfoy? And what will Draco need to have seen in order for him to be dissuaded? Maybe Draco will witness the death of his own father at the hands of Voldemort, or Pettigrew? What about the other houses? Luna is a Ravenclaw. But who from HufflePuff?

Neville and potions: We already know that Neville is great at Herbology. With his new wand, will this knowledgeof plants help him excel in potions?

Pettigrew's Debt: Harry spared Wormtail's life. Dumbledore said that this would leave him indebted to Harry. But how?

Snape: The New Sirius? This is kidna far fethed, but I think either in 6 or 7, Snape will realized that he hates the memory of JAMES, and he has wrongly been taking it out on Harry. I think that Snape will be helping Harry, much like how he did during Book one and the quidditch game. I think that Snape will make further efforts to protect Harry, but I dont think Snivellus is mature enough to do this openly.. this will harm Snape.. because Harry will still see the teacher who hates him. Ultimately, i think Snape will sacrifice himself to sae Harry.

[GrangerGal]

Dont forget everyone that in year seven Harry will be "of age" to practice magic outside of Hogwarts. That could be vital for his stay on Privet Dr. during the summer.

[Houler_7S]

The thing is that neville is bad in potions and will remain the same, crookshanks couldnt have been of Mrs dursley because she despised her sister and magic andthe unity of the houses means that all join not just some

[BuddyBoy]

Houler~ Thats exactly why I think Crookshanks DID belong to petunia. They said Crookshanks was in that petshop for a long time and no one wanted him. Petunia despised everything magic, so thats why she rejected her cat.

Plus, you notice that Filch had a Mrs. Norris, and Figg had a boy cat?

I think that since Crookshanks is a boy, he must have belonged to a girl squib.

[TiffW04]

Hmmm...

I have to agree that I think we are going to get some new chasers on the Quidditch team, and can see either Ron or Katie Bell being captain, I don't know if Harry would want to be captain because he is going to worry so much about training to fight the dark lord. Ron is also really good at strategy, like in Wizard Chess.

Malfoy's hatred with Harry will grow over the summer because of his father's imprisonment.

We will have a new DADA teacher, though I doubt it will be Lupin.

Sirius's will, will have to be discussed (Harry may inherit Grimmauld Place)

Luna will have a much more important role, along with the many seemingly fictious articles from the Quibbler (i.e. Helliopaths)

That's all I can think of for now

[deadlocked]

Luna will have a much more important role, along with the many seemingly fictious articles from the Quibbler (i.e. Helliopaths)

What about morkhumps(not sure if this is right word)

[Skylark]

As far as Neville is concerned...I do think the new wand will be good for him...but does anybody really believe he'd willingly pursue a Potions NEWT??? I highly doubt Neville aspires to any profession that would require him any more time in the dungeon with Snape.

Also, I do think Harry will have done well on his OWL's...however...I don't think he'll pull an outstanding OWL on Potions, and remember Snape only allows outstandings into the NEWT level class. I think the whole Occlumency fiasco will come into play with Snape being forced either out of guilt, or by Dumbledore or both to let Harry into the class.

I know that's just speculative....but...it's my two cents. :)

[Kaonashi]

My theories:

1. Harry and Petunia will get a bit closer, before something horrible happens to her.

2. Something will also happen to the Dursley's house.

3. Kreacher will go work for the Malfoys. since the Malfoys treat house elfs like vermin, he will remember Hermoine's kind gift to him at Christmas adn perhaps return the favor in some way.

4. Winky will still be drunk.

5. Neville will get better with his new wand.

6. Bat-crazy Bellatrix will do something else hideous to Neville's family (perhaps killing his grandmother?)

7. Trelawney will have more predictions.

8. Loads of people will die, probably George and Fred, Dumbledore, Lupin, and maybe Tonks and Wormtail.

9. Wormtail will come out of hiding and kill Lupin with his silver hand.

10. A Slytherin whos family was murdered by Voldermort will join forces with Harry.

11. New spells will be discovered, and used. At the end of the book Mcgonnigal will become Headmistress of Hogwarts.

12. We'll find out why Snape turned his back on Voldermort.

13. Vampires, under Voldermorts tutelage will come out of the Forest and be hell-bent on destroying Hogwarts. Grawp and Hagrid (as well as other creatures) will fight them.

14. The creatures will take sides. The Centaurs will remain neutral. Someone will try to convince them to help Dumbledore and the side of the angels, lol.

[eVaNeScEnCe]

I think it's safe to assume we will find out a bit more about Lily, the Durselys, and Snape, unless she's saving all the big revelations for the 7th book.
And I believe there will also be some expansion on the romance. Although I don't think there'll be any fleshed out definitive pairings until the 7th book, we will definitely see more foreshadowing/hints. perhaps Ginny and Harry?

And as usual, we will get another conflict-driven plot where there's an ongoing struggle between the good/evil guys and their attempts to foil each others' plans. I have an inkling Voldy will be going in for the kill at last, and I'm not just referring to Harry. Hope J.K. makes it really creative.

[Navy Blues]

Firstly, I think that whatever the main plot line is, it will be something we haven't seen before, as Sirius, the Triwizard Tournament, and Umbridge/the Prophecy fulfilled that function for the last three books.

Secondly, no matter when the book is finished, I can't see it being released near the movie. So my early guess is Christmas 2004, or, if those saying June are right, June 2005.

I don't see Harry inheriting Grimmauld Place. I think that either the Order will take it over (since publicly it has been abandoned for many years). If someone does inherit it, it will be Tonks or maybe the Weasleys.

Neville's new wand will help him a bit, but I don't think he'll necessarily do well at school. I think he is more likely to be a "show his true colours in a crisis" sort of guy, who comes through when he is needed.

The issue that I have real trouble imaging, but I think will be important, is the three-way relationship between Harry, Malfoy, and Snape. I have no idea how this will progress, I just think it will be quite important.

[Windstar]

We'll find out which side the giants decide to take.

As for romance, I doubt it will get into it too much.

There should be a new DADA teacher, not lupin because he's been there before. Although he would be good there, everyone knows he's a werewolf now and that wouldn't be accepted.

Hopefully, we'll learn a bit more about James and Lily's past. Although we've learned more about Hagrid's, we could learn more. And I would like to learn more about the teacher's pasts all together. Like Snape for one. And McGonagall. Do they have any family?

It's going to be great, whatever it is. I will be sad when it is over though.

[Potter1313]

okay... here goes:

1.

[Potter1313]

oookay... these are in no particular order... i just put them down in the order they came to me!

1. Harry WILL be playing quidditch again.
2. There will be some new players on the team, including Ginny
3. We will find out more about the teachers and their families (either in 6 or 7)
4. Romance will increase (again, either in 6 or 7)
5. Mark Evans will be 11 and most likely make an appearance.
6. Petunia's secret(s) will be emphasized.
7. Harry goes back to the Dursleys.
8. The giants will at least be mentioned.
9. Wormtail (who was conspicuously missing in OOTP) will make an appearance.
10. We may see more of Karkaroff... maybe.
11. Victor Krum/Hermione/Ron thing will be discussed and hopefully sorted out.
12. Harry will still see Cho at school. Don't know what that'll lead to, except embarrassing moments, but it's still a fact.
13. Sirius' will.
14. Bellatrix will definitely be there.
15. Neville will improve (even if it's only slightly) in academics because of his new wand.
16. We'll see more of the Order.
17. Kreacher will be a HOT topic.
18. We'll find out who gets Buckbeak.
19. Hagrid MAY be reinstated as Care of Magical Creatures professor... DD may prefer him to work full time for the Order though. And if Hagrid stays away, there will be a new Groundskeeper.
20. There will be DEATHS.
21. Very big negative vibe when Malfoy and Harry are together.
22. We'll see more of the centaurs. Hopefully more of the merpeople and the thestrals.
23. Fred and George will have their joke shop (Lee will most likely join them).
24. There will be a new quidditch commentator.
25. Percy. (self-explanatory)
26. Fleur and Bill will make an appearance (most likely together).
27. We'll start to see Dark Marks more frequently.
28. New DADA professor (obviously)
29. Harry will have to face Snape at school (probably class)
30. We'll get OWL results back.
31. Occlumency will play a part.
32. We'll see Firenze, probably a lot more than before.
33. Trelawney and her predictions will factor in greatly. (old and new ones)
34. Voldemort will still desire to hear the full prophesy.
35. Crookshanks will play a larger role (either in 6 or 7)
36. Fudge. Hmmm... Fudge. (I personally hope he's killed by Voldemort... wouldn't that be satisfyingly ironic?)
37. We'll find out what happens to Umbridge.
38. The dementors will be huge in the next one.
39. I think it's safe to say that Lucius and pals will be busted out of Azkaban is a fact.
40. Dobby will be at Hogwarts, along with the ever-inebriated Winky.
41. Hermione will continue on with SPEW.
42. We may see Rita Skeeter again. (Not really a fact... more of a factor.)
43. Harry will see Mrs. Figg as he stays at the Dursleys.
44. Harry will be (sigh) angry. (i personally think he's quite annoying when he's constantly angry. yes, he has a right, but it's still extremely annoying.)
45. The war will be public now, out in the open. No more sneaking around. Full-fledged, all-out war.
46. Ginny will be an important character.
47. Luna will too, of course.
48. There will be Hogsmeade visits.
49. Ghosts will be discussed in further detail.
50. THE VEIL. The elusive voices behind the veil and the Department of Mysteries will be discussed.

I think that's all for now. I'll try to think of some more... let me know what you guys think of this list. Thanks!

[FRED ASTAIRE]

Even though I would like Harry to have a place to live (Sirius'?) I hope the Lupin gets it, because he hasn't any were else to go. I feel sorry for him. Because of Umbridge; it difficult for him to get a job.

Maybe he and Harry could share??? ;)

[zandarella]

The Unity of the Houses: The Sorting Hat calls for unity of the houses. I wonder who from Slytherin will join Harry? Will it be Draco Malfoy? And what will Draco need to have seen in order for him to be dissuaded? Maybe Draco will witness the death of his own father at the hands of Voldemort, or Pettigrew? What about the other houses? Luna is a Ravenclaw. But who from HufflePuff?


Surely Susan Bones? She was in DA from the start. So was Zacharias Smith and he was in the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.

I can't think what might be coming in books 6 & 7. Even things that may be dead certs. might not happen! Before OotP came out, I was sure it would contain more about Lily but it didn't.

:scared: I keep having odd thoughts about time travel, and Snape & Dumbledore swapping places using polyjuice potion. :wow:
I am sure Snape uses time travel, along with the Weasley twins and am sure this is going to play a big part of book 6, but not be revealed until book 7.

[eVaNeScEnCe]

yea, I think the most obvious facts at this point are the appointment of a NEW DADA professor and new recruitments for the Quidditch team.
Everything else is pretty much wishful speculation.
However, anyone want to start taking bets on who will be the DADA professor for year 7? I vote Snape. :D

p.s.: I don't know why or how but I'm also willing to bet that Harry will end up in N.E.W.T. potions. In fact, I have a feeling his O.W.L. results will surprise everyone, including himself.

[gryffindordude]

It seems like this may be the key to defeating L.V...

Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff will have no problem uniting, but what about slytherin?

[Lucca]

Hello!

Here's what I think will happen in book 6 based on the evidence:
#1
Malfoy Jr. will go out of his way to be as foul to Harry as he can possibly manage without losing his prefect's badge. There's got to be a way that someone could lose their badge!

#2
The Death Eaters will also break out of jail and Malfoy Sr. will seek revenge on Harry for putting him there in the first place.

#3
The fighting will have to be a lot more open than it was in books 4 and 5.

Sorry, I'll try to post more later.

[andiimim]

I think that Ron will be the new quidditch captain either in 6 or 7.

The reason I think this is because of the scene in SS/PS with the MoE. He was quidditch captain, Head Boy, and holding the quiddich cup. Since JKR made him a prefect and put him on the team it seems to me that its all leading up to that conclusion. I know DD said that the mirror doesnt reveil the truth, but it seems that evertything that happens in the new books somehow always was mentioned or forshadowed in one of the first books.

[Dedalus]

Almost all of these suggestions have been theories, not facts! :lol:

1) Harry will be in a dark mood atleast the beginning of the book. I don't see how he wouldn't be, since it'll hit him most, at the Dursleys and away from friends, that Sirius Black is really dead. I'm pretty sure I can count that as fact ... I somehow doubt we'll see him skipping through the gardens singing merrily.
2) Harry will be 16.
3) Dudley will have finished his GCSEs - will he go to do A Levels? It's optional, so he doesn't have to.
4) They'll start their NEWT courses.
5) People in Ginny's year will be made prefects.

I have a few quotes by J.K. Rowling about the next books, too, but she never specifies whether they'll take place in the sixth or the seventh book. So these are a "maybe" for book 6 ...

1) "(Harry) might get a different pet at some point but I'm saying no more at this moment." - Comic Relief chat, March 2001
2) "Have any of the Hogwarts professors had spouses?
Good question - yes, a few of them, but that information is sort of restricted - you'll find out why.. " - BBC Online chat, March 2001
3) "Do we find out more about James Potters' family history in the next books?
Yes, you do..." - BBC Online chat, March 2001
4) What did James and Lily Potter do when they were alive?
J.K. Rowling: Well, I can't go into too much detail, because you're going to find out in future books. But James inherited plenty of money, so didn't need a well-paid profession. You'll find out more about both Harry's parents later. -- AOL chat
5) Will there be, or have there been, any "late blooming" students in the school who come into their magic potential as adults, rather than as children?
...In my books, magic almost always shows itself in a person before age 11; however, there is a character who does manage in desperate circumstances to do magic quite late in life, but that is very rare in the world I am writing about. --- Barnes and Noble Chat, March 1999
6) Will Aragog appear in any later books?
Yes. But I'm not telling you anymore than that --- Barnes and Noble chat, September 1999

[MadMagic]

Could JK be any less informative? I'm really dying for some information on book 6. I guess those quotes are a start though. :)

[ae1vart0n]

Less informative? (Refering to JKR's interviews) I think they were very informative, and appreciate them as facts.

My facts:
Trelawny and Firenze must compete for the same job. Perhaps one as NEWT and one for pre-OWL.

The centaurs are upset, but give them credit, Grawp is hurt. And the forest, if possible, is less safe.

Disorder. The ministry of magic's security has been bypassed right and left and right again.

The Order will be busy over the summer. Some may be gone to protect Azkaban. Some may be lost in the escape.

There will be new characters, there always are.

Hermoine will be 16.

Lord Voldemort will be... 11 to enter hogwarts, plus 50 years for the diary, plus 4 more years since CoS, so at least 65. Wouldn't it be odd if he was 66 in book 6 or 7?

[Jonny Boy]

Hey, I thought that getting these down would help people with theories about what'll happen in the last 2 books. I won't do them all, I don't have time! So feel free to add some!

Harry will be 16.
He will be in his 6th year at Hogwarts.
He will be getting his OWL results towards the start of the book.
He will have to choose which NEWTS to take.
The MoM will be working to fight Voldy. Probably.
Dumbledore and Harry are going to be respected again. Hopefully...
Sirius will be dead (technically...not sure on this one)
Harry and Cho will have a history....
Harry will be playing Quidditch again. Not nescciserily
The Centaur Firenze will be teaching Divination along with Trelawney, and the Centaurs will be after humans! I doubt it.
Harry will know that only he can kill Voldy.
Lestrange et al will be in Azkaban, to begin with at least (interesting point - who's guarding Azkaban now, and where have the Dementors gone, and how does Voldy talk to them?)
Malfoy Jnr. will be out for Harry's blood.
There will be ANOTHER new DADA teacher (I was thinking maybe Lupin again...any thoughts?)
We will see what happens with Umbridge.
Harry will inherit 12 Grimmauld Place, and Kreacher maybe? Does it work like that?
Gred and Feorge will be running their joke shop in Diagon Alley.
The Room of Requirement will still be there....
Neville will have a new wand, one that picks him!

What else, people? I've probably missed loads. Lets keep this facts initially, but feel free to put theories on your posts but separate from your facts list. Lets go![B][I]

[eVaNeScEnCe]

Less informative? (Refering to JKR's interviews) I think they were very informative, and appreciate them as facts.

My facts:
Trelawny and Firenze must compete for the same job. Perhaps one as NEWT and one for pre-OWL.

The centaurs are upset, but give them credit, Grawp is hurt. And the forest, if possible, is less safe.

Disorder. The ministry of magic's security has been bypassed right and left and right again.

The Order will be busy over the summer. Some may be gone to protect Azkaban. Some may be lost in the escape.

There will be new characters, there always are.

Hermoine will be 16.

Lord Voldemort will be... 11 to enter hogwarts, plus 50 years for the diary, plus 4 more years since CoS, so at least 65. Wouldn't it be odd if he was 66 in book 6 or 7?

Actually, Lord Voldemort will be between 68-70 years of age, since he was born
c. 1927. Be nice if they give him a birthday bash for the big 7-0, with balloons and everything. ;)

[Siriusly_Addicted]

Comments at random...

oookay... these are in no particular order... i just put them down in the order they came to me!

1. Harry WILL be playing quidditch again.
2. There will be some new players on the team, including Ginny


I agree. Ginny will be a chaser this year. There's an opening for one other chaser, and maybe for two beaters if they can get rid of the two from last year.


4. Romance will increase (again, either in 6 or 7)


Yes, but I don't think anything will be really resolved until book 7. I think we'll just get more hints. Then again, if Harry had to have his first romance out of the way as part of his maturing process, Ron needs a girlfriend too, at least temporarily. Hmmm...


5. Mark Evans will be 11 and most likely make an appearance.


I'm still pondering this one. I realize that the Evans name should be significant, but I can't suppress the suspicion that JKR may have thrown this in just to give us all something to chew on in the two years (my estimate) between OotP and book 6. ;)


6. Petunia's secret(s) will be emphasized.
7. Harry goes back to the Dursleys.


Petunia will have a harder time this summer avoiding Harry and his quetions because they can't confine him in his room and feed him through the cat door without risking a visit from Moody & Co. I hope Harry grills her relentlessly and we get some answers.


9. Wormtail (who was conspicuously missing in OOTP) will make an appearance.
10. We may see more of Karkaroff... maybe.


Perhaps, but the MIA characters that interest me at the moment are Amos Diggery and his wife. I understand that the grief was still too raw and they were too emotional for them to be recruited into the Order in OotP. However, he and his wife surely believed Harry and Dumbledore, so they had better start showing some active support in upcoming books. I mean, I know the Prophet didn't mention Cedric's death, but surely the story got around anyway after Dumbledore's speech at the Leaving Feast in GoF and (presumably) his speeches elsewhere that got him kicked out of the Wizengamot.


13. Sirius' will.


I'm curious to see how this will work. After all, there is no body (as far as we know) so it may be difficult to prove he died. I guess Kingsley and Tonks' word will do.


17. Kreacher will be a HOT topic.


I hope that means he gets doused in flamable liquid and set on fire. :rasp:


19. Hagrid MAY be reinstated as Care of Magical Creatures professor... DD may prefer him to work full time for the Order though. And if Hagrid stays away, there will be a new Groundskeeper.


Hagrid was already reinstated, I think. Dumbledore's instructions to Fudge after the duel in the MoM included calling the Auror's off of Hagrid so he could return to the school. I assumed that meant he was returning to his jobs as CoMC teacher and Gamekeeper.


20. There will be DEATHS.


Yes. I think there will be more than one and not just at the end of the book. Some of them will be peripheral characters, like in GoF and OotP, but I think there will be more than one supporting character lost.


27. We'll start to see Dark Marks more frequently.


I think this will be necessary to show the extent of the terror Voldemort and his supporters inspire.


28. New DADA professor (obviously)
29. Harry will have to face Snape at school (probably class)
30. We'll get OWL results back.


I can't decide if the new DADA teacher will be new as in "new for this year" or new as in "never had this job before, even temporarily (Snape or Moody)". DADA will be critical for everyone this year, but finding teachers has become a real struggle. Aurors are busy with Death Eaters, Lupin is a werewolf, Moody is busy with the Order, etc. Then there's Snape.

I just don't know about Snape. I realize that Harry has to continue his interactions with Snape, and it's likely to happen in a classroom, but I'm having problems with this one. Let me start by saying that I don't think Harry will get that O in Potions. If he has Postions anyway, it will be because Snape was forced into it. That will only breed further resentment, and not just from Snape. It will be perceived as yet another example of Dumbledore's favoritism toward Harry, and students will resent it as well. If Snape moves to DADA teacher and we get a new potions teacher, that's even worse. I just cannot see Harry making it through an entire year without besting Snape in class, and I just see that as an absolute disaster. Snape came completely unhinged during the Occlumency lessons (not that he wasn't justified in being livid about Harry's intrusion in the Penseive), and I don't think public humiliation by "famous Harry Potter" will improve matters a whit.

I just don't know. :sigh:


33. Trelawney and her predictions will factor in greatly. (old and new ones)
34. Voldemort will still desire to hear the full prophesy.


Voldemort needs to hear the prophecy, and he knows it. I think the major "discovery" of book 6 will be when Voldemort learns that DD cannot kill him. Fear of DD has been the only thing restraining (if you can call it that) Voldemort's actions until now, and when he finds out he doesn't need to fear DD all bets will be off (IMO).


43. Harry will see Mrs. Figg as he stays at the Dursleys.
44. Harry will be (sigh) angry. (i personally think he's quite annoying when he's constantly angry. yes, he has a right, but it's still extremely annoying.)


I agree that Harry will spend more time with Mrs. Figg, but I don't think he'll be angry to the extent he was in OotP. I think he'll be more miserable and unhappy than angry.


45. The war will be public now, out in the open. No more sneaking around. Full-fledged, all-out war.


Absolutely. I think it has to be that way, because there won't be time to build up a war and wrap up a series in book 7.


49. Ghosts will be discussed in further detail.
50. THE VEIL. The elusive voices behind the veil and the Department of Mysteries will be discussed.


I definitely agree. I think the Hogwarts ghosts will be a prime source of information in the next two books, and I think we'll meet the Ravenclaw ghost in particular.

There is just too much we don't understand about the Veil. It has to be mentioned again, along with a further exploration/explanation of the Department of Mysteries in general. I think that's a huge upcoming plot point.

[zandarella]

5) Will there be, or have there been, any "late blooming" students in the school who come into their magic potential as adults, rather than as children?
...In my books, magic almost always shows itself in a person before age 11; however, there is a character who does manage in desperate circumstances to do magic quite late in life, but that is very rare in the world I am writing about. --- Barnes and Noble Chat, March 1999


Oh my!! Could this be Petunia? JK has to be talking about a squibb surley? (As read, we are mostly agreed at Mrs D being a squibb) I wonder if Petunia ends up saving Harry in some way? :wow:
More boringly, it could be Mrs Figg. :huh:

[Potter1313]

Hey, guys. I thought of some more facts:

1) None of the trio will die. (most of you already know this, but I figure I'll include it anyway.)
2) We'll see more of Dudley and his Boxing.
3) Umbridge will be punished for her actions (sending the dementors after Harry and intending to use the Cruciatus Curse on Harry).
4) Old Grawpy will be back, hopefully, a little more controlled.
5) We'll be introduced to a new magical creature or being. (We always are.)

That's it for now, but I'll try to come back with more later!

[zandarella]

[QUOTE=Potter1313 None of the trio will die. (most of you already know this, but I figure I'll include it anyway.)

Hmm, not so sure about this one, I mean JK is always teasing with the "Don't be so sure Harry won't die" stuff. Maybe he will die. I mean, if he finds out there is an afterlife (Dept. mysteries containing info. on life/death etc...) perhaps he will join his parents & Sirius and whoever else from his gang that get bumped off during bks.6 & 7

[hesdead-dealwithit]

None of the trio will die. (most of you already know this, but I figure I'll include it anyway.)

I agree, don't be so sure. I feel there's a decent chance one of the trio will die by the end of the series, and while if that happens it's more likely to happen in Book 7, you can't count it out. Remember, this thread is about the things we know about Book 6, and the idea that none will die is not a fact, just speculation.

[Siriusly_Addicted]

I agree, don't be so sure. I feel there's a decent chance one of the trio will die by the end of the series, and while if that happens it's more likely to happen in Book 7, you can't count it out. Remember, this thread is about the things we know about Book 6, and the idea that none will die is not a fact, just speculation.

One of the posters around here who are so handy with the quotes will need to help me out on this, please.

I think JKR did an interview (for GoF maybe?) in which she said that all of the trio would be alive at the beginning of book 7, but no guarantees beyond that. If that holds true (and if I didn't hallucinate the whole thing) then it does qualify as a fact for book 6. I know she hasn't finished book 6 and she only had outlines to work from back then, but I think somthing as major as killing off one of the three central characters would have been mapped out fairly accurately at that time.

I agree with you that there's a good chance they won't all be standing at the end of book 7, though.

[cleansweep11]

If there is any chance of the trio dieing,it won't happen in the next book,thats for sure. I'm sure J.k.R. said somthing like that..........and I don't think either R or Hr will die at all.The person with the most chance of dieing is harry and I don't think he with either.

[*Maven*]

JKR said there will be much tooing and froing so i guess we will see alot of places.

[NeuroComp]

she was obviously writing books 5,6,7 side by side because there wass so much to get out after book4. So i hope 6 comes out next august.

Quidditch team:

Seamus will be the 3rd chaser
and either they keep the two beaters or the 2 creeveys jump aboard

DADA?
Harry or dumbledore seem like good choices but with the trend of the 5 books and the fact that snape never gets the job. A new character will prolly be introduced. Else she just might have tricked us and since book 7 is where it ends, snape gets teh job to coach oclumens and legimens.

Snape and McGonagall date?

What about Snape:
what is he doing(tracking malfoy)? and why does dumbledore trust him so?

[Potter1313]

I agree, don't be so sure. I feel there's a decent chance one of the trio will die by the end of the series, and while if that happens it's more likely to happen in Book 7, you can't count it out. Remember, this thread is about the things we know about Book 6, and the idea that none will die is not a fact, just speculation.
Exactly. This thread is what we know about book 6. JK specifically said that all three would be around for book 7. Therefore, I think it only logical to assume that they'll stick it out through book 6. Now, about them staying intact throughout book 7... fat chance. I agree wholeheartedly with you that we have no idea if they'll survive the series (and I personally don't think they all will). But we do know that they'll make it through book 6. Like Siriuslyaddicted said, I'm not sure of the exact interview but I'm 100% positive that JK told us they'd make it to book 7.

[rebus]

Book 6 should be release probably Autumn next year, according to JKR. But maybe sooner or later... hopefully sooner :D

The only thing knowen about when book 6 will be released is that it will be after the PoA film. Therefore that means after June 4th 2004. Personally I think xmas 2004.
Also filming for GoF starts in April 2004 (from what I hear, I work in a cinema) so expect the film of GoF summer/xmas 2005.

[Bood]

[COLOR=Yellow][I]Ah, Book 6 and we all sit and wait anxiously for it to come out. I read somewhere that JKR had just started working on Book 6 and if that is true we probably won't see it until the end of next year, if we are lucky.

Romantically, I don't see Ron and Hermione getting together. Yes, they always seem to be together but I think just as friends. I don't think Harry will be with anyone just yet as I think he may not want to get someone hurt.

For DADA, I see Lupin coming back. Although some parents may argue, they may realize the Dumbledore would not have a teacher at Hogwarts if he thought they would harm the students.

I think the Order will find a new hiding place as 12 Grimauld is not safe anymore. Especially since Kreacher keeps in contact with Bellatrix.

Finally, I don't see much confrontation with Voldy in Book 6, but I do think there will be some killings and posturing by both sides. I think this will be an important time in Harry's wizarding education as there is still alot he needs to learn before that final confrontation.[FONT=Comic Sans MS]

[mugglemagic]

Oh my!! Could this be Petunia? JK has to be talking about a squibb surley? (As read, we are mostly agreed at Mrs D being a squibb) I wonder if Petunia ends up saving Harry in some way? :wow:
More boringly, it could be Mrs Figg. :huh:



Could be Filtch... never know

[Potter1313]

Romantically, I don't see Ron and Hermione getting together. Yes, they always seem to be together but I think just as friends. I don't think Harry will be with anyone just yet as I think he may not want to get someone hurt.

I think the Order will find a new hiding place as 12 Grimauld is not safe anymore. Especially since Kreacher keeps in contact with Bellatrix.

Finally, I don't see much confrontation with Voldy in Book 6, but I do think there will be some killings and posturing by both sides. I think this will be an important time in Harry's wizarding education as there is still alot he needs to learn before that final confrontation.[FONT=Comic Sans MS]
Have you even been reading the books?! Ron and Hermione are the most obvious couple on the face of this planet! Kreacher talks to Narcissa, not Bellatrix. I don't think it matters that Kreacher can tell people where #12 is. He isn't the Secret Keeper so even if he did give them the exact location, they'd still never be able to find it. And no confrontation with Voldemort? What, are you kidding? His return's gone public, he's got to fight the ministry now, and he's extremely pissed off because Harry is like a cockroach to him-- seemingly unkillable (yes, I just made that word up). The FINAL confrontation of course, won't be until book 7, but there's no way Voldemort's going to chill until then! There's definitely going to be some meeting between Harry and the Dark Lord in the next book. No doubt about it.

[Neville]

About the DADA teacher, i'm thinking about Fleur. there were rumors about her for the fifth book and they might be true for the sixth

[Chewy]

I belive Harry will be made captain of the team Ron and Hermione will start to date and Harry will fall for Ginny and also belive Tonks will be the new Da Professor :clap:

[cleansweep11]

I think Katie Bell(she was a sixth year in the 5th book) will be the captian and then Harry in his 7th year.............but thats just me........

I also think we shall see a totally new person as the DADA teach.........they always have been new before.

[ronhermione]

Hi everyone! New here, from Brazil! I'm member of the snitch forum and my birthday is 31 of july!
The tread subject, let's see...
First, I think you're forgetting that both Alicia and Angelina are leaving next year, so,
- tryouts for Quidditch team
and I believe Ron will be captain, because he is the strategist, the chessplayer, and helped Ggriffindor win the Quidditch Cup, when Harry, Fred and George weren't in the team.
Oh, and probably the three of them will be back in the team.
And, I believe Arthur will become Minister for Magic, for one strong reason:
-"We got as much chances to win the Quidditch Cup this year as dad got of becaming Minister for Magic"-Ron
I don't know if the above was mentioned here..Lol.."the above"..does it reming you of something..hehe but I think Rowling wouldn't put it for nothing, and i don't think is a coincidence.
Bye! Hope to meet you all better!

[Bood]

[COLOR=Yellow][I]Yes, Potter1313, I have been reading the books, several times as a matter of fact, and the only relationship I see between Ron and Hermione is a brother and sister relationship. Maybe in book 6 something may come about but I just don't see it. Hermione and Ron argue to much, like brothers and sisters do, and I see Ron being somewhat protective of Hermione but I just don't see a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
I don't see a big confrontation in book 6 between Harry and Voldy just for the fact that Voldy realizes everyone knows he is back and I don't think he has all his supporters behind him yet. Oh yeah there will be some skermishes but mostly posturing between the good and bad before the big war really starts in book 7. [FONT=Comic Sans MS]

[ronhermione]

Bood,
I think you will have a serious disappointment when you read the next book. You may not see R/H as a couple, but J.K.Rowling is the author and she does.
" Is that somothing going on between Ron and Hermione?
Rowling: Yes, something is going on. Ron just doesn't realize it yet. Typical boy."
At Albert Hall event: " Harry and Hermione are very platonic(it means nonsexual) friends."
Chris Columbus(not sure if it was him or David Heyman), said the day Emma Watson was more nervous in set was when he told her that she would have to hug Daniel, and she said she wouldn't. He replied that he was her best friend, you were petrified. You don't have to hug Rupert because there is where the tension is.
More evidences, serch in the books, or go to the link at this page called Hpcouples. You'll se all quotes "supporting" them there. I'm sorry, but is Rowling who writes the books, so it will be this unless she goes mad and write mad things like Draco and Hermione toghether., or if someone goes to her hause and points a gun at her, forcing her to write about H/H.
Even if she dies, someone will continue the story for her following the same lines. By the way, do you blush when yo are with a friend? Do you feel more confortable huging your friend or your secret crush?? Do you feel puzzled when a friend kiss you?
Think I should warn you, maybe now your dissapointment won't be too big.

[Potter1313]

Yes, Potter1313, I have been reading the books, several times as a matter of fact, and the only relationship I see between Ron and Hermione is a brother and sister relationship. Maybe in book 6 something may come about but I just don't see it. Hermione and Ron argue to much, like brothers and sisters do, and I see Ron being somewhat protective of Hermione but I just don't see a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
I don't see a big confrontation in book 6 between Harry and Voldy just for the fact that Voldy realizes everyone knows he is back and I don't think he has all his supporters behind him yet. Oh yeah there will be some skermishes but mostly posturing between the good and bad before the big war really starts in book 7.
Brother and sister? Puh-lease. You must be joking. The relationship there is not siblings, it's the constant bickering that comes with marriage. RonHermione had some good points and I'll just add a few of my own. The most obvious thing (although, apparently some people chose to conveniently ignore it) was that Harry described Ron and Hermione as resembling Ron's parents... a married couple. Ron gets insanely jealous of Krum (and obviously still is in OOTP) while Hermione looks "simply furious" after Fleur kisses Ron in GOF. The relationship between Harry and Hermione IS a plutonic one. They are very close friends, nothing more. The ENTIRE series is written from Harry's point of view. If he had feelings for her, we'd know. On the contrary, he's not jealous of Hermione and Krum, he couldn't care less if she wrote to him, and he can already tell that there's something between the two of them. "...but he somehow thought that Hermione had gotten the point much better than Ron had." GOF, ch. 23, last line. There is no second interpretation of that quote. Open your eyes, bood... and you will see the light! Hehehe.

Now, onto the confrontation issues. I'm sorry, but I get very passionate about the above topic. :rolleyes: I decided to leave this one for last in order to simmer down a bit. I was under the impression that the second war had already started. After all, the last chapter in OOTP is titled "The Second War Begins." But maybe you're right. Voldemort will wait a year to try and kill Harry and start his plan for world domination. Sure. WHAT-EVER. I am quite confident that in book 6, we will see many of our favorite characters hurt and most likely a healthy number of them killed. The books are getting darker and the next step is to step up the death toll and show us how horrible war really is. That is definitely going to be a major theme in the coming books: the horrors of war.

Oh, by the way, I love your quote, RonHermione! :tu:

You may not see R/H as a couple, but J.K.Rowling is the author and she does.

[witch_child]

Ummm, sorry, this is jsut a theory, but most of the other stuff in here is turning out to be as well. I think that there has to be some sort of trial. Face it, those kids broke into the ministry. They shouldn't have and they shouldn't have been able too. I don't think that anybody has to get into trouble, but it just depends on the mood of Fudge. But there will definately be some kind of Inquisition into everything that took place th night of Sirius's death. I mean look at the size of the trial for Harry, who was just accused of being underaged and using magic. Something fishy could crop up.
That's just my thing to add, sorry if this isn't where it belongs. :huh:

[cleansweep11]

True...........

[Bood]

Didn't mean to get everyone hot and bothered. It was just my opinion and the way I thought things were. I never imagined Harry and Hermione getting together and I really don't see Harry getting together with anyone right now. I do remember somewhere that JKR had something brewing between Ron and Hermiione but as I read the books, I just didn't see it. So if it happens between Ron and Hermione, I sure am not going to be disappointed because they got together, it just means I was wrong. Yes, Ron hasn't figured things out - BUT - neither has Hermione!! SO RELAX!!
As to what else will happen in Book 6 - who knows. I am not a good guesser (as you can see), but occasionally I get one right. I always felt Sirius would be the one to die in Book 5. The only reason I guess there will not be a big confrontation with Voldy is Books 1 & 2 had confrontations with Voldy, Book 3 did not, Books 4 & 5 had confrontations with Voldy again, so I thought Book 6 he would be laying low before his big confrontation in Book 7. Not strong support but I am just guessing.

By the way I know what platonic means and I am probably old enough to be your GRANPARENT!! So call me insane for enjoying Harry Potter and my "totally wrong" opinions are due to senility(I'm crazy) but its fun guessing and seeing all the replys.

[Bood]

Told you I was insane - maybe not old enough to be a granparent but I am old enough to be your parent!! Breath a sigh of relief that I am not.

[eVaNeScEnCe]

ah, Bood, don't feel like the odd one out, I too would rather see Harry and Hermione get together than R/Hr (though at this point, I think it wiser that they ALL just stay platonic friends). Personally, I fail to see how constant and incessant bickering sets a good precedence for a relationship, particularly in Ron/Hermy's case. I mean sure, it could result in something, but as to whether it will be healthy and long-lasting...I have my doubts. I just see Hermione getting more annoyed at Ron's ignorance and all-around personality and Ron encouraging her attitude. If you ask me, I think J.K. has painted this relationship a bit unrealistically. It sounds nice in fiction, but I doubt it would work in real life. Sorry, I just don't see it. :shrug:
but we're veering off-topic here...
anyway, to add further to my two knuts:
I know there will be a bit more expansion on the romantic front in book six, though just enough to keep it as a sub-plot throughout the story- as romance is and should never be a central aspect in the HP books. The Harry/Cho thing is done and over with (and good riddance) and I have a feeling we will start picking up clues of a new possible love interest for Harry. Though I agree with everyone that Harry does have a lot on his plate to deal with as it is.

[Bood]

Ahh, Evanesence (sorry if I misspelled it) I am glad you aren't the only one who does not see a connection between Ron and Hermione. I see the three of them as just great friends who will sacrifice their life for the other and are therefore very protective of each other. I know I have read the JKR is developing something between Ron and Hermione and maybe they are developing a relationship but I haven't seen anything of it in the books. Oh, I'll get yelled at for this but what can I say.
As I remind myself these are story books that are fun to read and day dream about and we all try to stay one step ahead of JKR by guessing whats going to happen but no one really knows until the book is finally printed and in stores.

[Jay Potter]

Hi there everyone. Here's my two knuts worth.. Ron and Hermione is most likely going to get together, however not yet. Harry hasnt told them about the propehecy yet, because he is most likely going to be avoidant towards everyone. Yet something will happen that will make him see that he cant getrid off them easily, that they'll stick by him. But that will take time and Hr/R and will have to put their feelings on hold to help Harry. It is a possibilty however that by the end of the book they will be together.

To witch_childs comment, i agree with her. However the reality of Voldemort returning has struck the MoM full in the face. In OOTP they wanted to expel Harry, now that is the least of their worries, besides Dumbledore already explained to Fudge.

As for Voldemorts quest for immortality (what is it with him?). Harry still cant do Occlumency right.. What if in the summer holidays he gets into Harry's mind? it is a possiblity. And like someone said earlier Voldie will then not fear Dumbledore too much. But JK is a very creative person and tends to qrite the unexpected. Harry might not kill Voldemort after all. Remember, divination is a very inprecise branch of magic and it's our decisions that destine our future.
Which brings me too, Harry will not die. Harry dieing will mean Voldie lives, and basicly the destruction oof the world. Come on. Jk wouldnt do that...

(This theory is supported by the HPL)>> Also, the new DADA teacher will NOT be any charachter we know, since all charachter have been introduced in the book before the start of term actually starts. (Harry meets Quirrel in the Leaky Cauldron, Lockhart in Flourish and Blotts, Lupin in the train, Arthur talked about Moody before school (so Harry didnt technically meet him but we found out about it before start f term and Umbridge (i hate her) at the hearing.) All this charachters were never from previous books, so it is highly unlikely that it is Fleur, Bill or Lupin. (They are busy with the order also) and you must remember that every proffesor had a dark secret that was the cause of their expulsion. (Quirrel had Voldie in his head, Gildy and the memory charms, Lupin the werewolf, Moody the impostor and Umbridge and the dementors) So i highly doubt it will be anyone we have meet before...

[NIrvanaFreak]

I think it's pretty much a given that Harry will be taking Occlumency...

[Sirius' Babi]

Okay... first off I don't think there'll be a trial only because they DID break in :p . WHO can put them on trial for being able to get in the MOM should have been guarding this place! :agree: Secondly definetly a new DADA teacher!! Hoping it'll be Lupin( :love: ) only because Harry'll need more protection and looking after! :eyebrows: Umm Maybe we'll finally get to find out who Harry's GODMOTHER is :rolleyes: !!! I mean does anyone recall any one ever hinting to her? :no: Why wouldn't Harry think of this when he found out about Sirius? :sad: Ummm .... Maybe the new DADA teacher will be his godmother!! :huh: Maybe we'll find out why Sirius didn't get married or maybe he DID?? :elaugh: We'll probably find out more about the VEIL and Azkaban would be guarded by the Order... Ron and Hermoine will get together and MAYBE Harry'll finaly confess he likes Ginny. :blush: :love: :tu: !! Fred and George you ask? I believe they'll keep the shop but they're parents will want them to go back to at least finish up school... I think that Percy will die under the Imperius Curse :upset: .. READ : First Attack of a Pure Blood , that'll make u believe!!! :clap: :clap: I swear! I HOPE Fudge( :grumble: :td: ) is released from MoM and maybe Mr. Weasley will become it ! I can't wait to really see what happens, because this is def. killing me !!! :nc:
-Sirius'Babi
and we'll find out why JKR had Harry look into the mirror after Sirius went through the veil... I'm telling u he's not GONE!!! They'll find a way ...

[cleansweep11]

Why wouldn't Harry think of this when he found out about Sirius?


Because Harry never asks or thinks of these things! ;)

I like the idea of the new DADA being Harry's god mother. But I doubt it will happen:

It doesn't seem realistic
I don't think Harry does have a godmother


Oh well.......Lets just hope for the best...

[Edward Lupin]

maybe Harry would become an Animagi. maybe..
and I agree, the death eaters will all be released or maybe they escape.
There will be another fight between Harry and the death eaters.
Dumbledore said that harry is safe in the Dursley's house, but i think that he is NOT THAt safe. why?? Voldie may not be able to touch or attack him, but other death eaters CAN. or, He could send dangerous creatures to attack him, maybe dementor or else..
Harry will go to The Burrow again.
i think Hermoine will choose to be a teacher.

Is it possible that Fred and George will come back to Hogwarts?

And, one thing, how could the picture of Phineas Nigellus something (and all the former headmaster) talk?? if they could, why couldnt the pic of james talk?? anybody knows??

[Dominor4]

My predictions:

- Harry's stay at the Dursleys may be easier (but boring) this time, mainly because he now knows why he has to go there each summer, and also because of the warning from the Order/Petunia's revelation.

- While at the Dursley's, Harry will be keeping up with the news (both wizarding world and muggle), and this time there will be violence, strange disappearences, apparent accidents, etc. Karkaroff may be the first victim, with the Dark Mark hovering above his house.

- Harry will no longer be kept completely in the dark in regards to the workings of the Order, or his friends over the summer. He may get letters from other people like Luna and Neville.

- 12 Grimmauld Place may now belong to Harry, but Harry will allow it to continue being the headquarters for the Order. He may not even want to be there.

- Because Voldemort now knows he cannot possess Harry, Harry will no longer need to study occlumency and will cease to have strange visions and dreams.

- Harry will be over his depression, but will now feel anger and the need to exact revenge.

- The dementors will rejoin Voldemort, and the imprisoned Death Eaters will be free and back in his service. However, Lucius will no longer have a job at the Ministry, and others will be demoted from their previous positions as well.

- The results of Harry's O.W.L.s will be better than expected, and he will continue on the path to becoming an auror.

- The new DADA teacher will be a completely new character.

- Neville, with his new wand, will finally start coming in to his own.

- Romantic feelings will start blossuming between Neville and Ginny, and Harry and Luna. There may be some more hints of it between Ron and Hermione.

- The D.A. meetings will continue, and everyone will get better and better. Dumbledore himself may give Harry some pointers and the twins will provide them will all sorts of spying devices and weapons.

- Hermione will continue her S.P.E.W. work, and a major breakthrough may come about (a setup for a house elf army in book 7). Same thing with Neville and his work with magical plants (again another setup).

- Draco and perhaps Crabbe and Goyle will become Death Eaters in order to exact revenge on Harry and the D.A.

- Draco may form his own club; sort of the opposite of the D.A.

- Draco will work very hard to spread discourse and division between the houses.

- Most importantly, Harry himself may start studying the dark arts in secret. Since he now knows he either has to kill Voldemort or die, he'll want to learn the most powerful, dangerous and aggressive spells that he can't learn from regular DADA or Dumbledore. Perhaps he'll sneak into the library's restricted section and then into the Dark Forest to test his new abilities.

- Sometime later, Harry will have a major confrontation with Draco or some other character, and he will lash out with dark powers, and be forced to realize just now much like Voldemort he's become. Perhaps his eyes will even turn red for a short time. When he finally confronts the Dark Lord himself and tries to kill him, he'll fail and get his butt kicked.

- Voldemort (having figured out what the prophecy meant), will kill Dumbledore, and by doing that, be able to find out about 12 Grimmauld Place (remember, Dumbledore is secret keeper for the order). When that happens, a major attack will be launched against the headquarters and the Order will be destroyed. Only Lupin, Hagrid and McGonnagall will survive.

- With the death of his parents, Ron will be closer to Harry than ever.

- While all this is happening, the Ministry will be losing the battle against Voldemort. They will be spread thin trying to keep things secret from the muggles, while combatting giant and dementor attacks.

- We'll find out what Wormtail was up to in book 5 (probably raising some sort of army).

- The Ministry will fall, and Fudge will be killed by the Dark Lord.

- Harry will return to the Dursleys on his own accord in order to escape danger.

These are just a few, I'll try to think of some more.

[SeverusSnape]

Jus like to make one comment on a quote...dont feel like commenting on EVERYTHING that I see fit cuz I just dont have time
And, one thing, how could the picture of Phineas Nigellus something (and all the former headmaster) talk?? if they could, why couldnt the pic of james talk?? anybody knows??

The picture of Phineas was a painting, not a photo. And I think we will learn about these kind of paintings in the next books. Can anybody see Harry uncovering a painting of Sirius in the attic or something. It wont be out in the open but maybe it will be like in a box of junk.

Heres just a few things cuz most of my predictions have already been said...

Release Date:
June, 2005

Pages:
More than OotP..Prolly around 900-1000



I think this because look at how long it took her to write OotP. Yes I know she had a baby and all that but still. It took about 3 years. Me saying that Book 6 will come out in June 2005 is giving her only a year and half to write the book, and thats if she started right after Book 5 came out. She will finish it around Christmas 2004 and with editing and printing and all of that...it will be out 6 moths later...in June. It was the same deal with OotP.

Just my 817 Galleons

[Peeves32]

already history, if you remember Cho was already dating someone else by the end of the book. I don't think Harry and Cho are meant to be anyway. I think either Hermione or Ginny would be great matches for Harry. Hermione is the more obvious choice though since it became clear in the 5th book that she has a thing for Harry, especially after the way she reacted about the prefect badges among other things.

[SeverusSnape]

already history, if you remember Cho was already dating someone else by the end of the book. I don't think Harry and Cho are meant to be anyway. I think either Hermione or Ginny would be great matches for Harry. Hermione is the more obvious choice though since it became clear in the 5th book that she has a thing for Harry, especially after the way she reacted about the prefect badges among other things.

I agree with you on one count. Harry and Cho are history. When Cho had another boyfriend, Harry said the news of that didn't even hurt him. But your Hermione/Harry theory is way off. If anybody, it will be Harry/Ginny. JKR already said that Ha/He have a "just friends" relationship. As the story is written from Harry's POV, we would have known if he had feelings for Hermione. We knew about Cho, didn't we? By the end, Hermione will be with Ron, its only way too obvious.

[daz]

JK has allready said in an interview that book 6 will be shorter then OOTP so hopefully it will not take so long to write

[Drker2000]

That's not the reason it took so long; OoTP was long because JKR was "taking a break". How would you feel after you wrote a book as long as GoF in a year; hopefully Book Six will come out at October--December 04. She's already finished the first draft probably working on the second, slim chance for third, but not fourth definitely, she will probably be on the fourth around May, I think.

This is derived from a quote saying she would be finished on the first draft by December.

[Eliza]

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- I think Harry will keep all of his emotions inside him & not tell anyone what hes up to or how hes feeling

-Harry will do something for the Order that will be his own secret & not tell them until the end

-Harry will save all the Weasleys and they will find out how much respect,love, and loyalty he has for them

-in Ootp at the very end Harry proved to the wizarding world vthat the Dark Lord is back so that means more people will want to be in the Order now

- Harry might become the Quiddich captin :agree: or Katie Bell :td: because hes been on the teem for ages I dont think Ron or anyone else should Rons only been on the teem for 1 year & Harry so diservse this Ron was a prefect

-in the 6th book Harry will not find love there but maybe in the last book

-most of his O.W.L. results will be ok exept Potions he might get an E, but then like in Ootp McGollagall said she will help Harry if it takes her night & day to make him become an Auror , so she might persade Snape to take Harry into his Potions class


that the background i have please this is only my opinion nothing against anyone else

please tell me what you thinkhttp:// :welcome:

[LumosSoleil]

-most of his O.W.L. results will be ok exept Potions he might get an E, but then like in Ootp McGollagall said she will help Harry if it takes her night & day to make him become an Auror , so she might persade Snape to take Harry into his Potions class

That would really be interesting to see more of McGonagall and what she has to offer. I wonder if she would be the only one to help Harry become a better wizard; there are plenty of people who are more than willing to help Harry learn new skills. From all the books I read, I don't see much in McGonagall. That would be surprising to see what she can do to help him.

[FivePointSin]

I think the last point about Neville is really really important. Ever since I read that Nevilles wand was somebody else's I thought "Well that makes sense!" Thats why Neville was so horrible at Mgaic. I think that after he gets a new wand he'll bee loads better, maybe even an asset to Harry i.e. A battle with Voldemort maybe? Well thats all. Cheerio Mate

[JackSnow]

I think snake will finally get his wish some how and become the new DADA teacher

[Lupin_Lady]

hopefully Book Six will come out at October--December 04. She's already finished the first draft probably working on the second, slim chance for third, but not fourth definitely, she will probably be on the fourth around May, I think.

This is derived from a quote saying she would be finished on the first draft by December.

Well it will probably be released in time for Xmas shopping, so sales will be bigger.
Rather clever if you ask me!

[Drker2000]

Luna will play a bigger role, she is a strong witch because she was the last of her group standing in the DoM, her mother was a strong witch, her dad is nuts....wait....

[canteurervan]

You seem to point only at certain individual...

1. One thing for sure is the DA members will play an important role in Harry's battle, especially Hermione.
2. Secrets revealed why Dumbledore trusts Snape.
3. Some emotional developments will continue and take shape (whatever ships there are, one of them will prevail ...)
4. New DADA teacher
5. Harry won't tell their friends about the prophecy at the beginning of the book yet, but he will some time in the end (Definitely not the middle...too normal the situation for such an important thing to happen)
6. Harry will play Quidditch again, since that will leviate part of his stress.
7. Voldermort will make some moves as more vicious preparations of his aim to power
8. As a result, Death Eaters will increase, more vicious creatures will rise up
9. Draco vs Harry will continue, and will get more fierce...though I doubt if Draco can do much about it because Neville will have a say at it. After the battle at the MoM, Neville will become more confident, and hence he will become more powerful, magically speaking.
10. Most expected of all (my personal interest) is the struggle of Hermione to maintain her two-world life, Muggle world and Magic world, since after the incident, her parents will have a say at it.
11. Hopefully, there will be new students, as havoc as the Weaslys twins (though, we already have Lee Jordan).
12. Harry will feel more distant with things around him, even his friends, and hence will focus more on his study. (I still feel like something missing here, emotionally) Since Harry won't go back with Cho, Rowling should put someone to replace, but who? (all shippers have their own arguments, but personally I'd like to see Hermione play that role since Harry was almost shocked to death when he thought Hermione died in OOTP, poor Hermione...)

Any thing to add ???! Feel free to add ...

***van.

[Nys]

I think:
*Neville will become a stronger wizzard now that he will get to use his own wand. I'm not sure whether his Grandmother will be proud or will want to throttle him for what he's done
*Harry will become closer to Ginny (eventually really liking her)
*Luna will show her skills more so than she already has probably be something to do with forseeing the near future
*Hermione will not have done as well in her OWLS as she would have expected due to her not performing that well in the practicals (or maybe the testers got sick of reading all the extra stuff she'd of put in)
*Ron will actually start to realise that he likes Hermione but realise he's been bit of a twat in the last 5 years. Might even become better at Quidditch
*Ginny will take over where her brothers took off as the resident michief maker'
* The order will go on as usual. I get the feeling that not too many extra people will join, it is a secret order after all.
* I think the MoM will be too busy with Voldermort and his DE's to bother about the fact that Harry and Co. broke into the MoM
* I honestly think that Sirius is gone for good, it'd be good to find out that Harry has a Godmother though I don't think it's likely though... you never know with JK and usually if you have a Godfather you have a Godmother.
* My main theory is that Regulas Black wasn't mentioned in Book 5 for no reason same with Mark Evans. There seems to be a reason that JK has told us that Lilly's maiden name was Evans other than with James writing that he loved L.E.....

[Jaenelle]

We still haven't seen Azkaban, and of the magical places/institutions mentioned, that is the only one left.
We will find out some more about the Potters.
There was a quote somewhere that a character would do magic late in life, that character might appear in this book.
Hermione stays prefect.
We find out more about arithmancy (why Hermione thinks it's "wonderful"...and what it is) and the mysterious Professor Sinistra (astronomy).
Harry meets up with the Twins in Diagon Alley before school to see their premises and catch up on the news from the wizarding world.
That's about it...

[HpRoKs]

We really do not know anything snbout Professor Sinistra and J.K. wouldn't just put her there for nothing. We definitely learn more about her later.

[Eliza]

Harry will be vary secretive
blame him self for Sirius death
will be nice & let people ask him for things and he will do it for them
become Gryffindor Quiddich captin
will not speak to Dumbldore for a short period of time
will not inherit anything of Sirius because in book 5 it says nothing about that plus its too corny
might get 7 o.w.l.s ........DADA,Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, Herbioligy, Care of Magical Creatures, & Divination

[Arutha5]

Snape will be the new DADA teacher,

Harry will be a member of the order( how can dumbledore keep him out now)

watch out for longbottom and his new wand!!!

We find out why DD loves harry ( grandfather maybe??)

The houses will unite under Harry!!

just a few things to think about.
Don

[FarhanaK]

No, I can't think of any more...whoa Malfoy is going after Harry's blood???I mean they are other ways to commit suicide besides trying to get AIDS!Haha lol!

[FRED ASTAIRE]

Book 6 should be release probably Autumn next year, according to JKR. But maybe sooner or later... hopefully sooner :D
I was told (no sure how reliable he is--by the manager of Walden Books Store) that she has finished both books but is awaiting to choose name for them. Also the release is/was suppose to be out at the time of PoA; now with the release of Stephen Kings' new book to be release might get pushed back to December of 2004!


Can anyone confirm this???




I wonder if Harry will continue with the DA class/club in the 6 & 7th book, OR will he be the NEW DA teacher?

[Nephel]

I heard she finished her rough draft at the start of 2004. So she can fine tune it and maybe it will be out christmas or early 2005.

[sindatur]

I was told (no sure how reliable he is--by the manager of Walden Books Store) that she has finished both books but is awaiting to choose name for them. Also the release is/was suppose to be out at the time of PoA; now with the release of Stephen Kings' new book to be release might get pushed back to December of 2004!


Can anyone confirm this???




I wonder if Harry will continue with the DA class/club in the 6 & 7th book, OR will he be the NEW DA teacher?

I seriously doubt JKR has already finished both Book 6 and Book 7. Book 6 rough draft is possible to be finished, but no way is the series finished yet.

JKR and Bloomsbury/Schoolastic will not delay the release of the next book due to another project by another author. However, it is very unlikely that you will see two Harry Potter products released at the very same time (IE: PoA movie and Book 6). If Book 6 was ready, it would be delayed in order to put more time in between PoA movie and Book 6 release, as the Marketing department would not allow the Product to compete with itself. It is reasonable to believe that Book 6 could come out at around Christmastime, but never expect to get an HP movie and the next HP book being released with 2-3 months of each other

[FRED ASTAIRE]

That is/was my thoughts too, but I thought that since he is the manager and we are not getting any info of who, why, what, where, when it will be released I thought I would pass this along.

Darn him him for getting my (all of us) hopes up!


But I am DYING here!!! I need some INFO or book 6!!!!!

Thanks for answering my post though!

[Nycade]

This may be a silly theory (Yes, theory, I know... facts :upset: ... sorry!), but I think we'll find out whether Luna ever found the Crumple-Horned Snorkack (or whatever it was called... my book's on loan). It seems pretty important to her to find it, and it would be funny if she did. Either way, I'm sure someone will ask her. And Luna will, I'm sure, be happy to provide information on whether she did or not. I don't think she'll give up believing in it, even if they don't find it.

I hope book six comes out soon... although part of me doesn't want the series to be over too soon! Speculation is always fun, however, and it'll last me until book six, whenever it may come out.

[potterfreak]

well, these are all very good theories.

One's for sure: vodlemort will go for the prophecy and will not rest until he knows about it. then the dursleys and of course trelawney are in great danger. Ok, sybill may not remember her prophecy but voldy will of course try to get it out of her. this would make sense because dumbledore wanted her to stay at hogwarts even if she wasn't teacher anymore. perhaps he wanted to protect her - and along with her the whole whizarding world.

Another fact: neville, luna, tonks and kingsley will have big parts in book 6. without any doubt - and not only because they are along with the trio my favourite characters ;-) kingsley may become new minister and tonks new dada-teacher.

neville will, without any doubt, seek for revenge on bella and will at the end manage to destroy (no, I won't say kill) her. (maybe with a little help from harry ...)

man, I also want book 6 - NOW!!!

[phoenix21701]

My guess is that they won't even think about releasing book 6 until book 5 has been in soft cover for awhile.

[Drker2000]

She seems to be at the end of the second draft to maybe in the middle of the third.

Luna will become closer to Harry. That's no guess, even though she might just be a friend.

Why do you think I have that question in my sig?

[Hermionefan617]

hey ppl, where r u getting this info from exactly??

[Buck]

I agree with the latest rumor that JKR has finished her rough draft. Also, one rumor I heard is that she will probably release a month before Christmas, (biggest profit/sale) or after the summer olympics. As for book 7, years and years away from that. She will milk that for all it's worth.

OWL results
Sirius' will
Remus is made Godfather
More evil Draco
New MoM - (wouldn't be too surprise to see Mr. Weasley)
new DADA Professor - (Professor Snape)
new Potions Professor - (Percy Weasley) - (JKR said a student would be teaching a subject)
They all agree to take NEWT Potions, Herbology, Potions, Magical Creatures, Charms, Transfiguration, and DADA. - (Hermione will take a few extras)
Harry is seeker again
Ginny is chaser
Ron is keeper
Luna switches houses to Gryffindor - (JKR said someone would switch houses)
DA meetngs continue & Neville gets a lot better
Ron & Hermione row again
Harry starts to notice Ginny - (you heard me Luna and Hermione shippers! Besides when Ron jokes about it, then it's true!)
Lucifer Malfoy escapes
Voldemort tries to make Harry tell him the prophecy
Harry gets hurt by Lestrange but escapes.
The Second War really begins.

[v@sh]

90-99% of this thread isn't even fact. Basically most, if not all of it is just pure speculation and assumptions of what we believe is going to happen in book 6. There hasn't been hardly anything in sources to tell us what we expect exactly to happen. Umm..posters that are saying that they've been hearing JKR has finished the first draft etc. and a possible release date for book 6 could you please post your source of where it was heard/read/seen since its pretty unreliable. I think a lot of our assumptions, or some of it at least is influenced somewhat by reading fan fiction and what happens in those.

[Lucca]

Welcome RonHermione!

[Puffskein]

90-99% of this thread isn't even fact. Basically most, if not all of it is just pure speculation and assumptions of what we believe is going to happen in book 6. There hasn't been hardly anything in sources to tell us what we expect exactly to happen.

The trouble is that, up until the release of OOTP, all the interviews concentrated on either OOTP, or Book 7, or "future books". So we don't know anything specific about book 6, except obvious things, such as it being Harry's 6th year. At least it's not long till the World Book Day chat - that should give us something to chew over.

[Picko]

This thread's awfully long considering there is next to no facts surrounding Book 6 at the moment ;) I for one will be waiting patiently for the World Book Day chat to see if we find out anything :)

[Justop26]

I'd rather want to see more romance in book 6... Book 5 kept me kinda hanging in that topic... The Harry/Cho 'thing' really kept me hooked to the book... And couldn't stand to see his date ruined by the Hermione reunion... It made me feel really angry toward Hermy... I mean, he's with Cho.. But she ruines it.. And then she doesn't tell him anything... What's the matter with her..?

[lemondrop]

I noticed that today (March 1st) is Ron's birthday. So I think that means the Ron will be turning 17 in March during book 6. Maybe he will take his apparation test over Easter break? (Harry born July 31, 1980; Ron born March 1, 1980)

[Drker2000]

Will Book six be longer than book five?

[Nephel]

JK Rowling said that Book 6 would be shorter than GoF, but it could turn out to be longer, as OotP was planned as same size as PoA, but it came out as the biggest book :cool:

[Wab]

I'd rather want to see more romance in book 6... Book 5 kept me kinda hanging in that topic... The Harry/Cho 'thing' really kept me hooked to the book... And couldn't stand to see his date ruined by the Hermione reunion... It made me feel really angry toward Hermy... I mean, he's with Cho.. But she ruines it.. And then she doesn't tell him anything... What's the matter with her..?

Harry blew the date all by himself. A simple explanation to Cho that he'd already made arrangements but he'd like her to come with him would have saved a world of grief.

[pasmosa]

That mirror Sirius gave Harry will be in his trunk at the beginning of the book.


I thought that when Harry first discovered the mirror (Sirius already being dead) Harry got frustrated and threw the mirror back into his trunk and broke it.

[MnMbabe]

i cant believe it wont come out until summer of 2005 or summer of 2006...TORTURE!:upset:

[Muggle Tiff]

You're right...complete torture. At least we have a movie in between, or at that rate...maybe two movies?!

And this interview with her this morning was nothing but a tease. Here's a few quotes regarding "FACTS about Book 6" from her interview.

Rita: What about Wormtail? Is there hope for redemption?
JK Rowling replies -> There's always hope, of course. You'll find out more about our rat-like friend in book six.

polly weasley: Will Harry fall for another girl in book six, or will he be too busy for romance?
JK Rowling replies -> He'll be busy, but what's life without a little romance?

Field: Regarding Harrys subconscious feelings, how has it changed from book 1 to book 5?
JK Rowling replies -> Well he's obviously been through a lot since book one and book five was the book when he cracked up a little. In book six, the wizarding world is really at war again and he has to master his own feelings to make himself useful.

Calliope: Are the Muggle and Magical worlds ever going to be rejoined?
JK Rowling replies -> No, the breach was final, although as book six shows, the Muggles are noticing more and more odd happenings now that Voldemort's back.

mnich: Is it true Harry will get a more permanent injury in the sixth book?
JK Rowling replies -> I've read this rumour on the net and I'm not sure where it came from. I don't really want to get into what happens to Harry in book six, but I certainly never said that he would have a 'more permanent injury'.

Adele: Will poor Harry be stuck at the Dursleys' all next summer?
JK Rowling replies -> Not all summer, no. In fact, he has the shortest stay in Privet Drive so far.

Cris: One answer we're all longing for: How's the writing of book 6 going and when will it be released?JK Rowling replies -> I can't say when it will be released [load groan that JKR can hear from here] because that's down to my publishers. But it's going really well. I am loving writing it.

Lucy: what happened to worm tale?
JK Rowling replies -> You'll find out in book six.

AjXTee: How long does it take you to plan a book before you even start writing? Or do you just plan as you go along?
JK Rowling replies -> It's hard to say; book six has been planned for years, but before I started writing seriously I spend two months re-visting the plan and making absolutely sure I knew what I was doing (learning from my mistakes - I didn't check the plan for 'Goblet of Fire' and had to re-write a third of the book.

Kings Park primery school: what will happen to hagrids half brother?
JK Rowling replies -> You'll find out in book six. Luckily he's become a little more controllable.

miggs: Is there going to be a new minister of magic in the next books?
JK Rowling replies -> Yes. Ha! Finally, a concrete bit of information, I hear you cry!

There are tons more questions to which the answer is "you'll find out", but she doesn't specifically give an answer to which book we'll find out in. So, maybe this will help those who are trying to outline the book ahead of time. :)

[Drker2000]

Hmm. . . from what we can tell (which isn't much), She's still writing the book (big surprise). But she said it was up to her publishers, what could that mean?

[SimGrand]

She seems to be at the end of the second draft to maybe in the middle of the third.

Luna will become closer to Harry. That's no guess, even though she might just be a friend.

I'm sorry, but how can that be anything more than speculation?

[Drker2000]

I'm sorry, but how can that be anything more than speculation?

Which statement? I'm not speculating on the second statement because there's cannon to support it. It's just that it's rarely picked up.

The first one is definitly speculation. She was done with the first draft around Christmas(which is not speculation). So, it would be logical to assume that, with her making sure that her plan for book six was all right taking a few months, she would be at the end of the second draft. It seems a draft takes about three months, and it takes a number of drafts to write any book. JKR is a perfectionist. It makes her writing almost flawless, but it takes longer to write.

[Nys]

How do you know that she has finished a draft at all?

[HpRoKs]

In a Biography channel interview right before OotP came out, she said that she was finished with ALL of the books, she said she just finished the last chapter of the 7th book. She done already...all she has to do is proofread and revise a little.

[Nys]

Is there a transcript of this interview anywhere, I've never heard of this interview and would be really interested to read it.

[MnMbabe]

i agree, it would be quite interesting to read.

[pasalita]

Kreacher talks to Narcissa, not Bellatrix. I don't think it matters that Kreacher can tell people where #12 is. He isn't the Secret Keeper so even if he did give them the exact location, they'd still never be able to find it.

Considering that JKR had just mentioned in her WBD interview that Narcissa will have a bigger part in book 6, the above comment is great to analyze in hindsight. Narcissa is part of the family Black, and Grimmauld place is known to all Blacks, isn't it? With Sirius dead and Lucius in Askaban, Narcissa seems primed (with Bellatrix) to do the bidding of Voldy.

Where, then, does this put Kreacher? He is loyal to the Black family, not Harry. Could there be a showdown between Kreacher and Dobby?


One wonders....

On a related note: The service of house elves (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=23322&page=1&pp=30)

[MnMbabe]

That would make a very exciting showdown! two house elves dueling...wow! :rotfl: thats a pretty good idea!

[pasalita]

Well, I've often wondered why a) Kreacher is introduced into the plot, and b) Dobby continues to be mentioned every now and again. Considering that Dobby has already confronted/defended Harry against his previous employer (Lucius Malfoy) and Kreacher may potentially attend to Narcissa since he has been in contact with her mostly, I wouldn't expect anything less than some kind of confrontation between Dobby and Kreacher. All the connections are there and their too loaded too miss!

Man. Now I'm that more irritated that Book 6 won't be coming for a while! :D

[EricaM]

Well, I've often wondered why a) Kreacher is introduced into the plot, and b) Dobby continues to be mentioned every now and again. Considering that Dobby has already confronted/defended Harry against his previous employer (Lucius Malfoy) and Kreacher may potentially attend to Narcissa since he has been in contact with her mostly, I wouldn't expect anything less than some kind of confrontation between Dobby and Kreacher. All the connections are there and their too loaded too miss!

Man. Now I'm that more irritated that Book 6 won't be coming for a while! :D

I'm thinking, though, that it might be broader than Dobby vs Kreacher. I think that S.P.E.W. will figure into it.

Mr Weasley, Bill and Lupin were having an intense discussion about goblins.

They're not giving anything away yet', said Bill. 'I still can't work out whether or not they believe he's back. Course, they might prefer not to take sides at all. Keep out of it.'

'I'm sure they'd never go over to You-Know-Who', said Mr Weasley, shaking his head. They've suffered losses too; remember that goblin family he murdered last time, somewhere near Nottingham?'

'I think it depends what they're offered', said Lupin. 'And I'm not talking about gold. If they're offered the freedoms we've been denying them for centuries they're going to be tempted. Have you still not had any luck with Ragnok, Bill?'

(Bold mine)It appears that House Elves aren't the only disenfranchised group within the wizarding world. I think that this, and S.P.E.W. and Grawp will all come into play, somehow.

Cheers

[purplehawk]

I think you're right... those pureblood, holier-than-thou old wizarding families are about to get a rather severe wakeup call!

[ImEric12]

hah, a house elf/giant/goblin revolt against purebloods would be hilarious!

[pasalita]

I'm thinking, though, that it might be broader than Dobby vs Kreacher. I think that S.P.E.W. will figure into it.

Oh, I don't deny that at all (i.e. that house elves will figure into the war). But, since Kreacher and Dobby are two houseelves brought to the forefront in the story, both of which have connections to Harry and a prominent Deatheater family, and not just any Deatheater family, but the one set up as his arch-nemesis from the beginning of the series via Draco, I think its almost too obvious that these two house elves in particular will have a huge influence on the plot and on Harry (i.e. Kreacher could threaten Harry's vulnerability/safety whereas Dobby could defend it).

At this point in the series, it would seem to be a little difficult to introduce new characters. So, I'm looking for those spot players that have been introduced now and again, but whose purpose and role in the plot have not yet been truly flushed out.

And, again, a confrontation between Kreacher and Dobby could have the potentiality to be dramatic in some way. But, that's just my speculation.

[Arutha5]

:cool: He's my take on what we know:

- New dada teacher....Snape....I think Harry gets his OWL results and doesn't get outstanding, which Snape requires for his newt classes???? I also think this will make Harry continue with the DA??

-Harry and the Ootp.....Harry will become part of the order...I think he will insist on this???

-MOM......JK said we get a new MOM...love to see ron's dad get it...maybe Bones the judge????


What do you think of my ideas???


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[phoenixfan]

Maybe Snape does finally get the D.A.D.A job but who will be the potions prof., cause i dont think Snape would want both.

I think Harry will demand he getin the Order. i think he'll say ron and hermione should be in too.

It would be awesome ifArthur Weasley became MOM. but if he does and percy isnt something of a spy for the Order how will he react to his dad becoming MOM. and will he stay in the ministry

[canteurervan]

Maybe Snape does finally get the D.A.D.A job but who will be the potions prof., cause i dont think Snape would want both.


If there is one thing for sure to happen in the book 6, that is Snape won't get the DADA job. Seriously, if Dumbledore allowed Snape to teach DADA, he would have got it ages ago, especially from OotP.

***van.

[Arutha5]

:cool: I can not see Dumbledore or for that matter Mrs. Weasley allowing Ron or Hermione in the order, but how can he stop Harry. I think Harry has more than proved himself and with the death of his godfather, will have grown up enough to accept his fate???

[purplehawk]

I doubt very much Harry will be an active member of the Order before he turns 17 and/or graduates school. I realize many of you consider it an honor to be a member, but you've got to consider Harry's situation - he can't do Order work and attend school at the same time. With school and his annual encounter with Voldemort, the boy has quite enough on his plate.

[jordmundt6]

I'm wondering if he might be functionally a member even though it hasn't been formalized and if this does wrap up in seven books and he survives, it should mean that the Order would no longer be necessary by the time Harry would be ready to join.

[purplehawk]

I think he is that already. In truth, everything the Order will do in the next two books will revolve around Harry and Voldemort and their connection. Don't get me wrong - I realize there will be confrontations in which Harry is not pivotal, similar to the battles staged in Rohan and Minas Tirith in LOTR, but the ultimate victory will not be achieved without Harry.

[JadeDragon]

I think it likely that Harry will be allowed to sit in on the Order's discussions now, but I don't know about active participation. He does have enough "to be getting on with," to use a much tired-out expression from the series. I wonder about the twins, though. They are old enough to be in the Order, but they aren't exactly mature, are they? I wonder if they wouldn't get into more trouble than it would be worth sometimes...

I like Arthur Weasley for MoM, but it also seems plausible that a relative unknown might acquire that spot, just so we can wonder about her loyalties. [Am I giving JKR too much credit to imply a leader-figure in HP might be female?]

As for Snape... if he becomes DADA teacher in 6, what will be left for 7? :)

[purplehawk]

I think we'll see a lot of action in Book Six and probably a cliff-hanger ending - unlike the first five books which sort of settled the issues to some extent. We'll be reading a massive game of chess throughout Book Six - a match in which Voldemort and his followers attack this or that and the Ministry and the Order react and attempt to circumvent those attacks. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the good guys thoroughly trounced in Book Six and a full-scale retreat in which they all end up at Hogwarts, besieged and waiting for the inevitable assault. Book Six would thus end on a note of hope and/or despair, depending on the individual.

[gottaloveLupin]

I think that Harry will take
R at Dada
P at Transiguration, Charmes, the one with the plants, Taking care of magical creatures and possible Potions too.

He will definetily not have classes with Trelawney anymore, which will be absolutely great for him and for us, cause it was getting a little boring.
And he won't have classes with profesor Binn either, which will also be very good for Harry, cause poor profesor Binn is so boring.

[Dedalus]

I know one fact ... people are forgetting the difference between fact and theory a bit, here :D

[whizbang121]

I see what you mean. I keep hoping "facts about book six" is about when the obsessively desired prize will be in my hands.