Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince-SPOILERS!!!!

[warlord]

Ok when Fenrir mauled Bill's face did he use his nails or his teeth?

 

[warlord]

Amd its obvious that Harry broke it off with Ginny because he wants on Hermione. Once they hook up Ron will find out and become Voldermort's Vader leading to a confrentation between Ron and Harry where Harry has to kill him.

 

[Renton]

Amd its obvious that Harry broke it off with Ginny because he wants on Hermione. Once they hook up Ron will find out and become Voldermort's Vader leading to a confrentation between Ron and Harry where Harry has to kill him.

I like the way you think.

Actually, I wouldn't be suprised if Harry was the 6th horcrux and had to martyr himself. I seem to recall an interview (and my memory is hazy on this, so, grain of salt) with JKR around OotP's publication saying that Harry's story was going to follow/be influenced by the new testament story. So, it might not be out of the question.

 

[Numion]

Rowlings has already told that the final chapter of the series is written, and its stored in a bank vault or something. In addition the series has been from the start defined as a 7 book series. Sounds kinda final. That makes one figure that something bad will happen to Potty at the end of the series. I can figure two possible alternatives:

a) Harry martyrs himself and dies killing big Voldy

b) Harry loses his magical powers killing big Voldy. Now he's a Muggle without the scar and must leave the magical world behind forever. (The final scene is him pumping gas at a BP station Well maybe not that .. ) That would be kinda serene but sad ending.

c) He's allowed to sail wes .. damn, just kidding again

In any case, I can't see a totally happy ending.

 

[Storm Raven]

I think the one unresolved major mystery from Half-Blood Prince that will be critical in the next book is this: what happened to Dumbeldore's hand? I also have a sneaking suspicion that the answer to this may reveal that everything may not have been as it seemed in the confrontation between Dumbeldore and Snape.

One little tidbit that I remembered was in Chapter 2: Wormtail is described, and has a "peculiar silver glove on his right hand" (or some similar description). Dumbeldore's right hand and arm are withered and blackened. Don't Death Eaters usually have their identifying mark on their right arm? Could a former Death Eater who removed his mark the hard way have been impersonating Dumbeldore for the entire book?

 

[JimAde]

I think the one unresolved major mystery from Half-Blood Prince that will be critical in the next book is this: what happened to Dumbeldore's hand? I also have a sneaking suspicion that the answer to this may reveal that everything may not have been as it seemed in the confrontation between Dumbeldore and Snape.

Dumbledore said it happened when he was destroying the ring horcrux (the ring wasn't actually destroyed, but it is no longer a horcrux). I don't know if the details are important.

One little tidbit that I remembered was in Chapter 2: Wormtail is described, and has a "peculiar silver glove on his right hand" (or some similar description). Dumbeldore's right hand and arm are withered and blackened. Don't Death Eaters usually have their identifying mark on their right arm? Could a former Death Eater who removed his mark the hard way have been impersonating Dumbeldore for the entire book?

Wormtail lost his hand in Goblet of Fire. Voldemort replaced it at that time with a silver hand. It looks like a hand in a glove, but it's actually an artificial limb. Deat Eaters hear the mark (I believe) on their left arm. The idea that it wasn't really Dumbledore is interesting, but I would be kind of disappointed in JKR if that turns out to be the case.

 

[Storm Raven]

Dumbledore said it happened when he was destroying the ring horcrux (the ring wasn't actually destroyed, but it is no longer a horcrux). I don't know if the details are important.

That's what he said, but he kept putting off "telling the whole story". And then he died. I'm thinking that the "whole story" may turn out to be fairly important.

Wormtail lost his hand in Goblet of Fire. Voldemort replaced it at that time with a silver hand. It looks like a hand in a glove, but it's actually an artificial limb.

Ah yes. I forgot that. That's what happens when you go a couple years between reading books in a series. (Damn you Rowling, write faster so I can remember things from previous books better!)

Death Eaters hear the mark (I believe) on their left arm. The idea that it wasn't really Dumbledore is interesting, but I would be kind of disappointed in JKR if that turns out to be the case.

I thought it was the right, but once again, I'm probably misremembering. On the other hand, what got me thinking about Dumbeldore being "faked" was the fact that Dumbeldore brought it up when he picked up Harry from the Dursley's, they made such a prominent mention of the tactic in the Ministry publications, and the elder Weasley's took it seriously. That kind of foreshadowing should pay off in a bigger way than "Crabbe and Goyle are using polyjuice potion to be lookouts for Draco".

 

[Numion]

They should give Rowlings similar security to the royals and put her in a bubble so nothing happens to her before she completes part 7. There would be riots, I tell you, riots!

 

[JimAde]

I actually have this recurring fear that she'll just say, "Meh. I don't feel like it. Sorry."

 

[Staffan]

In addition the series has been from the start defined as a 7 book series.

That might have something to do with the series being about Harry growing up at Hogwarts, and you're only there for seven years.