Last-Minute Predictions for Year Seven
Having reread the series for the umpteenth time in preparation for Book Seven of the Harry Potter saga to arrive, I’ve consolidated fifty of my past and new predictions into one place. After the book comes out, I will revisit the page to indicate which predictions actually came true.
- There is a connection with Godric Gryffindor and Harry’s birthplace of Godric’s Hollow.
- Harry Potter is related to Godric Gryffindor, maybe even the last heir!
- The fact that Harry has his mother’s eyes will play a significant role. Not sure about this one.
- Love will help destroy Voldemort again. Although I was a bit surprised that it was Snape’s love for Lily.
- Voldemort made a mistake using Harry’s blood during his rebirth.
- Voldemort will destroy himself again by another bounced Aveda Kedavra.
- Harry will falsely believe that he himself is a Horcrux. Well, I got the belief part, just didn’t realize that it was true. Really wished I’d kept the early prediction that I’d labeled insane, since it was right on target!
- Harry will become an Auror.
- Harry will marry Ginny.
- Harry’s scar will not disappear.
- Dumbledore is related to someone significant, even Harry perhaps.
- Dumbledore’s portrait will continue to help Harry beyond Dumbledore’s death (although I am still not entirely convinced he is dead). By continuing to instruct Snape in helping Harry, I guess this qualifies.
- Dumbledore’s memories in his Pensieve will again prove useful. It was Snape’s
- Dumbledore’s suspicions that Nagini is a Horcrux were accurate.
- Dumbledore has a dark side or secret that will be revealed.
- Ron will live.
- Hermione will live.
- And they will marry.
- Bill and Fleur’s wedding will not go quite as planned. I’ll count this as a successful prediction since the wedding reception didn’t go as planned.
- Either Mrs. Weasley will knit her final sweater, or Mr. Weasley will inspect his final eclectical plug.
- Snape was given the order to kill (real or fake) Dumbledore by Dumbledore himself.
- Snape loved Lily.
- Snape’s two other memories from his Pensieve will be revealed. Close enough that I’ll count it anyway.
- Snape is made headmaster by the idiots at the Ministry.
- Snape dies trying to help Harry and betrays Voldemort at the last moment. Mostly right.
- Once everything smooths over, McGonagall is made headmistress.
- Draco will join forces with Voldemort. Stupid prediction, really. Especially since it was already known that he was a Death Eater. Sheesh.
- But then Draco will eventually wimp out. Not sure about this one either.
- Draco will live.
- Sirius will send a final message through the two-way mirrors. It was Harry.
- Neville’s memory has been modified, and we’ll find out what those memories are.
- Neville will settle the score with Bellatrix by killing her. Way to go, Mrs. Weasley!
- Neville will live.
- Neville will become a teacher at Hogwarts.
- Wormtail will help the Order due to his life debt to Harry. Close enough. He helped Harry himself.
- Wormtail will die.
- Percy will redeem himself with his family.
- Percy will snuff it.
- Dobby will collect his final sock.
- Lucius will die early on, causing conflict for Malfoy.
- We will found out more about Regulus Black — thanks to the locket Horcrux in the Black family house.
- Petunia will reveal a secret about Lily to Harry. Not really, although she was involved in a secret about Lily.
- Ollivander will manufacture a new wand for Voldemort. Close. He was forced to make a wand for Wormtail. And Voldemort sought a new wand.
- Once Harry comes of age, the Dursleys will banish him or abandon him. Close. They left him to be in the care of the Order.
- Hedwig will deliver his (her?) last letter.
- The reason for Luna Lovegood’s odd personality and her personal death experience will be revealed.
- Mrs. Figg (a Squib) will perform some defensive magic in a last-ditch effort to save someone. If not Mrs. Figg who performs first-time magic, then it will be *gasp* Petunia!
- Mrs. Figg (or Petunia, whichever one did the magic) will then die.
- Hagrid will live.
- No one at Hogwarts will catch the Snitch during Year Seven.
I think you can check at least one more off. While not stated in the book, Rowling has recently said in post -release interviews that Harry became an Auror. He’s Head of the Department and occasionally might guest lecture for DADA. Ron’s also an auror and Hermione works in Magical Law Enforcement (despite her comment about lawyers).
On other thoughts, if Harry was a horcrux and basilisk venom destroys horcruxes, why wasn’t the one inside Harry destroyed in Chamber of Secrets? Was it because Harry didn’t actually die (wasn’t actually destroyed) at that point? Did Fawkes inadvertantly help preserve a bit of Voldemort?
Answer to another questions I’ve wondered about. She’d said some one got reprieve and two others died instead.
“Lupin and Tonks were two who were killed who I had intended to keep alive. … It’s like an exchange of hostages, isn’t it? And I kept Mr. Weasley (Ron’s father) alive. He was slated to die in the very, very original draft of the story.”
Apparently Mr W was lucky to make it thru Order of the Phoenix, too.
Big thanks for that, Sean…I’ve been wondering about the reprieve as well. Still say that Lupin and Tonks weren’t *major* characters…I think having Arthur Weasley die would have been more major [majorer :^) ].
Agreed. And I still feel like all who did die got short shrift, dying off screen.
I really wish Neville had died. Not because I didn’t like him. Quite the contrary, he was one of my favorite characters. But Rowling really, really had a chance to have him go out in a blaze of glory (especially since he didn’t get to be the one to take out Bellatrix). Fighting thru to Voldemort’s side, killing Nagini. A fine end for Neville, a truly major character who died, and a sample of the faith they had in Harry since Neville did it solely because Harry told him it was important.
Oooh, I like that reasoning. Would have been quite touching.
I was actually quite disappointed that Neville didn’t get to take out Bellatrix. Mind you, I’m glad he got his moment in the sun [he has been my favorite character through the series], but I really wanted him to have that moment of revenge/justice against the killer of his parents.
Though if we couldn’t have that moment, having him risk his life out of utter loyalty and belief in Harry and everything he stood for was a good alternative…and having the Sigourney Weaver moment with Mrs. Weasley was also pretty darned awesome.
[Random thought: was that the first real swear word in the books?]
So now that he’s been outed, I’m curious about your thoughts on Dumbledore. And why you didn’t predict that one!
Roy.
Sadly, this is now old news. No more Harry Potter books in the foreseeable future, even a future predicted by Professor Trelawney. Closing comments.