My prediction list for HBP

[owl]

1. Summer

-What will cause Harry to leave the Dursleys’ early?
Invitation by the Weasleys.
-Where will he go for the rest of the summer?
The Burrow, or Grimmauld Place.
-What will become of 12GP and Sirius’s estate?
He'll have left it to Harry.
-Who will Harry spend time with this summer?
The Weasleys, Hermione, and possibly Luna.
-What will he do this summer, or what will happen to him?
Hopefully more fun than last summer.
-How will he celebrate his birthday?
I think he’ll finally get a party with his friends this year.



2. OWL results and sixth year courses

-How did Harry and each of his friends in his year fare?
Hermione: All O's.
Ron: He’ll do well, perhaps better than Hermione some of his friends and family will expect.
Harry: He’ll do well, except in Astronomy and History of Magic. I think he’ll still pass Astronomy, though, but barely. An O in DADA, of course, as will they all (including Neville).
-What courses will they each be taking now?
I think that they'll be dropping some of the more, erm, esoteric subjects, like History of Magic etc. The boys will probably drop Divination, although Harry may want to learn more aobut prophecies in general. Neville will continue with Herbology thought the others may not. I think they'll end up doing 4-6 subjects each, although Hermione of course will want to do more than everyone else.
-Did Harry score a high enough Potions OWL? Did Ron?
Possibly. I think that if Harry's in advanced potions, Ron will be too, but neither of them may be there. I think Ron could have done better than Harry.
-Will McGonagall have to intervene for Harry?
If Snape is still Potions master, yes.
-Will either Harry or Ron stick with Divination?
No.
-What will happen with Firenze and Prof. Trelawney?
Fight!
-Who will be the new DADA teacher?
Either Snape or a new character.
-Will there be any other changes to the staff?
No.
-What new subject matter might they cover?
Human transfiguration, Apparation.



3. Voldemort and the Death Eaters

-What will LV’s next move be?
Terrorism. Recruiting more Death Eaters.
-How will people react now that the truth about LV’s return is known?
They’ll be angry with the DP and the MoM for hushing it up. They’ll be afraid, which will lead to the rise of some Barty Crouch Sr. types.
-What role will Wormtail play? Will his life debt to Harry come into play in this book?
Wormtail will be important in this book, but the life debt may wait until the next.
-What role will Bellatrix play?
I think she’s going to have a part in Neville’s maturing process, but this might not come until later.
-What will become of Lucius and the other imprisoned DE’s?
They’ll get off somehow. Or escape.
-Where does the scene with the Dark Mark (shown on the US ed. cover) take place, and why is the Mark being displayed?
It’s Hogwarts. And I think it means the worst. I don't think it's Dumbledore. Probably a random student.
-Will we learn more about what happened Oct. 31, 1981?
Yes.
-Will we learn more about the connection between Harry and LV?
Yes, but maybe not until Book 7.



4. Harry

-How will Harry deal with his emotions about Sirius’s death and the prophecy?

-Will Harry tell anyone about the prophecy yet, and if so, who? Who will he tell first?
Yes. He’ll tell Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Neville or Luna. I don't think he's going to tell Ron and Hermione first, though.
-Will Harry continue to have dreams/visions of LV, and if so, how will he deal with them?
Yes; he’ll apply himself to learning Occlumency.
-Will he continue Occlumency lessons?
Yes, but with Dumbledore this time.
-Will Harry learn anything more about his parents or his past in this book? Will he find out how his parents got together?
Possibly.



5. Romance

-Will Harry notice another girl in a more-than-friendly way?
Yes, I think he’s going to start crushing on Ginny a bit.
-Will another girl show interest in him?
Not unless it's Ginny.
-Will he get another kiss in this book?
If he does it'll be towards the end.
-Will Ginny date Dean Thomas? Will she date someone else?
Possibly she's dating Dean. I don't think it'll last long. I don’t think she’ll date anyone else in this book.
-Will Ron make a move on Hermione, and if so, how will she react (or vice versa)?
I think Hermione might just make a move on Ron.
-Will Ron and Hermione become a couple?
Yes.
-Will Ron and Hermione kiss, and if so, will Harry see it?
Yes, and no. We'll just have it referred to.
-How will Harry react to whatever happens between Ron and Hermione?
He won’t really pay that much attention to it until it's forced on his attention. I don't think he'll care much.
-Will there be another formal event?
Yes. We have to see Ron in nice dress robes!
-Will anything further develop between Bill and Fleur? What about Hagrid and Mme. Maxime?
Yes, and I don't care.
-What do Hermione and Krum write about? Has she visited him, or will she?
I think they write about ordinary things. I don’t think she has or will visit him, but he will eventually visit her—probably not until Book 7.



6. Quidditch

-Who will be the new Captain?
Ron or Harry.
-Who will be the new Beaters?
New characters.
-Will Harry return as Seeker?
Yes.
-Will Ron return as Keeper?
Yes.
-Will Ginny be a new Chaser?
Yes.
-Who else will be on the team?
No one we know.
-How much of a role will it have in the story?
Medium.



7. Dumbledore

-What is going on in the scenes depicted on the different covers we’ve seen so far?
Dumbledore and Harry fighting Teh Evol of some sort, but possibly not Voldemort.
-How does Dumbledore mend his relationship with Harry?
By opening up to him more, and by treating him like an adult.
-Will he take over giving Harry Occlumency lessons?
Yes.
-Will he die in this book?
Yes, he will be killed during the final scenes.



8. The Half-Blood Prince

-Who is he and what is his significance?
I think he is a new character, possibly an historical character (eg Merlin, or one of the Founders).



9. Sirius, the veil, and death

-Will Harry see Sirius in some form in this book?
No.
-Will he attempt to journey behind the veil?
He may think about it, but I don't think he'll do in this book.
-Will he repair and use the mirror?
I think he'll use it. Don't know about repairing it though, but we'll see it again, though maybe not till Book 7.
-Will anyone else die in this book?
Dumbledore, and one other person at Hogwarts.
-Will we find out anything more about the Hogwarts ghosts or ghosts in general?
Not until Book 7.



10. Other characters

-What will happen with Percy?
I think he’ll make up with his family in this book.
-What role will Grawp have in the story?
Hopefully small.
-Will we find out more about Neville's past? What?
No, nothing major.
-Will we find out more about Snape's past? What?
Yes, but probably not until Book 7.
-Will we find out if there is a particular reason that Snape hates Neville so much?
I don’t think there is a special reason.
-Will we find out more about Hagrid's past? What?
No.
-Will the Trio become a Sextet?
Slightly. I think Harry will interact with Ginny, Neville and Luna in a different way to Ron and Hermione.
-What role will Luna play?
She will demonstrate to Harry how to think outside the box.
-What will Rita Skeeter do next?
I think she’ll go back to writing, but she’ll be a bit more cautious about it now.
-What will happen to Fudge and the MoM?
Fudge will be disgraced, and a new Minister will be elected, perhaps a woman. They MoM will still be a bit useless, but not a nuisance.
-What will happen to Draco, and what is “Draco’s Detour” about?
I don't think he'll be "redeemed". He may join the Death Eaters.
-Who or what is Felix Felices?
If it's a person, he has to be wizard born with a name like that, but to me it looks more like a motto.
-Who is the lion-like man described in the excerpt that was released earlier?
Godric Gryffindor, or the half-blood prince. Or both. ;)
-Will we see more of Theodore Nott and/or Blaise Zabini? Will there be a “good” Slytherin among Harry’s cohort?
Yes, I think we’ll meet Nott at any rate. Yes, I think he will be a “good” Slytherin.
-What will become of Professor Umbridge?
I don't think she'll come in much. Maybe mentioned in passing.
-Will we learn more about Ginny’s possession in CoS?
Yes, but maybe not until Book 7.
-Does Ginny owe Harry a life debt? If so, what will become of it?
Yes. I think it will come into it, but it won't be as important as Pettigrew's for Harry.
-Will Ron say Voldemort’s name? Will Harry’s other friends say it?
Yes, I think all of them will be able to say it by the end of the book.
-Does Grindelwald have any significance in the story?
No.



11. Other subplots and loose ends

-What will happen with SPEW and the House Elves?
Hermione will continue to pursue the issue, but she'll run up against some sort of pothole that will be very discouraging to her. Eventually, she'll reach a compromise with Ron, and they will work on the issue together. The Elves will end up playing a part in the war.
-What will happen with the Centaurs? Will any of them take sides in the war like Firenze?
Maybe a few will join sides, but not many.
-What role will the Goblins and other magical creatures play?
I think some of them will take sides, but their role will be small.
-Will Hermione learn to apparate after her birthday? Will Ron?
They may not pass the test until summer, in which case we won’t hear about it until Book 7. Hermione will pass with flying colours, Ron may have more of a problem. :)
-Will Harry go into the Forbidden Forest this year, and if so, will he see Aragog or the Ford Anglia?
I don't think so.
-What is Spinner’s End?
A new magical location. Harry may go there during the summer.
-How will the matter of inter-house relations be addressed?
I think the DA members will continue to help Harry in small ways, and that Theodore Nott will play a role in bridging the gap to Slytherin House. I don't think it'll be vitally important to the war.
-Will we find out more about Hogwarts's past (the Founders)? What? Will we learn more about the fall-out between GG and SS?
Possibly.
-Will we learn the identity of the eavesdropper who heard the beginning of the prophecy?
Yes, but maybe not till Book 7.
-Will we see the Chamber of Secrets again?
I don't think so.
-What other old characters, creatures, spells, concepts, etc will we see again?
The Imperius Curse, the Killing Curse, natch. I think the Mirror of Erised may make a return at some point. We'll see more about Pensieves (duh).