Still obsessed with Harry Potter

I don't think she'd use the same thing twice, re the sibling wands.

Go and get ready for your interview

Oh BOM - I have never been so excited about a book coming out as this and I've never been on a thread about one before - I think the two go hand-in-hand. I used to look forward to the books coming out but had no idea about what I thought was going to happen. Both of the deaths so far have been total shocks to me as I didn't even know that someone was going to die!

Tho I have to admit that in HBP I flicked thru and read the chapter titles when I was about half way thru. And they suggested that someone was going to die (The White Tomb) and I had a feeling that it was going to be Dd (The Phoenix Lament) but I didn't really believe it!!

I quite like kneazlechick too, it keeps the cat theme going ... hmmm ...

priorities Albus!! 11 days of speculation to go and then its over for ever (apart from discussing the 7 books as a whole, and how they link together)

I think Dobby will kill Lucius too as he shouts "You will not hurt Harry Potter". I'm sure we've seen nowhere near how powerful the HEs are yet.
Maybe Neville's wand is the link wand with Bellatix (as per Harry and V's in GOF)?
Would like to see Neville happy - maybe if she survives he'll end up with Luna and he'll teach Herbology at Hogwarts and she will teach Care of Magical Creatures or something (as Hagrid is definitely toast).
Why oh why am I doing this rather than preparing for the interview I have at 08.30am?

But cupcakes, you wont know if we got them right tho til you read it, so it wont ruin the surprise.
I doubt we've said anything on here that you haven't already thought of.

I've been avoiding this thread recently as I'm worried too many of you will have got your theories right. I want to read the book and be surprised.

I only came on here tonight to show off my new name.

A modified version of one suggested by Califrau.

I like the idea of Hermione choosing Ron over Krum (in a romantic sense) and then krum later dying to save them.

I think Neville's new wand is in HBP cos isn't it destroyed in the duelling in OotP?

Keep changing my mind on who's going to live/die, Krum could die saving Hermione & Ron?

I love Moody as a character, but my liking was based on Moody from GoF when he wasn't Moddy, so I don't know what to think of him as she hasn't really delved into his true self since. IYKWIM

Thanks Ladi - wish I could remember which book it's in.

Bandofmuggles - hope she doesn't kill Moody - he is such a great character.

Ladi, great name, yours or one of Califrau's???

Janeite, I'm sure that Neville's new wand is significant.

11 days to go

Hmmmmmm, I like the new names but I liked kneazlechick better than dragon. Love Kerrymumbledore, very clever.

To die:
Voldemort, or there is just no justice.
Snape
Ron
Lucius
Bellatrix
Mad Eye
Kingsley
One of the Weasley's at least- as someone said there are just too many of them for 1 not to die.
Pettigrew

To live:
Harry
Ginny
Bill- he will be happy with Fleur
Hermione
Krum- who will comfort H about Ron and they will end up together
Lupin and Tonks
Hagrid

Still thinking about it tho

To die -

Snape

Percy Weasley - saving his mum and having a touching forgiveness scene before he cops it.

Hagrid - sob

Bellatrix - killed by Neville and Harry in combination - maybe Harry's spell but Neville's wand, as I'm sure in one of the books Neville is really happy to have a new wand - unicorn horn I think.

Lucius Malfoy - strangled by Dobby with a chain of socks perhaps?!!

Voldermort - he has to die, surely?

Peter pettigrew - paying his life debt to Harry - and to Sirius

Or not to die - that is the question

Harry - HAS to live - will feel very cheated if she kills him and as I've said before, if she does the whole Narnia we're all happy in an allegorical heaven thingy I'll be even more peeved!

Ron and Hermione - they've come too far and done too much and Harry would be nothing without them

Draco malfoy - little git but I suspect he'll see the error of his ways and he and Narcissa will join the good guys

I was also not going to post until after I'd finished it & wonder if threads by chapters might get a bit confusing? Plus will people want to jump around threads or just have one continuous one that we can chat on?

I'm not going to post until I've read the whole book, as I don't want to find out what happens accidentally and I know it will be all over the net from about lunchtime on Saturday when the first people finish and start posting about it.

psnape - I said that ages ago, please plesae please do that, for me when I get back then I can read them a bit at a time

This may be my last post before I go, so here are a few predictions

Lucius will kill Molly or Arthur (sorry Mrs W!)

Ron will kill Lucius

Voldemort will kill Snape

Voldemort will kill Peter Pettigrew

Belatrix will kill either Kingsley or Luna

Neville will kill Belatrix (Yay!!!)

Draco will kill Fenrir

Harry will kill Volemort

I'm OK with being geeky I am what I am!

I need to ponder some more before I guess at lives and dies.....

But, at least some of these couples must survive or what was the point of them getting together
Harry and Ginny - I hope so
Ron and Hermione - Ditto
Lupin and Tonks
Bill and Fleur
Hagrid and Madame Maxime
But I don't know which ones, I'm too confused now, maybe I should stop predicting

Cool name.
I know what you mean but I don't want any of them to die.

How's the new nickname??

Please don't shoot me, but I would be happier if Harry died than if Ron or Hermione did. What I mean is that I can see how she could let Harry die in a relatively nice, reunited with his family way. Where as Ron and Hermione would be leaving so much behind - not least of which would be each other! I don't want any of them to die but I don't think that is going to happen!!

Just discovered that you can watch a clip of JKR's interview with JRoss on youtube.

Just do a search on Ross and rowling and you should be able to see the interview.

Sorry if this has already been covered.

Oh bolding buggeration!

LIVE Harry Hermione McGonagall Draco Hagrid Snape Ron Ginny DIE
Voldemort
Grawp
Bellatrix
Lucius Malfoy
Percy Weasley
Luna
Lupin
Fenrir
Pettigrew