HMS_Yowling (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} hms_yowling) wrote,@ 2005-06-02 13:49:00 |
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It's been more than a year...
Thought I'd post my theories about the Potter-verse before the book comes out. Much of the hows and whys are documented in my other posts.
Basically, I think the Harry/Snape slashers are going to have heart-attacks
One of the most persistent rumors is that Snape is Harry's father. I first heard of it years ago (after the second book, I think) from my then 10-year-old niece. I was dismissive at the time. But, I've changed my mind.
(There's no real solid evidence and most of the potential clues you're probably familiar with but it was really POA (the movie) that made me go... Huh. Maybe... The relevant scene? When Lupin tells Harry that Lily was able to see the good in people or some such. Also, I think it's not entirely unlikely we'll find out that Snape once had a choice between Slytherin and Gryffindor, and he based his choice on his encounter with Sirius on the Hogwart's train (or elsewhere).)
Other conclusions I've drawn (or have seen elsewhere and agree with). Yes, strong element of wishful thinking:
Hair: untameable, bushy hair is a sign of how powerful the wizard or witch is. Snape's hair isn't greasy -- it's drowned in some dreadful hair potion. Sleak-EZ, before they refined the formula.
Molly: is going to crack under the strain. Between Arthur's various injuries and Ron's encounter with the brain things, there's going to be a crucial moment when she has to either do the right thing or let someone be hurt. Given past interactions, I think the person likely to suffer as a result is Hermione.
Percy: will be revealed to be Dumbledore's man on the inside (of the Ministry).
Ron: will not have fully recovered by the time he returns to Hogwarts in fall. After tasting the heights of popularity, he's going to become Bitter and Resentful. This will be particularly aggravated by...
Neville: will have a new wand. And he will be shown to be more competent and confident than heretofore. Frankly, I'm envisioning a scene wherein Ron taunts Draco about Lucius being in Azbakan, but Neville steps in to stop it.
Hermione: will likely continue as the series' moral compass. She's going to be pulled in several directions by an angry Harry, still upset over Sirius's death (not to mention feeling guilty about Ron) and Ron's increasing bitterness.
I have no idea who or what the half-blood prince is, nor do I have strong feelings about Dumbledore dying in Book 6. Frankly, if he has to go, he has to go.
Thought I'd post my theories about the Potter-verse before the book comes out. Much of the hows and whys are documented in my other posts.
Basically, I think the Harry/Snape slashers are going to have heart-attacks
One of the most persistent rumors is that Snape is Harry's father. I first heard of it years ago (after the second book, I think) from my then 10-year-old niece. I was dismissive at the time. But, I've changed my mind.
(There's no real solid evidence and most of the potential clues you're probably familiar with but it was really POA (the movie) that made me go... Huh. Maybe... The relevant scene? When Lupin tells Harry that Lily was able to see the good in people or some such. Also, I think it's not entirely unlikely we'll find out that Snape once had a choice between Slytherin and Gryffindor, and he based his choice on his encounter with Sirius on the Hogwart's train (or elsewhere).)
Other conclusions I've drawn (or have seen elsewhere and agree with). Yes, strong element of wishful thinking:
Hair: untameable, bushy hair is a sign of how powerful the wizard or witch is. Snape's hair isn't greasy -- it's drowned in some dreadful hair potion. Sleak-EZ, before they refined the formula.
Molly: is going to crack under the strain. Between Arthur's various injuries and Ron's encounter with the brain things, there's going to be a crucial moment when she has to either do the right thing or let someone be hurt. Given past interactions, I think the person likely to suffer as a result is Hermione.
Percy: will be revealed to be Dumbledore's man on the inside (of the Ministry).
Ron: will not have fully recovered by the time he returns to Hogwarts in fall. After tasting the heights of popularity, he's going to become Bitter and Resentful. This will be particularly aggravated by...
Neville: will have a new wand. And he will be shown to be more competent and confident than heretofore. Frankly, I'm envisioning a scene wherein Ron taunts Draco about Lucius being in Azbakan, but Neville steps in to stop it.
Hermione: will likely continue as the series' moral compass. She's going to be pulled in several directions by an angry Harry, still upset over Sirius's death (not to mention feeling guilty about Ron) and Ron's increasing bitterness.
I have no idea who or what the half-blood prince is, nor do I have strong feelings about Dumbledore dying in Book 6. Frankly, if he has to go, he has to go.
