Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Harry Potter

So, the countdown has begun...in a little more than a month, HP and The Deathly Hallows will hit bookshelves. I've ordered a copy on Amazon already, so I'll be getting mine on the day of the release.
So, what's gonna happen in the 7th and final book ? JK is as silent as she has ever been. What I'll do here is examine a few scenarios, a few which I hope are not going to materialize, and some I know will not materialize, and a few I don't have any idea about...

1. Dumbledore is (not) dead:
There was a website dumbledoreisnotdead.com which filled me with hope in the initial days - it made me believe that Dumbledore, Hogwarts' greatest ever headmaster, would indeed spring a spectacular comeback in the final book. However, JK did indeed confirm that Dumbledore is dead...oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

2. Snape is evil:
I don't know, but I don't think he is...there is some proof that he did what he did on Dumbledore's orders.

3. Snape is good:
He killed Dumbledore for heaven's sake!!! Are you crazy??? How can he be good???

4. Harry is a Horcrux:
He is NOT. I know. Trust me.

5. Harry will find out that he is a horcrux and kill himself:
If you seriously believe that this is the case, then I don't think there's any point arguing with you...you're out of your mind...

Apart from these, there are a few questions that are flummoxing me. For instance, what is Harry going to do after finding a horcrux? Ah, you will say, he'll destroy it of course. Of that I don't have any doubt, but how will he set about destroying it? He doesn't have the slightest idea in heaven of how to get rid of a horcrux - I'll look forward to how Rowling addresses that issue.

Anyway, I'm hoping for the best and that Harry will not die.