You Got Soul On My Forehead!
Bunky was watching one of those craptastic news shows she likes (I think this time it was stupid Keith Olbermann), and they they started predicting how The Deathly Gallows would end. We’re less than a month away from the release (July 21, 2007), so of course I was intrigued.
Now they made some good points, mostly that it would be marketing suicide to kill off Harry, especially with the movies lagging behind the books. However, Keith’s (or his writing team’s) prediction is that the last Horcrux will turn out to be the scar on Potter’s head, and Snape will bust out at the last minute and tell Potter not to kill himself for the sake of killing Voldemort. Then Snape will whip out his spell of Deus Ex Machina and show Potter that by sealing off the boy’s magical powers, Harry can kill Voldemort and not copy the Matrix ending.
When I first heard it, I could follow the logic. However, I don’t buy this theory because why would Voldemort put a Horcrux on Potter’s head? It would have been a accidental Horcrux then, right? Also, this would have to be the worst kind of punishment for Harry. To gain magic and then lose it would almost be worse than death. At least when you die, you can get one of those sweet sentient portraits of yourself.
Anyway, my general predictions still stand. When Rowling says a “major character” will die, I don’t believe it will be one of the main trio. Anyone else is fair game. Also, I think Snape is generally good, but I don’t think he is necessarily on Potter’s side. Even good people can be haters. Also, I have some specific predictions/thoughts:
- It will be definitively revealed that James Potter was an ass. Once Harry admits it, Snape will stop screwing with him so much.
- Pettigrew still owes Harry, and better pay up or else Peter is gonna get his kneecaps busted. Nobody likes a rat.
- Harry and Krum are gonna catch Hermione and Ron hooking up (this Felix stuff is amazing!), making it super awkward for Harry and plunging Krum into the depths of angst.
- Any kind of prequel with Dumbledore would be awesome, because the flashbacks have already established that Dumbledore was a P-I-M-P in his younger days.
- Someone sold the last Horcrux on Ebay. A pity Dumbledore is not better at sniping online auctions.
- I hope Harry and Voldemort resort to hand-to-hand combat at the end, since they can’t wand each other to death. My wand would have an ahoge core =).
Finally I want to bring up this quote:
Ender said:
I feel that it’s pretty clear that Snape is one of the goodguys working undercover for the badguys. If I’m wrong, I’ll treat Kabitzin to dinner at the next New Year’s gathering.
Basically if Catnip is right, somehow I win dinner, even though I agree with Ender. Awesome!
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By teahouseblossom, 06/26/2007 @ 4:15 pm
Yeah, I too think that the last Horcrux is actually Harry. They say in Half Blood Prince that one of them is a Gryffindor relic. Remember how in the first book when Harry wears the Sorting Hat he keeps thinking, “Not Slytherin..Not Slytherin”? See? By being sorted into Gryffindor he seals his fate.
By Catnipped, 06/26/2007 @ 5:59 pm
I don’t even remember what my prediction was now lol. did I say Snape was good and killed dumbledore to save the world? If that is the case, then I will just make Ender buy me lunch instead since he will see me first and you are wrong anyway
I can’t believe it is coming up so soon and I am not going to be there to read it the first hour!! 
By Kabitzin, 06/26/2007 @ 6:18 pm
I think we should just agree that Ender has to buy us food regardless of Snape’s allegiance.
By Tochi, 06/26/2007 @ 10:07 pm
Ender has kindly offered to treat everyone to a big dinner feast in Seattle this summer. Don’t miss out!!
By Ender, 06/27/2007 @ 3:40 am
Actually it was supposed to be incentive for Kabitzin to join us, but judging from his track record, I doubt he will be there to collect