Sunday, January 07, 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

General Information found on the Facebook group for the new book:

-We will find out something "incredibly important" about Lily Potter
-We will find out who R.A.B. is
-We will discover more about Dumbledore's past
-We will discover where Snape's loyalties lie.
-Something will be revealed about Petunia Dursley, although it will not be that she is a Squib
-Viktor Krum will return (World Book Day, 2004 interview)
-We will see a reappearance of Dolores Umbridge - "It's too much fun to torture her not to have another little bit more before I finish." (MuggleNet/Leaky Interview)
-JKR has said, "There is a character who does manage, in desperate circumstances, to do magic quite late in life, but that is very rare..."

Plot Information:
-Harry will face Voldemort for the final time
-Harry will be attempting to find and destroy Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes
-Harry will return to the Dursleys' during the school vacation, but the magical protection Dumbledore arranged will expire on his 17th birthday when he comes of age
-Harry will visit Godric's Hollow
-There will be a reappearance of the two-way mirror
-We will see the wedding of Fleur and Bill Weasley
-The fact that Harry "has his mother's eyes" will prove to be an important plot point
-At least two characters will die, one got a reprieve

Other:
-The last word is expected to be "scar," but may change
-We will finally learn the full reason why some people become ghosts when they die and others don't
-The final chapter, which has already been written, will detail what happens to the characters that survive
-There will be no more Quidditch matches