If I don't get my hands on HBP early this Saturday, I think I may very possibly die.
In the meantime, here's a list of
what JKR could do in HBP that would really piss me off.
Warrington, Bletchley, and Pucey are still there. This is NOT LOGICALLY POSSIBLE, Jo.
Montague is not mentioned.
Percy dies.
They get back into the Chamber of Secrets.
It turns out that any of the adult characters, *any* of them, has a daughter.
She explains the origins of the Bloody Baron.
She reveals something about Mrs. Norris.
She reintroduces Davy Gudgeon, Poliakoff, Newt Scamander, or Croaker.
She gets too specific about members of the Order or members of the Death Eaters.
Bellatrix turns out to be the only female Death Eater, ever.
Sirius comes back to life.
No Death Eaters from any houses other than Slytherin.
Nagini dies. I know it has to happen eventually, but I will shed tears.
She inserts a magical creature that's not in Fantastic Beasts.
She makes Blaise a boy. Oh, wait.
All for different reasons, of course. I'm sorry, sit_good_dog, I love Percy but if he dies, I wouldn't want him to come back to life either.
I was sitting around last night, and I KNOW WHO SHE COULD KILL FOR HIGH IMPACT, LOW REPERCUSSIONS, AND A VERY NOBLE ENDING. Highlight to see what could be a spoiler: >>Viktor Krum<<
If I'm right, I will cry and cry. Wow, but how *awesome* would the death scene be?