Well, I couldn't have got that more wrong if I tried, could I? Even when I found out some arse was posting Snape-related spoilers, I guessed that they had said Snape was going to die. I know the world and his mother have been predicting Dumbledore's death for ages, but I was seriously convincedd it would happen towards rthe end of book 7, and that this book's death would be Lupin, at the silver hand of Wormtail. And snape was about the onnly person I didn't consider for the HBP.
Already posts are starting to appear speculating on whether Dumbledore will do a Gandalf and come back, just like they were with Sirius. Dumbledore, I'd say not. I don't quite see how he can considering that harry actually saw the body, unlike with Sirius. just the way it's all said, the way Dumbledore's spell on Harry lifts as soon as Dumbledore dies, ...I think he's gone for good. I don't know if anyone here thinks there's any possibility that Sirius will reappearr, but I will say one thing. People speculated on whether or not anyone else could now see Thestrals after seeing Sirius die, and if they couldn't it meant he was still alive. We didn't get an opportunity to notice either way because Harry travels to school separately with Tonks rather than taking the school carriages, the return journey is not shown and there are no Care of Magical Creatures classes shown either. No Thestrals. Make of that what you will.
(All right, all right, I'm kinda hoping.) But at the same time I'm not sure he will come back, since Harry inherited evil Kreacher and Grimmauld Place. Which brings me to my next point: I know the world and his mother already posted this, but RAB is so obviously Regulus Black. he uses the Death Eaters' address for Voldie, he was killed by Death eaters for reasons never specified, and there's supposedly a reason why Sirius had to die. i think Harry was meant to inherit the last Horcrux, which I bet will be the last he finds, he hunts high and low for it and then realises the bloody thing's been under his nose all along. The first one I think will be found at Godric's Hollow when Harry visits his parents' graves and whatever else he does there. i also think there is one which is a relic of ravenclaw's and that Nagini is a red herring. He's already got a Slytherin relic, I think a Slytherin relic and a snake is a bit too much.
I'm not sure if Hogwarts will close or not. It's always possible a letter left by Dumbledore to be opened in the event of his death will turn up saying that Harry should continue his education. Wonder who'd be head of Gryffindor in the event of that happening?
I've always been very much R/Hr, but I'm actually wondering if there are a few H/Hr hints there, such as the way Hermione surprises Harry by having memorised his words to dumbbledore's Army, and the waay she reacts when she fidns out Harry told Slughorn she's the best in the year. I'm starting to reluctantly consider the possibility that Ron will die after getting together with Hermione, then Hermione will end up turning to Harry. That's one I'm actually hoping I'm wrong about though as the person I really want to see Harry with is Luna, not Ginny and certainly not that Romilda freak!
Fleur seemed annoying at first, she didn't seem like the same Fleur who'd taken parrt in Triwizard. Still she's not as annoying as Lavender Brown. "Won-won". Please.
Snape...I'm really not sure whose side he's on now.
You may leave your comments telling me I'm talking crap now.