Calling All Harry Potheads!!

[wednes]

Since the new book comes out this weekend, this is really our last chance to theorize about what might happen in this book.

I have a theory about Professor Severus Snape and specifically why Dumbledore doesn't want him teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts. Not a huge revalation, of course. But when you think in terms of hitting "rock bottom" and recovery and all that...the Dark Arts are Snape's "drug of choice". So even though Snape may think that he, himself is "cured" of his addiction to the Dark Arts; Dumbledore knows that if Snape should indulge himself in anything DA related he could easily relapse.

It appears from the information given, that Snape was a powerless kid who latched onto hating "mudbloods" rather than dealing with his own shit. That is why rascism is so prevailent amongst the poor and uneducated. People stuck in a rut with no will to change often look for someone to blame (see Germany pre WWII).

I'm also hoping we get to see Snape do some serious "spy" stuff amongst the Death Eaters and that Karkaroff shows himself at least long enough to be killed.

So let's have it, people.
What are you most interested in with the new book?
Percy making up with the folks? Ron and Hermione actually going on a date?
Hagrid knocking up Olympe? Tell Wednes all about it...

Comments

[yshaloo]

i just finished rereading all of the books and neville is quickly becoming one of my favorite characters. i'd forgotten how much we really get to know him in the fifth book. now that he's starting to conquer his fear, i think he'll turn into a quite formidable wizard.

i'd like to see, before the series ends, snape realize that harry isn't james and stop holding james' misdeeds against him. i do think that harry will eventually get the DA job and i can also see hermione teaching although she'd have trouble settling on which subject to teach.

i wasn't supposed to finish this book until tomorrow night. now i'm all antsy and impatient for the next one. maybe i can find one of those places selling them early. *laugh*

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

I think I'm the only person who doesn't think Harry will become DA teacher at the end of seven. I see why it looks like it's headed in that direction. But it seems a little too obvious. Besides he will only be turning 18 the summer he graduates, too young to start teaching in my opinion.

I'd like to see Harry and Snape sit down and talk about their problems. I think one good conversation where they weren't spitting poison at each other would be helpful.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

LOL! I just read a BBC article about how it's illegal to read any part of the book before Saturday, even if you do find a place that will sell it (and there have been several).

I would guess Hermione would want to teach Arithmancy.