Harry Potter

[Strifentine]

Well, you see I have read HBP and that's the exact reason why I *do* think he'll become a teacher. He isn't a bad person! ): Just look at that Bathroom scene. ;_;

[XIII Heartless]

Draco isn't a bad person, he's just been raised by bad people. But that's still no excuse, look how Harry turned out. Then again, the Dursley's never tried forcing their ways on him, which is probably the reason.

[Josiah]

Originally Posted by Strifentine

Well, you see I have read HBP and that's the exact reason why I *do* think he'll become a teacher. He isn't a bad person! ): Just look at that Bathroom scene. ;_;

Yeah, I know. @.@ That's why I added the 'Who know's really" Part, because there are things that would point to him not becoming a professor, and then again there is that you never know part.... T~T; I mean, after DH if Draco is still alive, or hasn't gone on the run or anything, maybe the idea of him making amends, and teaching students about the *good* side of wizardry is likely. >_> Rowling sure does a good job at keeping you guessing about anything, and everything. xD

[XIII Heartless]

Yeah, look at us guessing about something as stupid as this.

[TheMuffinMan]

Originally Posted by XIII Heartless

I know she said Neville wouldn't be the one

did she now? Please point out where she stated that

but she says in there it "won't be who we think."

Oho, what have we here? "Won't be who you think", when in the context that it is, is quite a different statement from the one you previously claimed, which is "someone we would never guess"

We’re curious as to whether Harry is going to have a life after Hogwarts, or if maybe, Harry might be a Hogwarts teacher.

JKR: One of Harry’s classmates, though it’s not Harry himself, does end up a teacher at Hogwarts. But, it is not, maybe the one you think, hint, hint, hint. Yeah, one of them does end up staying at Hogwarts, but ----

Now, this interview was conducted mere weeks after the 3rd book's, and at that point who do you think every reader and their mother knew was exceptionally brilliant? Hermione. It's not the one everyone could guess would excel at teaching, hint hint hint, Hermione

Now as I said previously:

I don't remember Seamus, or Dean, or Parvati ever being exceptional at anything really, so I doubt they'd become Professors..And JK wouldn't really bother mentioning it if it was a minor character that appeared in passing, like Dennis Creevey or the like..and she's already, inadvertently, ruled out Hermione

So who else, do you think showed exceptional ability in a specific area that would make them a candidate for a future Professor?

So yeah, she did say that.

Once the book comes out, I'll be looking back to this conversation

[XIII Heartless]

If its not who we think, its not Hermione...

Oho, what have we here? "Won't be who you think", when in the context that it is, is quite a different statement from the one you previously claimed, which is "someone we would never guess"

Its the same thing, the words were changed around. You're probably the only person who sees any difference in the two sentences.

Once the book comes out, I'll be looking back to this conversation

Me too. Saturday night or Sunday morning; your ass is mine. j/k

[Xemnas-sama]

If it's someone you would never expect then I'd say. . .any of the Weasly's for some reason I could see Ginny though. I would expect Hermione a little bit.

[XIII Heartless]

Yeah, Ginny's been proven to be one of the strongest witches in the series. Although its never actually been said, I think this is due to the fact that she is a seventh child, and in a lot of fantasy novels and junk, the seventh child of a family is said to be powerful.

[TheMuffinMan]

Originally Posted by XIII Heartless

Its the same thing, the words were changed around. You're probably the only person who sees any difference in the two sentences.

Uhh, no...? They have COMPLETELY different implications.

"You'd never guess who it is", of course, suggests that we could NEVER possibly conceive who would become a Professor at Hogwarts, it rules out a mass group of people by implying that it is a completely unlikely or obscure character that is completely out of the readers mind. Like Crabbe, or Filch

"It's not who you think" implies that whoever almost ANYBODY with half a brain was thinking would make a good teacher, is not the person, it simply eliminates a singular figure. It implies that the most obvious choice there is (Hermione) is not it

Me too. Saturday night or Sunday morning; your ass is mine. j/k

I'll be the one doing a victory dance the second the Deathly Hallows spoiler thread opens

[XIII Heartless]

If the most obvious guess is Hermione, and she said its "not who we think" that means its not Hermione.

[TheMuffinMan]

Of course...I concluded that in my post almost 9 hours ago...

[chaywa]

Gryffindor Horcrux Theorem
I'm putting it in spoiler quotes just in case, but

I've just finished readin the Horcrux chapter in HBP and suddenly this dawned on me. I'm serious here, and i'm surprised that i've overlooked this for too long
 

As we all know, Gryffindor and Slytherin at the time of Hogwarts founding had a bitter row, and ultimately Slytherin left. Now many say that this rivalrly has continued through the Hogwarts students over the centuries (not millenia i believe as Deathly Hallows is set in 1997 - Evidence with the Deathday Party (1992) in CoS [CoS playing a major role in my theorem], but this goes deeper. My theorem is that it was inevitable that Voldemort and Harry would be enemies, as this is the continued ideal from Hogwarts' founding. 
 

Voldemort is the descendant of Salazar Slytherin himself amirite. Voldemort went out to the Potter's house to kill Harry and his family, going on what Voldemort thought he knew of the prophecy, or so we think.
 

It seems strange that Harry was able to pull out Godric Gryffindor's sword out of the hat in CoS to slay Slytherin's basilisk, thus confirming my own belief that Harry is a descendant of Godric Gryffindor (a la Godric's Hollow, his home).
 

My belief is that Voldemort knew that Gryffindor's horcrux would be in Godric's Hollow, and he used Wormtail to confirm that someone was there in the house, as you need to kill someone to split the soul. But wormtail must've been surprised that he found his dear friend James living there, but due to his bond with Voldemort (grudgingly) told him that someone lived there. Voldy went in, killed James and Lily, and to make sure no-one was there in total, attempted to kill Harry.
 

Failing that, knowing that the house was once Godric Gryffindor's, he found a remnant of Gryffindor's past there, and made it a Horcrux. But, after finding out that a member of the Order of the Phoenix was living there, along with the knowledge of the prophecy set to kill them to keep his Horcrux safe, as if James/Lily suspected something different being there, would ultimately take it to Dumbledore which would spell doom.
 

In short, i feel its too much of a coincidence that Harry's parents lived at Godric's Hollow (i.e. lineage ideals) and that GRyffindor's Horcrux is still there, and Harry and co. will find it there.
 

Fin
Discuss
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[XIII Heartless]

Originally Posted by TheMuffinMan

Of course...I concluded that in my post almost 9 hours ago...

...You mean to tell me we've been arguing when we've been on the same side... XD

^^You're probably right, Harry and the others wouldn't go to Godric's Hollow and leave without finding something of importance. I doubt JK would allow it.

[TheMuffinMan]

Originally Posted by XIII Heartless

...You mean to tell me we've been arguing when we've been on the same side... XD

No, you've been arguing against the possibility of Neville being the one who become a Professor, I'm pro for it being Neville

[Xehanort]

Hey everyone. The book got leaked. Someone took pics of every page and posted them online. I know who the 2 deaths are. I know if Snape is good or evil. I know whether or not Harry survives. I know what you need to know. You want to know, PM me.