It's official!
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be released on 16 July 2005!!Let the countdown begin...! :)
posted by amcorrea @ 12/21/2004 08:08:00 PM
21 December 2004
Let the countdown begin...! :)
Let the countdown begin...! :)
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Neville was the first to spring to my mind... The speculation on the fansites has run rampant--so much fun! The BBC recently polled kids to ask what they thought: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4110000/newsid_4115100/4115181.stm
I agree with Hamza (11) of Dubai:
"I don't know, but what I do know is that it'll ROCK!!"
Oh, you're right about Neville (and it is at the end of #5)--but I could've sworn there was something on his mom's side that made it possible...
From JKR's site:
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Q: Why are some people in the wizarding world (e.g., Harry) called 'half-blood' even though both their parents were magical?
A: The expressions 'pure-blood', 'half-blood' and 'Muggle-born' have been coined by people to whom these distinctions matter, and express their originators' prejudices. As far as somebody like Lucius Malfoy is concerned, for instance, a Muggle-born is as 'bad' as a Muggle. Therefore Harry would be considered only 'half' wizard, because of his mother's grandparents.
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Anyhow, we do know that the prophesy is worded *very* carefully...and that JKR has alluded to the fact that the broken mirror (given to H. by Sirius) may play a role later...or maybe its *absence* will play a role.
Also, there is an element originally in #2 that she took out and put in #6 (a certain "discovery" of Harry's), which will play a significant role in #6. It's occured to me that the most memorable revelation (to him) in #2 was the fact that it is our *choices* that decide destiny...not predetermined "fate." (Also, JKR doesn't believe in fate.) So... The prophesy is the prophesy...but I'm sure free will is bound to come into play. I can't help but think that Neville's role will grow...
Chelsey,
There's some very good speculation going on over at Salon.com: http://tabletalk.salon.com/webx?13@@.773a62ab
I would love to hear what you think about some of these ideas. (And I think I gravitate toward Viktor Krum being the HBP.)
Here's an interesting thought (via that Salon link):
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So I have decided that there is a third person in the prophecy. I spent way too long thinking about this yesterday, but I am confidently predicting (HA!) that the third person is Wormtail. And it is he who will kill Voldie, in the end - NOT Harry. This: and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives can also be read as this: and either must die at the hand of the Other, for neither can live while the Other survives. "The hand" - Pettigrew's hand. He has a deep connection to Harry since Harry spared his life. Both Harry and Wormtail's blood is in Voldie's veins. I think that at some final confrontation, Wormtail is going to have to make a choice which will result in Harry or Voldie dying. And he will redeem himself for betraying Harry's parents and save Harry, sacrificing himself in the process. The power that Harry has that will vanquish the Dark Lord knows not is forgiveness, the ability to get past all the wrongs done to him and do the right thing.
This ending would also tie in with what Dumbledore said in book one: "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
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Anytime! :)
I don't think Pettigrew will be the HBP...and I don't have a v. logical reason for it--I just don't. But yes, I do like the Krum idea. I've been waiting for him to reappear since #4. (I wonder who's playing him in the film?)
Do you spend time on Rowling's website? The little games are fun--it's one of the best websites I've ever seen.
One more prediction (via a friend on the Over the Rhine msg board):
(Gosh, I love doing this! :)
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Good thought on the Wormtail prediction, Ana Maria! I think it's entirely feasible.
However, I have a strong hunch that the Half-Blood Prince will be ... wait for it ... Dean Thomas. DEAN, of all people, you ask? Yes. Rowling has said that Chamber of Secrets was originally entitled Half-Blood Prince, but that she removed the HBP plotline because it didn't fit the story as well as other things that needed focusing on (Ginny, for example). She has also put up quite a little bio about Dean on her website (www.jkrowling.com), revealing that he's actually half-blood. His dad was a wizard, didn't tell Dean's mom, and left them both when Dean was very small because he was being hunted by Death Eaters (he was killed shortly after). Dean's mom remarried, and Dean was raised by his mom and stepdad, having no idea of his wizard roots. Apparently, he's been learning more and more about the situation ever since he got to Hogwarts, but we haven't seen him dealing with it because the focus has been on Neville.
It's impossible to make any further predictions without knowing the role of the Half-Blood Prince (much like we didn't know the role of the Order of the Phoenix, even when the title was released), but my money's on Dean for claiming the title.
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