by Jennifer Hodge
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August 31, 2005

CONNECT WITH OTHER HARRY POTTER FANS AT "THE WITCHING HOUR": Give Your Two Knuts About All Things Harry Potter

July 18, 2007 08:20 PM EDT (Updated: July 20, 2007 09:24 AM EDT)
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It's the final countdown for the arrival of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.  We are sending out a howler to all Gather Muggles, witches, warlocks, and villains to join us in the Gather Books Essential (books.gather.com) from 2 p.m.-3 p.m. ET (on Thursday and Friday) to talk about all things Harry Potter.  So bring your conspiracy theories and speculations on how the series will end!

 

CLICK HERE TO FIND FRIDAY'S "WITCHING HOUR" STARTING AT 2 P.M ET.

 

 

VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB

And once you’re reading the book, we will be hosting a virtual book club in the Gather Books Essential (books.gather.com) every day through the end of next week.  As you make your way through the chapters to find out the fate of our favorite wizard, you can share your thoughts with fellow Potter fans.

 

 

Saturday, July 21st   and Sunday, July 22nd from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. ET (books.gather.com)

 

 

Monday, July 23rd through Friday, July 27th from 2 p.m.-3 p.m. ET (books.gather.com)

 

 

 

 

WIN A BORDERS GIFT CARD

 

Each day, we will post a Potter trivia question at the end of each Witching Hour article.  If you answer correctly in the comment thread, your name will be put in a random drawing to win a $20 Borders Gift Card.

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THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2007

 

To have the chance to win a $20 Borders gift card in our daily random drawing, you need to pick the correct answer and publish it in the comment thread below.  Good luck!

 

Which ghost is Peeves afraid of?

-Nearly Headless Nick

-The Grey Lady

-The Bloody Baron

-Moaning Myrtle     

 

And to get the Quidditch Golden Snitch in flight, let's kick off the discussion with this…… How do you think the Harry Potter series will end?  Where will your favorite characters end up?

 

 

 
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Comments: 113

Connie C. Jul 18, 2007, 8:23pm EDT
Cool! I will be there with my wand in hand.
Randy- Being true to myself Jul 18, 2007, 8:28pm EDT
You should have quite a few readers and commenters
Jennifer Hodge Jul 18, 2007, 10:00pm EDT
Connie, We hope that you bring your invisibility cloak or any dragons as well.

Randy, Hope to see you there!
Rhoda S. Jul 18, 2007, 11:32pm EDT
Hi I just joined this website/forum today. I am looking forward to having the oportunity to share with other readers. As a mom of 4 and a person in educational limbo waiting for the right time to finish my masters I am excited to have joined this community. My kids and I love Harry but I am a biggest fan bigger than the kids. I look forward to chatting about this book and I am so excited about reading my Harry novel.
Thanks,Rho
Paul G. Jul 19, 2007, 12:42am EDT
Huh? Give my "two knuts"? I beg your pardon, but I think I'd rather NOT, Jen.
Chris Carlisle Jul 19, 2007, 9:02am EDT
Paul, I see what you did there. Perhaps just the left one?

(so sorry, I couldn't help myself)
Erin F. Jul 19, 2007, 9:26am EDT
I'll try to be there, but I'm going to be at work. It's not up to me whether I'm shelving books, organizing journals, or online at any given time.
If I can, I will come!
(Of course, if they have me do journals or something, I could just use my wand to magic them into place, with labels. However, I can't do that if they're watching, so I'll have to be careful.) ;-)
Melanie S. Jul 19, 2007, 10:27am EDT
How fun! Looking forward to the converstations!
jessie voigts Jul 19, 2007, 11:09am EDT
whoo! !i can't wait. life is good!
Susan B. Jul 19, 2007, 11:19am EDT
I'll be there in Gryfendor colors!
Anne Marie A. Jul 19, 2007, 2:03pm EDT
It's 2p.m. now so, is this where it is supposed to be on this article?
Jennifer Hodge Jul 19, 2007, 2:04pm EDT
Anne Marie, you are in the right place. The discussion takes place within the comment thread of this article.
Anne Marie A. Jul 19, 2007, 2:05pm EDT
Peeves is afraid of the Bloody Baron
Anne Marie A. Jul 19, 2007, 2:06pm EDT
I think Harry will finally triumph over Lord Voldemort
caitlin S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:07pm EDT
He's afraid of the Bloody Baron, the Slytherin ghost who somehow has silver blood stains.
Fallon Zschiegner Jul 19, 2007, 2:07pm EDT
Hee. The answer (for today, the 19th) is The Bloody Baron.

And I hope beyond anything that there will be a true ending. I want all the questions answered and I want to know that Harry will have a happy life. Because so far, he's had a really crappy one, if you think about it. I don't think that she would kill him off, but if she did, I would hope that there is a scene where Harry reunites with all the loved ones he's lost or goes off into the mist ala Lord of the Rings. Whatever happens, I cannot wait to get my hands on the next book!
Anne Marie A. Jul 19, 2007, 2:08pm EDT
More people are supposed to get killed in this book but I don't have any speculations as to who it will be
Kim K. Borders U.S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:09pm EDT
There's an elephant in the chat room that I simply cannot ignore: the leaked ending. Please, please, can we promise not to introduce that into this conversation? We here at Borders are walking around the halls with our eyes closed and ears plugged. I'm the only one they're allowing out of hiding. And only for this conversation.
Anne Marie A. Jul 19, 2007, 2:09pm EDT
So, one of the big questions is still Snape friend or foe?
Jennifer Hodge Jul 19, 2007, 2:10pm EDT
I'm trying to avoid any spoilers. They seem like a minefield out there!
jessie voigts Jul 19, 2007, 2:12pm EDT
he's avoiding the bloody baron, of course! wouldn't you? haha...

well, i am just hoping that snape turns out to be ok. i mean, i can't even READ it now without thinking of alan rickman (one of my favorite actors!)...

i hope also that harry wins over voldemort, and also, that ron and hermione are ok.

side note - do you think people are now naming little girls hermione? crazy...
Anne Marie A. Jul 19, 2007, 2:12pm EDT
I don't want any spoilers. I prepaid for my copy 2 months ago and want to wait to read it
Robin Noack Jul 19, 2007, 2:12pm EDT
I think that Snape will end up being a friend. What do you think?
Anne Marie A. Jul 19, 2007, 2:14pm EDT
friend because I think he was in love with Harry's mom but that is my personal theory
Jennifer Hodge Jul 19, 2007, 2:14pm EDT
jessie, Isn't that interesting how influential a book like this can be? I wonder if J.K. Rowling had any inkling how BIG Harry Potter would be?
Kim K. Borders U.S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:15pm EDT
I waver on Snape. Still.

Shall we break it down?
Linda H. Jul 19, 2007, 2:16pm EDT
Unfortunately, I think Snape will end up being a foe. I think they have been dropping hints that he might be good, but I am not buying it.
EB White Jul 19, 2007, 2:16pm EDT
(Bloody Baron)

Hi, all -

I was a Snape-hater until I reread HBP last week. Now, I'm convinced that he's on the side of good... he kept trying to keep Harry from doing any of the unforgiveable curses (and, in true fantasy style, I'm not convinced that Dumbledore is really dead - though I'll be angry if I snotted up my copy of HBP twice for nothing!).

Even more than seeing Harry take on The Dark Lord, I want a big battle sequence featuring Harry singlehandedly taking down the entire Malfoy family. :)
Shava Nerad Jul 19, 2007, 2:17pm EDT
Is anyone else in the Boston area going to the Harvard Square shindig? They're keeping all the restaurants open until Midnight, when the Harvard Coop's selling copies of the book.

Also Sorceror's Stone is playing at the Brattle 9pm to nearly midnight, for those who want Harry while they wait. But there's a huge street fair planned.
Jennifer Hodge Jul 19, 2007, 2:19pm EDT
Shava, Thanks for the info. That's a great idea. Are you planning on going? How about anyone else? What Potteresque happenings are going on in your neck of the woods?
Amy Clark Jul 19, 2007, 2:19pm EDT
bloody baron...

I don't know if Harry will survive or not...there is merit for the end to go either way...Harry could die when Voldemort dies, just to keep balance in the universe, the whold good/evil, yin/yang bit...but then Harry could survive to prove that good will triumph over evil and I think if he survives, he could very well end up the defense against the dark arts teacher and Hogwarts would become his new home, it's really the only true home he has ever had...anyway, I guess right now it is just wait and see...

and the waiting is very difficult!
jessie voigts Jul 19, 2007, 2:20pm EDT
i would imagine that no one would ever have had an inkling that their books would be famous, and i think hers is the most, eh? crazy. i feel so happy for her. and hope that her life can slow down (after the next 2 movies) - i can't imagine doing all that AND having 2 little kids. you know?

what i love is that not only are kids reading it, but also reading other classics (i.e., LOTR). my mom's a middle school librarian, and she said that ALL the HP copies are always checked out - and that she's constantly having to replace them, from all the use. i think that is awesome!

shava - you make me wish i was visiting boston!
Kim K. Borders U.S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:20pm EDT
Ohhhh! Draco and Lucius are goin' downnnn!!! I just know it.
EB White Jul 19, 2007, 2:22pm EDT
Amy, I LOVE your idea of Harry becoming the DADA teacher! That never even crossed my mind, but it would be a great thing for him to do.

(But I sure don't want him to end up with Ginny.)
Jennifer L. Jul 19, 2007, 2:22pm EDT
The answer to the question is the Bloody Baron.

In the end I hope Harry survives. I also want Ron and Hermione to be together. I'm still hoping Snape is not as evil as we think he is. I can't wait for the book to come out.
Kim K. Borders U.S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:23pm EDT
Here in Ann Arbor, there are parties at both of the Borders stores and even the indie down the road. You'd be surprised by how many people I've heard say they're going to be in line at midnight for their copy!Here in Ann Arbor, there are parties at both of the Borders stores and even the indie down the road. You'd be surprised by how many people I've heard say they're going to be in line at midnight for their copy!
Amy Clark Jul 19, 2007, 2:23pm EDT
the library here (Pomeroy, Ohio-a small town near the Ohio River) is having a Harry party on Saturday...everyone is supposed to come in costume and they are supposed to have a drawing for a free copy of the book...
Linda H. Jul 19, 2007, 2:23pm EDT
Kim, I agree with you. I would like to see Draco and Lucius get their long overdue comeuppance!
jessie voigts Jul 19, 2007, 2:24pm EDT
i would love for draco and lucius to go down. i am so tired of their bully posturing. bleah..

well, not so big doings here. our library is having a party, with books for sale by the local independent bookstore. however, lillie's too young (5) and they say you have to be 8. so, we'll head to our local meijer's (grocery + everything store). i will take the neighbor girl (12), she's so happy that someone can take her, and lillie, too, of course.

the whole next day, sat, i have plans for two lovely adirondack chairs out on the lawn, overlooking the lake. lillie's got a friend to play with all day, and the neighbor girl and i can just lounge and read. we've even got snacks made, healthy ones, and i have my insulated cups out for the iced tea. i am not stirring from that spot!!

unfortunately, sat night, we've committed to going to a local amish fish fry - a fundraiser for a local amish family. we know them, so can't skip out. i will be ready to get back and read!!
Kim K. Borders U.S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:24pm EDT
Have all of you posted your "why i'm the biggest harry potter fan" testaments on borderssnape.com?
rema s. Jul 19, 2007, 2:25pm EDT
bloody baron.

i think ron will die and not harry.
EB White Jul 19, 2007, 2:25pm EDT
I have to say that I'm really sad about this book coming out. It's had a HUGE impact in the world of children's literature (and a pretty big one in my life, too). Knowing that the end of a ten-year chapter of my life is about to close is kind of... geeky-but-sad.

I mean, tomorrow is the last full day that Harry Potter's fate will be questionable. I haven't been able to say that for a third of my life. :S
Ann Oxford Jul 19, 2007, 2:25pm EDT
As much as I love Harry Potter, that is too late for me to stay up these days. I preordered mine and plan on turning off the phone and hunkering down for a good while. I read the last one in one sitting.
Kim K. Borders U.S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:27pm EDT
Jessie, can i bring my daughter over and share one of your Adirondack chairs? Sounds like the kind of day I've only read about.
jessie voigts Jul 19, 2007, 2:27pm EDT
kim - that website doesn't work. ??

i am sad about this ending, too. i think that people that can read them all in a row (like lillie, when she gets old enough) are sooo lucky!
Jennifer Hodge Jul 19, 2007, 2:27pm EDT
jessie, you always create a lot of fun!! very cool.
Amy Clark Jul 19, 2007, 2:29pm EDT
EB White - It just makes sense to me since he has done so much already, leading Dumbledore's Army and teaching the defense spells, working with Dumbledore in HBP, too many things to not give him the post if he should want it...

My thoughts on Snape are that even if he does turn out to be "good", people will still not trust him and he could conceivably lose his post at Hogwarts. Maybe he will be one of the characters that dies? There are supposed to be at least two main characters that don't survive...

Is there any truth to the rumor that J.K. Rowling is already at work starting a new series? I haven't been to her website in a while to check...if it is true, I wonder what it would be about? and would it be as popular as Harry?
jessie voigts Jul 19, 2007, 2:29pm EDT
kim - let's have this virtual party, eh?? pull up the adirondack chair. feel the breeze coming off the lake. hear the sounds of families enjoying themselves going by on all their boats (jetskis, pontoon boats, speedboats, kayaks, paddleboats, and fishing boats) and smell the campfires from the neighbors two down. yes, we might have to have a campfire, too. dark chocolate, graham crackers, and toasted coconut marshmallows for our s'mores.

pull up your chair!~
Ann Oxford Jul 19, 2007, 2:29pm EDT
Has anyone heard any rumblings that J. K. Rowling might do another series? I know. I know. Give the poor woman a break! But, what can I say. I'm greedy for more and sad that it is over.
Kim K. Borders U.S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:29pm EDT
Jessie!

Thanks. Oops: borderssnape.gather.com
Breezy S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:30pm EDT
THE BLOODY BARON.......umm that's the answer.
Michelle G. Jul 19, 2007, 2:33pm EDT
bloody baron

I think that Snape has to be a foe after using one of the unforgivable curses on Dumbledore. I was on the fence about Snape ( I didn't like him but wasn't sure if he was good or bad) until the end of HBP when he killed Dumbledore.
Liz K. Jul 19, 2007, 2:33pm EDT
If she is doing another series, I wonder if people would prefer a spin off with one of the Potter characters or something completely original? I vote for the former. There is something very comfortable and warm about the familiarity of a character that you have grown with.
Kim K. Borders U.S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:33pm EDT
Jessie,

Very comfortable. Please pass the Valrhona bar and the Zingerman's graham crackers. ;-)

EB, this is the close of a very long chapter in your life. I'll bet you can point to rites of passage and tell me which book you were reading, or how your image of the characters changed as you grew up...

Bittersweet, really.
jessie voigts Jul 19, 2007, 2:34pm EDT
i like ginny, actually. i think she and harry are good for each other. did you ever notice how the movie cast is somewhat color-blind, but there are no (to my knowledge) different sexual preferences or disabilities?
Susan *. Jul 19, 2007, 2:34pm EDT
cool beans.....Berties bots beans of course! LOL
jessie voigts Jul 19, 2007, 2:35pm EDT
kim! you've gotta be from a2. bring some bread, too, from zingerman's! i'll get some fresh tomatoes and cucumbers from the farm down the road, and i have some homemade mennonite butter to go with it. now we only need the butterbeer!!
Joy S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:38pm EDT
Peeves is afraid of the Bloody Baron. Who wouldn't be?
Kim K. Borders U.S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:38pm EDT
A loaf of Farm Bread and Paesano on the way.

I like Ginny, too.

How is everyone going to mourn the end of the Potter series?
Chris Carlisle Jul 19, 2007, 2:39pm EDT
The bloody baron (trivia answer).

I'll probably pass on the fanfare of the midnight sales and just casually pick up a copy at the store sometime during the day.

I'm curious to see what happens next in the Potterverse. I know Rowlings hasn't ruled out the possibility of more books, but I would think that a MMO game based based on the elements of the books would be an interesting idea.
jessie voigts Jul 19, 2007, 2:39pm EDT
well, mourning the end of the series is right. i think the only other books i am so longing for are stephanie meyer's eclipse and the next book in the temeraire series. so...i am going to miss REALLY waiting, YEARS, for a book to come out. you know??
Linda H. Jul 19, 2007, 2:41pm EDT
Our town library is hosting an HP party. I would love to go, but it's too late for me. I will wait for the book to come in the mail. I think my friends are almost more excited about this than their kids! How funny is that. It really is appealing on so many levels and to so many age groups. Go Harry!
Kim K. Borders U.S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:42pm EDT
Yes, I understand.

Eclipse is out very soon... August.

If you're into the YA genre, check out Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely.
Kim K. Borders U.S. Jul 19, 2007, 2:44pm EDT
Go Harry indeed! It's as if JK tapped into some sort of Arthurian-level mythology, you know? At times, it's hard not to read the series allegorically, but that kills the fun.

How cool to have accomplished something like that in your lifetime.

Quite a woman.
EB White Jul 19, 2007, 2:46pm EDT
Kim - It was Sorcerer's Stone that led me on my career path to be a librarian. So, I'd have to say JK made me money. I wonder if she'd like a finder's fee???
Shava Nerad Jul 19, 2007, 2:46pm EDT
Harvard Square -- I have a date with my fiance, who's a sometimes Harvard Square street performer, for him to take an evening off and make it a date. But we're going to dress for the occasion as a Victorian wizard and his beautiful assistant, even though he's not working the streets that night. I've warned him he will end up doing magic anyway, because he can't say no.

I started reading the books aloud to my son when he didn't read yet, and now he's 14 and will read the book in a day, I'm sure!
Liz K. Jul 19, 2007, 2:47pm EDT
I would be curious to know what Rowling's writing process is. Does anyone know? Does she outline everything to the last detail or does she let it flow. I guess you would have to have a lot of it mapped out ahead of time.
EB White Jul 19, 2007, 2:48pm EDT
It isn't that I don't LIKE Ginny. Ginny is fine. (A big step up from Cho, IMO.) I just think he should be with someone who was known for more than a wicked bat bogey hex. ;)
Jennifer Hodge Jul 19, 2007, 2:49pm EDT
Shava, it sounds like you are really getting into the spirit of it all!
Ann Oxford Jul 19, 2007, 2:52pm EDT
I always hoped that Harry and Hermione would date. But it looks like she might end up with Ron?
Sheila Deeth Jul 19, 2007, 2:53pm EDT
Bloody Baron.

My husband said he thought he'd heard spoilers. I don't want to. Luckily I'm good at closing my ears (and eyes). But please don't put any here.

We've had the book on order for ages. And now my mother in England has it on order for herself. Can't you just see her, nearly 80, walking down the road on Saturday morning to pick it up! She went to the movie this week with one of her friends. My husband and I went with our kids (age 17 and 20; the 22 year old went with his friends at boot camp).
EB White Jul 19, 2007, 2:53pm EDT
If there is any budding romance that I want to see succeed - it would be Luna and Neville. HOW CUTE WOULD THAT BE? :)
Amy Clark Jul 19, 2007, 2:54pm EDT
I will be sad to see the series end, but Rowling made it clear from the beginning that there was only supposed to be 7 books...I was ready to quit after HBP when Dumbledore was killed and Harry said he was going to leave Hogwarts...I was sad and angry...but I can't wait to see how it all turns out, she's got me hooked! LOL...the book should be at my door on Saturday...can't wait...

If she really is planning another series, (I couldn't find the info on her website) I don't think I would want it to be the same characters...I think something new would be good, as long as she keeps with the same quality of writing...
EB White Jul 19, 2007, 2:56pm EDT
Amy - The rumor (big-fat-one) that I heard was that she was planning a book about a girl sleuth. After seven successful books, I'd be willing to go out and buy anything Rowling wrote, new subject or otherwise. She knows characterization - and that is what I love about her!
Linda H. Jul 19, 2007, 2:57pm EDT
EB, I totally forgot about Neville. He is such a great character. They all are really, but I guess I sympathize with his incredibly funny stroke of bad luck. The poor guy just can't get it right.
Amy Clark Jul 19, 2007, 2:58pm EDT
My mom has already said she is going to read the book first...it has kind of become a tradition with us, that she orders it as a birthday present for me and then reads the book before I get hold of it...I think I might take my son to see the movie this weekend...
Amy Clark Jul 19, 2007, 3:00pm EDT
EB...that sounds interesting...I would definitely take a look at whatever she puts out after enjoying her writing so much...and I think you're right, it is her characterizations that make the books work so well...you feel like they are real and care about what happens to them, like they are your friends...
Jennifer Hodge Jul 19, 2007, 3:00pm EDT
WRAP UP. Please feel free to chat longer if you would like.

TOMORROW! Don't forget to come back to books.gather.com tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET to find out who won the Borders gift card and to continue our conversation about plot line twists and the fate of our favorite characters. And there will be a new trivia question. I think I made today's too easy! I will have to test your mettle. Until then!
EB White Jul 19, 2007, 3:01pm EDT
Linda - LOVE Neville! Funny thing was, Luna was kind of a non-entity for me until I saw the movie of OotP. What an EXCELLENT portrayal! And now, they're my favorite couple-that-isn't. YET.
EB White Jul 19, 2007, 3:03pm EDT
Bye, all! Thanks for the fun chat!
Linda H. Jul 19, 2007, 3:03pm EDT
EB, I like your optimism. I guess we will have to wait and see!
jessie voigts Jul 19, 2007, 3:16pm EDT
i love neville, too. we haven't seen the movie yet!
DANA B. Jul 19, 2007, 3:23pm EDT
Peeves is afraid of The Bloody Baron.
April H. Jul 19, 2007, 3:42pm EDT
better late then never and the answer is Peeves is afraid of The Bloody Baron, the ghost I am most curious about ... I just wounder his life story, why Peeves is afraid of him, yes, everyone is afraid of him.
Who was he?
How did he die?
Why is he bloody?
Wasnt his description that he was covered in silver blood? Is it silver because hes a ghost and all the hues we see him as are grey, transparent, and silvery?
CATHY B. Jul 19, 2007, 3:46pm EDT
fwiw, here's my speculation on how the plot might twist:


If there are such things as "unbreakable vows" then such a vow could serve as a reasonable explanation for the unwavering but otherwise mysterious and perhaps dubious faith Dumbledore has in Snape; that Snape had previously given Dumbledore such an unbreakable vow of loyalty. With that vow in place, Snape's killing of Dumbledore can become a necessary illusion, a false death, and the only change shattering enough to force Harry to break free of Hogwarts in time to pursue Voldemort with his full force and vigor. We can then also imagine Fawkes' phoenix qualities being called upon again to revive his master.
Brooke S. Jul 19, 2007, 3:52pm EDT
Peeves is afraid of the the Bloody Baron.
Melissa H. Jul 19, 2007, 4:00pm EDT
the Bloody Baron!
Christopher L. Jul 19, 2007, 4:37pm EDT
The Bloody Baron
Lynda Klee Jul 19, 2007, 4:41pm EDT
Peeves is afraid of the Bloody Baron.....I am hoping that Harry lives on in this last book....he has successfully thwarted Voldemort all this time...would love to see Snape and father and son Malfoy bite the dust, and Dumbledore come back tp life just like his phoenix-perhaps to save Harry...hmmmm I am curious!
S C. Jul 19, 2007, 6:00pm EDT
Peeves is afraid of the Bloody Baron. I think that Snape will turn out to be a friend and that when Dumbledore pleaded with him in the last book, he wanted Snape to kill him (reason should be revealed in the last book). Also, I think Wormtail will die trying to protect Harry. It was mentioned in one of the books that if a witch/wizard saves your life, you are bound to them to save theirs.
*Melissa F *. Jul 19, 2007, 6:05pm EDT
Peeves is afraid of the Bloody Baron.

...And we're going to read a happy ending.
Connie C. Jul 19, 2007, 6:10pm EDT
Peeves is afraid of the Bloody Baron.

I know that there are going to be alot of people killed in this one. I dont think it will be Harry though.
Kim ohhh I wish.... Jul 19, 2007, 6:13pm EDT
The Bloody Baron, DUH!!! Nearly headless Nick is nice and Moaning Murtle is a big cry baby! hehehehe
Jeina A. Jul 19, 2007, 6:28pm EDT
The answer to the question is The Bloody Baron...
Jaclyn B. Jul 19, 2007, 6:29pm EDT
Bloody Baron

Oh I don't know what I want from this book...I just WANT it!!!
Jennifer Hodge Jul 19, 2007, 6:49pm EDT
Thanks for all of your trivia answers. The random drawing is closed and we will announce the winner and continue our conversation about the long awaited Harry Potter novel tomorrow (Friday) at 2 p.m-3 p.m. ET at books.gather.com. I hope to see everyone there!
Mary F. Jul 19, 2007, 7:01pm EDT
I really think Ron is not intellectually challenging enough for Hermoine and that Harry would have been a better match for her but, hey, it's Rowling's book not mine. Btw, I bet you anything that Snape and Dumbledore arranged some sort of set up where it only looked like Snape killed him because Snape was a former Voldermort fan...must have denied it because he didn't end up in Azkaban with the others...and now that V-day is here, Snape needs to appear "bad" in Voldermort's eyes so he's not killed off and so Snape can spy on Voldermort's crew. Maybe that's all far-fetched but that's how I would have written it. I like Snape! Another crazy theory would be that Voldermort is the real biological father of Harry Potter, but for some reason, his mother went off with James Potter, hence Voldermort's wrath on the whole family and why he couldn't kill Harry. Those are all the conspiracy theories I can think of for now. Discuss!