What to Expect for Book 6

Part 1
By Nina TH

    I have been asked to do a what to expect for book 6 article. So I'll be analyzing some of the questions lying around book six. I don't think there's anything left to say for now, so I'll just get started!

What will happen with Divination class?
    The real question here is who will be the teacher? Will Trelawney continue to teach? And if so, what about Firenze? I think Trelawney will come back. She only got kicked out because of Umbridge, and now that she's gone, I see no reason for Trelawney not to come back. I'm not so sure what will happen to Firenze though. He obviously can't return to the forest, he'll be dead before you can say "angry centaurs"! They could always teach it together, but I don't really see them as two "people" who are "compatible". However, if they are going to teach together, it would be a lot of fun to see Firenze criticize Trelawney… Maybe Firenze will get a different job at the castle? I have no idea what that could be, but they do need a new DADA teacher… Also note that Harry and Ron will no longer have Divination class.

Who will be the new DADA teacher?
    Firenze would probably be a good choice. He seems to know a lot about… well… everything. I'm still a bit sceptical though. I don't really see Firenze as a DADA teacher. But who else could it be? I have absolutely NO idea, so I checked around for other people's theories. These are some of the ideas I found: Arthur, Lupin and Tonks. I don't think it will be Arthur. He'll be to busy at the ministry and I think he loves his job to much to leave. I'm not so sure about Lupin. He left because the parents found out he was a werewolf. I'm pretty sure they still know he's a werewolf, so why would he come back? I don't really think Tonks will do it either. She is an auror and I think the need for aurors will be pretty large now that Voldemort is back and all… I personally think we'll meet a whole new person as DADA teacher!

How did the O.W.L Exams go?
    Ah… Exams- life would be so much easier without them. But how did Harry, Ron and Hermione do? I think it's safe to say that Hermione did more than OK. She probably got an "O" on all of them. I'm much more worried about Harry and Ron! I think both of them did fine, but what if Ron does better? Will Harry be struck by the same jealousy as he did when Ron was made prefect? I really hope Harry is over that, but he will probably be even more angry in book six… In DADA I'm positive Harry got an "O", and I don't think Ron did too bad either! And I'm sure that the O.W.L results won't be their biggest problem at the moment...

Will the trio learn to apparate?
    I think it is mentioned that you have to be 17 to apparate? I'm not sure, but I think the Weasley twins said that once. If so, Harry and Hermione won't learn it until book 7. Harry and Hermione's birthdays are after the summer vacation, so they won't be 17 before that. Ron's birthday is in March, so he could learn to apparate if he wants to (which I'm pretty sure he does). If they do learn to apparate, it could be important to the story.

What about Percy?
    ARRGH! I have a really strong hatred towards Percy at the moment. I think the Weasleys feel the same way. I don't know what Percy will do now that he knows Harry was telling the truth about Voldemort! Is he too proud to apologize or will he have the courage to crawl back asking for forgiveness? I think he'll come crawling. He will realize his mistake, but is it too late? Will the Weasleys be able to forgive him for being so terrible? I think they will. He is after all family, and families love each other and we know the Weasleys (or at least Molly) still love Percy! Either way, we will be seeing a lot more of Percy in the sixth book, I'm sure!

Will Harry receive any kind of punishment for using an unforgivable curse?
    As you should all remember, Harry used an unforgivable curse on Bellatrix. The fake Moody told us in GoF that using an unforgivable curse could get you thrown in Azkaban. But I don't think Harry will get any kind of punishment. If the MoM were going to punish him, we would have heard something in book 5. It seems kind of weird that the MoM will decide to suddenly punish Harry when we have heard nothing more about it. And if I'm not mistaken, no one but Bellatrix saw Harry use it. And if the MoM doesn't know Harry used the curse, they certainly can't punish him for it!

    There are of course, many more mysteries surrounding book 6. What will happen with Ginny, Luna and Neville? Who will be Quidditch captain and new players? Where will Harry spend his summer? What will happen with Grawp? These are a few of the subjects I'll be writing about in my next article! Yet again I hope you enjoyed and that you will read my next article!