Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

[Bearcat729]

The release date of book 6 is expected to be announced in the next few days according to JKRowling.com. There is a screenshot and directions on how to find the announcement on MuggleNet

[Lathum]

Sweet

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

Time for my yearly ''Remind me not to go to borders today day.''

[ISiddiqui]

Mmmm... sweet, sweet release date... can't wait .

[spleen1015]

http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/21/news...ex.htm?cnn=yes

July 16th folks!

[Celeval]

207 days by my count.


What?

[gi]

Looking forward to this one.

[JeeberD]

WORD!

I gotta get my grubby little hands on that baby...

[SirFozzie]

And in about (checks watch) 30 minutes the first fanfics will be re-posted to all the P2P servers with the title of the new book

(I can just imagine some poor kid thinking he's getting the book early, and then asking mom and dad what slashfic is and why Snape and Harry are doing those things...)

[Buccaneer]

Thanks. Any rumors on its contents?

[Glengoyne]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Thanks. Any rumors on its contents?

I'm guessing we'll find out who the Half Blood Prince is.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Thanks. Any rumors on its contents?

They said on the radio today that Rowling said one of the main characters dies, but Harry lives. I thought that was a bit of a jip.

CR

[Bearcat729]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Thanks. Any rumors on its contents?

So far we know that book 6 will be the wizard world at war. Harry won't spend as much time at the Dursleys this time around and that he will tell Ron and Hermione about the prophesy.

[wbatl1]

Yeah, a main character dies. My guess is either Hagrid(some people woul literally be crying in the streets) or Dumbeldore(he's saved the day too many times). Ron or Hermoine are outside possiblities, but who knows?

I can't believe I just made a prediction on who would die in a book coming out in half a year

[ISiddiqui]

Dumbledore has to die, doesn't he? I mean he can't just save the day all the time and Harry has to step out of his shadow and what not. And, he's freaking OLD! After all, he and Flamel invented the Sorceror's (Philosopher's) Stone together and Flamel was supposed to die soon because they stopped making the extended life juice or whatever.

[spleen1015]

POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!


























By the ends of books 6 and 7 "you'll have all the back story you'll need", says JK Rowling, and a prequel will not be necessary

There will be a new Minister of Magic, no more Mr. Fudge.

We will find out what happened to Hagrid's half brother Grawp. He will be a bit more controllable in book 6.

The Dursleys are in the next book, but Harry's stay with them will be the shortest yet.

In book 5 he stayed for 4 weeks, so we know his stay will be less than 4 weeks.

Cho Chang will not be a romantic interest of Harry in Book 6, however there will be a "little romance" for Harry says JK.

In books 6 and 7 we will find out exactly why JK killed off Sirius.

Harry becomes even more powerful in book 6.

In books 6 and 7 we will find out why Dumbledore trusts Snape.

We will find out what happened to Wormtail AKA Peter Pettigrew

More about the animosity between Snape and Sirius will be revealed in the last 2 books.

JK has said that giving away the form of Snape's boggart and patronus says too much.

We'll definitely find out what Snape's worst fear is, and it'll be important.

Hermione and Draco will NOT end up together in book 6 or 7.

We will find out what exactly Dudley saw when he looked at the dementors.

The reason Voldemort and Harry both didn't die when Voldemort tried to kill Harry, will be revealed.

We will see more of Draco's mother, Narcissa Malfoy, now that Lucius is busy.

We'll learn more about Harry's scar in the last 2 books.

Moaning Myrtle will make an appearance again, as will Tonks.

More about Voldemort's birth will be revealed, thus helping us understand why he is so evil.

Muggles begin to notice "more and more odd" occurrences in book 6, says JK.

The wizarding world is really at war in the sixth book.

Harry will tell his dearest friends about the prophesy after it sinks in to him.

We will learn more about Harry's relatives, including his grandparents (though JK says they aren't really important to the story)

We will find out what happened to Sirius's motorbike.

Book 6 will be shorter than the 5th book (or at least JK's 99% sure, but will not swear on her children's lives)

There will be no "new" nationalities of children at Hogwarts. Hogwarts is a British school, and JK says that adding foreigners for the sake of it is not in her plans.

During an interview, when JKR was asked in which Hogwarts room she'd like to be for 1 hour, she said it would be a room in which Harry has been before, but doesn't know its importance. Yet. (this could have happened in book 5, but we're unsure)

It's very important in the plot that Harry has his mother's eyes, and that her wand was very good for charms.

During an interview for Kids BBC, Victor Greensteet (reporter) asked Rowling if Harry would have a dragon for a pet. This is what she replied: "You can't tame a dragon, no matter what Hagrid thinks. It's simply impossible. So no. He has more common sense. He MAY have a different pet in the future, but for now, I won't say anything else". (This could have been buckbeak, but I'm sure we can expect more pets)

In the same interview for Kids BBC, the reporter asked J. K. if Harry had ever used the internet, and this is what she had to say: "No. They (the Dursleys) won't let him go near Dudley's computer, and Dudley is the only one who has a computer. They hit him if he gets too near to the keyboard. So the answer would be No. I use it a lot, but Harry doesn't. Wizards don't really need to go on the web. They have an even better way to find out what's happening in the outside world, which I think is a lot more fun than the Internet, but I'm going to keep quiet on this one."

The choice between what's right and what's easy will be a pillar of the plot in Harry's last 2 years at Hogwarts

Harry's parents' profession will be a big part of the plot.

Something HUGE will be revealed about Lily Potter.

[Buccaneer]

Thanks spleen, that's all very interesting. I had thought the deal with Snape was about humiliation and respect.

[Franklinnoble]

How reliable are those spoilers? Or are they just fan fiction?

[Bearcat729]

It's a list taken from Mugglenet based off interviews that Rowling has given

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

How reliable are those spoilers? Or are they just fan fiction?

They are posted as Facts known about Books 6 & 7 on mugglenet.

[ISiddiqui]

A lot of them are also on Rowling's personal website.

[Franklinnoble]

Ok... good enough. I'll share them with my wife.

[Buccaneer]

Well?