Book 6
What We Know (All Confirmed):
-JKR says, "Sirius may or may not be cleared in the future; this is important."
Rumors:
-Harry comes very close to expulsion from Hogwarts.
-Lupin's or Quirrel's brother will be the new DADA Professor.
-Ron and Harry take on Voldemort while Hermione is injured in the Hospital Wing.
-Draco and Harry make a truce.
-The new DADA teacher will be killed only half way into the book.
-Harry believes he is better and stronger than others and refuses help, even when he needs it. Pride becomes the fault that causes Harry's fall in book 6.
-House Elves become increasingly important in this book.
-There is no apparating or disapparating within Hogwarts yet the rules did not appear to affect Dobby the House Elf in CoS. This may become important in the future books.
-Knockturn Alley will be visited again.
-Halfway through the book, Harry will visit Potter Manor. He will be confronted with a portrait of his great great grandfather.
Specific Character Rumors:
-Mrs. Dursley has a baby.
-We meet a relative of Hermione's (poor Hermione has to hide the fact that she is a witch from her relative for half the summer).
-We learn more about Peter Pettigrew's past.
-Evidence that Peter Pettigrew is in fact alive surfaces and the charges against Sirius is cleared.
-Sirius Black clears his name (see above rumor) and adopts Harry.
-Peter Pettigrew flees from Voldemort.
-Dumbledore is badly injured.
-Hedwig is possessed by an evil force.
-Hermione is possessed by an evil force.
-Hagrid dies.
-Remus J.Lupin has trouble with the Ministry and is forced to go into hiding.
-Harry develops a crush on Parvati.
-We learn that Fawkes is actually an animagus. Some people speculate that Fawkes is actually Godric Gryffindor. He has used this animagus form to guard Hogwarts over the years.
-We learn more about Moody's magical eye. It has important ties to the Potter-Voldemort story.
-The Goblins join the war. Gringott's bank becomes a locus of corruption and Harry's vault and finacial security is threatened.
Interesting Side Rumors:
-Tom Riddle's favorite recipe book falls into Ginny's possession and, as she adds some of her own recipes, she unknowingly gives Tom Riddle the power to rise out of the recipe book and poison her.
-Dobby joins Voldemort and becomes his most loyal servant. HE will kill Harry by stabbing him with his nose.
Publishing:
-The title will be 'Harry Potter and the Green Flame Torch.' This rumored torch is supposed to be a mystical torch that heals good and kills evil.
-The title will be 'Harry Potter and the Shield of Haru.' This is supposed to be an old magical artifact used against the Dark Wizard before Grindelwald.
-The title will be 'Harry Potter and the Undergoing of the Prophecy'
-After the release of Goblet and before we knew the title of the fifth book, it was noted that Time Warner, inc. had registered the following Harry Potter trademarked titles at the UK Patent Office:
Harry Potter and the Alchemist's Cell,
Harry Potter and the Pyramids of Furmat,
and Harry Potter and the Chariots of Light.
Obviously, the Harry Potter fan community was ecstatic. "We know the titles of the next three books!" and so forth. Well, after JK Rowling announced the title of the fifth book, this theory fell through. Still, there's some interesting possibilities for you. (Note: All three titles were registered on April 26, 2001, before the Book Five title was announced.)
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