<p>I think Hagrid or Dumbledore will die. Any idea who is this Half-blood prince? JK said there has been no him before.</p>
<p>Well, since it’s almost out…</p>
<p>I used to be so excited too but after waiting so long … it’s just like “cool the 6th book is coming out”.
But I remember when I would go on the message boards and just discuss what might happen. I was such a dork lol.
I have a friend who’s like that now … she’s a rising senior.
And she’s sooo into it… it’s crazy. </p>
<p>She told me she thinks Dumbledore will die. Her reason: "well okay remember after those 2 men stole the book and tried to sell it for 90,000 pounds … after that the whole town swore it was Dumbledore so the information musta leaked out or something … "</p>
<p>I don’t really believe her but I really oughta read the 5th book again cuz i’ve forgotten the details</p>
<p>Funny thing: I placed a hold on HBP today at my library…but there are already 170 people ahead of me…</p>
<p>lol…i wonder how long it will take each person to read it…</p>
<p>Methinks that Dumblydooor is too powerful to be killed off.</p>
<p>She also says that Harry will die in the 7th book.</p>
<p>Which is possible because he’s not strong enough to fight Voldemort
Everytime he escaped was cuz he got lucky</p>
<p>Oooh i also wanna read the 4th book in the artemis fowl series. I’ve forgotten a whole lot too since I read the 3rd book</p>
<p>Harry will die in the last book, of AIDS…</p>
<p>uh…i told him to get some condoms</p>
<p>who dies???</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.mugglenet.com%5B/url%5D”>www.mugglenet.com</a> is awesome :)</p>
<p>My bet on the Half-Blood Prince would be Hagrid (half-giant/half-wizard whose mom was a chieftain or something of giants, making him “royal” in a sense) OR Godric Gryffindor (who says he has to be alive?).</p>
<p>Esp. Godric, I guess, since this was almost the title of the 2nd book (where he’s mentioned alot) and we still have mysteries to unravel about “Godric’s Hollow” and the 4 houses of Hogwarts, esp. the Slytherin-Gryffindor rivalry.</p>
<p>As for who dies, I’d put my money on Dumbledore, Hagrid, or Mrs. Weasley. I think we’ll see another loved one sacrifice him/herself for Harry, one of the reasons being that JKR wants HP to be a “darker series.” </p>
<p>Also, Harry’s attitude in the 5th book really annoyed me and I hope he changes and has less anger in the 6th.</p>
<p>More random predictions about what we’ll find out in book 6:
- Something’s up with St. Mungo’s…I think it’s a shady place and we were introduced to it more in the 5th book for a reason. Lucius donates loads of money to it. The “false-happy-statue” in the Ministry where proceeds go to Mungo’s is foreshadowing. Longbottoms are in there.
- Something will be revealed about Lily Potter (why was Voldemort more reluctant to kill her, telling her multiple times to stand aside first?)</p>
<p>I’m also hoping for more Snape background.</p>
<p>I’ve got more theories but this post is already too Harry-nerdy as it is. Also, I won’t claim credit for the St. Mungo’s theory…I think I took it from someone/someplace else, don’t remember where…</p>
<p>Harry Potter is a kids’ series. It seems unfitting to me to have to a hero or a heroin(sp) die. In the seventh book, voldemort should be vanquished for eternity, and harry should be a hero. In lord of the ring’s case, i wouldn’t have cared if the hero had died as it was adult fiction anyway.</p>
<p>I think the half blood prince is Felix Felicis, or another character we haven’t met yet. </p>
<p>As for who dies, Dumbledore will have to die sometime before the end of the seventh book, because otherwise, Harry won’t be on his own in his fight to kill He-who-must-not-be-named. And one of them has to kill the other, so there can’t be any outside interference from people like Dumbledore. Still, I don’t know if he will die in this book or the next. I just hope that any of the Weasleys (except Percy), Lupin, Hermione, Tonks, Luna, Neville, and Hagrid don’t die. </p>
<p>Nine days!!! I’m going at midnight to get my copy from Borders. I made myself a skirt, and I’m in the process of trimming a sweater and vest, I painted a tie, I have my white dress shirt and mary janes, and all I need are grey knee socks, which I can’t seem to find anywhere. I am soooooo excited!!! 
:D</p>
<p>I’m going to a [url=<a href=“Barnes & Noble Welcomes Borders® Bookstore Customers | Barnes & Noble®”>Barnes & Noble Welcomes Borders® Bookstore Customers | Barnes & Noble®]Borders[/url</a>] as well. I will be dressed as a muggle.</p>
<p>As an aside - sardine jelly beans are DISGUSTING. :(</p>
<p>I find Horseradish to be the worst. It made me want to gag immediately. I no longer eat Bertie Botts; there’s too much of a risk.</p>
<p>9 more days…yipee.!!!
cant wait to get my hands on the book</p>
<p>Yeah - “is it popcorn or booger?” :o</p>
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Ooh, me too!! (I’m not normally like this, honestly–but I am a huge Snape fan.)</p>
<p>On July 16th, I will be getting on a plane to Europe. I plan to pick up the British edition upon my arrival.</p>
<p>i’m a huge neville fan. 
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<p>poor 'bottom.</p>
<p>I heart Harry Potter with an enormous passion…and all of you for loving him too :)</p>
<p>ya neville will def have a bigger role, esp after what was said in the 5th book.</p>
<p>mugglenet is def awesome! <a href=“http://www.mugglenet.com/books/futurebooks/book6facts.shtml[/url]”>http://www.mugglenet.com/books/futurebooks/book6facts.shtml</a> </p>
<p>"Other Info: On August 16th, the door on JKR’s site opened giving us the following excerpt of book 6, which describes the Half-Blood Prince:</p>
<p>(He) looked rather like an old lion. There were streaks of grey in his mane of tawny hair and his bushy eyebrows; he had keen yellowish eyes behind a pair of wire-rimmed spectacles and a certain rangy, loping grace even though he walked with a slight limp."</p>
<p>aww i’m so excited!!! just 9 more days to go</p>