Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Predictions
In my previous post I listed some questions that I hope to find answered in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In this post, I’ll go a step further and make some predictions about the book. I’ve re-read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince between writing the previous post and this one, which has led me to think slightly differently about some of the questions I asked. Without further ado, here are the predictions.
- Fawkes the Phoenix will adopt Harry. Now that Dumbledore, the previous owner of Fawkes, is dead (and yes, I believe he is truly dead and won’t return like Gandalf), I think there’s a good chance Harry could end up with a Phoenix as an animal companion.
- Harry will kill Voldemort after finding and destroying the four remaining horcruxes. After re-reading the ending of Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix, in which Dumbledore explains the prophecy, I don’t think there’s a chance that it could now refer to Neville.
- Harry’s scar will disappear. The scar was the connection to Voldemort, so at the time of Voldemort’s death it will vanish.
- Severus Snape will sacrifice himself to save Harry. After re-reading the Half-Blood Prince, I believe that Dumbledore was wrong that Snape was on his side. The fact that Dumbledore was somewhat incorrect about the Horcrux in the cave (he didn’t know it had been removed already) serves to underscore his fallibility, thus lending credence to the theory that he was also wrong about Snape. That said, I think that Snape, unlike Voldemort, has the capacity to love, and truly feels guilty about Lily Potter’s murder (though perhaps not James’). Therefore, he will redeem himself in the end by helping Harry.
- Draco will help Harry in some way. By the end of the Half-Blood Prince Harry feels sorry for Draco, with his previous dislike of Draco pushed out of the way by his overwhelming hatred of Snape. Although they’re unlikely to become friends, I think (or maybe hope) that Draco will come to realize Voldemort’s fundamental evilness and will help Harry in his quest to defeat him.
- Hagrid will die. Harry has now lost his parents, his godfather (Sirius Black), and his mentor and father-figure (Dumbledore). Hagrid’s the adult remaining alive to whom Harry is closest, so following the pattern, he may lose his life in the final book.
- Percy Weasley will make up with his family. I can’t believe that, when push comes to shove, a member of the Weasley family won’t come through in the end.
- We’ll discover that Harry is related to Godric Gryffindor. This connection would be parallel to Voldemort’s descent from Salazar Slytherin. There have been hints, such as Harry’s use of Godric’s sword in The Chamber of Secrets, and the name, Godric’s Hollow, where Harry’s parents died.
- Neville will use his herbology skills to help Harry defeat Voldemort.
- Petunia will help Harry in some way. This help will include more than just allowing Harry back into her house one last time.
- We’ll learn more about Dumbledore and his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald. Maybe also about Dumbledore’s brother Ableforth.
- We’ll learn more about James and Lily Potter. I realize this is a bit vague, but there’s got to be more to the fact that Harry has his mom’s eyes.
- The house-elves, or at least Dobby, will help Harry, rewarding him and Hermione for their kindness toward them.
- Wormtail will repay his life-debt to Harry.
Reading through the predictions, I can see that I’m pretty optimistic about the outcome: Both Snape and Draco redeem themselves, none of the kids die, and Voldemort is defeated. Let’s see if J.K. Rowling agrees!

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Posted by Alex on July 21, 2007 at 07:41 PM MDT #
1. Fawkes the Phoenix will adopt Harry. ---- Nope, you don't hear about Fawkes in this book.
2. Harry will kill Voldemort after finding and destroying the four remaining horcruxes. ---- All I'll say is Harry does destroy the horcruxes.
3. Harry’s scar will disappear. ---- Nope. Just no.
4. Severus Snape will sacrifice himself to save Harry. ---- Eh...no, but you do find out more about Snape. A whole lot more.
5. Draco will help Harry in some way. ---- No, not really. But we do see a bit of Draco.
6. Hagrid will die. ---- Possibly. A very good possibility.
7. Percy Weasley will make up with his family. ---- Correct! YAY
8. We’ll discover that Harry is related to Godric Gryffindor. ---- No, but we do see a connection between Godric Gryffindor, Harry, Dumbledore, and Godric's Hollow.
9. Neville will use his herbology skills to help Harry defeat Voldemort. ---- Erm, I'm not quite sure what plants can do to kill a powerful villain...?
10. Petunia will help Harry in some way. ---- I think not. Depends on what you mean by "help". She doesn't really, but you find out a little more about her as well. She does not perform magic late in life. I'm not actually sure who that is...
11. We’ll learn more about Dumbledore and his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald. Maybe also about Dumbledore’s brother Ableforth. ---- Very true. But I think it might be spelled Abelforth. Not sure.
12. We’ll learn more about James and Lily Potter. ---- Mostly Lily. And we find out about the whole Harry/Lily eye thing. It's not actually that big of a deal, but kind of significant.
13. The house-elves, or at least Dobby, will help Harry, rewarding him and Hermione for their kindness toward them. ---- Dobby helps, but not because of their kindess. He helps because it is Harry Potter.
14. Wormtail will repay his life-debt to Harry. ---- Yeah, but it's definitely not what I expected. At all. A bit silly really.
There you go! And yes i did read the book. I can't say that I particularly enjoyed it. WAY too many unnescasary deaths. (I can't spell.)
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A silencing Charm for some of the Fallen:
Crabbe, Goyle, Voldemorte, Bellatrix, Mad-eye-moody, Tonks, Lupin, Snape, Hedwig.
Harry and Ginny get married and have 3 kids: Lily, James, and Albus Severus, after who Harry called "the bravest man I ever knew". Ron and Hermione get married and have 2 kids: Hugo and Rose. Teddy Lupin was "snogging" Victoire Weasley (Bill and Fleur's daughte) at Platform 9 3/4. Malfoy has a son, Scorpius. "The scar had not pained Harry for 18 years. All was well"
Posted by Shay on August 12, 2007 at 01:51 PM MDT #
Regulas Arcturus Black thats his middle name
Posted by zac on October 08, 2007 at 12:16 PM MDT #
Harry will die because JK want him to die and she wants that no one should continue after her.
Posted by Naveen CH on October 11, 2007 at 01:06 PM MDT #
can someone intelligent explain everything about "remember my last, petunia"? im re-reading and it is killing me.
i too was really sad about fred. (i'm a twin and i know what that kind of intense remorse would feel like. but then again everybody would feel like they know the weasley twins tahnks to the in depths of jkr)
Posted by josh on June 30, 2008 at 02:02 AM MDT #
all is well that ends well :-)
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