Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

[Rumpy]

The only person who they have mentioned that fits into the initials is Sirius's brother, Regulus Black. The book says he was offed by the Death Eaters, but something tells me he's still alive and kicking somewhere, if it's indeed him, and will help Harry nuke the remaining 3 Horcruxes. (The cup, the house piece, and the snake) The necklace has probably been destroyed already.

I thought the snake wasn't one. It was just a theory (as most of the remaining ones were) but by the end Dumble didn't think the snake was one anymore.

[Fe 26]

I just read that this book is selling 250,000 copies an hour, sold 6.4 million copies in its first 24 hours in release, and outgrossed the top two movies at the box office this weekend. wtf.

If you want a real wtf moment, think about how when your great grand kids are learning about this time period, out of all the things they will learn about, Harry Potter will be one of them.

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If you want a real wtf moment, think about how when your great grand kids are learning about this time period, out of all the things they will learn about, Harry Potter will be one of them.

Not suprising. Harry Potter is the Lord of the Rings for this generation. It deserves to be remembered.

Anyone else seing Nevile dying in the next book and the prophecy not having anything to do with Harry. I think it would be a nice twist

[Port]

I thought the snake wasn't one. It was just a theory (as most of the remaining ones were) but by the end Dumble didn't think the snake was one anymore.

At the end of the book, it seems like Harry is under the impression that the snake is indeed one of them, so he's going to seek it out, even if he's wrong. I'm sure R.A.B. will surface, and correct him if he's wrong. R.A.B. will probably be the father figure for Harry next book, probably surfacing as the Dark Arts teacher, drawing Harry back to Hogwarts one last time.

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Not suprising. Harry Potter is the Lord of the Rings for this generation. It deserves to be remembered.

Nigga please

[James]

I avoided this and any Harry Potter discussions until after I finished reading the book. I'd have been done Monday/Tuesday but the real world hates me this week.

So- best book in the series yet. Very little dead space, some really fun writing and situations, and it left me wanting to dive straight into the last book immediately.

Avatar is both right and wrong. Harry Potter is LotR for this generation, except bigger. It's nowhere near as literate, but it's much more accessible.

James

[Rumpy]

At the end of the book, it seems like Harry is under the impression that the snake is indeed one of them, so he's going to seek it out, even if he's wrong. I'm sure R.A.B. will surface, and correct him if he's wrong. R.A.B. will probably be the father figure for Harry next book, probably surfacing as the Dark Arts teacher, drawing Harry back to Hogwarts one last time.

The idea that he won't go back to school is pretty exciting I think. It'll totally break the mold for the series and is an incredible set up for the finale.
The wait for the last book is going to suck.

[Regus]

Rowling is going to take her sweet time on the last one I'm sure, but I think it will be well worth the wait. Seriously though the idea that Hogwarts might be closed and that the crew won't be going back to school will make for a really interesting story line. I really like the way these books are set up, even though she said that there will be 7 books, she could theoretically stretch this out for far longer, I'd love to read about what happens to all the kids when they become adults. She has said that when the last book comes out that she might release an encyclopdia of all the shit she has made up and stuff that she couldn't get into the books.

I was reading wikipedia and I found something that I thought was interesting, apparently the books have all been taking place in the 90's, and the last book will be in 1998: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dates_in_Harry_Potter.

[Port]

The idea that he won't go back to school is pretty exciting I think. It'll totally break the mold for the series and is an incredible set up for the finale.
The wait for the last book is going to suck.

I agree, but it kinda seems out of place if they don't go there for year 7. Granted, I think the 'X points from Gryffindor' thing, and other Hogwarts house games are annoying and drawn out, not having it around the school wouldn't seem right. At least having Harry go in and out of the school would be a nice touch.

Spoiler-type speculation for book 7:
Reading around, the general concensus is that R.A.B. has to be Regulus Black, and that the necklace is in Grimlaud Place, or Mundungus stole it. Apparently, the necklace was mentioned in book 5.

IMO, on less stable ground, is that Harry is the last Horcrux. Which makes sense how Harry can speak Parseltongue, and why the Sorting Hat wanted to toss him in Slytherin and other assorted things of how a poster child for goodness can have such evil tendencies.

Also, as probably in the back of everyone's mind, Snape killed Dumbledore because Dumbledore asked him to. Thanks to occulemency (telepathy) in the tower, Dumbledore told Snape to off him, knowing that the poison from the cave was going to do it soon enough anyway. There is an exchange between the two in the woods that Hagrid overhears in book 6, where Snape refuses to do something for Dumbledore. It also explains why Snape deflects Harry's spells, as well as not return fire, and why Snape gets so livid when Harry calls him a coward.

This all makes sense. What better way to get in good with Voldemort than to off his biggest enemy?

What I want to know is - if Horcruxes split a soul in two, then technically, shouldn't the last Horcrux be 1/64 of Voldemort, that being Voldemort himself? If each time is a split in two, then the original part would be 1/2, and the remaining parts 1/2 of what was left and so on.

[Rumpy]

Spoiler-type speculation for book 7:
Reading around, the general concensus is that R.A.B. has to be Regulus Black, and that the necklace is in Grimlaud Place, or Mundungus stole it. Apparently, the necklace was mentioned in book 5.

IMO, on less stable ground, is that Harry is the last Horcrux. Which makes sense how Harry can speak Parseltongue, and why the Sorting Hat wanted to toss him in Slytherin and other assorted things of how a poster child for goodness can have such evil tendencies.

Also, as probably in the back of everyone's mind, Snape killed Dumbledore because Dumbledore asked him to. Thanks to occulemency (telepathy) in the tower, Dumbledore told Snape to off him, knowing that the poison from the cave was going to do it soon enough anyway. There is an exchange between the two in the woods that Hagrid overhears in book 6, where Snape refuses to do something for Dumbledore. It also explains why Snape deflects Harry's spells, as well as not return fire, and why Snape gets so livid when Harry calls him a coward.

This all makes sense. What better way to get in good with Voldemort than to off his biggest enemy?

What I want to know is - if Horcruxes split a soul in two, then technically, shouldn't the last Horcrux be 1/64 of Voldemort, that being Voldemort himself? If each time is a split in two, then the original part would be 1/2, and the remaining parts 1/2 of what was left and so on.

Some good ideas. My quick thoughts:
As for the math of Horcrux splitting, I don't think it's really that complicated. Each time one is made, it's just like a chunk of the soul. It's never said if there is a limit to how many times, just that no one has done it more than once before Voldermort. So we can't even know if it's equal parts.
I share the hypothesis that Harry could be a Horcrux, but it could be a stretch but I could accept it if Rowling says he is.

Remind me who Mundungus is? A friend asked me and I can't remember what roles he's played so far. I recognize his name but can't place what book he's from.

That's a pretty interesting take on Snape killing Dumbledore too. It explains a lot...I was pretty suprised that Snape did kill him. No spoken words were even said between them, Snape just knocks him off and that's it. It gives further backing to why Dumbledore froze Harry to keep him safe and from interfering. With what we've seen now, Snape is an incredibly powerful wizard and now his motives are completely up in the air. The other Death Eaters tried to take down Harry but Snape kept them from harming him any further. He had plenty of chances to kill Harry himself but saying Voldermort wants to deal with him not only makes sense, but is a good cover as well. It could really go any way. There's more than enough damning evidence against Snape, and then there is that side that wants you to believe he hasn't gone back over. Book 7 has got to be the size of book 5, there is so much to cover.

Regus: From what I gathered he'd be around 24 years old now. In the first book it's mentioned that Dudley gets a Playstation as soon as it comes out. Using that, you can get a rough idea of the timeline. Also, I think Hermonie is Jewish. When Christmas break is about to start (book 2 or something? Can't remember where exactly) Hagrid is talking to her and asks her what she's doing for "her holiday". Christmas is mentioned for everyone else.