Thoughts on Spoilers
Jul. 11th, 2005 09:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lls_mutantWell, everyone's talking about it in all sorts of ways, so here's my thoughts.
First off: I love spoilers. I seek them out, and then I panic about them :) I seem to be doing this a lot right now, because there's something I'm very worried about in my own life (the possibility we may move), and it's easier and less depressing to worry about Harry Potter characters than it is about leaving the house my husband and I put so much of our hearts into. I mean, I'll move if we must, but... you see my point. Right? Since the move is a vague thought that may never even come to fruition, and spoilers are not all that important, it's MUCH easier to obsess over them.
However, I fully respect that not everyone is a spoiler lover like me. So there will never be a spoiler not posted behind a cut... except one.
Yes, in exactly one week, we get the ULTIMATE spoiler.
I am the girl who will open Half-Blood Prince and flip to the back chapter first. (That way, in case I die before I finish it, I know how it ends. That, my friend, is a dark side.) So do you REALLY think I am going to wait another 18 weeks to find out if I'm having a boy or a girl????? Yeah, right. On July 18, we have our sonogram, and we are SO finding out the sex of this baby. :) But yes, that is the ultimate spoiler- and one I'm even more excited for than the HBP!
(P.S. It would be wise not to comment on this post if you don't want spoilers for the HBP. I rambled behind the cut. A lot.)
I've now sat and thought over the spoilers that have been leaked, and I'm really wondering about their validity. Here's why:
1.) They're all about adults or popular fanon characters. Snape, Draco, Lupin... there's NOTHING about Harry in those spoilers. Does that seem kind of fishy to anyone? (Someone made that point in my last post, and it makes sense.)
2.) The source is "my cousin who knows a book reviewer. Cousin hasn't read past PoA." Hmmm. How does cousin know who Tonks is? How does cousin remember Bill Weasley? Someone's lying- either the book reviewer about what he/she can remember, the cousin about not reading past PoA, or the poster about any of this being true.
3.) The source can remember that Tonks and Lupin are supposedly together, but cannot remember the name of Harry or Ron's girlfriends. Now, the source might be lying about this, but hubby can remember that Harry had a thing for Cho Chang, and totally forgot that Bill and Fleur were together. Hubby's pattern seems much more believable.
Now onto thoughts about each individual spoiler.
The big death is Dumbledore.
Yawn. We've heard this rumor before. In fact, I actually thought Dumbledore was the death in OotP. Is this rumor correct? It wouldn't surprise me either way. Is this a spoiler obtained from reading the book? Possibly. It would be very easy to open to the last few pages and see if a death was mentioned. But this "spoiler" has been going around for ages. And although I wasn't around for pre-OotP, I'm betting it was going around before OotP as well. When you're 150 years old and the mentor, it seems almost inevitable people are going to think you're living on borrowed time, you know?
I also still doubt that there's only one big death. I really do. (Of course, our version of what counts as a big death and the normal people's version of what counts as a big death might be different.)
Minerva's really worried whether they'll be able to keep Hogwarts going without Albus Dumbledore.
OBVIOUS. I mean, the woman DOES care very much about her students- we see that throughout the books. She's strict, she's not emotional most of the time, but she is a very good woman and very devoted to her teaching. Of COURSE she's going to worry about the hundreds of students under her care. Maybe this was gleaned from the book, but couldn't anyone who remotely understands the character of Minerva McGonagall figure this one out?
Draco apparently joins the D.A. in secret for some reason. By in secret, apparently this means unbeknowst to other Slytherins. Harry is against Draco being involved but Hermione persuades him to let him in. This could be why he is "taken" by Voldemort at the end. Cousin had no comment on that. More on Draco: He has a falling out with someone in Slytherin over Lucius and this precipitates his "detour." Cousin said the reviewer said the fight was between Draco and someone she'd never "heard of." That doesn't mean that it couldn't be Blaise Zabini, who has only been mentioned once or some other marginal Slytherin. Also, Lucius apparently attempts to contact Draco but is deterred somehow. Unclear whether he is still in Azkaban.
Hmmmm. Draco joining the D.A.? I can't really see it. I really can't.
Okay, let's say that Draco decided he was anti-Voldemort. (I don't think Draco is as much a Voldie supporter as a Lucius worshipper, but that's a shade of grey.) Draco's always considered DADA to be rubbish, but even if he decided that there were some very, very powerful and useful spells there... Why would he be asking HARRY to teach him? And why would Hermione actually agree to it?
Now, I think that Hermione DOES need to fall on her face a bit. During my reread of OotP this weekend, I actually got kind of annoyed by her- she's getting a little too girl power-y. (And, to be honest, I adore Ron, and there wasn't enough Ron in OotP for my taste.) But I can't really see Hermione falling on her face over the issue of trusting Draco- especially after Marietta sold them out. I DO think Hermione will push for House unity, but the case of Draco? I mean, Theodore Nott, sure. But DRACO? This would require one heck of a setup for me to buy. And I can't see her and Ron remaining very close if Hermione takes Draco's side over his and/or Harry's.
Do I think JKR could do it? Yeah. I do. But do I think it's likely? I'm beginning to wonder. This is the only non-shipping rumor I've seen about a kid, and it happens to be about a fandom favorite. Maybe it is a valid spoiler, but it seems kind of fishy.
Harry gets a girlfriend and there is some talk, peripherally, about Charlie getting married! But Ron and Hermione do not get together. Cousin said that the book reviewer said that the main romance in the book is between Harry and "some girl." Now, Cousin swears she asked the reviewer if "some girl" = Ginny and the woman said she "couldn't remember." Ginny has been pretty prominent in the books, so I'd have to think that if it was her, the woman would have remembered
Charlie getting married- possible. Who knows, y'know? The guy's been out in Romania, and we know nothing about his life. I could believe Charlie getting married, but...
Okay, you can remember a minor character getting married, but you can't remember the name of the major character's love interest? As I said earlier, someone is lying here. Charlie is barely more than a name on the page, whereas Harry is HARRY. Either the reviewer is lying about what she can remember, or the cousin is lying about all of this, or the poster is. There is no way you can not remember the name of Harry's love interest, and if there is, please don't be the person to review my book. Honestly.
According to the book reviewer, Ron's girlfriend is someone in his house. So Luna is out. Since Hermione is also out (and so is Ginny for obvious reasons), that means it's either Parvati Patil, Lavender Brown, or a new character in Gryffindor. Harry is not dating Hermione, either. Cousin said reviewer still "couldn't remember" who the girl is.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that she can't remember, given the paragraph before, but honestly. This- more than anything- is what makes me doubt the validity of these rumors.
We find out what happened with Umbridge and the Centaurs. Whatever happened there directly leads to Fudge leaving the Ministry. New Minister is, according to reviewer, Cedric's dad.
I can believe this all might happen, actually. But again, this is all common sense or good guesswork. What happened between Umbridge and the centaurs (which, frankly, I'm not overly worried about- some things are fine just implied, and that's one of them) could be explained in two sentences. We all know Fudge is leaving the Ministry, because JKR has flat-out said that. And the new Minister being Amos Diggory is a guess I've had for a LONG time. I really don't think the Minister would be a known Death Eater- that's silly. I really don't think the Minister will be Amelia Bones- she'd be too helpful to Harry. Amos Diggory would be on the side of good, believe Harry and Dumbledore, but be Crouch-like in his methods, I think. Very interesting. Even more interesting, I think Diggory has the capacity to learn from his mistakes and to apologize, if needed. I see Diggory as a potential how-Crouch-should-have-been. But again, these are all things that, even if they happen to be true, I wonder about how the person got to these conclusions.
"Bill Weasley - werewolf! Squee! And it might be Remus that's infected him.
I love, love, love this particular spoiler. I hope it's true, because I (note the big "I", not JKR) would have so much fun with it.
There's some reasons that it makes sense. There's that old adage that if you pull out a gun in the first act, it had better go off by the end of the third. I don't think we've seen the last of the lycopanthric side of Remus. I also say "hmmm... so THIS is what JKR was setting up with the werewolf in Arthur Weasley's ward!" And finally, there are nine Weasleys. Something bad has to happen to at least ONE of them. I figure at least one member of the Weasley clan must die, and at least one must be permenantly changed for the worse in some way. It's just the law of averages, y'know? So Bill becoming infected as a werewolf fits that aspect.
However.
Remus infecting Bill? Maybe, but... First of all, after nearly biting people and causing Pettigrew to escape in PoA, I wonder how Remus would ever let this happen. Especially with potential access to Wolfsbane. We don't know that Snape is still providing Remus with it, but it's a logical guess that he is. Also, the guilt that Remus would be under for causing something like this... I'm a big believer in that you can only add so much angst to one character before it becomes unbelievable. Remus is already an unemployed man with an uncurable disease who is shunned by society and had his best friends either killed or turn traitor. Does infecting the eldest son of two of the only wizards to accept him break the balance?
I also wonder how much this would affect the plot. Again, as someone in my comments on my last post pointed out, these are all adult-related rumors, and the bulk of the plot is likely to take place at Hogwarts. Now, a lot of the plot of OotP took place at 12 GP or the DoM, but still.
I like this spoiler. But again, it's kind of out there, I suppose. But it's interesting.
Tonks falls in love with Remus (awwww!) and Harry discovers it. The Remus and Tonks thing is real and it is apparently a shared crush. Cousin said reviewer said that the relationship develops "cutely" but at the end of the book you're not sure what comes of it.
Okay. I HATE Remus/Tonks. I love Remus/Sirius, and I don't want Tonks's big role to be Remus's love interest. See, I figured out why I can handle her shacking up with Charlie Weasley and not Remus. With Charlie, Tonks is the bigger character. It's almost more like Charlie exists more to be HER love interest than the other way around. But I like Tonks single.
That said, I can understand why Tonks would fall for Remus. As![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ignipes said, who hasn't? I can even understand why Remus might be interested back. (Nothing is more attractive than someone who is interested in you!) And if the Bill-the-werewolf rumor is true, the poor guy needs something happy in the plot to keep the angst-balance in line. I also don't think that this ship is implausible, per se. They ARE around each other a lot (proximity breeds attraction), and I don't think Tonks is nearly as immature (or that Remus is so overly mature) as some fans like to think. The age difference is a concern, but it's not disgusting. I would say there was most definitely NOT a ship there in OotP, but there could be in HBP with very little manipulation on JKR's part. Something we marauder fans need to remember is that the marauders aren't quite as important as we like to think they are ;)
The implication of the spoiler is also that if the relationship DOES happen, it's not nauseating True Love 4-Ever. Which makes it a little more palatable, I suppose.
But again, I'm wondering how the reviewer can rememeber Tonks/Lupin, and can't remember Harry's girlfriend.
And the biggie!
*gets out the pompoms*
Severus Snape is the Half Blood Prince! Harry's totally convinced he's a traitor by the end of the book after Snape disappears from Hogwarts."
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Now, I agree with somethingthe_dark_twin said: the Half-Blood Prince is not so much a mark of royalty as it is some sort of historical concept. Could it be Snape?
Reason to Waver #1: This spoiler was found on a site where Snape fans are plentiful. The news that Snape was the half-blood prince would be very, very happy news there.
Reason to Waver #2: JKR was never explicit about Snape's parentage, and as I said, I think the HBP is a concept more than a birth thingy. But Snape the half-blood prince... I don't know.
Reason to Waver #3: I DO think Snape is not a traitor. I am HOPING we'll find out why Dumbledore trusts him this book- or at least get a hint. (I really think it has nothing to do with Lily- at least, not romantically.) Harry being convinced he's a traitor... I can see it either way.
Reason to Believe #1: Hey, it's possible. I really have no clue as to who or what the Half-Blood Prince is. I've kind of guessed Dumbledore, and wondered if maybe he DOES have royal blood in him, and that's why he refuses the Minister's job- he's afraid that if he took it, then the Ministry would become more of a monarchy than any sort of democracy. Two problems here: one is I'm looking at British politics through an American lens, and two, you couldn't pay ME to be the Minister of Magic. Maybe Dumbledore just doesn't want to do it. But regardless- I really have no better theories than it's Snape.
Reason to Believe #2: We've only ever gotten a description of one person's handwriting (that I can remember), and that's Snape's. (Before you tell me we have the others, apparently the different handwritings only show up in certain editions. Yeah, I didn't know that either.) But the black, spiky handwriting of Snape matches the handwriting of "Half-Blood Prince" on the cover perfectly. That was what really made me think there might be some validity to it. BUT, again, if -I- can draw that conclusion, so can anyone else putting thought into this.
As for Snape disappearing, it would be interesting if the Draco rumor WAS true, because I've kind of wondered if maybe Snape hasn't been trying to save Draco from going down the same path he did and all that all this time. Don't know.
So my conclusions after all this long-winded babbling?
1.) These spoilers may or may not be true. Someone somewhere along the line is definitely lying, but who and for what purpose is indeterminate.
2.) I have too much time on my hands, but it's better to obsess about Harry Potter than to obsess about moving, especially since the latter bothers me far more and may not happen.
3.) Spoilers about baby are much more fun :)
First off: I love spoilers. I seek them out, and then I panic about them :) I seem to be doing this a lot right now, because there's something I'm very worried about in my own life (the possibility we may move), and it's easier and less depressing to worry about Harry Potter characters than it is about leaving the house my husband and I put so much of our hearts into. I mean, I'll move if we must, but... you see my point. Right? Since the move is a vague thought that may never even come to fruition, and spoilers are not all that important, it's MUCH easier to obsess over them.
However, I fully respect that not everyone is a spoiler lover like me. So there will never be a spoiler not posted behind a cut... except one.
Yes, in exactly one week, we get the ULTIMATE spoiler.
I am the girl who will open Half-Blood Prince and flip to the back chapter first. (That way, in case I die before I finish it, I know how it ends. That, my friend, is a dark side.) So do you REALLY think I am going to wait another 18 weeks to find out if I'm having a boy or a girl????? Yeah, right. On July 18, we have our sonogram, and we are SO finding out the sex of this baby. :) But yes, that is the ultimate spoiler- and one I'm even more excited for than the HBP!
(P.S. It would be wise not to comment on this post if you don't want spoilers for the HBP. I rambled behind the cut. A lot.)
I've now sat and thought over the spoilers that have been leaked, and I'm really wondering about their validity. Here's why:
1.) They're all about adults or popular fanon characters. Snape, Draco, Lupin... there's NOTHING about Harry in those spoilers. Does that seem kind of fishy to anyone? (Someone made that point in my last post, and it makes sense.)
2.) The source is "my cousin who knows a book reviewer. Cousin hasn't read past PoA." Hmmm. How does cousin know who Tonks is? How does cousin remember Bill Weasley? Someone's lying- either the book reviewer about what he/she can remember, the cousin about not reading past PoA, or the poster about any of this being true.
3.) The source can remember that Tonks and Lupin are supposedly together, but cannot remember the name of Harry or Ron's girlfriends. Now, the source might be lying about this, but hubby can remember that Harry had a thing for Cho Chang, and totally forgot that Bill and Fleur were together. Hubby's pattern seems much more believable.
Now onto thoughts about each individual spoiler.
The big death is Dumbledore.
Yawn. We've heard this rumor before. In fact, I actually thought Dumbledore was the death in OotP. Is this rumor correct? It wouldn't surprise me either way. Is this a spoiler obtained from reading the book? Possibly. It would be very easy to open to the last few pages and see if a death was mentioned. But this "spoiler" has been going around for ages. And although I wasn't around for pre-OotP, I'm betting it was going around before OotP as well. When you're 150 years old and the mentor, it seems almost inevitable people are going to think you're living on borrowed time, you know?
I also still doubt that there's only one big death. I really do. (Of course, our version of what counts as a big death and the normal people's version of what counts as a big death might be different.)
Minerva's really worried whether they'll be able to keep Hogwarts going without Albus Dumbledore.
OBVIOUS. I mean, the woman DOES care very much about her students- we see that throughout the books. She's strict, she's not emotional most of the time, but she is a very good woman and very devoted to her teaching. Of COURSE she's going to worry about the hundreds of students under her care. Maybe this was gleaned from the book, but couldn't anyone who remotely understands the character of Minerva McGonagall figure this one out?
Draco apparently joins the D.A. in secret for some reason. By in secret, apparently this means unbeknowst to other Slytherins. Harry is against Draco being involved but Hermione persuades him to let him in. This could be why he is "taken" by Voldemort at the end. Cousin had no comment on that. More on Draco: He has a falling out with someone in Slytherin over Lucius and this precipitates his "detour." Cousin said the reviewer said the fight was between Draco and someone she'd never "heard of." That doesn't mean that it couldn't be Blaise Zabini, who has only been mentioned once or some other marginal Slytherin. Also, Lucius apparently attempts to contact Draco but is deterred somehow. Unclear whether he is still in Azkaban.
Hmmmm. Draco joining the D.A.? I can't really see it. I really can't.
Okay, let's say that Draco decided he was anti-Voldemort. (I don't think Draco is as much a Voldie supporter as a Lucius worshipper, but that's a shade of grey.) Draco's always considered DADA to be rubbish, but even if he decided that there were some very, very powerful and useful spells there... Why would he be asking HARRY to teach him? And why would Hermione actually agree to it?
Now, I think that Hermione DOES need to fall on her face a bit. During my reread of OotP this weekend, I actually got kind of annoyed by her- she's getting a little too girl power-y. (And, to be honest, I adore Ron, and there wasn't enough Ron in OotP for my taste.) But I can't really see Hermione falling on her face over the issue of trusting Draco- especially after Marietta sold them out. I DO think Hermione will push for House unity, but the case of Draco? I mean, Theodore Nott, sure. But DRACO? This would require one heck of a setup for me to buy. And I can't see her and Ron remaining very close if Hermione takes Draco's side over his and/or Harry's.
Do I think JKR could do it? Yeah. I do. But do I think it's likely? I'm beginning to wonder. This is the only non-shipping rumor I've seen about a kid, and it happens to be about a fandom favorite. Maybe it is a valid spoiler, but it seems kind of fishy.
Harry gets a girlfriend and there is some talk, peripherally, about Charlie getting married! But Ron and Hermione do not get together. Cousin said that the book reviewer said that the main romance in the book is between Harry and "some girl." Now, Cousin swears she asked the reviewer if "some girl" = Ginny and the woman said she "couldn't remember." Ginny has been pretty prominent in the books, so I'd have to think that if it was her, the woman would have remembered
Charlie getting married- possible. Who knows, y'know? The guy's been out in Romania, and we know nothing about his life. I could believe Charlie getting married, but...
Okay, you can remember a minor character getting married, but you can't remember the name of the major character's love interest? As I said earlier, someone is lying here. Charlie is barely more than a name on the page, whereas Harry is HARRY. Either the reviewer is lying about what she can remember, or the cousin is lying about all of this, or the poster is. There is no way you can not remember the name of Harry's love interest, and if there is, please don't be the person to review my book. Honestly.
According to the book reviewer, Ron's girlfriend is someone in his house. So Luna is out. Since Hermione is also out (and so is Ginny for obvious reasons), that means it's either Parvati Patil, Lavender Brown, or a new character in Gryffindor. Harry is not dating Hermione, either. Cousin said reviewer still "couldn't remember" who the girl is.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that she can't remember, given the paragraph before, but honestly. This- more than anything- is what makes me doubt the validity of these rumors.
We find out what happened with Umbridge and the Centaurs. Whatever happened there directly leads to Fudge leaving the Ministry. New Minister is, according to reviewer, Cedric's dad.
I can believe this all might happen, actually. But again, this is all common sense or good guesswork. What happened between Umbridge and the centaurs (which, frankly, I'm not overly worried about- some things are fine just implied, and that's one of them) could be explained in two sentences. We all know Fudge is leaving the Ministry, because JKR has flat-out said that. And the new Minister being Amos Diggory is a guess I've had for a LONG time. I really don't think the Minister would be a known Death Eater- that's silly. I really don't think the Minister will be Amelia Bones- she'd be too helpful to Harry. Amos Diggory would be on the side of good, believe Harry and Dumbledore, but be Crouch-like in his methods, I think. Very interesting. Even more interesting, I think Diggory has the capacity to learn from his mistakes and to apologize, if needed. I see Diggory as a potential how-Crouch-should-have-been. But again, these are all things that, even if they happen to be true, I wonder about how the person got to these conclusions.
"Bill Weasley - werewolf! Squee! And it might be Remus that's infected him.
I love, love, love this particular spoiler. I hope it's true, because I (note the big "I", not JKR) would have so much fun with it.
There's some reasons that it makes sense. There's that old adage that if you pull out a gun in the first act, it had better go off by the end of the third. I don't think we've seen the last of the lycopanthric side of Remus. I also say "hmmm... so THIS is what JKR was setting up with the werewolf in Arthur Weasley's ward!" And finally, there are nine Weasleys. Something bad has to happen to at least ONE of them. I figure at least one member of the Weasley clan must die, and at least one must be permenantly changed for the worse in some way. It's just the law of averages, y'know? So Bill becoming infected as a werewolf fits that aspect.
However.
Remus infecting Bill? Maybe, but... First of all, after nearly biting people and causing Pettigrew to escape in PoA, I wonder how Remus would ever let this happen. Especially with potential access to Wolfsbane. We don't know that Snape is still providing Remus with it, but it's a logical guess that he is. Also, the guilt that Remus would be under for causing something like this... I'm a big believer in that you can only add so much angst to one character before it becomes unbelievable. Remus is already an unemployed man with an uncurable disease who is shunned by society and had his best friends either killed or turn traitor. Does infecting the eldest son of two of the only wizards to accept him break the balance?
I also wonder how much this would affect the plot. Again, as someone in my comments on my last post pointed out, these are all adult-related rumors, and the bulk of the plot is likely to take place at Hogwarts. Now, a lot of the plot of OotP took place at 12 GP or the DoM, but still.
I like this spoiler. But again, it's kind of out there, I suppose. But it's interesting.
Tonks falls in love with Remus (awwww!) and Harry discovers it. The Remus and Tonks thing is real and it is apparently a shared crush. Cousin said reviewer said that the relationship develops "cutely" but at the end of the book you're not sure what comes of it.
Okay. I HATE Remus/Tonks. I love Remus/Sirius, and I don't want Tonks's big role to be Remus's love interest. See, I figured out why I can handle her shacking up with Charlie Weasley and not Remus. With Charlie, Tonks is the bigger character. It's almost more like Charlie exists more to be HER love interest than the other way around. But I like Tonks single.
That said, I can understand why Tonks would fall for Remus. As
ignipes said, who hasn't? I can even understand why Remus might be interested back. (Nothing is more attractive than someone who is interested in you!) And if the Bill-the-werewolf rumor is true, the poor guy needs something happy in the plot to keep the angst-balance in line. I also don't think that this ship is implausible, per se. They ARE around each other a lot (proximity breeds attraction), and I don't think Tonks is nearly as immature (or that Remus is so overly mature) as some fans like to think. The age difference is a concern, but it's not disgusting. I would say there was most definitely NOT a ship there in OotP, but there could be in HBP with very little manipulation on JKR's part. Something we marauder fans need to remember is that the marauders aren't quite as important as we like to think they are ;) The implication of the spoiler is also that if the relationship DOES happen, it's not nauseating True Love 4-Ever. Which makes it a little more palatable, I suppose.
But again, I'm wondering how the reviewer can rememeber Tonks/Lupin, and can't remember Harry's girlfriend.
And the biggie!
*gets out the pompoms*
Severus Snape is the Half Blood Prince! Harry's totally convinced he's a traitor by the end of the book after Snape disappears from Hogwarts."
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Now, I agree with something
the_dark_twin said: the Half-Blood Prince is not so much a mark of royalty as it is some sort of historical concept. Could it be Snape?Reason to Waver #1: This spoiler was found on a site where Snape fans are plentiful. The news that Snape was the half-blood prince would be very, very happy news there.
Reason to Waver #2: JKR was never explicit about Snape's parentage, and as I said, I think the HBP is a concept more than a birth thingy. But Snape the half-blood prince... I don't know.
Reason to Waver #3: I DO think Snape is not a traitor. I am HOPING we'll find out why Dumbledore trusts him this book- or at least get a hint. (I really think it has nothing to do with Lily- at least, not romantically.) Harry being convinced he's a traitor... I can see it either way.
Reason to Believe #1: Hey, it's possible. I really have no clue as to who or what the Half-Blood Prince is. I've kind of guessed Dumbledore, and wondered if maybe he DOES have royal blood in him, and that's why he refuses the Minister's job- he's afraid that if he took it, then the Ministry would become more of a monarchy than any sort of democracy. Two problems here: one is I'm looking at British politics through an American lens, and two, you couldn't pay ME to be the Minister of Magic. Maybe Dumbledore just doesn't want to do it. But regardless- I really have no better theories than it's Snape.
Reason to Believe #2: We've only ever gotten a description of one person's handwriting (that I can remember), and that's Snape's. (Before you tell me we have the others, apparently the different handwritings only show up in certain editions. Yeah, I didn't know that either.) But the black, spiky handwriting of Snape matches the handwriting of "Half-Blood Prince" on the cover perfectly. That was what really made me think there might be some validity to it. BUT, again, if -I- can draw that conclusion, so can anyone else putting thought into this.
As for Snape disappearing, it would be interesting if the Draco rumor WAS true, because I've kind of wondered if maybe Snape hasn't been trying to save Draco from going down the same path he did and all that all this time. Don't know.
So my conclusions after all this long-winded babbling?
1.) These spoilers may or may not be true. Someone somewhere along the line is definitely lying, but who and for what purpose is indeterminate.
2.) I have too much time on my hands, but it's better to obsess about Harry Potter than to obsess about moving, especially since the latter bothers me far more and may not happen.
3.) Spoilers about baby are much more fun :)
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Date: 2005-07-12 02:29 pm (UTC)We don't have any info on Tonks's parents (or Remus's, for that matter.) The platonic friendship (and I agree, Harry and Hermione are totally platonic) is what I'd rather see, but I keep seeing the "Remus and Tonks" spoiler. However, I also wonder if it's people parroting off what one person says and all that.... And R/T doesn't HAVE to mean R/S never existed.
Yup. LOTS of character names to come! :)