oh harry - how do i loathe thee wait...

i am quiet impatiently passing my time until the release of the fifth harry potter movie and even more importantly - the long awaited seventh book.

it's been two years. TWO YEARS! two years since the "death" of dumbledore at the "hands" of snape. after reading that - i refused to believe that he was REALLY dead - i thought it was all part of dumbledore's ultimate plan. but jk has said in interviews that he is dead. so if i have to accept his death - then i am choosing to believe his brains, knowledge, and wisdom will continue to live on in one of the portraits in the headmaster's office and he will give his instructions from there. or he could be a ghost. i'm still kinda hazy on what makes some wizards ghosts and others not. even if nick did explain it in book 5.

i do think that dumbledore planned his own death though. i think he knew about snape's taking of the unbreakable vow and made it work in his plan. i don't think snape is evil. in fact - i've got to thinking - perhaps snape is a relative of lily - you know - harry's mom. lily used to yell at james when he picked on snape and seemed to have a strange sense of affection and desire to protect him. much like one would a brother. now - i don't think that they are siblings - because hello - they didn't have the same parents and smelly petunia would have said something if she had a gifted brother too. however, both snape and lily were gifted at potions and i don't think it's a coincidence.

i also don't think it is a coincidence that james and lily died in godric's hallow, that godric griffyndor was one of the founders of hogwarts, that harry is in the house of griffyndor, and that harry was able to pull godric griffyndor's sword out of the sorting hat (also originally owned by godric griffyndor). i really think that harry may be a decedent of godric himself and the home in godric's hallow was a family home. there is significance here. i'm sure of it. especially since this month of july 2007 in which both the fifth movie and seventh book are to be released - godric griffyndor has been chosen as wizard of the month on jk's webpage. fishy. VERY fishy.

there is also the issue of who is "R.A.B." and how did he/she know that the horacrux in the locket existed. lots of speculation that it's a member of the black family. but what about the possibility that it isn't just ONE person - but that each letter stands for an initial of a person involved? it could happen! except the only "B" i can come up with is Bill Weasley and that seems to be a stretch.

the love connections. ron has to end up with hermione. harry with ginny. no other match is doable - because i'm certain that even in the wizarding world it is illegal for ron to end up with ginny.

i really don't think harry, ron, or hermione is going to die. i could just be in denial. but i just don't think that they will. (and in true karen fashion - i will probably read the end before i read the rest just so i have the answer to this question because it kills me more and more with each passing day)...

i do think that the following people could all die:

neville - as books progressed - his character has become more and more important. the prophecy could have been about him. big noseless baby voldemort just picked harry. but i think it still makes neville vulnerable.

hagrid - it would be so sad to see him die - but i really think he would try to physically protect harry and die. and no one would see it coming.

snape - once he is finally redeemed and seen as good and the reasons why dumbledore has always trusted him is known - he could then die.

the agony is killing me.

in the meantime - i'll just keep reading all the harry potter entries on wikipedia - it's SO interesting...