A prediciton game

Fimbrethil · 05-30-2004, 10:35 PM

If you'd like to know where this all began go to the "Harry destined to die?" thread and read mine and Lizra's post close to the bottom of the first page (currently the only page).
I think that if everyone will participate in this it'll turn out to be a good debate reference point. What we do is taking the last two books (a book at a time) we assign chapters to people, I'm thinking 5 to 10 depending on how many of you join, whoever gets the chapters makes a prediction and then posts it. Taking one prediciton at a time we all then give our oppions on it and agree on a set prediction that can then not be changed. Example: Lizra says in, Chapter two Book 6, Harry will die (don't hate me this is an example) Elf Girl and Fimbrethil and Sirirgorn then say no Dumbldore will, the magority wins and providing Lizra's ego isn't hurt we move to the rest of her predictions. (Sorry) Working our way to the last chapter. If you'd like to post links to why you gave some of those perdictions feel free...that way we won't have to laugh at the sillyness of Dumbldore dieing in Chapter 2 of Book 6.
Now, since you know how I'm going to try to organize this and then keep it running we have to get it started. I think the first thing to do is to get people to join. I'm in, anyone else? Please join...I'll feel like an idiot if you don't. After that everyone who has joined will have to agree on the number of chapters there will be. If and when you join go ahead and say how many chapters you think there will be in Book 6 and once we agree we'll go from there assigning chapters (first come first serve).
At the end of the sixth book perdictions and once everyone has, more or less, read the whole book we get togther and see how much we got right. And laugh at the stuff we got wrong. What do you guys say?

sirigorn · 05-30-2004, 11:44 PM

Cool. I'm up for it. And I think that for number of chapters in book six, we should just find out as we go, and stop when our story stops. Which would make sense.
And I do not want to go first. I'll give that honor to someone else.

~Siri~

Lizra · 05-31-2004, 10:41 AM

Ok! Watch my crotchety old ego!

I would go first, but something tells me I'm a little "out of touch"

so I'll let you younger ones set the pace. So.... we "politely" debate the predictions, decide which are the best and build off of that? I wonder where HOBBIT is?

We might need him!

Are we trying to just make a great story, or are we trying to actually predict where Rowling will go? (Something tells me it's the second....)

Lalaith_Elf · 05-31-2004, 12:25 PM

Sounds good.

I'll help out - though maybe not much at the moment - I'm going through my exams and that so I don't have much time to do alot.

(I think a mixture of the two - but more of the second...)

Fimbrethil · 05-31-2004, 09:42 PM

Well, I think it'd be best if we picked a definant number....sicne there were thirty eight in the last I'd say about....48. How's that sound? And I can only be wiht oyu guys at the start of this because June 19 I'll be on a plane to South Dakota and I won't be able to get on for about....7 to 8 weeks. If no one else wants to go first I geuss I'll take chapters 1 through 6. We can adjust that if need be. I'll post my predictions later.

Lizra · 06-01-2004, 12:24 AM

48 chapters!

Holy cow!

(MY book would be much shorter!

) OK....you do the Dursleys, and maybe a nice little setup on the current Moldy Voldy scene! Oh boy!

Radagast The Brown · 06-01-2004, 07:53 AM

I'll join. Not sure about my predictions though, I'll have to think about them.

Don't you think 48 chapters is too long? I mean... if her books will continue to get bigger, she'd have to make it two books for each year.
Shouldn't we make it a bit shorter?

Lalaith_Elf · 06-01-2004, 09:04 AM

Maybe 40 chapters.... ?

sirigorn · 06-01-2004, 06:47 PM

JKR said that the 6th book would be smaller then the 5th. How bout 35? It doesn't have to be exact, does it? Just a rough estimate?

Fimbrethil · 06-01-2004, 08:34 PM

Ok, I didn't know they would be shorter. I thought longer. But 35 osunds good, I thought when they realesed the book then we could just see how close we got to the right number. Since we made it 35, I think I'll just take chapters 1-5 then. I've some research for a class to do though so I'll post my predictions tomorrow.

Lalaith_Elf · 06-02-2004, 03:38 AM

I'm going to have to pull out.

I just don't have the time. Sorry.

Lizra · 06-06-2004, 09:03 PM

Can't wait for the predictions!

sirigorn · 06-06-2004, 09:09 PM

Fimbrethil, are you doing the predicions or not? You said 5 days ago you'd do them 'tomorrow'. And I know that sounded cranky, and I'm sorry about that.

~Siri~

Fimbrethil · 06-07-2004, 09:18 PM

Sorry I've been way busy. I'll do them now. But you know other people can claim their chapters and post them...we just won't be able to argue on them till the person before them posts.

Chap. 1: At the Dursely's. Harry whines some about being stuck there. We find out what it is Dudley saw.
Chap. 2: Harry ponders on what Dudley saw and wonders why his life sucks. (JKR said that this book would be the shortest summer at the Dursely's.) Someone comes (Lupin) and takes Harry to the Order.
Chap. 3: Harry is filled in and fills in his friends and maybe they try some advanced magic for the DA. Somthing with the mirrior.
Chap. 4: Harry learns somthing about his family and/or Sirius he didn't know before. Dumbldore comes and apolgives(sp?) and he and Harry are buddy buddy once more. He hear someting about Voldy Moldy.
Chap. 5: They go get their books and we find out who the new quidditch captin is (Harry most likly). We also find out Harry has made Head Boy (That is sixth year right? If not then slash that.) Enter the new and even more evil Malfoy with new and more evil mother. They somthing nasty and/or threatning and rather ominous too.

Exuent chapters 1 through 5.

What do you think?

Lizra · 06-07-2004, 10:27 PM

Wonderful!

And now....the questions!

What Dudley saw where?

Fills and is filled in about what?

What do they do with the mirror? (that's the two way mirror Sirius gave HP?)

What does Dumbledore apologize about? He already apologized about not telling Harry the prophecy...do you mean something new?

So Ron is not head boy anymore?

If I asked something obvious or dumb, excuse me...I have many many other things on my mind, and sometimes these HP details escape me. This is fun, it brings out the writer in me!

sirigorn · 06-08-2004, 08:19 AM

This is 6th year, but no one in 6th year is Head Boy, that's 7th year. They are prefects in 6th year, and Harry couldn't be a prefect, without Ron being kicked off. But I do think that he will be Quidditch Cap'n.
Also, I think that in your Ch. 4, Harry will be finding everything out about Lord Moldy Shorts.
And yes, there will be a new, evil Draco, who will fight Harry because Harry stuck Lucius in jail. (Go Harry!) Hopefully, he will use magic and get expelled. That would be nice, but I don't think it would happen.
And those are my comments. Anyone else?

parker1cincy · 06-08-2004, 09:03 AM

I think that instead of Harry being Quidditch captain Ron should be. Because that's his dream. What do you think?

Lizra · 06-08-2004, 01:13 PM

Oh, yeah, prefect!

Ron's not good enough to be captain....

parker1cincy · 06-08-2004, 01:42 PM

Ron was good at the end of book five and won.

Lizra · 06-08-2004, 05:27 PM

But this would just be his second year! Making a great play is wonderful, but Captain needs experience!

05-30-2004, 10:35 PM	#1
Fimbrethil My microwave speaks to me Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Having conversations with my major household appliances. Posts: 937	A prediciton game If you'd like to know where this all began go to the "Harry destined to die?" thread and read mine and Lizra's post close to the bottom of the first page (currently the only page). I think that if everyone will participate in this it'll turn out to be a good debate reference point. What we do is taking the last two books (a book at a time) we assign chapters to people, I'm thinking 5 to 10 depending on how many of you join, whoever gets the chapters makes a prediction and then posts it. Taking one prediciton at a time we all then give our oppions on it and agree on a set prediction that can then not be changed. Example: Lizra says in, Chapter two Book 6, Harry will die (don't hate me this is an example) Elf Girl and Fimbrethil and Sirirgorn then say no Dumbldore will, the magority wins and providing Lizra's ego isn't hurt we move to the rest of her predictions. (Sorry) Working our way to the last chapter. If you'd like to post links to why you gave some of those perdictions feel free...that way we won't have to laugh at the sillyness of Dumbldore dieing in Chapter 2 of Book 6. Now, since you know how I'm going to try to organize this and then keep it running we have to get it started. I think the first thing to do is to get people to join. I'm in, anyone else? Please join...I'll feel like an idiot if you don't. After that everyone who has joined will have to agree on the number of chapters there will be. If and when you join go ahead and say how many chapters you think there will be in Book 6 and once we agree we'll go from there assigning chapters (first come first serve). At the end of the sixth book perdictions and once everyone has, more or less, read the whole book we get togther and see how much we got right. And laugh at the stuff we got wrong. What do you guys say? __________________ Bah, Bah black sheep have oyu any wool? Yes sir, yes sir. Three bags full! One for the master, one for the dame, one for the little boy who lives down the lane! Bah, bah black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir. Three bags full. I'll be gone for a while. But never fear! "I shall return anon!" Last edited by Fimbrethil : 05-30-2004 at 10:40 PM.

05-30-2004, 11:44 PM	#2
sirigorn Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: who wants to know? looks around suspiciously Posts: 497	Cool. I'm up for it. And I think that for number of chapters in book six, we should just find out as we go, and stop when our story stops. Which would make sense. And I do not want to go first. I'll give that honor to someone else. ~Siri~ __________________ Gimli: It was already dead Legolas: It was twitching! Gimli: It was twitching...because it's got my axe embeded in it's nervous system!! -Two Towers extended DVD I'm wearing black for Black. Well, then, I confess, it is my intention to commandeer one of these ships, pick up a crew in Tortuga, raid, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out!~Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean

05-31-2004, 10:41 AM	#3
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Ok! Watch my crotchety old ego! I would go first, but something tells me I'm a little "out of touch" so I'll let you younger ones set the pace. So.... we "politely" debate the predictions, decide which are the best and build off of that? I wonder where HOBBIT is? We might need him! Are we trying to just make a great story, or are we trying to actually predict where Rowling will go? (Something tells me it's the second....) __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

05-31-2004, 12:25 PM	#4
Lalaith_Elf Her Infernal Majesty Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,188	Sounds good. I'll help out - though maybe not much at the moment - I'm going through my exams and that so I don't have much time to do alot. (I think a mixture of the two - but more of the second...) __________________ "It is a good viewpoint to see the world as a dream. When you have something like a nightmare, you will wake up and tell yourself that it was only a dream. It is said that the world we live in is not a bit different from this." - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

05-31-2004, 09:42 PM	#5
Fimbrethil My microwave speaks to me Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Having conversations with my major household appliances. Posts: 937	Well, I think it'd be best if we picked a definant number....sicne there were thirty eight in the last I'd say about....48. How's that sound? And I can only be wiht oyu guys at the start of this because June 19 I'll be on a plane to South Dakota and I won't be able to get on for about....7 to 8 weeks. If no one else wants to go first I geuss I'll take chapters 1 through 6. We can adjust that if need be. I'll post my predictions later. __________________ Bah, Bah black sheep have oyu any wool? Yes sir, yes sir. Three bags full! One for the master, one for the dame, one for the little boy who lives down the lane! Bah, bah black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir. Three bags full. I'll be gone for a while. But never fear! "I shall return anon!"

06-01-2004, 12:24 AM	#6
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	48 chapters! Holy cow! (MY book would be much shorter! ) OK....you do the Dursleys, and maybe a nice little setup on the current Moldy Voldy scene! Oh boy! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

06-01-2004, 07:53 AM	#7
Radagast The Brown Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Israel Posts: 6,975	I'll join. Not sure about my predictions though, I'll have to think about them. Don't you think 48 chapters is too long? I mean... if her books will continue to get bigger, she'd have to make it two books for each year. Shouldn't we make it a bit shorter? __________________ Lalala... poof! AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

06-01-2004, 09:04 AM	#8
Lalaith_Elf Her Infernal Majesty Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,188	Maybe 40 chapters.... ? __________________ "It is a good viewpoint to see the world as a dream. When you have something like a nightmare, you will wake up and tell yourself that it was only a dream. It is said that the world we live in is not a bit different from this." - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

06-01-2004, 06:47 PM	#9
sirigorn Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: who wants to know? looks around suspiciously Posts: 497	JKR said that the 6th book would be smaller then the 5th. How bout 35? It doesn't have to be exact, does it? Just a rough estimate? __________________ Gimli: It was already dead Legolas: It was twitching! Gimli: It was twitching...because it's got my axe embeded in it's nervous system!! -Two Towers extended DVD I'm wearing black for Black. Well, then, I confess, it is my intention to commandeer one of these ships, pick up a crew in Tortuga, raid, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out!~Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean

06-01-2004, 08:34 PM	#10
Fimbrethil My microwave speaks to me Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Having conversations with my major household appliances. Posts: 937	Ok, I didn't know they would be shorter. I thought longer. But 35 osunds good, I thought when they realesed the book then we could just see how close we got to the right number. Since we made it 35, I think I'll just take chapters 1-5 then. I've some research for a class to do though so I'll post my predictions tomorrow. __________________ Bah, Bah black sheep have oyu any wool? Yes sir, yes sir. Three bags full! One for the master, one for the dame, one for the little boy who lives down the lane! Bah, bah black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir. Three bags full. I'll be gone for a while. But never fear! "I shall return anon!"

06-02-2004, 03:38 AM	#11
Lalaith_Elf Her Infernal Majesty Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,188	I'm going to have to pull out. I just don't have the time. Sorry. __________________ "It is a good viewpoint to see the world as a dream. When you have something like a nightmare, you will wake up and tell yourself that it was only a dream. It is said that the world we live in is not a bit different from this." - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

06-06-2004, 09:03 PM	#12
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Can't wait for the predictions!

06-06-2004, 09:09 PM	#13
sirigorn Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: who wants to know? looks around suspiciously Posts: 497	Fimbrethil, are you doing the predicions or not? You said 5 days ago you'd do them 'tomorrow'. And I know that sounded cranky, and I'm sorry about that. ~Siri~ __________________ Gimli: It was already dead Legolas: It was twitching! Gimli: It was twitching...because it's got my axe embeded in it's nervous system!! -Two Towers extended DVD I'm wearing black for Black. Well, then, I confess, it is my intention to commandeer one of these ships, pick up a crew in Tortuga, raid, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out!~Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean

06-07-2004, 09:18 PM	#14
Fimbrethil My microwave speaks to me Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Having conversations with my major household appliances. Posts: 937	Sorry I've been way busy. I'll do them now. But you know other people can claim their chapters and post them...we just won't be able to argue on them till the person before them posts. Chap. 1: At the Dursely's. Harry whines some about being stuck there. We find out what it is Dudley saw. Chap. 2: Harry ponders on what Dudley saw and wonders why his life sucks. (JKR said that this book would be the shortest summer at the Dursely's.) Someone comes (Lupin) and takes Harry to the Order. Chap. 3: Harry is filled in and fills in his friends and maybe they try some advanced magic for the DA. Somthing with the mirrior. Chap. 4: Harry learns somthing about his family and/or Sirius he didn't know before. Dumbldore comes and apolgives(sp?) and he and Harry are buddy buddy once more. He hear someting about Voldy Moldy. Chap. 5: They go get their books and we find out who the new quidditch captin is (Harry most likly). We also find out Harry has made Head Boy (That is sixth year right? If not then slash that.) Enter the new and even more evil Malfoy with new and more evil mother. They somthing nasty and/or threatning and rather ominous too. Exuent chapters 1 through 5. What do you think? __________________ Bah, Bah black sheep have oyu any wool? Yes sir, yes sir. Three bags full! One for the master, one for the dame, one for the little boy who lives down the lane! Bah, bah black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir. Three bags full. I'll be gone for a while. But never fear! "I shall return anon!"

06-07-2004, 10:27 PM	#15
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Wonderful! And now....the questions! What Dudley saw where? Fills and is filled in about what? What do they do with the mirror? (that's the two way mirror Sirius gave HP?) What does Dumbledore apologize about? He already apologized about not telling Harry the prophecy...do you mean something new? So Ron is not head boy anymore? If I asked something obvious or dumb, excuse me...I have many many other things on my mind, and sometimes these HP details escape me. This is fun, it brings out the writer in me!

06-08-2004, 08:19 AM	#16
sirigorn Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: who wants to know? looks around suspiciously Posts: 497	This is 6th year, but no one in 6th year is Head Boy, that's 7th year. They are prefects in 6th year, and Harry couldn't be a prefect, without Ron being kicked off. But I do think that he will be Quidditch Cap'n. Also, I think that in your Ch. 4, Harry will be finding everything out about Lord Moldy Shorts. And yes, there will be a new, evil Draco, who will fight Harry because Harry stuck Lucius in jail. (Go Harry!) Hopefully, he will use magic and get expelled. That would be nice, but I don't think it would happen. And those are my comments. Anyone else? __________________ Gimli: It was already dead Legolas: It was twitching! Gimli: It was twitching...because it's got my axe embeded in it's nervous system!! -Two Towers extended DVD I'm wearing black for Black. Well, then, I confess, it is my intention to commandeer one of these ships, pick up a crew in Tortuga, raid, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out!~Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean

06-08-2004, 09:03 AM	#17
parker1cincy Sapling Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 9	I think that instead of Harry being Quidditch captain Ron should be. Because that's his dream. What do you think?

06-08-2004, 01:13 PM	#18
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Oh, yeah, prefect! Ron's not good enough to be captain....

06-08-2004, 01:42 PM	#19
parker1cincy Sapling Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 9	Ron was good at the end of book five and won.

06-08-2004, 05:27 PM	#20
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	But this would just be his second year! Making a great play is wonderful, but Captain needs experience!

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