Character Information

• We will find out something "incredibly important" about Lily Potter.
• R.A.B's identity will be revealed.
• We will discover more about Dumbledore's past.
• We will learn with whom Snape's loyalties lie.
• Something will be revealed about Petunia Dursley, although we already know that she is not a Squib.
• Viktor Krum will return (World Book Day, 2004 interview).
• We will see a reappearance of Dolores Umbridge: "It's too much fun to torture her not to have another little bit more before I finish." (MuggleNet/Leaky Interview)
• JKR has said "There is a character who does manage, in desperate circumstances, to do magic quite late in life, but that is very rare..."

Plot Information

• Harry will face Voldemort for the final time.
• Harry will be attempting to find and destroy VoldemortÂ’s remaining Horcruxes.
• Harry will return to the Dursleys' during the school vacation, but the magical protection Dumbledore arranged will expire when Harry comes of age on his 17th birthday.
• Harry will go to Godric's Hollow.
• The two-way mirror will make a reappearance.
• Fleur and Bill's wedding will occur.li>
• The fact that Harry "has his mother's eyes" will prove to be an important plot point.
• At least one character will die.

Other

• The last word is expected to be "scar," but may change.
• We will learn the exact reason why some people become ghosts when they die and others do not.
• The final chapter, which has already been written, will detail what happens to the surviving characters.
• There will be no more Quidditch matches