I take issue w/ these points:
* Harry, Ron, and Hermione will be in their seventh and final year at Hogwarts, and will presumably be sitting their NEWT examinations at the end of the year.
* A new Head Boy and Head Girl will be chosen from their year.
* There will be a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.

Personally, I doubt Harry's return to Hogwarts.


*Also, it is possible that the prophecy relates to Neville Longbottom, not Harry

Not true. Simply bogus. How was neville marked as his equal? And why, why, do you think the book isn't titled Neville Longbottom & the...


*Harry Potter and the Quest of the Centaur has been rumored

JK hasn't even written seven yet. What the heck makes you think she even has a title for it yet?


*considered quite possible that Severus Snape will be teaching the Defence Against the Dark Arts class in this book.

Perhaps you need to reread the section where Snape points his wand at Dumbledore and says those magic words?


* Lupin will play a big part in this book, as will Lily's back-story.

What the heck would Lily's back story possibly relate to? You're losing me on this. And if lupin played a big part... we barely saw him twice in six - during which he told Harry snape was a lovely dude, and the second time wondered how on earth snape couldve done it... why nobody noticed that JK had made him evil to harry at every point possible through six whole f'ing books... Geeze, did you notice that they hate each other yet? like enemies maybe?