A buzz is going on all around the world. It started a few days ago, March 28 to be exact, when the cover art for J.K. Rowling’s seventh, and final, Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” was released.

While the cover art for the books has never been stunning, the art for the final book gets the job done. With Lord Voldemort’s thin, spidery hands reaching for something and his sinister red eyes transfixed, readers can only guess at how the story will play out.

With the release date set for July 21, three months remain to ponder the ending of the popular series and fans can’t wait to share their opinions about what will happen to Harry and the rest of the gang.

My roommate Chadd’s most outrageous guess so far is that Harry will die, but not before impregnating Cho Chang.

I know, Chadd’s a little behind. Harry moved on to Ginny Weasley in the sixth book but bravely backed out of that relationship to protect his reputation — wait, I mean to protect her from getting hurt. Not to mention that they’re way too young and way too repressed to even reach first base — at least, in their world.

I’ve come up with my Top 5 choices for how the series could, or should, end.

1. We might as well get the most obvious ending out of the way. Neville kills Voldemort, as the prophecy says, “either must die at the hand of the other, for neither can live while the other survives.” Because Neville and Harry both were born at the end of the seventh month, Neville’s the not-so-obvious hero of the story.

2. Hermione finally takes her rightful role as leader of the ill-fated trio and throws the Explodo Popp curse at Voldemort, killing him instantly.

3. Harry’s parents resurrect in ghost-like form when Lord Voldemort is about to kill Harry. With his parents’ help, Harry finally manages to recite the Paye B-ackk Iz H-elle curse, killing Voldemort by making his blood boil as if it were poison. That or he dies and his parents arrive just in time to give Harry the royal escort to The Place That All Wizards Go When Dead.

4. After several tries at incarnating Harry look-alikes, Dumbledore’s Army has finally figured out the correct mixture of potions to create an exact replica of Harry, which they refer to as Harrybody. When the final battle ensues, Harrybody battles Voldemort until a curse causes him to evaporate. Harry then takes over the battle and continues the brawl with the already weakened Voldemort. Harry easily conjures the Paye B-ackk Iz H-elle curse, seizing his rightful spot as ruler of the wizard world.

5. Ginny and Harry’s love, along with Ron and Hermione’s, is so great that Voldemort’s curses once again are rendered ineffective. Remember, Harry’s mother’s love is what saved him from Voldemort’s initial murderous curse. The love from the two couples is so overpowering that Voldemort finally realizes love, not death, conquers all.

Holopirek is an Otis graduate student in journalism. She is a Kansan copy chief.