I predict that Siddhartha and Govinda will become great followers of Buddha. I also suspect that the two boys will do something outstanding which will catch the attention of Buddha and they will become his friends and/or students. This outstanding thing could be a good deed that the Buddha happens to see or hear about or it could be something incredibly intelligent or profound that Siddhartha says which will cause Buddha to see potential in the boy.
I predict that the boys will form some sort of relationship with Buddha because of the fascination that they have with him which is reflected by the descriptions of Buddha in the book. “He wore his gown and walked along exactly like the other monks, but his face and his step, his peaceful downward glance, his peaceful downward-hanging hand, and every finger of his hand spoke of peace, spoke of completeness, sought nothing, imitated nothing, reflected a continuous quiet, an unfading light, an invulnerable peace” (Hesse 22). The boys are already enthralled with him, as shown by the fact that he was one of the main reasons that they left the Samanas, and they are even more impressed with Buddha after seeing him in person.
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