September 1st weather.

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No: HPFGUIDX 43197

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ephantom1" <ephantom1 at y...> wrote:

EP wrote-
> I have noticed something interesting in the four books. As you go 
> from one book to the next, the weather of September 1st, more 
> specifically, the weather when they arrive at Hogwarts gets 
> progressively worse. In SS/PS it's fine from what I recall, in CoS 
it 
> is very cloudy, in PoA it's raining rather strongly, and in GoF 
there 
> is a full on storm. Dunno what conclusions can be drawn from this, 
> but it is a rather interesting pattern. 
> 

It could be seen as symbolic perhaps as Harry's situation get more 
and more dire and mysterious only to be resolved in spring. It's also 
very beneficial to setting the mood for wandering around a creepy 
magical castle in the middle of the night.

-Olivia