What if book 5 is not about Harry?

pigwidgeon37 pigwidgeon37 at yahoo.it
Sat Jan 12 06:53:03 UTC 2002


No: HPFGUIDX 33255

Hi all,

I have to admit that this crazy idea has been inspired by one of 
David's last posts, where he wrote that Book 1 is about Harry, 2 
about Voldemort, 3 about James and 4 about the wizarding world. And 
he ventured the prediction that Book 5 might be about Lily.
Which gave me this idea that, at least half an hour after waking up, 
seems interesting: What if Book 5 is not about Harry, but, at least 
for the larger part, situated in the past, between 1975 and 1981? 

It would solve the problem of how to continue the series in a 
credible manner after the incredible finale of GoF, it would be the 
ideal means of telling the reader more about the past without having 
to resort to endless monologue, JKR would even be able to break the 
school year- pattern which for once might be quite interesting 
etc.etc. And none of JKR's statements I can think of right now would 
contradict this possibility: A "darker book"? Yes, of course, as most 
probably the years of V's first reign of Terror were very dark times, 
more of Arabella figg? Yes, because she seems to have played an 
important role back in the 1970s, Romance? Of course, after all we'll 
see at least James & Lily...
So, what do you think? Am I crazy or is it a possibility?

Susanna/pigwidgeon37





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