Harry's Scar / Weasleys and Money

[Hana]

No: HPFGUIDX 40355

I don't know  if this has been discussed before but I was reading a book on runes and noticed something interesting.  Harry's  scar, shaped like a lightening bolt, is the same shape as the rune Sigel.  
So what? you're thinking, but there are some very interesting meanings to this rune.

1) it is well known as a victory symbol
2) it can be used as a force of attack
3) it is a positive force because it is the natural power of the sun
4) Spiritually it symbolizes clear vision, the victories of light over darkness/good over evil
5) it's true nature is to use the powers of good to vanquish evil.

Interesting isn't it?  Can't say Harry Potter much better than that.

(rune meanings taken from "The Predictions Library: Runes" by David V. Barrett)


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My second and completely unrelated comment is about the Weasleys and their spending habits.  

Has anyone ever noticed that they don't really have their priorities straight when it comes to money?  Thier kids all have hand-me-down robes, wands, and pets but when, in POA, they won seven hundred galleons they spent most of on a trip to Egypt. Sure, the family was thrilled to go on the vacation, and they got to see Bill, and Ron did get a new wand but surely they could have done something better all that money such as buying new robes, clothing, supplies, and brooms for their kids so that Ginny and Ron at least didn't feel embarrassed and inferior to everyone at school?  

I don't know how the twins or Percy feel about their used clothing, though theirs might be newer and therefore less of a problem, but I'm pretty sure that the twins would like new brooms since they were upset in CoS that theirs were so much more inferior to the Slytherin ones.  In CoS Ginny poured out her feelings to the diary about how much she hated not having new things and Ron is always upset about his robes etc.  So instead of buying things like this, or putting the money in the bank, they blow it all at once.  

Maybe I'm just more practical, but what were they thinking?

Oh, and why do they need to keep buying new books each year when some of them are pretty standard from year to year -- Shouldn't Percy and one of the twins be the only ones who need new books?  When Lockhart or someone changes the titles I can see buying new books but the standard book of spell etc is, well, standard.

Just a couple of things I thought people might find interesting.

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--Hana




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