Hand of Glory, Hands (Was "Re: JKR hints at secret")

[KLMF at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 73090

OK, I can't resist this one....

One thing about TMTMNBN#2 that my husband and I both noticed immediately was 
Harry's obession with touching hands.

 I can't find reference to all that hand touching in the canon, but it 
repeats over and over in the film.....the Hand of Glory, the hands of Justin and 
Hermione when they're petrified (he only touches H's hand in the canon because of 
the paper tucked into it), Ginny's hand in the Chamber.... It was kind of 
awkward to watch. Who would really do that? I sure  wouldn't touch the Hand of 
Glory--that seemed downright foolish. I don't think I'd reach for a petrified 
person's hand, either, at least not Justin's who is not a close friend of 
Harry's.  That would be too intimate and, well, unnatural. Humans subconsciously 
(instinctively?) regard the hand as a source of danger as much as comfort. H and 
G make more sense as they are close friends of Harry.

Could there be something to this, ie, was this intentional and relevant to 
the series? Thrown in as foreshadow like Hermione's awkwardness with Ron at the 
end (also not in canon)?  Or was it just a lack of imagination on the part of 
the screen writer or the director? 

Karen F (who's tired of hearing her husband's grousing about "the hand thing" 
every time we watch the movie!)

In a message dated 7/25/03 2:41:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com writes:

> Ravenclaw Bookworm:
> > I just reread it, and the 
> > usefullness of the Hand of Glory is interesting - it holds a 
> candle that sheds light only for the person holding it.  Lucius 
> dismissed it, but Malfoy was interested in it. >>>>
> 
> My mind drifts to when Wormtail gets his new hand from Lord 
> Voldermort, could this have any significance/relation to the hand at 
> Borgin and Burkes at all? Just a 
> small thought though.
> 
> Ashtayne
> 



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