book covers of OoTP

Steve bboy_mn at yahoo.com
Fri Mar 21 07:36:42 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 54042

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Trond Michelsen
<trondmm-hp4gu at c...> wrote:
>
> ...edited..
> 
> > So what do you guys think? Any guesses on what the doors and candles 
> > could mean?
> 
> I think it almost looks like a scene from a ghost movie.
> 
> -- 
>   // Trond Michelsen

bboy_mn:

Maybe the image is so odd because we are seeing one of Harry's dreams.

The room does have a hazy dream-like quality that could be the mirror
reflection that others talked about or as I suggested, a dream. The
fact that the light trails from the candle flames point in the
opposite direction on the other side of the room does strongly imply
circular movement. It could be that the candles are swirling around him.

You'll notice that Harry has candles on his back (or behind his back),
and it seems like those candles produced that light trails that are
near Harry's arm (at least in my opinion). 

Isn't there an old fairytale about a hero who has to choose a door,
and behind one door is the classic beautiful princess, and behind one
of the other doors is a tiger, and I can't remember what's behind the
others, but I seem to remember there were 7 doors?

Maybe it's a situation like that, choose the right door and save your
friend; chooose the wrong door and be prepared to save your own life.


Just a thought.

bboy_mn






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