Theory on book titles (was: Book titles: do they show Harry's challenge)

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 111282

Hydra:

> I was trying to look for a pattern in the titles and what I found 
out was this. As you said, every title refers to a challenge or (I 
think) more specifically to part of the challenge that Harry must 
face during his school year.
> 
> And as part of the challenge, the *thing* can be either on his 
side or against him, playing a more or less active role in his favor 
or against him. In other words, there are those elements that do not 
threaten or worsen his situation but are just part of the challenge 
and those that play an active role in the danger that he faces.
> 
> So there seem to be two categories of titles: the ones that 
reflect a "simple" non hostile part of the challenge and the 
outright hostile element.
> 
> If I follow that logic, the HalfBlood Prince should be an 
instrument against Harry or worst something outrightly hostile to 
him.
> 

Valky:
Hi Hydra, I not long ago attempted to post a similar analysis to 
yours but I gave up on it. I attempted to use graphical sorts of 
descriptions such as Harry <---Attacker--- Chamber of Secrets and 
other such stuff. Yours is much simpler and thats infinitely better 
I think. My own managed to become far too technical when I thought 
about it. 
Interestingly we have come to the same conclusion that the HBP is 
one of the things that comes hostily toward Harry, but then again 
wouldn't it be just the perfect moment for JKR to change the pattern 
and keep us on our toes. 

Tying this in with a separate analysis of the book themes, one that 
was posted by dgmck a couple of weeks ago, (probably some half a 
million posts ago LOL), there is another pattern theory that 
relegates a Quidditch position/play to each book. It is prompted by 
the analysis of Snapes Potion Puzzle which you can find in the files 
section of this site.
After all that research, phew. The pattern is, that book one had a 
Seeker theme; Book two a Chaser(Poison) theme; Book three another 
Chaser (with a hint of keeper); The Fourth was a Beater; and the 
Fifth was a Chaser(Look for poison references).

That leaves a second Bludger and the actual Keeper Position.
Most who posted agreed that the Keeper (Last Line of Defence) would 
dominate book seven, leaving book six the Beater theme the brother 
of which, notably, is book four the first one of the series with a 
body count. 
This backs up an image of bloody war and a hostile HBP in book six, 
for us. 

More on themes: Book four was, also, the opposite of the preceding 
book in its theme: Sirius started out the attacker and ended as the 
defender while Moody started the defender and ended out as the 
attacker. And both died peculiar deaths.......
Following this logic the HBP will be the opposite of OotP in its 
title. This could mean that the HBP is Salazar Slytherin (whom LV 
follows since its not him), or that the HBP book will have an 
opposing implication on Harry, in that, rather than him seeing 
someone elses secrets against their wishes... 
{There are lots of Harry Spy themes in OOtP: Extendable Ears, 
Getting into the closed ward, seeing Voldemorts mind and Snapes 
memories lots and lots}
.......perhaps the book six theme opposes this in someone seeing 
into Harry's secret mind.

Or it could be both. What do you think?
Welcome to posting Hydra!

Valky