Recurrences

[Katrina]

No: HPFGUIDX 88782

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:

> Geoff:
> You can stretch a point here because in the Dark Forest, there are 
> death connections because of the unicorns and there's also dear
> old Aragog wanting to feed his family.......

Katrina again:

Sorry, I should have chosen my wording more carefully.  My bad.  
Each of the times Harry has had his "Grande Finale" showdown with LV 
(always without interfering with his scholastic commitments) he has 
been either underground or in a place associated with death.  While 
he had a "brush" with LV in the Dark Forest, it wasn't
the Big Showdown.

John Granger, of _The Hidden Key to Harry Potter_ mentions this 
pattern in his book.  Actually, he goes into great depth about it 
and the symbolism associated with Harry & LV's
"showdowns." 

http://www.touchstonemag.com/docs/issues/16.9docs/16-9pg34.html is a 
good link to some of his latest theories about the books, if you're 
interested.

My point was that Egypt, being a country whose ancient people were 
fascinated with life and death, and life after death, would be a 
likely place for another such encounter.

Granger thinks one of the next encounters will be in the Dark 
Forest, but he doesn't say how this will fit with his established 
pattern.  He also believes, based on his Alchemical interpretation 
of JKR's creatures, that the Unicorns will be back – perhaps
playing an important role – before the end.

Katrina, who really, really needs to turn off the computer and go to 
sleep.