Uncovering the Hidden Pattern of the HP Books

[catimini15]

No: HPFGUIDX 93351

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sienna291973" 
<jujupoet29 at h...> wrote:
> It occurred to me some time ago, that there seemed to be a hidden 
> pattern to the way the stories in the HP series were structured. 
> Something beyond the obvious I mean; some sort of cyclical 
> blueprint. At the time, I didn't have the opportunity to take this 
> intuition seriously and I forgot all about it. Then, while reading 
> some responses to my essay Harry, Hermione and the Sphinx at the 
> PortKey (http://talk.portkey.org/index.php?showtopic=6919), I got 
> hit by a big brainwave.
> 
> The books are repeating themselves. I believe that JKR has set up 
a 
> type of `hexagram' of books, with the first 6 mirroring each 
other. 
> Two triangles. Book 7 I think will stand completely alone.
> 
> So, for the sake of this theory – in one triangle of the hexagram 
we 
> have the first trio of books – The Philosopher's Stone, The 
Chamber 
> of Secrets and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
> 
> In the second triangle – we have The Goblet of Fire, The Order of 
> the Phoenix and Book 6 (whatever it may be called).
> 
> In the posts that follow, I will attempt to demonstrate how these 
> books mirror each other and what implications this has for Book 6. 
> With thanks to the HP Lexicon for the wonderful outlines of each 
> book).
> 
> Part 1: The Philosopher's Stone and the Goblet of Fire
> 
> Mirrored Events

(Big snip)

> In PS/SS, Harry, along with Ron and Hermione, has to pass a series 
> of tests to save a magical object (the Philosopher's Stone). These 
> tasks (and there are five) are getting past fluffy, getting 
through 
> the devil's snare, catching the flying key, winning a chess game 
and 
> solving a riddle.
(Another important snip)

Now me (Nadine) :

There are 7 tasks at the end of PS/SS. You already mentionned 6 of 
them :
1) Getting past Fluffy - Hagrid's task
2) Devil's Snare - Sprout's
3) The flying keys - Flitwick's
4) The chess board - McGonnagall's
5) The (already knocked out by Quirrell's) Troll - Quirrels - This 
is the task you have forgotten about !
6) The potions puzzle - Snape's
7) And finaly, the Mirror of Erised - Dumbledore's

I like your parrallels theory nonetheless. There has to be a pattern 
somehow, or some sort of canevas (I hope this word has the same 
meaning in english) for JKR to work on. 

Have you read, I believe it was Iris' theory (I couldn't find the 
post reference) about the 7 tasks at the end of PS/SS mirroring the 
7 books ? Very interresting indeed...

Nadine (Catimimi15)