Totally Obssessed - Found It! - Spinners End - Near BRISTOL!

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 117037


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister"
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at y...> wrote:
> 
> Steve/bboyminn: 
> > So if Hagrid is flying from Spinners End to Surrey, he would have
> > had to fly close to Bristol. 
> > 
> > Or, I could just be TOO obssessed and it could mean nothing. 
> > 
> > You be the judge.
 


> Geoff:
> I don't quite follow what you're trying to say here.
> 
> I assume that you are referring to Hagrid bringing Harry from 
> Godric's Hollow to Privet Drive ....
> 
> If he were flying from the Spinner's End which you have found in 
> Worle, which is, as you say, on the north side of W-s-M, the most 
> direct line to Little Whinging ... would take you over Bath south 
> of Bristol. 
> 
> Geoff


bboyminn:

A quick look at the map shows me that between Spinners End and Bath is
 the Bristol International Airport. Maybe Hagrid flew a little farther
north to avoid the airport.

So, yes, I am making a connnection between Hagrid's flight with Harry
 that passed somewhere near Bristol to Surrey the night they drop
Harry at the Dusleys. 

For Spinners End to be an Industrial Park that happens to be vaguely
near Dursley, does mean much in the story, but tying Spinners End to
Bristol DOES have potential to be relavant to the story.

In reality, I think JKR may have stumbled across the name, and just
liked the way is sounded. As I said in one of my previous posts on
this subjects, authors are always on the look out for good sounding
names. (I've taken two of my character surnames from cigarette brands;
Chesterfield and Dunhill.) That means that, while we may fantasize
many possibilities, in the end there is probably no functional
connection between the name and the real world. 

That said, I'm still betting it's a place name. Of course, there could
be a fun endearing new character in the next book called Theodopholus
Spindrew, affectionately known to his friends as 'Spinner' who will
serves as cannon fodder. Although, I doubt it.

It was just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn (was bboy_mn)