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

[laura]

No: HPFGUIDX 117319



Earlier, Geoff wrote:
> Crikey, chaps and chapesses, this thread is getting worse than 
> Vauxhall Road.....
> 
> :-)

Yeeesssss.... it's all looking a bit tangled, isn't it? I'll try and 
explain my take on the possible SE/GH/Bristol link... and yes, this 
is *pure speculation* of course:

1) The Potters are murdered the evening of October 31st at their home 
in Godrics Hollow - where it is I have no idea or theory yet.

2) That same night, Hagrid rescues baby Harry from GH, then 
disappears for near on 24 hours.

3) During this time, Dumbledore is making preparations for Harry to 
live at the Dursleys, sealing the protective charm, etc. Some time 
before *he* arrives at the Dursleys, he has made contact with Hagrid, 
telling him where the Dursleys live, and what time to bring Harry.

4)The following night, Nov.1st, Hagrid arrives with Harry at Privet 
Drive. But *where* have they been all this time?

5) This is where the speculation about Spinners End comes in. 
Wherever Hagrid and Harry were, they flew over Bristol to get to 
Little Whinging. And SE being near Bristol will lead some people (me 
included) to believe that that is where Hagrid and Harry went after 
leaving GH.

6) SE could well have been the safest place for Harry at that time, 
bearing in mind there were numbers of DEs out looking for their 
master. 

7) The other clue is that CH1 of HBP was intended for PS/SS 
originally, and then later books as well, but it didn't fit. I'm just 
guessing here, but say that CH1 HBP reveals more about the 
circumstances of that night Oct.31st? Now imagining that chapters 1 
and 2 are closely linked, see how SE can be thought of as the answer 
to the missing 24 hrs mystery? And the reason it fits in HBP could be 
because it's the new OotP headquarters (assuming they need new 
headquarters). As it's Harry's shortest stay in Privet Drive so far, 
it wouldn't surprise me if he were reunited with the Weasleys etc by 
CH.2: Spinners End.

That's just a summary of the theory anyway, I hope I've made a little 
bit of sense to someone. Feel free to rip it apart. When HBP comes 
out and Spinners End turns out to be a tea-shop or something more 
mundane, I'll eat my words I promise!

Laura*