Connection between books 2 and 6

[cat_kind]

No: HPFGUIDX 114378

Kim writes:
> Hello!  I think this is definitely something to consider.  However, 
> I imagine the clue is something much more subtle than that-- a word, 
> a thought, something he just walks by in passing.  For example, I've 
> often wondered about some of the items mentioned in the Dark Arts 
> shop in Chapter Four of CoS.  
(snip)

cat_kind replies:
I've wondered about those Dark Artefacts too.  The one that catches my
fancy is the Hand of Whateveritis. 

One (somewhat far-fetched) supporting argument is that I heard in an
interview with the screenwriter for the film version of CoS that JKR
had insisted on keeping a certain apparently unimportant scene because
of its significance later in the series. The Hand was one of the few
things in the film that had no obvious significance elsewhere.  
I agree with Kim that it would be typical of JKR to bring in an
important item disguised as an example of something else, or part of
the scenery.
I expect to hear more about the founders in Book 6 too. 

cat_kind (newbie, don't bite it!)