What we find there (was: How to Get Through the Door)--SPOILERS!!!

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No: HPFGUIDX 116875


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman"
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> 
> SSSusan wrote:
> > > S
> > > P
> > > O
> > > I
> > > L
> > > E
> > > R
> > > S
> > > P
> > > A
> > > C
> > > E
> > > DON'T READ FURTHER IF YOU WANT TO FIND THIS OUT FOR YOURSELF
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I MEAN IT!!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > So the three chapters are:
> > > Spinners End
> > > Draco's Detour
> > > Felix Felicis
> > > 
> > > 1) Spinners End sounds like a *place* to me.  Harry's shortest 
> > > stay ever on Privet Drive, anyone?<snip>

> SSSusan:
> I agree that that would certainly fit...and I like it...but for lack 
> of an apostophe.  Granted, an apostrophe after the R or the final S 
> could also make sense in a place name such as I suggested, but it's 
> *definitely* required if one is talking about a spinner's (or 
> spinners') demise.  So I'm not sure how to work around that....
> 

Neri:

Spinners End certainly sounds like a place. IMO it is the Order's new
HQ, or at least their safe place for Harry. It's only the second
chapter (the first chapter will be the opening chapter that JKR had
almost used several times in the past). 12GP is probably not HQ
anymore, since Narcissa would guess this from Kreacher even if he
wasn't able to tell her, the Borrow is certainly not safe enough, so
Spinners End it is. Where is it? My guess is at the less savory end of
Nockturn Alley. They'll be spinning all kind of interesting things
there. It'll be conveniently close to Borgin & Burks, the Weasley
Wizarding Weezies, The Leaky Cauldron and other attractions.

Googling "Spinners End" I found that it is the name of a romantic book
by Mary Minton:
http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=6267239&matches=3&qsort=r

According to the book review this is a place in London, but it doesn't
appear like it really exists. There is also an industrial estate in
Birmingham:
http://www.touchbirmingham.co.uk/comdir/cditem.cfm/20256

Neri