Significant Sevens

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 137385

> Trish 
> I have been thinking a lot about seven. Seven books. Seven 
horcruxes. 
> Ginny being the seventh daughter of the seventh daughter 
Can we list them? 
> Juli <jlnbtr
> Juli: SEVEN is a powerful number in Potterverse, if you check out 
Jo's website, this month's Wizard of the Month is the witch that 
discovered the magical properties of the number 7. 
> Philosopher's Stone
> 
> He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand, 
> > positions of the seven players, (Ron talking about Quidditch)
> >  portrait of the Fat Lady on the seventh floor. (Gryffindor's 
common room)
> > a table with seven differently shaped bottles (The 7 potions to 
get to the PS)
> 
> Chamber of Secrets
> > seven of Lockhart's books in front of him, 
> 
> Prisioner of Azkaban
> >  "There are seven in all. ..." -- said Fred ..(The 7 secret 
passages to Hogsmeade)
> > there have been only seven Animagi this century,  (Hermione in 
the Skrieking Shack)
> 
> Goblet of Fire
> > ... the large trunk under the window. It had seven keyholes in a 
row.  (Moody's trunk, in the 7th was the real Moody)
> > "Socks are Dobby's favorite, ...I has seven now, sir. .(Dobby at 
Christmas)
> 
> "... they're full grown, 'round about seven. (Hagrid in COMC 
explaining Unicorns)
> 
> ...7 sure is magic...
> 

-aussie-
- Wizards come of age at SEVENteen, not eighteen as in the rest of UK
- Room of Requirements is on the SEVENth floor
- Ron and Harry each got 7 OWLs
 ... more to come ...