Runes

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 122036


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at y...> wrote:

Kirsty:
> > All this talk of runes set me to checking things
> > in my books (oh, it is good when your bookshelves
> > are right next to your computer!) and I was
> > looking at the back of OOP (UK Bloomsbury HB)
> > when I noticed that there are loads of runes on
> > the back.
> > 
> > Are these significant to the story (as far as we
> > know) or could they be prophetic? I''ve had a
> > look in the archives and can't find discussion of
> > them, so can someone either point me in the right
> > direction or maybe work out what runes they are?
> (snip)> 
> > Kirsty

Tonks: 
> Now I know that JKR approves things that WB licenses, so this must  
> mean something.
> 
> And if it is also on the back of the book, I would say that it does 
> mean something. I am surprised, however, that JKR uses runes; since 
> the religious right is so paranoid about the books to start with... 
> this will push them over the edge for sure.

Geoff:
I have all the UK Bloomsbury hardback HPs and have no runes on any of 
mine.

It's not only the religious right - I'm an evangelical Christian and 
I am not totally happy about runes..... I don't intend to go over the 
edge though. I've had to defend my position on Harry on a number of 
occasions.