Sticker on JKR trunk from England - Spoiler?

Steve bboyminn at yahoo.com
Tue Jul 12 06:17:41 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 132508

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jlnbtr" <jlnbtr at y...> wrote:
> 
> We already know Godric's Hollow is a village (under FAQ a JKR's 
> site)... I'm not Brtitish so correct me if I'm wrong, but how can a 
> village be inside a city? it doesn't make sense to me, but I could 
> be wrong.
> 
> Juli

bboyminn:

I think the "London...Godric's Hollow...London" sticker is a vague
attempt at old travel stickers people used to place on their luggage
to tell people where they have been. The Truck is suppose to have the
appearance of an old 'steamer' trunk. It's possible that the person
who created the artwork had seen images of this type of travel
sticker, but really didn't understand them. Consequently, they created
a 'sticker' that was somewhat contradictory.

However, it's quite possible for a village to be inside a city, except
now we call them neighborhoods or districts. Soho is in London, as are
Covent Garden, Fulham, Mayfair, Chelsea, Bloomsbury, and many others.
In fact, although only people familiar with London will get this, even
London is in London. So, the sticker could also have said something
like "London...SOHO...London". [Pointless Side Note: in one of my fan
fictions, I made up a London neighborhoos called Bishop's Hill.]

So, my guess is that either the person who made the sticker doesn't
really understand travel stickers, or Godric's Hollow is a fake
neighborhood in greater London. ...or none of the above. It could
simply be a format, travel stickers, in which to display several
familiar names from the story. Personally, I'm not sure I buy the fake
London neighborhood idea. I've always suspected Gordic's Hollow was a
small village in a somewhat remote area. 

Did I actually say anything here? Regardless...here it is.

Steve/bboyminn







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