Goderic's Hollow (was: Full View of UK HBP cover. SPOILER...)

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 130512

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Friday, June 10, 2005, 2:53:25 PM, Mira wrote:

M> Come to think of it, it is more than obvious: the
M> cover describes an underground bay which is... The
M> Godric Hollow! Hollow, because it is cave-like.

If you're right, then I think Jo has engaged in a very clever bit of
punstering (is that a word?) -- By the numerous references of the
Potters living in Goderic's "Hollow", she has put into our minds the
kind of hollow that is a cozy rural town or hamlet situated in a
valley, e.g. "Sleepy Hollow".  But if the Potters' home was in the
*other* kind of "hollow", as in a hollow cave or chamber (of
Secrets?), then she done quite a masterful job of leading us astray
with wordplay!

-- 
Dave