Symbolism in Half-Blood Prince and preceding titles

[A.J.]

No: HPFGUIDX 125972


OK, I have to mention this after all this time reading various 
Who/What is HBP theories.  I read John Granger's books on the HP 
septology with interest, and particularly recall his words that each 
of the titles in the series follows the pattern, "Harry Potter and 
the [metaphor for Christ.]"  (If you go, hunh? you can check his 
existing books, or notes on hogwartsprofessor.com, to see for 
yourself what you think of his writings.)  When the Book 6 title came 
out, I observed, "Well, that does fit right in."  Hearing this theory 
in the back of my mind while reading various postings makes me feel 
it not so likely that the HBP would be Snape, DD, Dudley, etc.  Of 
course, the HBP could indeed be a known character or unknown one 
while the title still SOUNDS symbolic, but I did want to point out 
this connection-in-the-titles theory.  (In short, before the 
inundated wonder, Granger posits that this relates to JKR's writing 
in tradition of Changeling and her favorite English authors who wrote 
in the Christian tradition and traditional symbolism, and more.)

Not to say I think true or false any of these theories, but from a 
literary perspective, I had to mention this background.

--A.J.