Book 7 Title

[James Little]

No: HPFGUIDX 163012

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at ...> 
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> > After an initial stopped-dead-in-my-tracks 'huh', I'm ready to
> > dissect its meaning:
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> > 1.  Hallows is used as a noun (although my dictionary does not do
> > so), so it must be a person, place or thing.  I think it is a 
place.
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> Jen: I thought of All Hallow's Eve after looking up the word in my 
> dictionary and that made me think of Godric's Hollow.  Like the 
> Deathly Hallows (Eve).  
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> > 2.  Hallow means sacred or holy, so the place must be sacred in 
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> > 3.  Is it deathly because many people die there, because it is in
> > the underworld or is heaven, or something else?  Until I think up
> > something better, I'll bet only the pure in heart can go there and
> > emerge unscathed.
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> > 4.  Is it the Locked Room?  That would make it a bit like heaven,
> > too.
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> Jen:  I really like this idea, especially since the Locked Room is 
> the most likely place for Voldemort to meet his end given the dual 
> themes of death and love.  Then that might mean Godric's Hollow and 
> the Deathly Hallows of the Locked Room are linked in JKR's mind,  
> Voldemort's demise was a combination of Lily's sacrifice and what 
> Harry has to do in book 7 to finally defeat him.
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I have been looking at the other titles in the series and it seems to 
me that they all refer to the main adventure which Harry follows 
through that year(even if the main villian has little to do with 
it).  I wonder if the Horcrux Hunt is being referred to here as it 
would be a suitable thing to keep the action going and the disposal 
of them is deathly to Voldemort, and could be hazardous to whoever is 
looking for them.