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Jo is so great to give us, her fans, such wonderful Christmas 
presents!

I wasn't sure if I knew the meaning of the word "Hallows", so I did 
a Google search.  Here is what it came up with:

Definitions of HALLOWS on the Web:

name used by some traditions for Samhain, or Halloween
crypt.eldritchs.com/wicca/glossary.html

("holy" or "holy night") the Oct. 31 Greater Sabbat, also called 
November Eve, the Celtic Samhain ("sow-en"); the beginning of the 
Celtic winter, and of the Celtic year; the beginning of the Witches' 
Year, when the Veil Between the Worlds grows thin and the spirits of 
the dead may return to Earth; the Descent of the Goddess to the 
Underworld; the final Harvest festival
www.ravenquest.net/WyldeWoods/h.html


Halloween, Oct. 31, 1981 Godric's Hollow.  Harry is going to 
Godric's Hollow, and obviously there is something of importance 
there for him to find/learn.

But what intriqued me the most was this:  "when the Veil Between the 
Worlds grows thin and the spirits of the dead may return to Earth."
The Veil in the Department of Mysteries will figure prominently in 
the story.  I think that Harry is going to be in contact with Lily, 
James, Sirius, and possibly Luna's mother, who was a powerful witch, 
if I remember correctly from OOTP.  (I'm at work on my lunch hour.)

Also, I think the final battle will end in the locked room in the 
Department of Mysteries - the room which is filled with LOVE, which 
Harry possesses in abundance and Voldemort possesses not at all.

I think I read on Leaky Cauldron about the prophecies smashed in the 
Dept. of Mysteries in OOTP about "at the solstice" and "none will 
come after."  My thought is the final battle will come at the Summer 
Solstice, which is usually close to the end of Harry's school year, 
and the "none will come after" refers to Voldemorte, that an evil of 
such magnitude will never come again.
    
Just my thoughts . . .

THANK YOU, JO ROWLING, for giving me and all of your fans a VERY 
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Nance