Book Titles

Bart Lidofsky bartl at sprynet.com
Fri Dec 22 18:23:26 UTC 2006


No: HPFGUIDX 163090

(Spoilers removed)
From: leslie41 <leslie41 at yahoo.com>
>All of her titles are really self-explanatory.  Harry Potter and 
>the...
>
>Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone
>Chamber of Secrets
>Prisoner of Azkaban
>Goblet of Fire
>Order of the Phoenix
>Half-Blood Prince
>
>In some cases we have to learn who or what the person/thing is, but 
>the name itself is never a trick or a riddle.   

Bart:
Looking for commonalities, in every case, it is something that endangers Harry's life, but always indirectly. He risks his life protecting the Philosopher's Stone, stopping the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, he is endangered by the events brought into play by Sirius' escape, he is led into the trap by the Goblet of Fire, the battle at the Ministry is due to his involvement (and desire for more) in the Order of the Phoenix, and The Half-Blood Prince is involved in the danger in the last scene (alternatively, his new and unearned expertise in Potions blocks his willingness to put his efforts into harder subjects, like DADA). 

Bart




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