Book 7 Title - OED definitions

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No: HPFGUIDX 163126

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister"
> Geoff:
Snip -
>
> As has been often pointed out, Hallowe'en is a
> contraction of All Hallow's Eve - the night before
> All Hallows Day, better known as All Saints Day.
>
> So usage might dictate that we are looking at deathly
> saints or a deathly place with conections to saints.
> So, will Harry be able to call on the help of now-
> deceased wizards, perhaps through portraits or
> information left by them or will things come to an
> end at a place of historical wizarding significance?

Lilygale here:
I think the clues do point to Harry calling on the help of now
deceased "hallowed wizards'.  Additional clues suggest a title with
multilayered meaning; numerous posters here and on other sites have
pointed out the Celtic tradition that the "veil" between this world
and the next is thin, easily breached on All Hallows Eve.
Furthermore, I speculate that there may be places in this world
where the veil is particulary breachable.  One place may be the
literal veil in the DOM.  Since Rowling reserved Hallows of Hogwarts
as a potential title, perhaps there are other places in Hogwarts,
places we may have seen (Chamber of Secrets) or not yet discovered.
Dumbledore referred to Hogwarts secrets while talking to Harry in
HBP about Tom's desire to be at Hogwarts as a teacher in order to
uncover magical secrets.

As John Granger has pointed out, each HP book involves a figurative
journey to the underworld which Harry survives.  I believe that we
will see Harry journeying to the underworld/otherworld literally in
the last book, and I certainly want him to live to be a beacon of
goodness and hope for the world - both the WW and RW.

> It's a bit early to get too deeply into speculation; I
> think a number of people burnt their fingers over HBP
> this way but my gut feeling leans towards the latter
> scenario.
>
> The jury's going to be out for a long time, folks...

Totally agree - but it's so much fun speculating!

Lilygale