Sevens.

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 161683

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Shaunette Reid" <strawberryshaunie at ...> 
wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "alig1528" <alig1528@> wrote:
> >
> > Everyone probably already knows this, but the release date of
> > the seventh book is 07/07/07. So many things came into my mind
> > when I heard that. First, and most obvious, it is the 7th book.
> > Second, Voldemort made 7 horcruxes. Also, Voldemort said that
> > 7 is the most powerful magical number. Harry was born in July,
> > the 7th month of the year. There are 7 players on a quidditch
> > team. JK Rowling definitely planned this date for the reasons
> > I have stated and probably countless others. Has anyone found
> > more sevens?
> > 
> > alig1528
> >
> 
> Shaunie:
> 
> There are 7 secret passages into Hogwarts:
> 
> "There are seven in all. Now, Filch knows about these four-" he 
> pointed them out, "-but we're sure we're the only ones who know 
> about /these/."
> 
> ...another obvious one: 7 years of magical education before graduation 
> (from Hogwarts, at least)


Geoff:
This topic surfaced last in the middle of October with alig528's post quoted above. At 
least a  couple of us replied at that time and I commented that, to my knowledge, there 
had been NO official statement about Book 7 appearing on 07/07/07; the only firm 
forward date seems to be that of the HP5 film which is scheduled for 13/07/07.

Perhaps, of I am wrong, someone can point me to such an announcement.

I also think that some members are trying to make sevens out of everything. Taking the 
education comment above, in any UK secondary school which has stayed with the 
"traditional" transfer at 11+ and therefore has a First Year (Year 7) upwards, anyone 
staying until the end of Sixth Form before they leave will complete seven years of senior 
schooling. So what do we deduce from that?