Oyez, Oyez, the I Hate Horcruxes Society is Now in its Second Session

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 163375

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...> 
wrote:
>

> 
> Carol responds:
> Oho! Finally, a point that Lupinlore and I agree on--the Horcruxes 
are
> surely the least interesting of the questions and issues that need 
to
> be resolved in DH.  But I wouldn't leap so quickly to the conclusion
> that the Horcruxes are the unhallowed "Hallows." It still sounds 
like
> a placename to me, and I think "The Hogwarts Hallows" of a rejected
> title indicates that it's the burial place or places of the Four
> Founders (or three, if Slytherin isn't there).

Yes, miracles do still happen in this weary world.  Unfortunately, 
the rejected title "The Hogwarts Hallows" seems just more evidence 
that the Hallows are in fact the Horcruxes.  It has too many echoes 
of the "Hallows of Britain" which the fans of Arthurania often talk 
of.  But if the Hallows are not the Horcruxes (and I would be as glad 
as anyone if they are not, in fact, the same thing), that adds yet 
ANOTHER important plot point that has to be worked in amidst the 
horcrux hunt.


I don't think that JKR
> is going to let all those beautiful subplots die by turning DH into 
a
> McGuffin hunt (and, though I hate to say it, the Horcruxes are not
> true McGuffins as their destruction really is necessary to the 
defeat
> of Voldemort. They're not *just* plot devices that the characters
> think are important; they do serve an ultimate purpose.

Well, she certainly let many other beautiful subplots die in the 
transition to HBP (the DA, anyone?  How about Luna?).  If the 
horcruxes are not McGuffins, let us compromise and call them 
annoyances.

And we do know of one more puzzle piece besides Snape,
> Umbridge, and RAB that JKR is bringing into play--house-elves, which
> she mentioned in an update to her website. And while I'm not fond of
> house-elves and dislike SPEW rather passionately, that bit of
> information should give you hope that the loose ends from OoP will 
be
> resolved after all. 

Well, that would be interesting, but would take quite some doing to 
work in.  <Shrug>  We will see before too long.


Lupinlore, who awaits the destruction of the horcruxes and has 
already bought gas for the wood chipper in case a humble and sincere 
apology from child-abusing Snapey-poo is not in the offing