Joyce Fetteroll

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

As announced by Borders last night.

Joyce

Maisha Khalfani

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

As announced by Borders last night.

Joyce
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thank you joyce - my 17 yr old (sd in ps) has been waiting for this announcement. apparently you can sign up to pre-order the book now. there's a rumor that some main characters will die in this one, and that this may not be the last book. we'll see...........




Namaste
Maisha
http://khalfanifamilyadventures.blogspot.com
"The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life" ~ The Dalai Lama








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Julie W in AR

--- Joyce Fetteroll <fetteroll@...> wrote:

> Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
>
> As announced by Borders last night.
>
> Joyce
>

I just finished a blog post about the title:

I was reminded of my uber-geekiness. Harry Potter and
the Dangerous Hallows is the totally stupid name of
JK's last (weep) and probably longest Potter book.
Why uber geek?
Because I must dissect the name. Dangerous Hallows.
What does it mean?
My first thought was that it deals with locations.
Godric's Hallow is where Harry's parents lived and
died when he was an infant. Could the graveyard where
they are buried also
have "hallows" in its name? Will the final battle be
fought in Godric's Hallow?
Will Snape be allowed to live?
Probably not.
Damn you JKR for your obvious Snape hate.

<<<<<<

Other thoughts?

Julie Woolfolk

www.damngoodvintage.com

Sandra Dodd

-=-Harry Potter and
the Dangerous Hallows is the totally stupid name -=-

Eeek.
Let the woman write.

The American name of the first book is the totally stupid name. They
should've just let the woman write instead of making an international
admission that editors at Scholastic Books were too lazy and
parochial to know (or look up) enough medieval history to *get* the
title, so they blackmailed her by saying "We'll publish it in the
U.S. if you let us change the title and re-edit the text."

Those days are gone (or mostly so), so I'm happy with whatever
happens past that.

-=-Will Snape be allowed to live?
Probably not.
Damn you JKR for your obvious Snape hate.-=-

She created him. She can hate what she wants. But I don't think she
hates him a bit.

-=-Other thoughts?-=-

Only this, which is still worth thinking about:
http://sandradodd.com/dumbledore

Sandra

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queenjane555

> Because I must dissect the name. Dangerous Hallows.
> What does it mean?
> My first thought was that it deals with locations.
> Godric's Hallow is where Harry's parents lived and
> died when he was an infant. Could the graveyard where
> they are buried also
> have "hallows" in its name? Will the final battle be
> fought in Godric's Hallow

I was with you, until i realized that the title is Dangerous
Hallows. hAllows. Not hOllows. Its Godric's Hollow.

Hallows, according to dictionary.com means:

1. to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
2. to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a
battlefield.


When i first heard the title, i thought "Huh? Thats not a good one.
Its sounds kind of...stupid."

But when i realized that Dangerous Hallows means, basically making
something holy, and the danger that could result. That opens it up
to so many interpretations....about all of the loyalties, vows,
sacrifices and alliances throughout the series and the resulting
tragedies. Maybe it refers to how, when we put *anyone* up on a
pedestal (whether its Harry, or Voldemort, or even Dumbledore), that
we will be, at best disappointed when they fall, or worse, at their
very mercy when we disappoint *them.*

> Will Snape be allowed to live?
> Probably not.
> Damn you JKR for your obvious Snape hate.

I don't think she hates Snape. I think she has, throughout the
series, portrayed Snape as a very sympathetic character. He has
sacrificed his whole life for the cause and in the end may die for
it (many believe.) JKR has given the world a gift in the character
of Snape,and i for one am grateful.

I saw a cool movie on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jOmemLpcv0

I really think the author has a point, when it comes to that spell
of being able to bring out the spirits of the people a wand has
killed (in GOF, Harry got to talk to his parents this way,
remember?)...usually JK doesnt just mention something once, it shows
up again in a later book. So, when Harry, Ron, and Hermione used
PollyJuice Potion in CoS, it showed up again in GoF. I think this
spell (cant remember the name)will show up again, and as the author
of the YouTube Movie says, will allow Harry to talk to Dumbledore
once more (or...if you think Dumbys not really dead, will allow him
to talk to Snape.)

I also read a really really great theory on the Harry Potter for
Grownups list, which states that Peter Pettigrew will have an
important role in the last book. Remember, in PoA, that Harry spared
Peter's life. He owes Harry a Life Debt. Dumbledore made a big deal
about that, about telling Harry how significant that is. Then (i
*think* in GoF??)Voldemort cuts off PP's hand, and then gives him a
really strong silver one. Again, significance of that not really
mentioned at the time. It MUST surface again in this book, otherwise
why put it in?

So the theory goes like this: JK has stated (and i think Dumbledore
has also stated)that the prophecy is written very specifically.
Words were chosen carefully. The theorist says if you look at the
part of the prophecy which reads:

"and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live
while the other survives"

That is is totally plausible the "the hand of the other" is the
silver hand of the other person standing there, Peter Pettigrew. I
can picture the scene...Voldemort has Harry in a precarious
position, he can kill him, (or vice versa), and PP has a choice to
make. Help Voldemort, or help Harry. He's loyal to V, he's afraid of
him, he's a coward. But...he owes harry that life debt. Time to
collect. Maybe that crazy silver hand is enough to kill Voldemort,
maybe it will crush the last needed Horcrux. Who knows. I'm sure JK
can write it out better than i can.

Personally, i can't wait to "see" the look on Harry's face when he
finds out that Snape sacrificed his whole life, holed up in Hogwarts
with kids he can't stand, working for Voldemort, etc, just to try to
make up for what he did to Lily. That he wasnt the enemy after all,
and that all of Harry's hatred for him was misplaced. Serves him
right for judging poor Snape!<g>


Katherine

Pamela Sorooshian

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - not Dangerous Hallows.



-pam



On Dec 22, 2006, at 12:56 PM, queenjane555 wrote:

>> Because I must dissect the name. Dangerous Hallows.

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Sandra Dodd

-=-Personally, i can't wait to "see" the look on Harry's face when he
finds out that Snape sacrificed his whole life, holed up in Hogwarts
with kids he can't stand, working for Voldemort, etc, just to try to
make up for what he did to Lily. That he wasnt the enemy after all,
and that all of Harry's hatred for him was misplaced-=-

I think that's the morality tale of all of it.

Sandra

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Nancy Wooton

On Dec 22, 2006, at 12:56 PM, queenjane555 wrote:

> I was with you, until i realized that the title is Dangerous
> Hallows. hAllows. Not hOllows. Its Godric's Hollow.
>

It's not Dangerous Hallows, either; it's Deathly Hallows.

http://www.hp-lexicon.org/about/books/dh/book_dh.html

Nancy

queenjane555

> It's not Dangerous Hallows, either; it's Deathly Hallows.


Oops, i was even looking at it written down at the Harry Potter
Lexicon when i wrote that.


Katherine

[email protected]

In a message dated 12/22/2006 2:15:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Sandra@... writes:

The American name of the first book is the totally stupid name. They
should've just let the woman write instead of making an international
admission that editors at Scholastic Books were too lazy and
parochial to know (or look up) enough medieval history to *get* the
title, so they blackmailed her by saying "We'll publish it in the
U.S. if you let us change the title and re-edit the text."

Those days are gone (or mostly so), so I'm happy with whatever
happens past that.


I don't remember what the original Brit title was, only that I knew what it
meant - at the age I was at that reading level I knew what it meant. I *do*
remember a previous discussion about Brit phraseology and slang and how some
was changed in American printings-does your last sentence mean that they've
done away with that? I've never read a work of a print book, as I've "read" all
6 on audio book, and I've been wondering if they did Brit and US versions of
the audio books since there were a couple words I actually had to look
up-being unable to define them through context. And "snogging" is seriously stuck
in my head, now.

_http://sandradodd.http://sandrad_ (http://sandradodd.com/dumbledore)
Thank you for sharing this link! I hadn't followed previous conversations
very closely, as I was not up to date, but I just finished #6 last week, so its
very good to take part in *current* dialogue. VERY interesting theories!
I've not got any ideas, myself, but I do know that things in certain places
"felt" wrong. As I put the last CD back in the box, the idea popped hugely into
my head that Snape wanted Lily and *that* was the whole basis for the
animosity between he and James. Also, I wholeheartedly agree with the phoenix idea
mentioned there by Betsy. That was one of my strongest "objection" thoughts to
his death-though, gullible as I am, when the portrait showed up, I
immediately accepted that he was definitely dead. Thanks for all the reasons to doubt
it!

Peace,
Sang


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