I'm thinking it's a reference to Halloween in some form, especially as Harry's parents were killed on Halloween. Deathly Hallows sounds to me like things are coming full circle.
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Connie Neil - Dec 28, 2006 4:50:36 am PST #1739 of 28160
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dcp - Dec 28, 2006 5:51:43 am PST #1740 of 28160
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Doesn't any one else think that 'Hallows' could be a place-name or place-name element?
ISTR it from The Return of the King.
Wasn't the area in Minas Tirith with the tombs of the kings called the Hallows?
Am-Chau Yarkona - Dec 28, 2006 6:55:21 am PST #1741 of 28160
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Sounds plausible, dcp. It could be that's what I'm remembering.
DebetEsse - Dec 28, 2006 7:10:11 am PST #1742 of 28160
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I still remain unconvinced, especially with the existence of Godric's Hollow as an established place (the location of the former Potter residence). A hollow and a hallow as two different locations seems excessively confusing.
Kathy A - Dec 28, 2006 7:12:34 am PST #1743 of 28160
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'm guessing that the Final Battle has to be on Hogwarts grounds, since that is the central location of the entire series, so maybe the Hallows are somewhere there?
Topic!Cindy - Dec 28, 2006 11:51:19 am PST #1744 of 28160
What is even happening?
I can't help but read a Dumbledore reference into that Deathly Hallows title (maybe a reference to Harry's parents, too).
Connie Neil - Dec 28, 2006 11:52:14 am PST #1745 of 28160
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Hey, maybe we'll get Dumbledore's ghost wandering about--or nasty necromancy.
Kathy A - Dec 28, 2006 12:24:47 pm PST #1746 of 28160
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'll bet Dumbledore's painting in the Headmaster's office will have something to say.
Amy - Dec 28, 2006 12:36:03 pm PST #1747 of 28160
Because books.
I'll bet Dumbledore's painting in the Headmaster's office will have something to say.
God, I hope so.
I'm fine with the title. But somehow, upon hearing it, my DH has convinced himself that either Dumbledore is not dead, or that Snape is actually evil. I don't know how he's getting that from "Deathly Hallows," but whatever.
All I know is, my brain has become a sieve. I have to reread Order of the Phoenix before the movie comes out, and then Half-Blood Prince before Deathly Hallows is released, as a refresher.
Kathy A - Dec 28, 2006 12:50:49 pm PST #1748 of 28160
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I have to thank JKR for giving me a connection to my niece and two nephews. We ended spending a good portion of our Christmas Eve dinner discussing various aspects of Harry Potter, both book and movie versions (the 10-y.o. knew more about the films and was able to participate via that route).
The 13-y.o. niece is a big Sirius Black fan, and told me that she didn't see what the big deal was about Dumbledore dying. Well, she understood that he's a big wizard hotshot, but thought that Sirius's death was more important to Harry (also, he's "way cooler than Dumbledore!"). She's really looking forward to the OotP movie, as a result.