Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

[Nacht]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
I've heard rumors that it'd be 7/7/07 (in addition to the fun number sequence, 7 is considered a 'lucky number')

It would also coincide with the second anniversary of the London metro bombings. Not likely.

[Locutus]

Hmmm, some further research revealed that there are 4 Grail Hallows: the Cup, Sword, Stone, and Spear (just google "Grail Hallows", plenty of hits).

We know there are a Sword of Griffindor and Hufflepuff's Cup, and Slytherin's locket contains something heavy but we don't know what, that could quite possibly be a (precious) stone... There are no known objects for Ravenclaw. So the title could refer to house artifacts. I don't think the horcruxes and hallows will refer to the exact same things, though of course some horcruxes could be hallows (we know that Slytherin's locket and possibly Hufflepuff's cup are).

It's a bit reaching maybe since Rowling so far hasn't really mixed any Christian elements into her stories, but since this comes from Arthurian legend it kind of makes sense...

[Solver]

Well it's interesting, how long will it take Google to hit a million pages on it . The search already shows a news result, though no pages. Wiki, of course, has been updated.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Nacht

It would also coincide with the second anniversary of the London metro bombings. Not likely.

More importantly, the next movie is released a week later, there's no way they're gonna have those two events coincide...

[Nacht]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe


Note to self never use quotes when searching google.

The quotes don't hurt here...

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Locutus

It's a bit reaching maybe since Rowling so far hasn't really mixed any Christian elements into her stories, but since this comes from Arthurian legend it kind of makes sense...

There are a number of published books that argue exactly the opposite.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Nacht

The quotes don't hurt here...

Add yet they do now for a brand new unveiled title (go figure). 317 hits as of this writing.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Locutus
Hmmm, some further research revealed that there are 4 Grail Hallows: the Cup, Sword, Stone, and Spear (just google "Grail Hallows", plenty of hits).

We know there are a Sword of Griffindor and Hufflepuff's Cup, and Slytherin's locket contains something heavy but we don't know what, that could quite possibly be a (precious) stone... There are no known objects for Ravenclaw. So the title could refer to house artifacts. I don't think the horcruxes and hallows will refer to the exact same things, though of course some horcruxes could be hallows (we know that Slytherin's locket and possibly Hufflepuff's cup are).

I like that. That's not bad at all. I have an inkling that Deadly Hallows may refer to Voldemort's horcruxes after searching the "Grail Hallows". That may be the form of the word she's going for here.

[aneeshm]

Intriguing.

[Sandman]

Originally posted by Locutus
Hmmm, some further research revealed that there are 4 Grail Hallows: the Cup, Sword, Stone, and Spear (just google "Grail Hallows", plenty of hits).

We know there are a Sword of Griffindor and Hufflepuff's Cup, and Slytherin's locket contains something heavy but we don't know what, that could quite possibly be a (precious) stone... There are no known objects for Ravenclaw. So the title could refer to house artifacts. I don't think the horcruxes and hallows will refer to the exact same things, though of course some horcruxes could be hallows (we know that Slytherin's locket and possibly Hufflepuff's cup are).

It's a bit reaching maybe since Rowling so far hasn't really mixed any Christian elements into her stories, but since this comes from Arthurian legend it kind of makes sense...

The cup, locket, sword and spear are also the forerunners for the modern suites in a pack of cards. Ten to one Ravenclaw's artifact is a 'spear' (wand) of some sort. And it's probably in the possession of Ollivander.

[Q Classic]

Lame title.

[TCO]

It's going to be boring with Harry out of the school. I thought the most fascinating part of the last book was the Prince's book which gave Harry the ability to be a master potioner. Slughorn was fun too. The penseive trips were boring. So was the final battle.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Sandman
The cup, locket, sword and spear are also the forerunners for the modern suites in a pack of cards. Ten to one Ravenclaw's artifact is a 'spear' (wand) of some sort. And it's probably in the possession of Ollivander.

Yep... seems the obvious choice if we are reading it correctly. We already have the sword (Godric Gryffindor's) [which Voldemort tried to get, but could not - so it can't be a horcrux], the cup (Helga Hufflepuff's), and the locket (Salazar Slytherin's).

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by TCO
It's going to be boring with Harry out of the school. I thought the most fascinating part of the last book was the Prince's book which gave Harry the ability to be a master potioner. Slughorn was fun too. The penseive trips were boring. So was the final battle.

The pensieve trips were an essential part of the backstory, my friend. I found them to be the most interesting part of HBP. A background to Voldemort before the end begins (with Dumbledore's death at the hand of Snape)

[Kuciwalker]

The pensieve trips may be essential but they're also really boring.