Harry Potter and the Kettle of Nackledirk
Dec. 26th, 2006 03:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lizzardgirlI was so excited when I read about the title for the new book!
I don't know yet how I like it, though. I admit it sounds very exciting, mysterious, and foreboding, but I expected something with a little more - you know - WHAM! It sounds - I don't know - a bit depressive for the last title in the series. (I DON'T WANT HARRY TO DIE!) On the other hand, of course, it leaves room for a lot of speculation (every title does, though. Didn't we all have theories who the Half-Blood Prince might be?). My own little pet theory is that the ghosts of Hogwarts will play an important role in the book. I really can't say why, except that I think they are in the series for a reason, and that we have not yet learnt really much about them. Also, Ms Rowling said that Harry will learn more about why some people become ghosts and others don't. Then, 'Hogwarts' is an anagram of 'Ghost War', which always leads me to think there will be a sort of 'Final Battle of Hogwarts', during which the ghosts will be forced to take sides. I also think that maybe the ghosts may have something important to reveal to Harry - after all, they have probably witnessed many very important events during the time they stayed at Hogwarts. I wonder whether they are sworn to loyalty to the Hogwarts Headmaster, like the portraits are, or not. All of this is just my thoughts, though. No evidence for anything.
(Oh, you have probably noticed that I fully believe that Harry will return to Hogwarts in the last book. I think that either he gets a letter from an already-dead character (or another way of communication with either the guy-who-died-in-book-five or the guy-who-died-in-book-six, like the mirror or a portrait) telling him that he must return to Hogwarts or he learns that there are some sources at Hogwarts (portraits, books etc.) are crucial for his quest. I think the last book has at least in big parts to take place at Hogwarts.)
Anyway, just ignore my total addiction to Harry Potter.
I don't know yet how I like it, though. I admit it sounds very exciting, mysterious, and foreboding, but I expected something with a little more - you know - WHAM! It sounds - I don't know - a bit depressive for the last title in the series. (I DON'T WANT HARRY TO DIE!) On the other hand, of course, it leaves room for a lot of speculation (every title does, though. Didn't we all have theories who the Half-Blood Prince might be?). My own little pet theory is that the ghosts of Hogwarts will play an important role in the book. I really can't say why, except that I think they are in the series for a reason, and that we have not yet learnt really much about them. Also, Ms Rowling said that Harry will learn more about why some people become ghosts and others don't. Then, 'Hogwarts' is an anagram of 'Ghost War', which always leads me to think there will be a sort of 'Final Battle of Hogwarts', during which the ghosts will be forced to take sides. I also think that maybe the ghosts may have something important to reveal to Harry - after all, they have probably witnessed many very important events during the time they stayed at Hogwarts. I wonder whether they are sworn to loyalty to the Hogwarts Headmaster, like the portraits are, or not. All of this is just my thoughts, though. No evidence for anything.
(Oh, you have probably noticed that I fully believe that Harry will return to Hogwarts in the last book. I think that either he gets a letter from an already-dead character (or another way of communication with either the guy-who-died-in-book-five or the guy-who-died-in-book-six, like the mirror or a portrait) telling him that he must return to Hogwarts or he learns that there are some sources at Hogwarts (portraits, books etc.) are crucial for his quest. I think the last book has at least in big parts to take place at Hogwarts.)
Anyway, just ignore my total addiction to Harry Potter.
