Episode #20: Ginny Weasley
If Weasley is our King, then Ginny must be our Queen. What’s the deal with Ginny (and what is Ginny short for anyhow..actually it’s Ginevra). As we delve into the character of the first female Weasley in several generations, we examine how JK Rowling and other authors portray women in fantasy books, and what makes a strong female personality. And finally, what lays in store for young Ginevra? All this and more in this week’s prognostication.
In the news:
-JK Rowling updated the FAQs on her website.
-New interview with HP illustrator Mary GrandPre
-A bunch of movie news including:
New OoTP pictures
-And Daniel Radcliffe is freaking loaded.
February 14th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Ooh! I wanna be pathetic!
The Princess Diaries, right?
Okay, now I can go back to listening to the rest of the podcast. For some reason I was compelled to answer that immediately. Little too much Julie Andrews lately, I think.
February 14th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Okay, Great Episode as always! !!! I really think Ginny is gonna die so….I don’t know…Oh!!! the eleven ways of Harry dying were great…Bye!!!
February 14th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Correct, Maya! I realized that we had mentioned two Anne Hathaway movies in this podcast (a few weeks ago we referenced The Devil Wears Prada). How pathetic are we?
By the way, I put this out their on our myspace blog but if anyone could count how many times I said, “strong woman” in this podcast, I’d be interested to hear. I felt like Oprah (Barf) by the end.
February 14th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Penny…..you only said it 4 times….it wasn’t that bad hahahaha!!!!!
February 14th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
I was actually thinking about The Devil Wears Prada when you were talking about Mary GrandPre, since that movie (without naming names) made her out to be the weak link in the Book 7 security chain. I wonder how she felt about that. Of course they had to pick on someone to make the plot work, but if I were the illustrator I’d probably be a little bothered by people having slightly more incentive to break into my house.
February 14th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
Hey guys, just got done listening to the podcast after anticipating it’s arrival tonight!
Great as usual–and I loved that list from that website you found! Hilarious!
But, is it just me, or is Mary GrandPre a wretched illustrator, and doesn’t even come close to giving such great work justice visually?! I HATE her illustrations 90% of the time. But I don’t want to sound like I’m being hateful, so hopefully I’m not the only one who thinks that they should’ve booted her and gotten a better artist several books ago! heh
But, I’m glad you did a podcast on the women in the series of HP. To be honest, the women in the series are my absolute favorite characters all throughout the entire series: except instead of Ginny, I like Luna to complete my Top 4 favorite Character list. ^^ They are the funniest characters I believe, and the most realistic, and you also feel like you actually know them, if that makes any sense.
It would make complete sense if Ginny did end up dying a tragic, dramatic death in a scene of death and destruction, I really wouldn’t doubt it if she did sacrifice herself for Harry. She’s always been very gutsy when it comes to that sort of thing, and I don’t think she’d even hesitate to do anything it took to save either one of her friends or family members.
Speaking of characters dying, do you all think that the two main characters JK mentioned being killed off this upcoming book will die in the same scene? Or do you think their deaths will be spaced out and will occur during different scenes in the story?
February 15th, 2007 at 7:44 am
Spenser- I agree with you on Mary GrandPre- while I think she is a fine artist, I don’t really love her illustrations. Actually let me change that, I don’t like her human illustrations. I think the characters all look very caricature-ish with VERY sharp angles and exaggerated facial expressions. I did like the color choices on the last 2 books though (I love the green and purple in HBP as well as the general blue theme of OoTP).
Funny, I didnt’ even think of Luna. I obviously don’t place her in the Lavender Brown category, but for some reason I never thought of her in the same way I’ve thought of Molly, McGonagal, Hermione and Ginny. (Did I mention I think they are all strong women?!?)
I certainly hope those two charaters DO die in the same scene. I don’t think my emotions will be able to take it otherwise. As it is, I plan on buying stock in Kleenex (or Kimberley-Clark who makes Kleenex) before Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows comes out.
February 15th, 2007 at 9:25 am
I like her illustrations.
February 15th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
So, I must say that I agree with Spenser… I’m not wild about Mary Grandpre’s cover art either. It has gotten better with the last two books though, I like her progression into doing the entire thing in one color.
But, moving on, great podcast guys, as usual! I love Ginny Weasley, and the women of the Harry Potter books-they are indeed strong women lol. I agree though that Ginny is a very good guess for someone who may die in the next book. She has always been one to jump right into the action, strong and fearless, and I can see this happening amidst a fight with Death Eaters in the next book.
February 15th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Oh, and btw Greg, it amuses me that you can quote from the Princess Diaries lol.
February 15th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
You guys got me thinking while talking about Ginny. I am not entirely sure why my mind made this connection, but do you think it’s significant that there are 7 Horcruxes and 7 Weasley kids? I know that 7 is kind of a theme throughout the whole series (7 years at Hogwarts, etc.) but could the link between the number of Horcruxes and the number of Weasley children hold any weight?
Maybe since a Horcrux is something Harry may need to sacrifice something to destroy, he will be faced with a decision like having to sacrifice Ron or Ginny to destroy a Horcrux and save himself? I doubt he’d let Ron or Ginny die for the sake of destroying a Horcrux, but maybe Harry will cultivate a life of selfishness when he comes face to face with death… DUH DUH DUH… (my attempt at typing suspenseful music)
February 15th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
PS, maybe it would be interesting to talk about the significance of the number 7 in the books overall?
February 16th, 2007 at 12:06 am
I LOVE YOUR PODCASTS!! I JUST FOUND THEM AND I AM TOTALLY THRILLED!! so on to my comments….
hello! spiderman what? breaking up with Ginny at a funeral….hmm have we seen this in a movie before let me think….
BTW ….I did catch the Princess Diaries quote and yes I am aware that two seven foot bookshelves of disney movies officially makes me pathetic.
I have a prediction of my own…tell me what you think…:
I think Dumbledore is the bad guy…don’t bite back yet…hear me out
in book 4 barty crouch jr says ” I’ll show you mine (dark mark on his forearm) if you show me yours ” also….dumbledore is in the order of the phoenix and could relay info to vol pretty easily what if snape kills dumbledore to protect harry… what if snapes hidden love for Lily actually compells him to protect harry dispite the fact that he’s James’ son… just a thought.
seven is a number which signifies fullness or completion so i am not at all surprised that seven novels or seven horcruxes….
February 16th, 2007 at 12:19 am
Aw, thanks for agreeing with me, Joye Beth! ^^ Yeah, I do like the cover to Half-Blood Prince, but a lot of the drawings aren’t that good I don’t think. But, we all have our own opinions of course
Yeah, I loved how you quoted Princess Diaries, that totally cracked me up! Haha
And Chelle, in my opinion, I believe that the very last person to be considered evil would be Dumbledore– it would be a complete shock if he turned out to be the evil mastermind behind it all! But, if it did happen, it would turn out to be for some juicy reading
February 16th, 2007 at 2:32 am
No, no, no, This idea is WAY TOO CRAZY!!!! Dumbledore EVIL!!!!???? NO WAY!!!!
Well it’s kinda posible but……NO, NO and NOOOOOOOO!!!!
February 16th, 2007 at 7:18 am
JB- good call and ginny being fearless. You are right, she is always one to be in the thick of the action. Her chances of survival are not great. (unless we get some more felix felicis for the good guys in the final battle)
Ben- I had never thought of the number 7 thing but there might be some significance in so many things being 7 in the books, but then again, JKR answered this herself (in Tom Riddle’s words), when she stated that 7 is the most powerful or significant magical number. As far as Harry needing to sacrifice Ginny or Ron, I think you are on the right track there- I definitely think he will need to sacrifice someone or something that he loves (HEDWIG?!?) in order to move on with the war against voldemort.
Hi Chelle! Welcome! I am going to have to defer to greg on the spiderman stuff but I think we can establish that there really are no original story lines anymore. Too bad. As far as the Dumbledore thing goes, I am going to have to disagree with you on that. Not that I don’t appreciate your theory or the points behind it but there is only one book left, I don’t think JKR could drop something like that on us in the 7th book. Also, if Dumbledore were evil, it would discount everything he has taught and spoken about in all six books until now. That would make the whole series a complete farce in my opinion. I do appreciate your thought process though.
Spenser- once again, I agree with ya’ll.
Yamil- don’t worry
February 18th, 2007 at 2:32 am
I’m not worried….well kind of :S….Just kidding!! I don’t know why but I’m completely sure Ginny is going to die…I think this it will happen the same that happened to Sirius only this she will surely get kidnapped and killed…I don’t know….Well good night!!!
February 18th, 2007 at 8:46 am
New listener here. Greg and Penny, I love your show. It’s so refreshing to listen to such creative discussions about Harry Potter. As for Harry having to sacrifice something he loves to end voldemort, I think it may turn out to be himself. And think about it, in death he could then go on to be with his parents, sirius, and dumbledore. What would make him more happy than to be with them.
February 18th, 2007 at 9:50 am
Hi Tim! Welcome, we are happy to have you here. Well, we have definitely dicussed that possiblity (and it is one of the major parts of our deathly hallows theory) in some of our earlier episodes. If you want to hear our discussions on Harry having to sacrifice himself, you can listen to Episode #13: The Deathly Hallows Theory Explained, Episode #17: Horcruxes, and Episode #1: Will Harry Make it? (episode 13 and 17 are probably more detailed and well thought out…).
In any event, keep the comments coming, we love the ongoing conversatoin we’ve got here!
February 18th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Sorry, but in response to Chelle’s theory, I don’t believe that Barty Crouch Jr. actually says that quote in the books. I think it’s only in the movie that he says that, and it’s more of a reference to Harry’s arm instead of Dumbledore’s. He actually doesn’t really say anything to Dumbledore in the books… Dumbledore stuns him before he gets anything out and gives him veritaserum right after waking him back up.
February 18th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
on the theories of how the books end
hi. years ago i remember reading in an interview, j.k. (no idea where) that draco would join harry to fight evil or something. this of course could be a figment of my imagination, but i’m fairly certain i remember it. and if j.k. actually did say that, it seems like the ending of the books would hardly be a question.
call me crazy, but i do remember it very clearly.
February 18th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
Sean welcome! - I just found this quote regarding Draco:
Rowling also said – in response to Stephen King’s question whether Harry Potter’s rival Draco Malfoy would be redeemed – that all her characters, barring the villain Lord Voldemort, “appear redeemable” and that Harry firmly believed that Draco Malfoy was not evil. This may or may not point to her claim earlier this year that while writing the book, one of her characters had been redeemed whom she hadn’t thought of redeeming earlier.
Also, this:
Question:…uh huh…had a sort of redemptive quality about him, and I was wondering if there’s any chance that Draco Malfoy might redeem himself?
JKR: You girls and Draco Malfoy! You’ve got to get past this. Well, I think that almost anyone can redeem themselves. However, in some cases, as we know from reality…I mean, Voldemort, really, I think, if psychologists were ever to get Voldemort in a room, pin him down, take the wand away, I think he would be classified as a psychopath. So there are people, for whom, whatever you’re going to call it, personality disorder or an illness, I don’t think redemption is possible. They’re rare.
So I would say my characters, in the main, that there is the possibility of redemption for all of them. Draco, I think, I was slightly sadistic. Harry’s view is that Draco, even given unlimited time, would not have killed… I assume you’ve all finished the book. I’ll hear this anguished cry from some child who’s five pages from it. Let’s just say, hypothetically, that someone doesn’t know, Harry himself believes, and I believe, that Draco would not have murdered the person. What that means for Draco’s future? We’ll have to wait and see.
So, I don’t think she ever explicitly stated that Draco will join Harry, but she basically said that he is not 100% pure evil (like Voldemort), He would never have killed Dumbledore, and he may be redeemed.
February 19th, 2007 at 4:19 am
I am new to your podcast but just had to listen to them all. Great job guys!
Penny-in reference to the cloak being a horcrux, I read a really good editorial a while back (forget where) and they talked about the items bestowed upon someone when they where crowned king. They were 1)a crown, 2) a mantle or cloak, 3)a signet ring, 4) a scepter(wand), 5)a pendant, and 6) a book of the history of the country (journal). I agree that the cloak is a good possibility.
February 19th, 2007 at 4:25 am
Oops. made a mistake. Number one should have been a chalis, not crown.
Also, just to let you guys know, your show is like listening to a Canon Conundrum (from Pottercast), and you guys seem to know your canon.
February 19th, 2007 at 7:28 am
To be fair, in regards to Harry breaking up with Ginny being reminiscent to the end of Spiderman, this is something of a cliche in modern hero cultural objects. All of the big ones: Superman, Batman, Spiderman etc. have at some point or another the hero having to sacrifice the woman of his dreams for his duty. It’s done to death but it always works and that’s because it’s equally self-sacrificing and self-indulgent, two qualities that are musts for heroes.
It also is usually only done when the two characters are going to end up together. There would be no emotional storyline in Spiderman 2 if Parker doesn’t leave Mary Jane at the cemetery in Spiderman 1. As I write this I realize I have to reconsider my theory that Harry is going to die… Which means that perhaps both Ron and Hermione have to die. Or maybe… Rowling will go dive headfirst into Harry as the ultimate in tragic heroes and have Ginny die because Harry had previously pushed her away. I think I like that. Oh yeah, new here, really enjoy the podcast.
February 19th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Becklenay- Welcome! I love getting support for my cloak theory. I think I heard something similar to this in Arthurian Legend or something. Well, the ring makes sense, the journal, and the chalice (Hufflepuff’s cup) but what are your thoughts on the other things?
Poe- Welcome also (this has been a great few days for newcomers)! I don’t know. How tragic would that be?!?
February 19th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
With the horcrux, I like how they tie back to Authurian legend. Voldemort is the king of evil and he split his soul up into items that mirror what a king gets when he is crowned. I find the scepter/wand one to be very interesting. I tend to think that maybe the night Voldemort tried to kill Harry and make his final horcrux and the spell “rebounded” that maybe he used the death of James or Lily to make his own wand a horcrux. Not even sure it’s even possible, its just a thought off the top of my head.
February 19th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
If that is true, it is going to be very difficult for Harry to get/destroy that horcrux. But, I wouldn’t put it past JK Rowling to do that. Poor Harry…
February 19th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
I’ve seen alot of people say that the crown may be a tiara (either the tiara mention in the room of requirement or the Prewett tiara Molly is loaning to Fleur - they may even be the same one - Voldemort wanted back in Hogwarts). In some cultures a tiara is a sign of an intellegent female (Rowena Ravenclaw). Molly said that the tiara was goblin made and Voldemort targeted both Molly’s brothers and a family of goblins.
As for the wand, I agree with Tim that it may be Voldemorts, however there is always the single wand that was on display in Olivander’s window (SS/PS).
February 19th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Sorry, read back through my posts and I wasn’t making sense. I read two similar theories, one had seven items and said crown, the other only had six.
Thats what happens when I try to post around the kids (LOL).
February 19th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Hey Penny and Greg, I absolutely love your podcast. It is refreshing and a great deal satisfying to finally find a Potter podcast whose main focus is discussion and speculation on specific topics in the the Potter canon- you have done a great job with both and I now look forward to putting your podcast on my MP3 player each week.
I was listening to your podcast where you rated the books and I have to agree with Penny that Book 6 was my favourite as well. The book definitely represented a return to literary discipline for Rowling, both in her plotting and characterization- and it just has some beautifully written passages- of note for myself was the meeting between Dumbledore and Voldemort when he came back to request a job from Dumbledore (the power struggle there was well depicted) and the opening chapter featuring the muggle British Prime Minister was priceless.
I hail from Toronto, Canada and we get the UK versions here. I have always been a bit jealous of the U.S. editions because of the chapter pictures and some of the covers. I was wondering what everyone thought of the U.K. edition covers- I admire Mary Grandpre’s “soft-geometry” approach to her illustrations, but I also think our versions bring an added touch of realism… in fact, for the first time ever I felt that the UK version cover of Half-Blood Prince (where Harry and Dumbledore are encircled in magical flame) beat out the U.S. version. What do you all think??
Take care and thanks for a great podcast,
Greg
February 19th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
I’m not a big fan of the UK covers (although if I were to have to pick a favorite from the UK covers it would be book 6). I personally like the last 2 books in the US editions with the single color tone. I wish Mary Grandpre had done that from the start with the entire HP series. It will be interesting to see what the color tone is for the US book 7. I honestly think it will be black or grey in color but I have heard others say that it could be red.
February 19th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
Yes, ive heard rumours that the U.S. cover might be a blood-red but if its any indication from the Scholastic placeholder art, it might even be black- which would be great for both the U.S. and UK versions. My favourite U.S. cover is definitely the Order of the Phoenix in the solid midnight blue. I feel that it captured the feel of the book and portrayed a more mature Harry. I am really hoping they do something big for the reveal when we finally get a glimpse of both covers!
February 19th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Greg from Toronto: First of all, I love Toronto! Welcome. (Will you be going to Prophecy 2007 in Toronto this summer?). As much as I am not a huge fan of Mary GrandPre’s work, I have to say I like it a lot better than the art on the covers of the UK versions of the books. Although I haven’t seen the inside art so maybe you can fill me in on that one.
Tim- I agree with you 100%.
February 19th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Hey Penny! Unfortunately I am not heading to Prophecy 2007 this summer since I will be heading out on an Alaskan cruise with some friends of mine, which in itself is not a bad compromise
However, I am still not happy to be missing a chance to spend time with other Harry Potter fans that are as crazy and obsessive as I am, lol. I am really looking forward to this summer of Potter though, with the movie and the book…. its going to be a great time for Potter fandom… I can’t wait to finally get some answers from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!!
Im sure Grandpre is hard at work as we speak… we all need to get her address and start bugging her for details!! lol
To answer your question about the inside art of the UK versions… well, there isn’t any!! This is yet another reason why I am jealous of the gorgeous editions you guys get. I have always loved the chapter pictures that GrandPre includes on the inside and the last two covers have been great… very colourful and atmospheric. I did a little research and the cover art process and it is actually handled quite differently by Bloomsbury and Scholastic. GrandPre actually gets a copy of the rough manuscript from Scholastic,highlights the passages where Rowling writes descriptions on character and scenery and sends back rough drafts back to the publishers and Rowling for final approval. However, at Bloomsbury, Rowling and publishers only allow the illustrator to read a passage or two from the book and provide direct instructions on what sort of image they are looking for on the cover and jacket art. To me, Grandpre is offered a much more organic process for creating art for these incredible books. I am actually thinking that I may order a copy of the U.S. deluxe edition in addition to my UK edition since this is the last book
February 19th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Oh, by the way, I loved Greg’s “Princess of Genovia” crack on the last podcast, it had me laughing on the subway into work this morning
I love all the pop cultural references you guys toss out- its great… have you guys watched the UK version of The Office?? It was my first introduction to the series and just fell in love with it… you have to watch Series 1, 2, and the Christmas special if you haven’t already!
February 19th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
I was wondering what everyone thought about this idea. I read that JKR said that the mirror of Erised from book 1 would return in book 7. I was thinking that maybe Harry would use this to help figure out what each horcrux is and possibly even hints of where to find them. The mirror shows what your hearts deepest desire is and at this point in his life Harry has most likely come to terms with his parents death and he is now focused more on deafeating Voldemort than anything else (even dating a hottie like Ginny) Looking in the mirror might be able to show him what he wants the most now. Just a thought so everyone feel free to shoot down this theory.
February 19th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
Im definitely not going to shoot down this theory about the mirror of Erised….(or Oesed in Spanish)….If it does appear…It would definitely help Harry in the search of the Horcruxes……And about the wand in Ollivander’s store…It has always bothered me why Jk payed (is that well said?) so much attention to that wand…
Oh and by the way, for those of you who haven’t registered at the forum, Go Now. Were having some great discussions in there as well as games, and even discussions about non-Harry Potter things. It’s hpprogs.es.mw
Congratulations Penny and Greg for the great movement you’ve being having lately in this blog!! You’re getting pretty popular lately!!!
February 20th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
Hey guys, just wanted to throw out a quick theory: Do you think that Voldemort managed to hide one of his Horcruxes in the Room of Requirement when he returned to Hogwarts while he was sharing a body with Quirrel in Book 1? I was rereading the HBP chapter, “Lord Voldemort’s Request” and Riddle was so adamant about getting back to the castle to probably search it to find possible relics left behind by the founders… I wonder if in Book 1 he perhaps used the opportunity to store one or more of his horcruxes in the room of requirement since the room itself is guarded by powerful magical enchantments. I also like the fact that JK Rowling described the room as being the size of a cathedral- which provides allusions to the fact that Voldemort was hiding something considered sanctified to him. I also think that when Voldemort lost his body that his first impluse was probably to be close to his horcruxes. We know that he was hiding in the forests of Albania where he met up with Quirrel and I bet Voldemort used Quirrel to bring back one or more horcruxes back with him to be secured at Hogwarts.
I also had another thought as I was thinking about all this: why didn’t Voldemort think to use a Fidelius Charm on himself to conceal the location of his horcruxes?? That seems to me to be a fool-proof method of concealing his scret. Then I thought back to Flitwick’s explanation of how the charm worked: “an immensely complex speel… involving the magical concealment of a secret inside a single, living soul…”. The fact of the matter is that Voldemort’s soul was so twisted and mangled and un-natural that the charm would probably not work. Plus, I cannot believe that Voldemort would ever trust anyone else with this specific secret, as according to Dumbledore, “Voldemort operates alone…” What do you all think??
February 20th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
I agree with you Greg on your horcrux at Hogwarts theory. I’m not sure necessarily if it will be hidden in the room of requirement or not but I do think that there will be atleast one at the school. It would a nice familiar environment for JKR to have Harry have to search the school and to find something. If anything there will be one hidden there just so Hogwarts is in the 7th book otherwise Harry may have no other reason to return and in my opnion some of book 7 needs to be at Hogwarts.
February 20th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Thanks for your support on the the theory Tim
I think that even without Harry having to do a Horcrux hunt on the grounds of Hogwarts that he would have to return to Hogwarts anyway to prevent Voldemort from taking over the joint. My prediction is that in Book 7, Voldy and gang will end up overwhelming the Ministry of Magic and Voldemort’s first line of business will be to take over at Hogwarts and turn it into a school for the Dark Arts (this was mentioned by Hagrid as Voldemort’s intentions in the first war in the Philosopher’s stone)- we also know from HBP that the school always held a powerful hold over Voldy because of its magical history and he was always happiest there.
February 21st, 2007 at 1:42 pm
OK, there is a lot to respond to.
Greg (in T.): We definitely don’t lack in pop cultural information- I have always said that my brain retains every single stupid pop culture reference EVER. Greg has watched the UK office, I haven’t seen any episodes yet. He enjoyed it.
Interesting thought on Voldemort hiding the horcrux in the RoR- remember in HBP when Harry needed a place to hide the prince’s potion book? There were objects that had been hidden by countless other people (from all of the years at Hogwarts probably) there already. Very interesting theory and definitely a possibility!
As far as the fidelius charm goes- assuming someone could use it on themselves, I don’t know why Voldemort wouldn’t have done it. It is a brilliant idea! But, this doesn’t preclude Harry from finding the horcruxes though. He is still able to research and come to his own conclusions as to what the horcruxes are- and then destroy them. So, yes, if voldemort did perfrom the fidelius charm on himself then no one else would be able to tell Harry the exact locations of the horcruxes (or what they are I guess), but chances are no one was going to do that anyway. Does that make sense?
As far as hogwarts goes, I don’t think more than one horcrux will be there. We saw what great lengths voldemort went to hide the locket- if it was in his power, he will not make it easy to find the other horcruxes.
Tim- I don’t think the mirror of erised could be used to find the horcruxes. If you think about it like this, the mirror shows the user only their deepest and greatest desires. Harry’s greatest desire is not to find the horcruxes- it might be to kill voldemort and the way to do that will be to find the horcruxes but that is just a means to the end. It is a good thought though- I do wonder what role the mirror will play in book 7.
I do agree with you that at least some of book 7 needs to be at hogwarts. I think Harry will be spending more time there than he thinks.
February 21st, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Hey Penny- thanks for the update! Regarding the Fidelius charm- I think Flitwick himself said in PoA that with the charm in place Voldemort could have his face pressed right up against the window of the Potter’s home and he still would not be able to see James and Lily inside- unless of course the secret keeper wished to divulge the secret of their location to him. The charm hides the subject of the spell itself. So again, assuming that Voldemort could become his own secret-keeper, Harry could do all the research he wants (accurately in fact) and still not be able to locate it even if it was placed right in front of him.
March 8th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Hey -
I’m way late to this batch of comments, but I have one quick thought to add on horcrux hiding places.
I remember reading somewhere that JK Rowling gave instructions to the movie set designers about gravestones or a graveyard. I don’t remember wher I read it - but it was something like, the set designers wanted to put some gravestones, or a whole graveyard, on the grounds of Hogwarts for “atmosphere,” but Rowling said no, you can’t do that, because there IS a graveyard - or gravestones - at Hogwarts, but not there, the graves are somewhere else. That bit of trivia popped to mind when everyone started speculating on a Horcrux being hidden at Hogwarts.
Then, Dumbledore did say during the quest for the locket that LV fears death more than anything, and that’s why he protected his items with “deathly” things - e.g., using inferi to guard the locket.
Put the two things together, and I can’t help wondering if the graveyard/graves Rowling alluded to will turn up in Book 7 either as the hiding place for the Hogwarts horcrux, or maybe as a red herring hiding place. Of course, there’s been no mention of graves or graveyards yet, despite all the descriptions of the Hogwarts grounds….but maybe there’s some sort of burial site off in the forest somewhere, or down near Hogsmede, or a crypt under the castle. Dumbledore was buried at Hogwarts - was he the only one? Where are the Hogwarts founders buried Hiding a Horcrux in a tomb/crypt/grave/mausuleum of a founder, or another important person, would seem to “fit” pretty well, no?
Just some food for speculation.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:49 am
I was listening to the Pottercast podcast and I heard them saying that the Half Blood Prince movie is going to come out on thanksgiving weekend of next year.
Thought u might want 2 know
May 3rd, 2007 at 1:30 pm
It’s funny that you brought up the villain from die hard as Alan Rickman, the actor that portrays Severus Snape, also played Hans the terrorist from the first Die Hard movie.
Just started listening to the podcast. I find the banter between you too entertaining. Can’t wait to get caught up with the rest of your podcasts.
January 17th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
bodybuilding injuries…
It can many times become difficult to separate the valuable world gym info from the dreadful….
January 20th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
neither harry or ginny die in the 7th book.they get married and have 3 kids.
January 20th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
i usually say that mary grandpre is not that great at making pictures…..50% of the time i say they are crapy.
January 20th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
doesn’t voldemort die because the killing curse bounces off harry and it hits him instead??
January 20th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
yes
January 20th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
bit sad isn’t it?the way lupin and tonks die right after tonks had a baby.:(
January 20th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
i cried for about a half hour when i read that part, then my sister told me to shutup.
July 18th, 2008 at 5:51 am
SOG knives…
Interesting ideas… I wonder how the Hollywood media would portray this?…