* * spoilers * * Speculations and discussion Book 7 Options

[McGonagall's Cat]

It is starting!



This was on HPANA today ~

JK Rowling appeared on the Richard & Judy Show in the UK, and had a few things to say that may interest fans.

Some highlights from the show:

Book 7 is NOT finished but she is well into it
The final chapter for book 7 has changed slightly - two more people have died than she originally planned and one other person has got a reprieve
Jo first wrote the final chapter in 1990
She has regretted writing some parts where she may have boxed herself in, earlier in the series
Jo says Ron is generally more popular than Harry -- remembers seeing an unofficial poll on a fansite reflecting this
You can read the rest of the highlights here courtesy of SnitchSeeker, but since they seem to be having server issues, here they are for now:

She would be willing to kill Harry in order to prevent future authors from writing sequels
She was in denial of her fame for the first three books, shocked when the press made slight reference to Potter
Jo mentioned she is indeed wealthy, but many stats are falsely reported
Jessica, her daughter, is often pestered at school for upcoming book titles, plot details, etc.
Jo has written half of another children's book in her spare time
Her boggart would be that of Mrs. Weasley's: her children dead
She made up the rules for quidditch in 30 minutes after a fight with her ex-boyfriend

Mugglenet has the video: http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/152

And Rueters had an article: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle....POTTER-PLOT.xml

[timeturner]

What is up with the title. What does Hallows mean?

Webster defines it as:

1: to make holy or set apart for holy use
2 : to respect greatly

I wonder how JK defines it.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that hallows ties to my opposite of a horcurx theory. I've also tied it to the prophecy--

and either must die at the hand of the other

either refers to Harry's soul and Lily's partial soul--the one she put in Harry to save him from Voldemort. The Hallow or (hallows-Voldie did one piece in with the Avada curse)

for neither can live while the other survives

The pieces of souls are struggling within Harry. Both have a purpose, but neither can function with the other there.

The Hallow inside Harry is what will prove deadly to Voldemort. This is why Harry will have the power to vanquish the Dark Lord. After deystroying the horcruxes, Harry will go after the final piece of soul--the one inside Voldemort.


Of course, this could all be the ramblings of a fan who has finally gone mad.