Book 7 Title Released - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows V.2

[Tonks]

And let the theorizing continue

What does the new title Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows mean? Is it a place? A group of people?

Main theories from Version 1:    

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Halloween All Hallow's Eve Harry's parents died could involve 2 "Hallow's Eves" - the one that started it all and one where it all ends The Veil Hallows = All Hallow's Eve, where the veil between worlds is thin Sirius behind the veil Hallow can mean "hallo" - signifying the tempting voices coming from behind the veil Deathy Hallows could = the place beyond the veil A Place Godric's Hollow A graveyard A battlefield An object Something to get rid of Voldemort Saints/Spirits Hallows can = Saints - has been translated as "Saints" in Dutch "Deathly Saints" could signify guardians of horcruces/hunters of horcruces "Deathly Spirits" could link back to the veil The Founders Other registered names include Hallows of Hogwarts - set in the school/about it The "Saints" could refer to the founders The Four Hallows of Arthurian legend show symbols very similar to tarot symbols - which in turn are pretty similar to the House Founder horcruxes, or the elements of the Founders themselves Horcruxes The Four Hallows idea could allude to the horcruxes Hallowed = holy/venerated, so could mean the places where Voldemort hides his horcruxes "Deathly Hallows" could show the process how Harry will destroy the horcruxes (I have no "ecks" button) Other people/creatures Ghosts A new object/character/creature Inferi Banshees A group of people e.g. Death Eaters, guardians of horcruxes Dementors

VERSION ONE.

[ScarProphet]

Originally Posted by sirius892
if she put that it would be too obvious.


True, but without the eve on the end of Hallows, then it takes the meaning of just Hallows. Which is not Halloween.

Example:

1. My friend and I are going to a graveyard on All Hallow's eve.

Or

2. I walked silently and revrently on the hallow ground.

They are two very different meanings and without the "eve" then the theory really doesn't make sense. JKR doesn't seem like the kind of writer to fool around with the correct format of writing. I mean if you tried to make sentence 2. about Halloween by adding "eve", it wouldn't make sense.

[MHPFAN]

Honestly, to me, it has something to do with the horcruxes and what Harry has to do to get to them or where he has to go to find them. Since "hallows" could be both a noun and a verb, that's what I'm leaning towards.

[CamilaMila]

lots of thoughts in my head...makes me wanna scream!

[CamilaMila]

where is everyone?

[siebensprung]

Hi,

several years ago the following possible titles for book six were trademarked


Harry Potter and the Hogwarts Hallows

and

Harry Potter and the Hallows of Hogwarts.

Link:

http://www.halfbloodprince.info/facts/title.cfm

[xFortescue]

the sword wasnt in the sorting hat, it is located in what was formally known as Dumbledore's office.

I'm kind of contradicting myself in a way here but...

I think that the sword can be a Horcrux.
But no, Tom/Voldemort couldn't take it out of his hat. That's very true.
But then again, do you really think that he could steal something from Dumbledores office?

[ComicBookWorm]

I think that the deathly hallows are horcruxes. A title of Harry Potter and the Horcruxes sound like a rock band.

[sirius892]

the book obviously has to do with horcruxes, but someone said that the titles always have to do with the sub plot of the book.

[owlpostgirl]

Originally Posted by sirius892

the book obviously has to do with horcruxes, but someone said that the titles always have to do with the sub plot of the book.

Well, horcruxes sort of are a subplot...if you count Harry defeating LV as the main plot.

[Harryfan7]

So I was thinking....could it mean that hallows or the departed souls actually mean inferi? We've known that Voldemort used them in the past...so HP and the Deathly Inferi? There's just so many possibilities.

[ScarProphet]

Originally Posted by sirius892

the book obviously has to do with horcruxes, but someone said that the titles always have to do with the sub plot of the book.

Not exactly. And just cuz someone said it doesn't make it true.

[GinnyRules]

Originally Posted by siebensprung

Hi,

several years ago the following possible titles for book six were trademarked


Harry Potter and the Hogwarts Hallows

and

Harry Potter and the Hallows of Hogwarts.

Link:

http://www.halfbloodprince.info/facts/title.cfm

Wow, that's really cool!

Okay people, interesting bit of info: Remember the prophecy in OotP, in the DoM? "On the solstice will come a new"..."and none will come after" It's the winter solstice today!!!

[sirius892]

Originally Posted by xFortescue

I'm kind of contradicting myself in a way here but...

I think that the sword can be a Horcrux.
But no, Tom/Voldemort couldn't take it out of his hat. That's very true.
But then again, do you really think that he could steal something from Dumbledores office?

i dont think he stole it because it is still in the office.

[Spritey]

Originally Posted by siebensprung

Hi,

several years ago the following possible titles for book six were trademarked


Harry Potter and the Hogwarts Hallows

and

Harry Potter and the Hallows of Hogwarts.

Link:

http://www.halfbloodprince.info/facts/title.cfm

So Jo just switched them around. I am constantly astounded by how far ahead she thinks - just all these things that keep coming up, the solstice mention, now this... *shakes head in disbelief*

Anyway, I think Halloween has something to do with it, and the Veil. The Veil is just too good to be passed up. I can't imagine it not appearing in book seven - uh, I mean, in DH

[xFortescue]

But then again, do you really think that he could steal something from Dumbledores office?

Ahh, I'm sorry, I said that but I was wrong. Back then it was Professor Dippet's office, and since he believe Tom/Voldemort was a good person and all, he might have been slightly more believing and trusting of Tom/Voldemort and might have been easier to take something from his office.

[Phoenix_Valor]

My sister found something rather interesting in the comments section of the Harry Potter fan zone. Someone might have already said this, but if not, you guys should see this. It's about the whole 'Hallows' thing.

("holy" or "holy night") the Oct. 31 Greater Sabbat, also called November Eve, the Celtic Samhain ("sow-en"); the beginning of the Celtic winter, and of the Celtic year; the beginning of the Witches' Year, when the Veil Between the Worlds grows thin and the spirits of the dead may return to Earth; the Descent of the Goddess to the Underworld; the final Harvest festival

source:http://www.harrypotterfanzone.com/fu...ts.php?id=1467

Hmmm. A veil bewteen the worlds? As in the world of the dead and the world of the living? I don't think this is a coincidence that it refers to a veil that divides the world of the living from the afterlife.

[mysterious]

Originally Posted by ComicBookWorm

I think that the deathly hallows are horcruxes. A title of Harry Potter and the Horcruxes sound like a rock band.

I to as the general opinion goes...am inclined to think that it has something to do with Horcruxes and maybe Godric Hollow....the deathly part is definitely for Horcruxes whereas the Hallows part might refer to both Horcruxes and Godric Hollow...a pun intended to serve dual purpose....exactly the thing that JKR likes to do.

[xFortescue]

i dont think he stole it because it is still in the office.

I didn't mean steal it, but make it into a Horcrux and leave it there...

Okay, now I sound silly. Make a Horcrux and leave know that it is in Dumbledore's office? Yes, that does sound kind of stupid now that I think of it... I change my mind there, you're right, I don't think that it's a horcrux , either.

[dungeonguard]

Yes, JKR really knows how to get our attention with her catchy book titles!

-Simon