Pondering

[rosie_rues]

So, given Dumbledore's Lord Voldemort, This Is Your Life act in book six, plus the presence of ghost!Tom in The Chamber of Secrets, plus my assumption that hallow just means ghost...

...is there a ghost!Tom attached to every horcrux? Are we going to see Harry take on the Seven Ages of Lord Voldemort? It seems feasible that the soul fragment in each one should retain a certain amount of personality.

Alternatively, the hallows could be the people Voldy killed to make the things, but I think I prefer the first theory.

Oh, and on a completely unrelated note, where do portraits keep their brains?

Comments

[richenda.livejournal.com]

I'm supposing that "hallow" is another of her tricksy (we love them, preciousssss) wordplays - like naming a phoenix Fawkes - so am supposing that it encompasses the real meaning (holiness or its reverse) as well as departedness.

[rosemaryandrue.livejournal.com]

Or we'll find out at the start of the book that it's actually some sort of magical creature.

[magnetic-pole.livejournal.com]

*frets* I hope I don't sound sour when I say this, but, oh my word, I hope we don't see *seven* ages of Lord Voldemort! It's an attractive idea but too much for one book. And too much action for my tastes--I want time for backstory! We've had enough child!Tom; what about interaction with other Death Eaters? What about Snape backstory? Or Peter? (I have the feeling my hopes for book 7 are impossibly high.)

That's a good point about the portraits. I wonder if there's one we shouldn't be trusting? M.

[rosemaryandrue.livejournal.com]

Well, we're two horcruxes down already, so it's four plus Voldemort himself (unless I've completely lost track of it). I agree, I want to see more about Peter, Snape and Regulus in the last book, but I've been thinking about things with hidden brains lately and I suddenly wondered how many more Tom Riddles might appear out of the woodwork.

On, a completely unrelated note, have you noticed the date of the Statute of Secrecy? Same year as the Salem Witch Trials. Sounds like the Ministry hasn't changed much.

[magnetic-pole.livejournal.com]

On, a completely unrelated note, have you noticed the date of the Statute of Secrecy? Same year as the Salem Witch Trials. Sounds like the Ministry hasn't changed much.

!

Even four horcruxes.... GoF was my least favorite book, at least in part because I just don't think that JKR has that many action scenes in her--and the fun is in the build-up. *sigh* I like the idea of facing different versions of Voldemort, though; gives it a more psychological edge than what I'd imagined (a more violent, high-stakes version of Antiques Roadshow).

M.

[rosemaryandrue.livejournal.com]

*grins* I've been chasing details about that era and stumbled across that little coincidence. I thought it might amuse you.

I don't think action is her strongest point, either. I'm really hoping for some sort of pyschological or moral aspect to the horcrux hunt. I would love more than anything a Voldemort who was finally able to welcome death.

[magnetic-pole.livejournal.com]

*nods* I can see that being an effective ending. I just worry that we've (*ahem* I've) spent all this time becoming invested in the politics of the wizarding world generally, and hunting for Horcruxes makes killing Voldemort seem like an end in itself.

You are the master of little details like that! M.