I give in. I can’t hide my excitement for Harry Potter any longer. I’ve been resisting a blog post, but it’s a losing battle. For the past week, I have been scouring the internet (mostly Wikipedia) for many things Harry Potter.
But my insane nerdiness (or geekiness? I received a clarification of the two from a co-worker the other day but forget the difference now) is not the point of this post. Okay, maybe it is. I just hope I don’t get too much flak at work for this (though on Cristen’s blogroll I’m already categorized as a nerd along with other co-workers, so maybe it won’t be so bad).
I want to get some of my theories/predictions out there before the book is officially released. They are up for discussion, scrutiny, or apathy if you like (and if I get any traffic).
Let me also clarify something: these theories are not all entirely mine. I had a lot of help. These theories are a result of a weeks worth of email exchanges with three good friends. Two of whom were English majors and well versed in the world of lit-crit. I sent my theories, and they replied with their own. Day after day we debated our theories, proved and disproved many. So I cannot take full credit for each theory — they are a mix of my and my friends’ theories. This also explains why there are so many, and why this is such a long blog post — this isn’t something I put together in one day. This all took about a week to put together.
And finally, there are no spoilers in this post. I have not had any access to Book 7 despite the early release to some people. Trust me, I wish I had the book already.
That said, let’s begin:
