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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The first thing that flashed into my mind was All Hallow's Eve, the day the Potters died. The day everything started, or at least it was the day that started everything for Harry, but perhaps you might say that it started for him when Snape overheard the Prophecy.

Researching on All Hallow’s Eve, this site popped up http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/7280/samhain.html

From there we can see some very consistent themes with what we would all expect the last book of the series would contain. Personally I feel the linkage is quite strong, particularly this part, and especially the parts in bold:

“The Celts called it (Halloween) Samhain, which means “summer’s end”, according to their ancient twofold division of the year, when summer ran from Beltane to Samhain and winter ran from Samhain to Beltane. (Some modern covens echo this structure by letting the high priest “rule” the coven beginning on Samhain, with rulership returned to the high priestess at Beltane.) According to the later fourfold division of the year, Samhain is seen as “autumn’s end” and the beginning of winter.

Not only is Samhain the end of autumn; it is also, more importantly, the end of the old year and the beginning of the new. Celtic New Year’s Eve, when the new year begins with the onset of the dark phase of the year, just as the new day begins at sundown. There are many representations of Celtic Gods with two faces, and it surely must have been one of them who held sway over Samhain. Like his Roman counterpart Janus, he would straddle the threshold, one face turned toward the past, in commemoration of those who died during the last year, and one face gazing hopefully toward the future, mystic eyes attempting to pierce the veil and divine what the coming year holds. These two themes, celebrating the dead and divining the future, are inexorably intertwined in Samhain, as they are likely to be in any New Year’s celebration.

As a feast of the dead, this was the one night when the dead could, if they wished, return to the land of the living, to celebrate with their family, tribe, or clan. And so the great burial mounds of Ireland (sidhe mounds) were opened up, with lighted torches lining the walls, so the dead could find their way. Extra places were set at the table and food set out for any who had died that year. And there are many stories that tell of Irish heroes making raids on the Underworld while the gates of faery stood open, though all must return to their appointed places by cockcrow.

As a feast of divination, this was the night par excellence for peering into the future. The reason for this has to do with the Celtic view of time. In a culture that uses a linear concept of time, like our modern one, New Year’s Eve is simply a milestone on a very long road that stretches in a straight line from birth to death. Thus, the New Year’s festival is a part of time. The ancient Celtic view of time, however, is cyclical. And in this framework, New Year’s Eve represents a point outside of time, when the natural order of the universe dissolves back into primordial chaos, preparatory to reestablishing itself in a new order. Thus, Samhain is a night that exists outside of time and, hence, it may be used to view any other point in time. At no other holiday is a tarot card reading, crystal reading, or tealeaf reading so likely to succeed.”

“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”

This is what I found about the Hallows:

“The Hallows across most legends are seen to represent the royal regalia carried by the King, or the objects sought by someone such as a 'Grail Quester' in both ancient and modern stories.” Perhaps in this case, the “someone” means Harry, in his search for the Horcruxes.

The Hallows in the modern context could be found in tarot cards. Being namely;
· The sword
· The cup
· The pentacle or coin
· The wand or stave

Which could correspond with the four founder’s relics; namely;
· Gryffindor’s Sword
· Hufflepuff’s Cup
· Slytherin’s Locket (it is entirely made of gold)
· Ravenclaw’s Wand or Staff (or so I presume)

From all that, my primary theories are as follows:
· Someone who is dead may return to help Harry, not as a Ghost, not permanently back, just here to help. Similar to who Harry’s parents helped him face Voldemort
· Chapter 2 of HBP is titled “Spinner’s End, could there be a chapter in HPDH called “Summer’s End”?
· Ravenclaw’s relic is either a wand or a staff
· The archway in the MOM would have a heavy impact on the story

There are still some unlinked theories and research I’d like to do, but it’s been a long day, so I shall leave it at that for the moment.

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[	I'm listening to	|	[miss]understood~Ayumi Hamasaki	]

親切そうなあの人々は、本当は何を知りたいのだろう。
優しげな目の奥に鋭い、好奇というなのナイフ隠して。

偽造するの優しいは嫌い、暖かいの手を欲する。
欲しくて。。 欲しくて。。そし てその願は夢になりました。。叶わない夢になりました。。

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[	I'm listening to	|	my dad snoring	]

The meaning of life is such an old topic that if you google/yahoo it, loads of results would turn up... it even has a Wikipedia article on it. I, myself, had written many many times about the topic, not to mention spent quite alot of brain cells thinking about it....

Not surprisingly, no one has ever produced an answer that would satisfy the question itself. (Well, maybe 42 really is the closest answer)

Perhaps it's a problem with the phrasing of the question, perhaps rephrasing it would produce slightly more satisfying answers. Perhaps what we should really be asking is: "What do you see the meaning of your life as?"

Chasing after riches and luxuries? Searching for true love? To just be happy? Doing good? To gain knowledge? Making others happy? Just living life to the fullest? Flowing along with the crowd? To do whatever your mum tells you to? Realizing dreams? To just be yourself?

So, what do you see the meaning of your life as?

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All those shows on tv, i'd say they're trying to paint the world into an oh-so-wonderful place. "Life may be hard, but something tt'll solve all your problems will definiately come your way blah blah blah~ Your family and friends will always be behind you, blah blah blah~ The good will always be rewarded blah blah blah~~ " If watever is played out in these dramas true, the world will be infiniately a better place to be in....which, it is not~

What a load of brainwashing~ I have never believed more in the phrase "Every man for himself"...not even when i 1st realized tt everyone is ultimately alone. Now i shall change wat i said to "Everyone is in various degrees of alone-ness, no one is not alone"