scarlettcharm
06-29-2006, 12:38 PM
Just wondering! I'd love to hear others ideas about 7 and it's importance in the series...here are some instances of 7 that I can think of off of the top of my head...
* 7 years at Hogwarts
* 7 players on a quidditch team
* Harry's jersey has a 7 on it in the GoF movie
* 7 Horcruxes
* 7 Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers (atleast there will be if Hogwarts is open in the final year, which I think it will be)
* 7 main subjects (atleast in years 1 and 2)
* 7 guards of the philosopher's Stone (Fluffy, Devil's Snare, the charmed keys, the troll, chess, potion bottles and the Mirror of Erised)
* 7 Weasley children(also, Ginny is the 7th child...maybe that gives her extra strength in the story this is a quote from an interview with JKR:The backstory with Ginny was, she was the first girl to arrive in the Weasley family in generations, but there's that old tradition of the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter and a seventh son of a seventh son, so that's why she's the seventh, because she is a gifted witch. I think you get hints of that, because she does some pretty impressive stuff here and there, and you'll see that again. )
* Harry was born in the 7th month (as was Neville)
I'm sure there are a TON more...just thought it'd be an interesting discussion!
* 7 years at Hogwarts
* 7 players on a quidditch team
* Harry's jersey has a 7 on it in the GoF movie
* 7 Horcruxes
* 7 Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers (atleast there will be if Hogwarts is open in the final year, which I think it will be)
* 7 main subjects (atleast in years 1 and 2)
* 7 guards of the philosopher's Stone (Fluffy, Devil's Snare, the charmed keys, the troll, chess, potion bottles and the Mirror of Erised)
* 7 Weasley children(also, Ginny is the 7th child...maybe that gives her extra strength in the story this is a quote from an interview with JKR:The backstory with Ginny was, she was the first girl to arrive in the Weasley family in generations, but there's that old tradition of the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter and a seventh son of a seventh son, so that's why she's the seventh, because she is a gifted witch. I think you get hints of that, because she does some pretty impressive stuff here and there, and you'll see that again. )
* Harry was born in the 7th month (as was Neville)
I'm sure there are a TON more...just thought it'd be an interesting discussion!