Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
(I know I haven’t been posting a lot this week, sorry. For the first time in my career, the news hasn’t slowed down in December. If anything, this has ended up being a pretty busy few weeks.)
At last, we know the title of the final book in the Harry Potter series:
J.K Rowling announced on Thursday that the seventh and final book in her teenage wizard saga will be called “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”
No publication date has yet been set.
So what is a “hallow?” According to the Oxford English Dictionary (thanks, Nicole!), it’s “shrines or relics of saints; the gods of the heathen or their shrines.” I think it’s a good guess that this relates to Voldemort’s artifacts of power, and/or relating to Harry’s scar.
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When I become filthy rich I am making the OED open access. I know they need the subscriptions to support the work, but it is a sin it isn’t available to everyone.
Comment by Nicole — December 21, 2006 @ 14:57
Nicole – I suspect they’d be just fine if they went ad-sponsored. Old media/old mentality nothing more.
Comment by Joel — December 26, 2006 @ 18:49