HBP coffee talk (cross-posted on Hufflepuff)

Yesterday, I met some Harry Potter fans at the Westlake Borders to discuss "Half-Blood Prince." I learned about the get-together from HPOhio and I'm very glad I went. Not only have I met some other Potter-Heads in the area, but they also gave me some good info regarding the canon.

First of all, look up something called "The Alchemical Wedding of Christian Rosycross." Better still, Google that with "Harry Potter." One of the people swears that the seven day journey in that book mirrors what Harry goes through in the 6 books, which will probably give you a good idea what might happen in book 7.

Also, read this three part interview with J.K.Rowling:

http://www.mugglenet.com/jkrinterview.shtml

She granted this interview the day HBP came out, so there are a lot of questions re: that (fyi, this is your spoiler warning). Very informative - I dodn't know the four houses/founders were to represent the four elements.

Patty