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Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare
And full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff.
So teach us stuff worth knowing,
Bring back what we forgot,
Just do your best
We'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot!



1: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2: Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3: There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4: Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5: Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6: His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7: The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
8: The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9: The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
10: More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11: Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
12: Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
13: Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Number 4 Privet Drive: 4 Friendships

So, this will be a (hopefully :) ) shorter post following the whole number four thing - just another observation from book 4.

To recap the champions:
Harry = Fire
Cedric = Earth
Krum = Water
Fleur = Air

Now, CS Lewis (one of JKR's fave authors) wrote a book called The Four Loves, which I have not read and do not know for sure what the types are, but I am pretty sure there is a pretty close correspondence with the types of love I will speak about here as 3 types of friendship.

The place you find them in Goblet of Fire is in the choices of hostages in the 2nd task.

Notice, the 2 "sub" elements of earth and water, Cedric and Krum, both have their romantic interests taken, the persons of the opposite sex. Whereas fire and air, Harry and Fleur, have same gender friends/hostages. Fleur must defend the friendship known as family, and Harry that of his "Kindred Spirit."

On Harry and Ron, in both Hebrew and Greek the word for ""breath" and "spirit" are the same word (in Hebrew it is Ruach, In Greek Pneuma) ... and what is Dobby excitedly jabbering to Harry when he wakes him? "Harry Potter must get up and go save his Wheezy!" (my poor housemates have also heard this cry echoing from my shower occasionally)

Don't know if she had that in mind or not (meaning the Wheezy as "wheezing breath" thing, the rest of it I'm pretty sure seems very intentional - but think about how the twins adapt the family name in book 4 as well, might be important LOL), I just think it's really cool
posted by Merlin at 1:16 AM


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