The Number 7
Hey Readers! Sorry for the delay, I’ve been incredibly busy over the past month. Well, that combined with writer’s block. Enjoy!
THE NUMBER 7
So what significance does the number seven really hold? So far, all we know is that it has powerful magical properties.
EXAMPLES
First and foremost, the most obvious example is of course the seven Horcruxes Lord Voldemort made. He wanted seven because it had powerful magical properties. Obviously, he believed if he had seven, it would make him nearly invincible and almost immortal.
Another example is the years of Hogwarts schooling and the actual number of books in the Harry Potter series planned. Most students receive seven years of Hogwarts schooling, and there are planned to be seven total Harry Potter books.
MY THOUGHTS
Harry is also born in the seventh month of the year. However, if you recall from Half-Blood Prince and Order of the Phoenix, Neville was also born in the seventh month, being the only other possible person to be “The Chosen One” before Lord Voldemort “marked Harry as his equal”. Although we all know that Neville definitely isn’t “The Chosen One”, he could still be significant in the seventh book. Maybe he’ll help Harry, possible alongside Luna, in Harry’s search for the Horcruxes. Perhaps he’ll even risk his life for Harry’s sake.
Another fact I noticed about the significance of the number seven is that there are a total of seven Weasley children (Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, Ginny). The seventh child just happens to be Ginny. I believe the Weasleys, and particularly Ginny, will play even more major roles in the seventh book. It could be that they will be important in Harry’s search for the Horcruxes, or perhaps it will just be in protecting Harry. This is also the reason I believe they will have to reconcile with Percy in the seventh book, because if Percy is disowned, then there will only be six Weasley children. Maybe having seven Weasley children makes the Weasleys very powerful? Well, it’s also possible that Percy won’t reconcile with the rest of the Weasleys because Fleur will by law technically be one of the Weasley children by the seventh book. In this case, then I believe Percy will be marked for death. The seventh book can’t just end with the Weasleys never talking to Percy ever again, so either they reconcile, or Percy dies.
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