Comments on: Some thoughts on the Horcruxes http://virtueofpotter.wordpress.com/2007/06/19/some-thought-on-the-horcruxes/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:58:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: shadowquill http://virtueofpotter.wordpress.com/2007/06/19/some-thought-on-the-horcruxes/#comment-37 shadowquill Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:33:54 +0000 http://virtueofpotter.wordpress.com/2007/06/19/some-thought-on-the-horcruxes/#comment-37 When I read of the horcruxes they reminded me of the Chronicles of Prydain written by Lloyd Alexander. In one of the five books (I forgot which) an evil enchanter of sorts had placed his soul in the bone of his little finger (which he'd cut off) and hid it in a tree. The hero of the story, Taran, had only just found this shard of bone a previous day and figured out what it was during his confrontation with the evil man. I had always wondered if Rowling had ever read that series. Then again, it appears that the idea of a horcrux isn't all that new, although the word certainly is. :) Lovely article, as usual. When I read of the horcruxes they reminded me of the Chronicles of Prydain written by Lloyd Alexander. In one of the five books (I forgot which) an evil enchanter of sorts had placed his soul in the bone of his little finger (which he’d cut off) and hid it in a tree. The hero of the story, Taran, had only just found this shard of bone a previous day and figured out what it was during his confrontation with the evil man.

I had always wondered if Rowling had ever read that series. Then again, it appears that the idea of a horcrux isn’t all that new, although the word certainly is. :)

Lovely article, as usual.

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