Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Chapter 16
So, I checked Webster’s…
Chapter 16: Godric’s Hollow
It’s a very touching scene, where Harry gets to visit his parents’ grave, marred slightly by the fact that Harry is being a bit of a sulky teenager. It’s nice to see some affection between H and H, though, as they’ve had a bit of a rough patch now that Useless Ron has gone.
It’s highly likely that the sword is, in fact, hidden in Godric’s Hollow. In fact, I’ve been thinking about the message on the Snitch that Dumbledore left Harry, even if Harry and Hermione haven’t:
Main Entry: 3close
Pronunciation: ‘klOs, U.S. also ‘klOz
Function: noun>
Etymology: Middle English clos, literally, enclosure, from Anglo-French clos, from Latin clausum, from neuter of clausus, past participle
1 a : an enclosed area b chiefly British : the precinct of a cathedral
2 chiefly British a : a narrow passage leading from a street to a court and the houses within or to the common stairway of tenements b : a road closed at one end
Eh? Eh? Could the sword be in or near the church? Could the fact that one of the graves has Grindelwald’s mark, the same mark that was inked into the book Dumbledore left Hermione, be significant? “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also?” D’you think?
I hope they put it together soon.
No spoilers for later chapters in the comments!
I don’t know why H&H haven’t made it a top priority to figure out what the snitch means. I mean, Harry’s so desperate about having no information from Dumbledore, yet he has a blatantly clear message FROM Dumbledore that the snitch will open, presumably yielding something useful. Have they even had a conversation about what it could mean since the first night after he received it (if then, which I can’t remember)? I know Hermione has been reading her book, but still, it seems as though they might have devoted a leeeettle more time to this during all those long quiet hours.