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The Symbol on the Spine, Is it alchemy, ancient runes, or other?

faerenach Faerenach View Member Profile	Mar 29 2007, 09:16 AM Post #1
Inquiring about Double-ended Newts Posts: 996 Joined: 9:17am June 21, 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	The symbol on the spine of the new Deathly Hallows book is a triangle, with a circle inscribed in it. There's a line that passes from base to vertex of the triangle... What could this mean? Is it an alchemical symbol? Or perhaps it represents a symbol used in making horcruxes. Or maybe Ancient Runes will have their day. Start the discussion! -------------------- "How do you spell 'belligerent'?" said Ron, shaking his quill very hard while staring at his parchment. "It can't be B-U-M-?" "No, it isn't," said Hermione, pulling Ron's essay toward her. "And 'augury' doesn't begin O-R-G- either. What kind of quill are you using?" "The Unknowable Room", HBP

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faerenach The Symbol on the Spine Mar 29 2007, 09:16 AM

~FlashBack~ When I first saw the symbol, I immediately thought... Mar 29 2007, 09:33 AM

caltheous Just to get things going I have a first idea: T... Mar 29 2007, 09:35 AM

Midnight_Black QUOTE(caltheous @ Mar 29 2007, 02:35 PM) ... Mar 30 2007, 02:21 PM

first incantation I imagined the equilateral triangle divided into t... Mar 29 2007, 09:40 AM

faerenach The triangle is pointing 'up'. That means... Mar 29 2007, 09:42 AM

caltheous I love the idea of the symbol being Harry, Ron, an... Mar 29 2007, 09:50 AM

unicorn I don't know why, (I've had insomnia for a... Mar 29 2007, 10:31 AM

~FlashBack~ I put "symbol of a divided circle within a tr... Mar 29 2007, 10:33 AM

MokeyMagoo I'm not sure how much this symbol has to do wi... Mar 29 2007, 11:22 AM

Guppyetta The triangle symbol on the spine is very interesti... Mar 29 2007, 01:23 PM

KrankyFeathers QUOTE(Guppyetta @ Mar 29 2007, 06:23 PM) ... Mar 30 2007, 04:38 PM

Drake088 Good stuff guys and gals, Here is my take... I do... Mar 29 2007, 01:33 PM

leopardprintdressrobes this may not be the correct place to post this, si... Mar 29 2007, 01:37 PM

faerenach QUOTE(leopardprintdressrobes @ Mar 29 2007, 0... Mar 29 2007, 02:09 PM

saurjusa QUOTE(faerenach @ Mar 29 2007, 06:09 PM) ... Mar 29 2007, 04:22 PM

JaneMarple9 I know absolutely nothing about Alchemy. But I lik... Mar 29 2007, 02:17 PM

Marak I honestly don't think it's a symbol, if y... Mar 29 2007, 02:20 PM

MartiniWebb I think it might just be something that Jo has cre... Mar 29 2007, 02:39 PM

Snorkack_Searcher In the place where the symbol is, there have been:... Mar 29 2007, 02:45 PM

caltheous It would be cool if the symbols from each book cou... Mar 29 2007, 03:15 PM

Morgan_Noxwell Here is what I found out about some interesting st... Mar 29 2007, 03:26 PM

JaneMarple9 Ancient runes! Of course Hermione would know... Mar 29 2007, 03:28 PM

Pandaleigh Wow, that is amazing research. I like that such a... Mar 29 2007, 03:31 PM

dysphemism I went through a period of rune use, so I have a s... Mar 29 2007, 03:34 PM

shadow_onthesun i found a circle within a triangle and apparently ... Mar 29 2007, 04:35 PM

Demetry Carrington Taken from their literal definitions we get these:... Mar 29 2007, 04:37 PM

Drake088 QUOTE(Demetry Carrington @ Mar 29 2007, 05... Mar 30 2007, 07:15 AM

Snorkack_Searcher Wow, the connection between the symbol and the mai... Mar 29 2007, 04:52 PM

Chaser_133 Isn't that symbol where teh symbol that usuall... Mar 29 2007, 04:53 PM

Snorkack_Searcher QUOTE(Chaser_133 @ Mar 29 2007, 10:53 PM)... Mar 29 2007, 05:00 PM

Allacaya I actually thought the symbol on the spine was a p... Mar 29 2007, 06:40 PM

*ellen marine* Well.. we've been doing some research on the s... Mar 29 2007, 06:57 PM

Sylvierde Since I've been working almost non-stop for th... Mar 29 2007, 07:15 PM

loopyloonyluna To me the fact that the triangle is not perfectly ... Mar 29 2007, 07:16 PM

griselda QUOTE(loopyloonyluna @ Mar 29 2007, 07:16... Mar 30 2007, 07:42 AM

Demetry Carrington I agree with LoopyLoonyLuna, but I think instead o... Mar 29 2007, 07:22 PM

rotfang07 A version of the symbol can be found on http://w... Mar 29 2007, 08:04 PM

caltheous QUOTE(rotfang07 @ Mar 29 2007, 09:04 PM) ... Mar 30 2007, 06:45 AM

~FlashBack~ QUOTE(caltheous @ Mar 30 2007, 07:45 AM) ... Mar 30 2007, 07:09 AM

KeelyA*HP+GW The triangle was probley the first thing on the co... Mar 29 2007, 08:34 PM

Arithmancer The symbol seems to be carved in relief into cloud... Mar 29 2007, 08:56 PM

tryston009 Here are my thoughts on the subject... I think... Mar 29 2007, 09:10 PM

smileyh i looked at one of the sites someone linked to on ... Mar 29 2007, 09:48 PM

jellyskittles i think that when we read the book there will be s... Mar 29 2007, 11:16 PM

alache QUOTE(jellyskittles @ Mar 30 2007, 04:16 ... Mar 30 2007, 04:21 AM

EmmaLouise Hi guys, I haven't read many posts in this dis... Mar 30 2007, 04:15 AM

caltheous Yes, DC, that is an excellent catch. I think the ... Mar 30 2007, 07:33 AM

noddi I came across several things looking for an answer... Mar 30 2007, 07:55 AM

Drake088 QUOTE(noddi @ Mar 30 2007, 08:55 AM) 1158... Mar 30 2007, 08:07 AM

caltheous noddi, Yes, the scar is sowilo but that doesn... Mar 30 2007, 08:14 AM

griselda QUOTE(caltheous @ Mar 30 2007, 08:14 AM) ... Mar 30 2007, 10:05 AM

caltheous QUOTE(griselda @ Mar 30 2007, 11:05 AM) 1... Mar 30 2007, 10:18 AM

~FlashBack~ QUOTE(caltheous @ Mar 30 2007, 11:18 AM) ... Mar 30 2007, 10:29 AM

griselda QUOTE(caltheous @ Mar 30 2007, 10:18 AM) ... Mar 30 2007, 10:33 AM

faerenach I agree with those who say that we should study th... Mar 30 2007, 08:24 AM

noddi Drake, thanks for pointing out the tomb to me * sm... Mar 30 2007, 08:27 AM

DCB Maybe Jo was watching the Dark Crystal while she w... Mar 30 2007, 08:43 AM

caltheous OK, I'm willing to assume marble. Regardi... Mar 30 2007, 08:51 AM

DCB QUOTE(caltheous @ Mar 30 2007, 01:51 PM) ... Mar 30 2007, 08:58 AM

Drake088 That was an amazing bit of Pop Trivia Knowledge... Mar 30 2007, 08:54 AM

Snorkack_Searcher I really like the idea that it's from DD's... Mar 30 2007, 08:58 AM

caltheous I was just reading the Lesser Key of Solomon: The... Mar 30 2007, 09:32 AM

Snorkack_Searcher QUOTE(caltheous @ Mar 30 2007, 03:32 PM) ... Mar 30 2007, 10:14 AM

Supreme Mugwump I reckon that it is the ensignia/coatofarms of the... Mar 30 2007, 10:28 AM

EruditeWitch Breathes deep...okay...here's what I think Re... Mar 30 2007, 10:50 AM

faerenach Speculation begins nnnnnow: Wouldn't it be fr... Mar 30 2007, 10:55 AM

EruditeWitch That would be awesome! But I keep being told t... Mar 30 2007, 11:03 AM

secunda Biologie.de Videos. Kategorie: Videobeiträge. Bil... Mar 30 2007, 11:12 AM

Algie Genius....I reckon I've cracked it! www.b... Mar 30 2007, 11:16 AM

griselda QUOTE(Algie @ Mar 30 2007, 11:16 AM) 1158... Mar 30 2007, 11:42 AM

caltheous QUOTE(Algie @ Mar 30 2007, 12:16 PM) 1158... Mar 30 2007, 11:45 AM

Supreme Mugwump Well Algie, I think you have pretty much sorted th... Mar 30 2007, 11:34 AM

EruditeWitch I don't think you can get some people to drop ... Mar 30 2007, 11:37 AM

secunda was it not peverell? The lily is a symbol for tri... Mar 30 2007, 11:40 AM

Algie I'm not sure about Dumbledore's rebirth (f... Mar 30 2007, 12:07 PM

Spectrespecs My guess is JKR made up this sign, using component... Mar 30 2007, 12:21 PM

Poet QUOTE(Guppyetta @ Mar 29 2007, 01:23 PM) ... Mar 30 2007, 12:46 PM

Drake088 OK, I'm liking the phoenix idea for the symbo... Mar 30 2007, 12:56 PM

ConstantVigilance QUOTE the circle: eternity, the soul, boundary, co... Mar 30 2007, 02:25 PM

GSG I think we're making it harder than what it sh... Mar 30 2007, 02:29 PM

Yarty Yorkshire I agree don't make it too difficult. In my fi... Mar 30 2007, 02:42 PM

MFlip If we look at the Delta/Phi theory with their comm... Mar 30 2007, 02:46 PM

camelfox I have spent most of last day or two trying to wor... Mar 30 2007, 02:51 PM

faerenach QUOTE(camelfox @ Mar 30 2007, 03:51 PM) 1... Mar 30 2007, 04:08 PM

Mafalda Weasley I don't know guys, but I was wondering about t... Mar 30 2007, 03:09 PM

alache There have been some references to particular pent... Mar 30 2007, 04:09 PM

camelfox Re the EA games pictures - not sure how I do the s... Mar 30 2007, 04:42 PM

chocfrog75 Thinking of the "delta-phi" theory...Cou... Mar 30 2007, 05:04 PM

alache I do like the thought of it representing Horcruxes... Mar 30 2007, 05:05 PM

camelfox Yes, I think the real beauty of this symbol is tha... Mar 30 2007, 05:21 PM

EruditeWitch what do you guys make of the argument that the sym... Mar 30 2007, 05:26 PM

alache QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Mar 30 2007, 10:26 P... Mar 30 2007, 05:38 PM

Meeky39 hey this may be silly (and i no its a bit off topi... Mar 30 2007, 06:11 PM

brucebat Is the triangle a triangle...or could it be a pyra... Mar 30 2007, 06:15 PM

alache that's part of the speculation....though I can... Mar 30 2007, 06:19 PM

brucebat I'm sure it's been mentioned on this board... Mar 30 2007, 06:37 PM

alache QUOTE(brucebat @ Mar 30 2007, 11:37 PM) 1... Mar 30 2007, 06:40 PM

brucebat I'm just seeing Egypt everywhere now. The robe... Mar 30 2007, 06:51 PM

alache Lol,yeah, but realistically, I don't that coul... Mar 30 2007, 07:10 PM

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