Session Information
HPEF - Prophecy 2007 Conference
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The Alchemical End-Game: The Rubedo in "Deathly Hallows"
Track : August 4, 2007
Program Code: 550
Date: Saturday, August 4, 2007
Time: 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM  EST
Location: Lower Concourse Grand Ballroom West
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Description
Ms. Rowling has said that her study of alchemy set the magical parameters and internal logic of her Harry Potter novels. John Granger, author of Unlocking Harry Potter: Five Keys for the Serious Reader, is the leading authority on Literary Alchemy in Fandom. He has explained at www.HogwartsProfessor.com how *Phoenix* and * Prince* were each a step in the alchemical work and featured images, themes, and the death of a character with a name specific to that stage. *Hallows*, consequently, is expected to be the final, red stage or Rubedo, complete with the Alchemical Wedding, the resolution of contraries, and perhaps even the death of the red character or characters (Rubeus, Rufus, and the Weasleys.). Granger's talk on Alchemy at Nimbus 2003 was chosen "Best Presentation" of the 65 talks and panels in Orlando. His talk on the alchemical meaning of *Deathly Hallows* promises to be at least as good.