The Horcruxes

People who read Harry potter should know by now what a Horcrux is.

Voldermort (I am like Albus and Harry, courageous to spell out his name!) is supposed to have about 7 horcruxes of himself hidden in several places. Author JKR has given some hints about where each of those horcruxes are, though she has not told exactly where it is - and thats the story of the 7 th book.

Riddler's diary
The ring
The locket
The lamp
Voldermort himself.

These are the so far known horcruxes. There is one horcrux that is still not coming into account and I have a feeling there are sightings about it in the past books.

Book -1, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's stone:

"Perhaps Harry had eaten a bit too much, because he had a very strange dream. He was wearing Professor Quirrell's turban, which kept talking to him, telling him he must transfer to Slytherin at once, because it was his destiny. Harry told the turban he didn't want to be in Slytherin; it got heavier and heavier; he tried to pull it off but it tightened painfully -- and there was Malfoy, laughing at him as he struggled with it -then Malfoy turned into the hook-nosed teacher, Snape, whose laugh became high and cold -- there was a burst of green light and Harry woke, sweating and shaking.

He rolled over and fell asleep again, and when he woke next day, he didn't remember the dream at all."

All these evidences indicate that Harry Potter himself could be the Seventh Horcrux. Precisely the thunderbolt mark left by Voldermort when he tried to kill Harry when he was child will be the seventh horcrux. The prophecy also seem to suggest the same - "niether can live while the other survives". So my guess is that 7th book will NOT only be the last book, but also will be the book where JKR is going to say goodbye to Harry himself. This could be something hard to accept by many of Harry's fans, but I think this is a reasonable ending for the book - given the circumstances.

BLACK

One of the amazing movies I have ever seen. Beautiful picturisation and beautiful acting (can you say 'being') by the characters.

Debraj Sahai, a teacher for blind gets a new student - an 8 year old girl (brat, so calls his father initially) who is both blind and deaf. Yet he makes a lady out of her who later graduates from a University. Though the picture has been inspired by Helen Keller as said by the Director - Sanjay Leela Bansali himself, this picture takes all the credit for the picturisation.

The first lesson which Sahai initially feels he has failed in teaching his student, and later finding that she actually is not just before he leaves the home is one of the best shots. But then the movie has so many such best shots that are lined up futher in the movie. Sure the Director has taken great care in each and every shot. Amitabh and Rani Mukherjee has made an excellent show, Bachan playing the role of Dr. Sahai and Rani the role of blind, deaf girl - Michelle McNally.

Some of the scenes that are really touchy include -

• Sahai - Amitabh's intro
• Sahai's first lesson to Michelle
• Michelle's interview at the University
• Engagement dinner of Michelle's sister
• Michelle's graduation
• Michelle's teaching to Sahai
  

A movie that can become the 'Chosen one'.

Thiruvasagam

Thiruvasagam - the latest symphony from Maestro Ilayaraja. Though the original Thiruvasgam a tamil epic on Lord Shiva, this is the symphony of those epics by the Grand master. Though the symphony is nice to hear, I feel that it doesnt melts perfectly with the lyrics.

Thiruvasagam requires a traditional music and not a symphony - just my thought.

Oye! Potter Boy!

Its 4:30AM and I just finished the Sixth sequel of Harry Potter - "Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince". Another wonderful book of Harry Potter.

I would rank this is at 2nd or 3rd position in the series - Goblet of fire being at the first place. I started reading Harry Potter a year before, when I borrowed the first book from my cousin. First 2 books took couple of weeks to finish, but the other 3 books went on fire. I remember reading one of the books overnight to avoid missing the tempo. The latest one also dint falter, it kept the same tempo as the previous ones and just finished it just now.

I think the story has geared up full swing and gone a long way. Unfortunately I fear the final book may not have the charm that keeps the others ringing, due to the events that has happened in this sequel. I feel that this book can make few more sequels, but has to end soon.

Feel little disappointed that we have to wait for some more time to get the final sequel...

Great Achievers-1

I was recently watching a technical DVD and was impressed with the introduction of a person given by the Scientist. Here is the explanation (In more or less the same words as spelt out by the Scientist).

• He was born in 1642 at Woolsthorpe, UK.
• Lost his father even before his birth and left with his Grandma who brought him up for 7-8 yrs from 3.
• At his twenties, he started reading 4-5 books on mathematics that he took from the Cambridge Library.
• 6 months later he started making significant contribution to mathematics.In 18 months, he was the greatest mathematician alive.. staggering just after reading 4-5 books on Mathematics.

- He is the great mathematician Issac Newton.

[Watch out for more Great Achievers in the future.]

Creativity

I have heard that art is something that cannot be taken out of you. Now I feel it is somewhat true. I used to draw (rather scribble) pictures when I was young. Then the so called importance to study, spoiled my thoughts in later taking the brush out. I had completely stopped even scribbling a picture after my high school days.

Recently, I was trying to do something, when this thought came in. So I took a pencil and started scribbling the scenary that was before me (BTW I see scenaries in my laptop - the modern day 'artificial scenary'). I could do appreciably well, I know how much capable I am when I stopped doing it, and I am surprised that I am able to match what that.

So my advice would be that if you had stopped any of your past creativities, just because of some reason or the other, there no such thing as 'too late' to pick it up again. And if you truely feel for it, you should be able to regain what you are capable of.

Google Earth!

Yet another flagship product of Google.

Google recently bought a company (called 'keyhole' - I think so), together with this product. It is one of the best online stuff that I have downloaded.

Using this tool you can get a 'birds eye view' of any (most of) place in US (and many other places across the globe), given its address. I tried to see my apartment, wow! I could even see the pavement near my door, it is that much accurate.

Besides it also provides options to see Dining places, Gas stations etc nearby the given address.

Hats off to the team that developed it.