Obviously, the religious allegory is shown in the image of The Crucifixion. As I read in the article I linked to on my Online page, the religious contents of the book spoke to J.K. Rowlings wavering faith. She said she never spoke to a specific religion, so as to not ruin the ending of a book. In the end (Yes, spoiler alert) Harry dies to save the people of the wizarding world after realizing that he is the final Horecux. He is then resurrected for the final battle and to truly save the wizarding world from Voldemort. It is then discovered that Harry's sacrifice protects the rest of the wizarding community from being killed. It is his love that in turn saves the rest of the world from the evil that is trying to taint it. As Jesus died for our sins.
Behind the cross I placed my best attempt at a spiral. This is to represent regeneration. The concept of regeneration is shown through out the books, but in the seventh one we see it with not only the resurrection, but within the world as well. It seems that as characters die, a new life is born to almost replace it. As friendships crumble, they seem to always come back together with a stronger bond in the end. We also see the past affecting the present. With Snape and Lily Potter, Dumbledore and Grindewald. Everything grows and changes, life ends and begins. It contains a lot of this concept.
Clavino would have seen some form of lightness within this book. The horrors of war, ending with a boy who kills the most dangerous man. Opening the world for creation, new life and a time of mourning and healing. This book contains concepts of visibility in the sense of many people combining ideals and plans to defeat someone. The exchange of ideals through new alliances and also through Harry's visions of what it is Voldemort is doing. He is seeing images from Voldemorts head, while Voldemort can see ideals from Harry's. The whole book, in a way, represents exactitude. It is a quest novel, they have a goal and try to obtain it in the simplest and quickest way possible. The images that are described to us are clear and in simple language so we can easily see what it is that is going on. It sparks your imagination and your creativity.
In a McNab sense, we see the use of number with 3 deathly hallows and 7 horcuxes. As I read it, I find these books so much more interesting. Another thing to add to this is the concept of duality, which McNab discusses using the "Jung" symbol. Something we know better as the ying and yang symbol. This is touched upon also with Harry and Voldemort in good versus evil. You also see, that within the symbol there is a different colored spot or an eye which is the representation to me of the small amount of ying in yang and the small amount of yang in ying. This can be seen with Harry literally being apart of Voldemort's soul. He is the final horecux, which is a figment of Voldemorts shattered soul. Harry is also apart of Voldemort, which is shown in the fourth book, when Voldemort uses Harry's blood to revive himself.
