A Conversation about Cormoran Strike, Literary Alchemy, and Structural Models for the Ten Book Se...

Nick Jeffery and John Granger sat down last weekend to discuss John’s post, The Literary Alchemy of Hallmarked Man: What Do the Structural Models Tell Us? (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/the-literary-alchemy-of-hallmarked) They’d talked about this subject briefly (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/wet-squibs-islamic-cub-names-the) before John had written it up and he came to rather different conclusions in the process of writing and preparing slides for the post, all of which are rolled out in this inquisition.
The questions Nick asked are below after the links in the post in case you want to follow up on what is said above about literary alchemy, the sequence of colors and symbols, and about the structural models for understanding the Strike series, especially Extended Play and Tetractys Theory.
Enjoy!
Links for Follow-Up and Easy Reference: Strike Alchemy
* Literary Alchemy – A Primer for Those Interested in J. K. Rowling’s Artistry (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/literary-alchemy-a-primer-for-those)
* ‘Literary Alchemy’ Pillar Post (https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/literary-alchemy/)
* Metallurgical, Literary, and Psychological Alchemy: Is Jung a Good Guide for Understanding J. K. Rowling’s Artistry and Meaning? (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/metallurgical-literary-and-psychological)
* The Literary Alchemy of Hallmarked Man: What Do the Structural Models Tell Us? (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/the-literary-alchemy-of-hallmarked)
* , ‘The Connection of Ring Composition and Literary Alchemy in the Layout of the Seven Book Harry Potter Series (https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/guest-post-the-connection-of-ring-composition-and-literary-alchemy-in-the-layout-of-the-seven-book-harry-potter-series/) .’ (William Sprague)
* ‘Parallel Series Idea’ Pillar Post (https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/27902-2/)
* Robin Ellacott and Reverse Alchemy: Transformation Through the First Three Strike Texts (https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/robin-ellacott-and-reverse-alchemy-transformation-through-the-first-three-strike-texts/) (Louise Freeman)
* ‘Troubled Blood (https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/troubled-blood-strikes-transformation/) : Strike’s Transformation (https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/troubled-blood-strikes-transformation/) ’
* ‘Water, water everywhere: Baptism, baths, rivers, rain and showers as unifying themes in (https://fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2023/10/water-water-everywhere-baptism-baths.html) The Running Grave (https://fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2023/10/water-water-everywhere-baptism-baths.html) ’ (Louise Freeman)
Seven Structural Theories for Strike Ten Book Series
* (1) straight up Decalogy, no structural connection between books;
* (2) Big Ring Composition, Double Wedding Band (https://fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2025/11/double-wedding-band-or-three-ring.html) (Louise Freeman);
* (3) Seven book series with Trilogy finale (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/is-rowlings-incest-golden-thread) (Nick Jeffery, John Granger);
* (4) Extended Play theory (https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/strike-extended-play-or-how-a-seven-book-series-can-be-stretched-into-ten/) (John Granger per ‘Kathleen’),
* (5) Sonnet Corona Form (https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/robyn-gomillion-sonnet-theory-and-robert-galbraith/) (Robyn Gomillion);
* (6) Tetractys theory (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/134399777?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fposts%2Fpublished) (Evan Willis with back-up explanations here (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/is-tetractys-theory-the-best-explanation) , follow-up from Evan here (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/evan-willis-running-grave-review) ); and
* (7) Celtic Cross (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/is-tetractys-theory-the-best-explanation) (John Granger) scroll down to bottom).
Tetractys Theory in Depth:
* Alastair Fowler’s (https://www.amazon.com/Triumphal-Forms-Structural-Patterns-Elizabethan/dp/0521077478) Triumphal Forms (https://www.amazon.com/Triumphal-Forms-Structural-Patterns-Elizabethan/dp/0521077478)
* Why the Cormoran Strike Novels are a Ten Book Series: (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/why-the-cormoran-strike-novels-are) Mythological Clues and Tetractys Parallelism with a Touch of Tarot Reveal the Strike Series Structural Echoes with Rowling’s First Ten Book Set [Evan Willis, 10 July 2023]
* Is Tetractys Theory the Best Explanation of Why the Cormoran Strike Series is Ten Books in Length? (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/is-tetractys-theory-the-best-explanation) First Thoughts on Evan Willis’ Numerological Exegesis of Rowling’s Two Ten Novel Series and the Meaning of This Structure [John Granger, 18 July 2023]
* Evan Willis: (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/evan-willis-running-grave-review) Running Grave (https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/evan-willis-running-grave-review) Review ...

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