All hallows eve in fantasy

[Minerva the Bookwyrm]

Since it's Hallowe'en I thought this would be a fun topic:

ninja pirate What fantasy books have you read where All Hallow's Eve is significant to the plot? pirate ninja

In Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling Harry's parents were killed on the 31st of October in 1981.  

[NightIntent]

The entire plot of Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy is based on stopping something from happening before October 31st/Samhain. I forget the majority of the plot. Something about an old Irish god. But yeah. It was important to the plot. <.<  

[Kateryna of Kyiv]

The halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury.

I have not read the Harry Potter books but according to your thread you are asking what story's plot is Halloween significant to.

My question for your choice is, is the fact that his parents were murdered on this date really important? How would the plot differ if they were killed on any other day of the year?

If not then it sounds to me like halloween itself is not important to the plot at all and you didn't answer your own question. =(  

[Minerva the Bookwyrm]

In Harry Potter the fact that they were killed on Hallowe'en is symbolic. I suppose it doesn't change the overall entirity of the storyline, but that doesn't mean that the 31st of Oct. isn't significant in that series.  

[Kateryna of Kyiv]

Minerva the Bookwyrm

In Harry Potter the fact that they were killed on Hallowe'en is symbolic. I suppose it doesn't change the overall entirity of the storyline, but that doesn't mean that the 31st of Oct. isn't significant in that series.

Symbolic of what?  

[Minerva the Bookwyrm]

All Hallow's Eve is when the border between the Dead and Living opens. I'm sure that having a child (Harry) and a man (Voldemort) both defy Death that night isn't a coincidence. Sure, Harry was protected by love and Voldemort by his Horcruxes, but I don't think it's a coincidence that the author chose Hallowe'en to be the night that defiance of death occurred.