Harry Potter actor David Legeno found dead in California

British actor David Legeno, who appeared as a werewolf in the Harry Potter films, was found dead by hikers in a remote area of Death Valley, California police said on Friday. The Inyo County sheriff's office said the body of Legeno, 50, was found early on Sunday morning and a helicopter was used to transport it from the area.

"It appears that Legeno died of heat related issues, but the Inyo County coroner will determine the final cause of death. There are no signs of foul play," the sheriff's office said in a statement. Guardian; July 11

Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The main story arc concerns Harry's quest to overcome the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort - an evil wizard who is  on a quest to find the Philosopher’s Stone to achieve immortality (the Cup or Holy Grail?).

To understand this news in the light of mundane astrology we will look at the chart for the last solar eclipse of April 29 at Death Valley. With a Grand Cross aligned with the meridian axis, the eclipse acquires prominence for the place. Mars [11li] is placed on the MC conjunct the stars of the Virgin, the evil Hydra and the Cup or Crater often linked to the Holy Grail of immortality. Arab astrologers referred to the Virgin as Al-Muredin, “the one sent forth in faith”  so that this area links to  holier-than-thou zealots (Harry Potter?)  who go  after what they perceive as evil (the Hydra).

In the story Fenrir Greyback, played by David Legeno, is a savage werewolf who regards it as his mission in life to bite and to conta­minate as many people as possible; he wants to create enough were­wolves to overcome the wizards. Voldemort has promised him prey in return for his services.

In the eclipse chart Jupiter [14cn] in the Grand Cross is conjunct the star Sirius, alpha Canis Major [14cn]. In China, this was the Wolf Star and for at least two American Indian tribes, the Pawnee and Osage it was either the “Wolf Star” or the “Coyote Star”.

In all history Sirius has been the brightest star in the heavens linked with flaming heat so that Roman astrologer Manilius wrote,

 “The brilliant constellation of the Dog: it barks forth flame, raves with its fire, and doubles the burning heat of the Sun”.

And Hesiod advised his country neighbors,

"When Sirius parches head and knees, and the body is dried up by reason of heat, then sit in the shade and drink."

Finally we look at the eclipse Sun itself [9ta] which forms a quincunx to Mars on the MC. The eclipse is conjunct the star Hamal, alpha Aries, in the Ram’s butting horn. Hamal has been linked to a danger of accidents or ruin caused by impatience.

All the elements of the news story are in place. If we now progress the chart to Sunday, July 6, when David Legeno’s body was discovered we find the Grand Cross has arrived on the progressed horizon axis triggering the potential contained in the eclipse chart. (As if in a strange synchronicity on July 6, the transit Sun [14cn] was conjunct Sirius [14cn] – the Wolf Star!)