The Hand of Glory

[ladyramkin2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 115395


Vmonte wrote:
I think the Hand of Glory belongs to Voldemort.

NOt possible, I'm afraid.The Hand of Glory had to be the right-hand 
of a murderer, which would fit Voldy.  However, it had to be severed 
from the corpse while still hanging from the gallows, preferably 
during the the eclipse of the moon.  Various other unpleasant things 
were then done to it and when it was ready, candles were fitted 
between the fingers, or the fingers were themselves lit.  The hand 
then had the effect of rendering the bearer invisible and also opened 
all locks, however strong.  It can cast a spell over the inhabitants 
of a place, rendering them insensible and motionless.

Rather a nasty thing to have in Draco's hands, if he has indeed 
gotit. Could be a means of V. getting into Hogwarts without a fight.
And sorry to disagree with Steve, but I think that when JKR 
said "Draco got the Hand" that was a Freudian slip on her part. She 
could just as easily have said "Draco saw the Hand".
Sylvia (who would recommend reading The Nurse's Story in The 
Ingoldsby Legends for a really scary description of the Hand in use.