Missing Horcrux = Ravenclaw's

[esmith222002]

No: HPFGUIDX 137250

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jjjjjuliep" <jjjjjulie at a...> 
wrote:
 
> But see, and this is something I haven't read people saying yet--
> Harry's eyes being like his mother's has already yielded the 
greatest possible result:  Slughorn told Harry the truth about the 
night Tom Riddle asked about Horcruxes, and by doing so, allowed 
Dumbledore to take the fight against Voldemort to his weakest part:  
his fear of death.

That is certainly a valid point, but I remember JKR stating in an 
interview that we would find out the important things about Lily in 2 
parts. 1 in book 5 and 1 in book 7 (not book 6).

> I, personally--and this is just my own personal view--honestly 
cannot believe that Snape was in love with Lily and that he's going 
to look into Harry's eyes at the end of Book 7 and suddenly act 
differently *because of that alone.*  He's been looking in to Harry's 
eyes for 6 years and he still despises Harry. 

OK, I'll agree that it is the thing I find most difficult to 
reconcile with. Also can't see Snape sitting down and explaining his 
reasons to Harry!! But I will cling to the fact that Snape has always 
seen James in Harry as they look very alike, and Snape thinks they 
behave the same way too. He has never seen Lily in Harry - yet!

>Also, IMO there is no canon for the "Snape is in love with 
> Lily" theory.  

IMO there is a lot of evidence/canon for this.

1. We know the SLug Club existed before & we know that Lily & Snape 
were two of Slughorn's favourite (or at least most talented) students.
2. DD says that the Potter's deaths were the greatest regret of 
Snape's life. Lupin finds it difficult to believe because Snape hated 
James. If we believe both DD and Lupin, then that leads us to the 
fact that the death of Lily is the greatest regret of Snape's life 
(any other theories greatly accepted!!)
3. In her last interview, JKR stated that Lily's popularity was 
hugely important! If we agree that Snape is also going to greatly 
affect the outcome of the series, then it seems that the most 
important people (other than HArry) wrt to the final confrontation 
are Lily & Snape!


> 
> Finding the Horcruxes?  Probably not.  But breaking the curses on 
> them to destroy them?  That will take a fair bit of time IMO.

But it was interesting to see Bill described as a curse breaker in 
HBP. Harry finds them - Bill destroys them! What do you think?

Brothergib