Hufflepuff Cup location

[verosomm]

No: HPFGUIDX 134260

Hagrid wrote:
> The 50th anniversay of Hepzibah Smith's murder will come up in 
book 
> 7 maybe. Having a Hufflepuff connection, she was probably related 
to 
> Zacharias. He was a Member of Dumbledore's Army, who plays Chaser 
on 
> the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
> 
> The family was very interested in tracking down that heirloom, so 
> has heard more rumours of sightings than anyone else.
> 
> If the cup was as visible as the diary (left in Lucius Malfoy's 
> keeping), then the Smith clan may have some information.
> 
> If it is in a secure location, I suggest another cave like place:-
> The Chamber of Secrets. I don't think the tunnels have been 
> extensively searched.
<SNIP>

Veronica:
I definitely agree; I thought, as soon as I read that Hepzibah was a 
descendant of Hufflepuff, that Zacharias was related to her as 
well...  he seems to come up in HBP more often than some of the 
other "minor" characters, and seems to have an ego somehow different 
than Ernie has (remember how JKR narrates that "despite Ernie's 
pompousness, Harry liked him a lot," or something to that effect, 
and that is definitely NOT said of Zacharias).  Since "the world is 
not split into good people and death eaters" I think we will see in 
Book 7 that Harry will have to get help, not only from his two best 
friends, but from people he doesn't necessarily get along with 
wonderfully and who even annoy him, not to mention potentially Draco 
and Snape (although I don't like either of them, I'm not so sure 
they're evil).

And I really like that assessment of the Chamber of Secrets as being 
a potential hiding place.  Do we ever know in book 2 if it is closed 
for good?  Also, the Room of Requirements, but I'm sure I'm not the 
first to mention that one! (It's impossible to read all the posts).

Veronica