Harry's Scar / Snape switched the locket ,/and other theories

[Auria]

No: HPFGUIDX 135056

> Auria (Rita):
> > 2. <snip> Well, is it possible that DD and Harry DID retrieve
> > the real horcrux locket but that it was switched by Snape and 
> > Malfoy from DD's body at the foot of the tower just before 
> > Harry caught up with them?  
> 
> Juli: I don't think so, Dumbledore, seemed to know the Horcrux 
> was a fake from the moment he took it, <snip> But of course, I 
> could be completely wrong, and Snape changed the locket, the 
> question is When? Was Snape ever alone with Dumbledore? As I 
> remember he wasn't.


Yes, Snape did have an opportunity.  If you remember, Dumbledore's 
body was lying at the bottom of the tower.  Snape and Malfoy ran 
off to escape Hogwarts with Harry chasing after them.  Harry doesn't 
reach the bottom of the tower until a short while after Snape and 
Malfoy, so yes Snape could have quickly swapped the locket then, 
although perhaps under the pretence of just stealing it to hide his 
true intentions from Malfoy who was also present.  Could be a long 
shot, but certainly possible.

Rita