Aragog's venom

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 135309

--- "Ersatz Harry"  wrote:   <snip>
> There are a handful of non-human creatures that have played a role in
> the series so far, some ... more important that others.
>  Buckbeak, ... was quite important in POA, and Fawkes in COS. ...
> 
> But what about Aragog or, more to the point, the venom that was
> extracted from him by Slughorn?  Aragog is certainly a rarity among
> the animals.  For one thing, he can talk.  ... he dates back
> to ...when Riddle was a student.  Can someone imagine a property
> of Aragog's venom that will somehow come into play in Book Seven?
>> Ersatz Harry

aussie:
If it helps, Nagini, LV's snake helped with venom for the original 
potion to get LV back to Britian.

(GOF ch 33) "a potion concocted from unicorn blood, and the snake 
venom Nagini provided ... I was soon returned to an almost human form, 
and strong enough to travel.

If snake venom helped bring LV in, could spider venom hurt? 

Hurt especially LV's horcruxes, the way the Basalisk's venomous fang 
destroyed the diary's horcrux.

Venoms are used in Potions - and with the combination of Slughorn and 
the HBP's Advanced Potions text book, Aragog's venom may be so 
important, Ron himself may praise the spider for the first time in his 
life.
-aussie-