Only Item of Godric Gryffindor's

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No: HPFGUIDX 135797

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Morgan Adams
<MorganAnnAdams at y...> wrote:
[Sorting hat]

> It has been mentioned. I believe that the sword is of more importance.

I actually think that the Sorting Hat is the more likely candidate.
All Voldemort needed was a few minutes alone with it. We have seen
Harry waiting alone for DD in his office, so it's conceivable that
Voldemort in his time had done so as well (with the previous
headmaster who did not suspect him).

Why the Sorting Hat? First because it is a much more important object
than the sword - it is the one used to determine where students go in
the school. While it does not appear to have become evil, we don't
know enough about Horcruxes to tell how being made into one changes
the basic characteristics of the object, except for DD's assertion
(from memory - my book is on loan) that he suspected the Diary was a
Horcrux because it was more independent and animated than it should
have been. If we consider the behaviour of the Sorting Hat, it has the
ability to pass judgement and make decisions well beyond deciding who
goes to what house (as seen in CoS and in his warning to the school in
OoP) - especially when Voldemort is concerned - could it be that the
Hat was indeed made into a Horcrux and does not like it?...

In addition, the sword was only seen in one book, but we see the
Sorting Hat mentioned and sometimes playing a part in most of the
books - sometimes a crucial part (as in CoS). It would be in line with
JKR style to make this ever present entertaining object into a crucial
piece of evidence. I also think that at the end of the books the four
houses may be abolished and merged into one. If so, it would be
fitting to destroy the object that splits the students into them
(contrary to its own desire it seems), which certainly must happen if
it is indeed a Horcrux.

>We know that Riddle tried twice to stay at Hogwarts after graduation.
>I believe that his intention was to use the sword (or maybe even the
>Sorting Hat) as a horcrux.

Yes, I suspect that too. He wanted to stay in Hogwarts for some
nepharious reasons, which may or may not have related to the
Horcruxes. For instance, he may have wanted access to the Chamber
which at the time still contained a live basilisk and in my opinion
has more than that still hidden inside. He may have wanted to make the
basilisk his Horcrux - it is certainly a more impressive snake than
Nagini.

> I don't think, though, that he ever succeeded in getting to the
>sword, the Sorting Hat, or Fawkes. I think he was forced to use
>another object for the horcrux signifying Gryffindor.

We don't know do we. I would not at all be surprised if he has managed
to use the Sorting Hat. In fact too many indications point that way.

> Whatever did happen to Sirius's motorbike?

Nah, how could he have used that and why is that an important object?

Salit