Did Snape know about the Horcruxes? (was Re: Snape/Regulus, post 135111)

[Ken Fruit]

No: HPFGUIDX 135807


colebiancardi  wrote:

According to Slughorn, DD banned that subject, but I am sure there are other
ways to learn about - outside of Hogwarts or Slughorn himself - the man is a
leaky sieve... Even a book at Hogwarts mentions that Horcruxes "wickedest of
magical inventions, we shall not speak nor give direction".  So, for someone
WHO really wanted to know, it wouldn't be a stretch of the imagination to see
Snape hunting down this information.


Guru says:
Imagine that, a school banning books on a topic they think is to wicked for
impressionable young minds!

As for Snape, I'm guessing that Hogwarts is not the only place which has a
research library for wizards. I can think of two other schools (one with a much
darker reputation than Hogwarts) that would have them. I'm also guessing the
the MoM has the wizards equivalent of the Library of Congress. 

A far as a Gryffindor horcrux goe, JKR has hinted at a connection in more than
name between Godric Hollow and old GG. Could James and Lily have been living in
his house? If so, could it (or something in it) be the horcrux.


Guru.