Voldemort's chat with Dumbledore

[Kemper]

No: HPFGUIDX 142970

va32h
>When watching the scene with Dumbledore and Voldemort in the Pensieve,
>Harry sees Voldemort's hand twitch toward his pocket. I wonder if
>Voldemort performed some sort of nonverbal spell to acquire or create
>a horcrux right there in Dumbledore's office.

Orna:
I like this idea. Because otherwise there is no explanation of his
visit there - DD tells him, he didn't really expect DD to give him the
job. He came with his DEs along, just for a little chat with DD? So it
sounds reasonable that either there, or on the way to the office, he
encased a horcrux in some Hogwart's object. I think he would like the
idea of doing it under DD's nose. And DD's office is sure the best
place to find magical objects for his desire.
On the other hand - magic leaves traces, and how come DD never
detected anything about it? I would imagine the horcrux spell do be
quite a strong one - but maybe not.
But if not - still the question stays - what was his real purpose in
applying for the post?
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Kemper now:
The hand twitch could have been the curse of the DADA position. But let's
the twitch was the creation of a horcrux, what item would it be? I would
guess the sword. Voldemort would not need to place any curses/protections on
the sword as it would be hidden in plain view. As far as Magic leaving
traces, the office and the school are filled with magical items and beings,
maybe it's a bit harder to see the traces when traces are all around, unlike
the cave which probably never saw any signs of magic prior to Voldemort's
taint.
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But maybe Voldermort placed the horcrux in the school prior to entering
Dumbledore's office. It seems like one has to pass the room of requirement
on the way to Dumbledore's office. (I could be totally wrong but that's been
my read of it.) There's a nice tiara in the room that Harry uses to mark the
Half-Blood Prince's potions book. Again, a great place to hide something
without needing protections. To open the door to that particular room of
requirement one must want to hide something instead of finding something.
The room in itself is a natural, difficult protection.
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-Kemper


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