The Ring and the necklace...

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 162544


> Mark:
> 1. After Dumbledore died, what happened to the Gaunt's ring? Will it
> have any significance to further developments? I doubt it, but it
> seemed funny that he felt compelled to wear it when he picked harry
> up from the Dursley's in THBP. I wonder that, even if it was
> shattered, did it offer some sort of protection, or why would he 
wear
> it?

zgirnius:
He was wearing it in order for Slughorn to see it (that's where he 
was going after picking up Harry). It was a part of his psychological 
warfare campaign against him to get the real memory. Tom was wearing 
that same ring in the memory where Slughorn told him about Horcruxes.

It worked, too. Harry does not understand what is hgappening at the 
time, but he does notice the following:

> HBP:
> Slughorn's eyes lingered for a moment on the ring too, and Harry 
> saw a tiny frown momewntarily crease his wide forehead.

> Mark: 
> 2. What happened to the necklace that Katie Bell touched? I know it
> was delivered to DD, but I think there is still a place for it to 
re-
> emerge in book 7.

zgirnius:
I would guess that Snape deactivated the curse (the necklace was 
brought to him by Filch, on McGonagall's orders.) It's a dangerous 
object to leave lying around in its cursed state.