Horcrux musings

[whirledgirl]

No: HPFGUIDX 154054

> > amanitamuscaria1 <saraandra@> wrote:
> > >> I was pondering on Horcruxes, and how they would play
> > out. So far, we've got:
> > #1 The ?Slytherin? Locket - R.A.B.?
> > #2 Riddle's Diary - Harry
> > #3 The Peverell Ring - Dumbledore/Snape
> > #4 ?Helga Hufflepuff's Cup?
> > #5 ?Ravenclaw?
> > #6 ?Gryffindor?
> > #7 Voldemort - has to be Harry, but not necessarily Harry
> > alone. <snip> <<
>
> > Wendy:
> > Could the Horcruxe for Gryffindor be the sword? What
> > happened to it after Harry returned it Dumbledore?
>
> Tonks:
> <SNIP> Also in that statement, DD said (of the sword) that it was
> the only "known" relic of Gryffindor's.  <snip> The sorting hat
> also belonged to Gryffindor.  <snip>


WG*:

Well, we've asked ourselves (and each other!) if the sword is a
horcrux, and where it is (last known to be residing in DD's office
under a glass case - will McG move it?), but I haven't seen the
question; ''where is it from?''
So a sword appeared. Out of nowhere. Through a hat. Because Harry
was loyal...to...DD...("only when none here are loyal to me" etc)?

Where was it before appearing through the hat? Did DD have it stowed
away in some cupboard of his office but felt he couldn't display it
as this would be invited theft/damage/Voldie? (This seems a bit
unlikely to me..but read on please!)
If so, was DD a descendant of Gryffindor?
I'm sure JKR has said in an interview that _Harry_ is *not* the heir
of Gryffindor...but when his parents went into hiding, they stayed,
as we know, in 'Godric's Hollow'. Was this a building that belonged
to DD perhaps?

I see the hat, because of all the founders contributing to its
'personality' as belonging to all four of them, at least that's
how I explained DD's comment about the "only known artefact" being
the sword.

Regarding the time and destruction of horcruxes (horcruces? it's a
made up word anyway!), I somehow doubt that Harry will include all
those people in his search. Either there are not as many horcruxes
as we are led to believe (DD was wrong (as far as is known so far)
about quite a few things in HBP, maybe this was another
'oversight'?), or Harry and Voldie will battle without Harry
having found all the horcruxes yet - and the book will end on an
insanely unfinished note, with us never really knowing if he got
them all or not! Wouldn't ya just hate that! And love it too, in a
frustrating Ron/Hermione relationship sort of way ;-)

WG*