Re: Whatever happened to the Prince’s potions book? (was: Request for new topics)

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 152405

Neri:
> What happened to Prince's potions book since Harry had hidden it in
> the RoR, and where is it now? The answer seems obvious to me – Draco
> has it.
> <snip>
> The skeleton in the cage is probably the Hand of Glory. Why else 
would
> it have five "legs"? Draco must have hidden it there, near the
> Vanishing Cabinet he was working on, in preparation for his final
> operation, and also because this would be by far the best hiding 
place
> at Hogwarts for such a Dark object. 
zgirnius:
Or, it could be a dead Quintaped, a an extremely dangerous Magical 
Creature (XXXXX rating) confined (allegedly) to a single island off 
the coast of Scotland which has been rendered Unplottable to protect 
unwary Muggles. I'd think Harry would recognize the skeleton of a 
human hand...What a Quintaped would be doing there? Maybe a less 
successful pet of Hagrid's than Aragog?

Neri:
> Draco would probably conclude that it was Harry who had hidden the
> book there (maybe only the sixth year NEWT class use these 
textbooks –
>  that would certainly limit the number of suspects) especially if he
> finds the Sectumsempra spell. And he would immediately conclude that
> this was the secret behind Harry's success in potions. Would he also
> figure out that it was Snape's? And if so, which of Snape's 
schooldays
> secret are in there that Draco might find interesting?

zgirnius:
This actually brings up the question of what Draco will be up to in 
Book 7. He can hardly stroll down Knockturn Alley and enter the shop 
during regular business hours to retrieve his things. I tend to think 
he will be with Snape (that lack of qualifiers in the second clause 
of the Unbreakable Vow...)