Horcrux hunting

[esmith222002]

No: HPFGUIDX 153115

 
> Julie:
> I think Harry will likely destroy a couple of the horcruxes, the 
real 
> locket horcrux probably, and one or two others. Though the 
horcruxes 
> do attempt to kill the potential destroyer, Harry may have special 
> protection against their destructive powers that no one else 
> possesses, given that he has a part of Voldemort in him. 

Brothergib:

We have been told previously that Bill is a curse breaker, therefore 
it seems likely that Harry will bring the Horcruxes to Bill. I don't 
think Harry would be confident enough to try and destroy a Horcrux 
himself. Also, IMO, Harry will only deal with one Horcrux. This will 
probably be the locket, which (as many have previously pointed out) 
he will find at Grimmauld Place.

>But then I thought of another animal even more famous in literature 
>if not mythology for 
> killing snakes. An animal that in the real world is in fact a 
> renowned snake-killer. Riki Tiki Tavi anyone? 
> 
> JKR said once that she couldn't identify Snape's patronus because 
it 
> would reveal too much. Some of us thought it might reveal Snape's 
> true loyalty. But what if instead it reveals Snape's ultimate 
*role* as a snake-killer? (Certainly if she'd told us that Snape's 
patronus is a mongoose, it would've taken maybe five seconds for most 
> of us to identify what mongooses are famous for, and figure out 
>which snake would be the likely target!)

Brothergib:

Interesting as well that from Snape's own mouth we hear that a 
wizard's Patronus can change according to how that wizard is feeling 
(when Snape derides Tonks change in Patronus in HBP). If Snape's 
Patronus is a mongoose, I don't think it would have started out that 
way. If (as many of us believe) Snape has a deep seated lothing of 
Voldemort, then his patronus may very well have changed to some snake 
killing animal.

> 
> So my theory is that Snape's patronus is a mongoose. And Snape's 
most  direct role in helping bring about Voldemort's downfall will be 
> destroying the Dark Lord's last and perhaps most dangerous horcrux, 
> Nagini the snake, thus clearing a path for Harry to reach 
Voldemort. 
> And it will be Snape's final role I fear, because mongooses 
sometimes do die while fighting snakes :(
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Julie
>

I think that Snape will actually destroy all the remaining Horcruxes 
except one - the locket as discussed above. We do not know where (or 
in some cases what!) the remaining Horcruxes are, and must assume 
that if DD knew, he would have told Harry. Therefore, to find the 
remaining Horcruxes you need to ask Voldemort himself. My thoughts 
are that Snape will now approach Voldemort and claim that DD knew of 
the Horcruxes and may have told HP where they are. Voldemort (who now 
trusts Snape implicitly) will give Snape the role of protecting his 
Horcruxes. We have canon evidence that noone knows more about the 
Dark Arts than Snape, so who better to destroy Horcruxes. Finally, I 
do not think we will witness the destruction of these Horcruxes. I 
think that as Harry and Voldemort come face to face for the last 
time, Snape will have the satisfaction of telling Voldemort that all 
his Horcruxes are gone!! And I agree with you - Snape won't survive!

Brothergib