[HPforGrownups] Chamber of Horcruxes

[k12listmomma]

No: HPFGUIDX 161310

> Steve wrote:
>
> While I'm sure this is old news, since we have several
> Horcrux discussions going on, I will point out one hugely
> significant place in the wizard world where a Horcrux is
> most certainly hidden (or so I speculate). It is a place
> that has tremendous significants to the Founders of the
> school, is known by Voldemort, and indeed was part of
> a plan by Voldemort to attack the school.
>
> Of course, I speak of 'The Chamber of Secrets'.


One real problem with that- only one that could speak Parceltongue could 
open the Chamber of Secrets, and so if Voldemort was unable to get into it 
himself (too weak, and so forth), it's very unlikely that one of his 
faithful followers would also have that gift to go get it for him. Thus, 
posing a problem of gaining later access. But, on the flip side, that fact 
would also serve as a protection layer to keep the horcruxes safe.

None of the previous Headmasters could find it in part because they couldn't 
"speak" the opening password in Parceltongue. Even if they had a clue of 
where it was, they had no way to open it to prove it. I don't even think 
Dumbledore could speak Parceltongue, or at least I don't see any reference 
in the Books that he could, so I don't think he could have searched the 
chamber without Harry's help. It would be a good guess, though, of Voldemort 
placing some there, since we do know from Book 6 that Riddle did his first 
few murders while he was yet a student, and that he accessed the chamber 
during that time, so it fits that a Horcrux would be hidden there.

Shelley