Chamber of Horcruxes

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 161315

---  "k12listmomma" <k12listmomma at ...> wrote:
>
> > Steve wrote:
> >
> > ... I will point out one hugelysignificant place in 
> > the wizard world where a Horcrux is most certainly 
> > hidden (or so I speculate). ...
> >
> > Of course, I speak of 'The Chamber of Secrets'.


> Shelley: 
> 
> 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 ... But,
> on the flip side, that fact  would also serve as a 
> protection layer to keep the horcruxes safe.
> 

bboyminn:

Precisely, no one could get in but a person who speaks 
parseltongue, which means that functionally no one but
Harry and Voldemort can get in, which in turn means 
there is probably no better protected place in the
wizard world.

Also, when Voldemort potentially placed the Horcrux there
the place was protected by a Basilisk, one of the 
deadliest creatures in the wizard world. No need for a
lot of fancy protective enchantments when a Basilisk is 
around. That seems like a pretty safe place.

Even if Voldemort didn't hide anything there, the real 
question is will the Trio think of the possibility and 
explore it?

There is the question of when Voldemort had the 
opportunity to place any thing in the Chamber, but the
school is pretty much empty and unprotected during the
summer. He could had sneaked in then. Or he could have
done it the time when he came for a job interview with
Dumbledore. Simple enough to slip in the bathroom, 
quickly to the Chamber, hide the object, then he's off
again.

As to whether Dumbledore explored the Chamber or not. I
don't think so, partly because there is no indication that
he speaks parseltongue, and Harry was away from the school
immediately after the incident. So, I don't see how or
when he could have searched it. Though, it may have been
on his agenda, once he started the hunt for Horcruxes in
earnest, he may have very well intended to enlist Harry's
help to search the Chamber, but died before he had a 
chance.


Steve/bboyminn