Horcruxes - a different thought

[Mike]

No: HPFGUIDX 160432

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Katherine Coble wrote:
> 
> On Oct 26, 2006, at 4:40 PM, Cyril A Fernandes wrote:
> >
> > However, that does not add up for me. Why would something have
> > responded if there was no real Horcrux to be retreived?
>
> 
> Katherine:
> 
> Because the Inferi were programmed to respond to any use of magic 
> by anyone other than Voldemort.   Voldemort had a better way to  
> seize the locket, and so the Inferi knew that  Harry's spell 
> was coming from a wizard other than V.

Mike:

Actually, I think Cyril has an interesting point. We have no 
indication that Inferi can think for themselves, rather they do the 
bidding of the wizard that enchants them. I can think of no canon to 
back this up, but it doesn't seem likely that the Inferi could be 
programmed to react to any other's magic besides LV's. Besides, if 
one of them is reacting to Harry's use of magic, why didn't they 
react to Dumbledore's magic when he pulled the boat up by the chain? 
He didn't do that with physical labor. I'm not buying the Inferi 
could have distinguished between spells or discern which spell has 
more of a chance to retrieve the Horcrux. Non-verbal means nothing, 
Inferi are not Legilemens capable. AFAWK they only react to touching 
the water.

I suppose there must be some magic in place inside the cave which 
prevents apparating, broom flying or the like; which requires one to 
take "Voldemort's boat" to get to the birdbath of doom. But couldn't 
Voldemort remove the magic if he put it in place? Why did he need a 
boat? Is Voldemort immune from Inferi attack or does he also have to 
avoid touching the water?

Back to Cyril's point. We do know that 'Accio' requires good 
concentration to retrieve something at distance. I suspect the same 
principle holds for something being impeded; such as a cup inside a 
robe pocket being worn buy a dead body that is also waterlogged.<g> 
More especially, once that dead body left the water, I suspect Harry 
lost all thought of his Accio and the summoning ceased.

The only thing that dissuades me from this theory is that I don't 
see JKR wanting to make a return to the cave. And I can't see Harry 
figuring that Dumbledore was wrong on this seemingly innocuous point.
Harry's not that brilliant!

Mike, hoping Harry is at least on the ball enough to tell the MoM 
where Voldemort hides his army of Inferi. Hey, didn't someone bring 
up Harry getting the MoM to do some of his Horcrux hunting for him?