What event are you most looking forward to in DH?

[jmwcfo]

No: HPFGUIDX 167172

firefly:

> > I am actually really interested in exploring #12
> > Grimmauld Place. I think Harry will stumble upon
> > Slytherins locket there. However, I am concerned, now
> > that all the Blacks are dead, whether Creature will
> > have taken it to give to the Dark Lord or at least
> > tell him about it's location. And will the house
> > itself be unsafe and in full view now that DD, the
> > secret keeper is dead?


JW:

I agree that that 12 GP is the most likely site for the locket.
Alternatively, Mundungus could have sold it to Aberforth, who may not
understand its significance.

Kreacher now belongs to HP (the owner of 12 GP), must obey Harry, and
can not explicitly betray him (unless he can find a way to weasel
around HP's instructions, as Kreacher did with Sirius).

The house is Unplottable, and has other defenses applied by Sirius'
father.  There is no logical reason for this to change as a result of
DD's death.  Therefore, the house is NOT in plain view.

Further, I believe that JKR has stated in interviews that the status
of the Fidelius Charm does not change upon the Secret Keeper's
death.  It would thus appear that NOBODY - not even Kreacher or HP -
can divulge the secret.  Those who already know of the house's
existence can access it, but NOT tell others about it.

To take that thought another step, please recall that DD DID divulge
the identity of 12 GP to the Dursleys at the beginning of HBP.  This
may be important to save their miserable, stupid, hypocritical,
bigoted, rigid lives should the DE come to Privet Drive on HP's 17th
birthday.

As you specifically asked NOT to consider the final showdown, I will
NOT discuss my view of how it ends.  I will NOT mention that having a
Dementor suck out the remaining 1/7th of LV's soul BEFORE all
horcruxes are located and destroyed would leave him immortal, but
impotent, souless, in a zombielike state.  I will NOT observe how
this would certainly be one type of a "fate worse than death," to
paraphrase DD.  I will NOT even comment on how this would save the WW
without making HP into a murderer.  I will CERTAINLY NOT describe
possible sets of circumstances that would allow this to occur.  I
would NEVER impose my thoughts and ideas on someone who is not
interested! And, unlike Hagrid, I know how to keep a secret!

JW