Bill and Snape and Horcruxes

[Goddlefrood]

No: HPFGUIDX 165483

> Valky wrote (in reference to a query on why Bill and Snape had been 
said by Carol to be the only people able to help Harry locate and 
assist with Horcruxes):
> The answer to your question is that Bill Weasley is a professional
> Curse Breaker so he might be able to make himself useful in a quest to
> destroy cursed objects.
> 
> And of course, Snape is the unequivocal expert in the obscurest Dark
> Arts, Voldemorts favourite field.

Goddlefrood:

This bears some scrutiny, and by the way, I think the initial 
questioner is somewhat aghast, as I am, that it has been suggested Bill 
and Snape would be the only people able to assist Harry. As a further 
aside I severely doubt it having read a good number of Carol's posts.

Be that as it may there is a candidate, whose abilities are as yet 
unknown, but who undoubtedly is versed in Horcruxes, and that is Horace 
Slughorn. He whose mistake (as he sees it) led to TR alias LV making 
multiple Horcruxes and ultimately putting Harry on the spot.

I am of the firm view that Horace will play a significant role in 
neutralising / destroying the Horcruxes to the point where his inherent 
fence sitting and looking for an easy life is destroyed. Harry is aware 
through his experiences in the Pensieve throughout HBP that Horace has 
knowledge of Horcruxes. It would be no surprise if the first time they 
are raised in DH outside the trio will be when Harry speaks to Horace.

In respect of Snape assisting I would only say that if he does it will 
be off radar and it is quite possible that it will never come to 
Harry's attention and therefore neither would it come to ours. Can 
anyone envisage a scenario where Harry and Snape team up early in the 
book and Harry accepts help from he whom he currently considers to be 
the worst and most repulsive murderer in history bar none. I have to 
say, I really don't think so, but then I've been wrong before.

Goddlefrood