Deathly Hallows Reaction - Could do Better, Sorry

[anne_t_squires]

No: HPFGUIDX 172270

 Goddlefrood <gav_fiji at ...> wrote:
>

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> My biggest complaint I save until last: -
> 
> To quote Ronald Weasley in an earlier work by JKR:
> "How thick can you get?". How thick indeed. Lord
> Voldemort has been shown to be rather less intelligent
> than an amoeba. He never realised that Harry was
> seeing what he did. Nary a thought was given to the
> possibility that he should not under any circumstances
> dwell on his Horcruxes, and yet he did, allowing Harry
> to know where they were. Far too convenient a plot
> device and eminently unsatisfactory to this reader.
> Why, when he had apparently invested some time in
> blocking the link between himself and Mr. Potter was
> that link reopened? Couldn't Ms. Rowling have allowed
> the trio to figure out the locations of the Horcruxes
> in another way, thus cutting down on the listlessness
> of their otherwise aimless search?

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> Goddlefrood, going back behind the scenes where he
> belongs ;-)

Anne Squires:

I have to disagree with the idea that Voldemort showed Harry where the
Horcruxes were.  HSH figured out the locket in GP without any help
from LV.  Harry figured out that the cup was in the Lestrange vault
after their encounter with Bellatrix.  Harry had thought from the
very, very beginning that a Horcrux was at Hogwarts.  Hermione was the
one who insisted that he was wrong.  The vision fron LV did show Harry
Hogwarts; but I maintain that Harry already knew this.  Anyway, Harry
figured out that it was in the ROR.  DD told Harry about Nagini so
Harry didn't need LV for this information either.

Anne