Tapestry!!! (and Splinching!!!)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 169969

bboyminn wrote:
<snip>
> First to Sirius's purge of the House; I think this was a mistake. In
his momentary anger, he made an emotional decision that none of the
artifacts mattered. He hated the history of his family. But here is
the thing, today is tomorrows history. <snip>
 
> I think in time, had things worked out better for Sirius and Harry,
they both would have regretted trashing all those family artifacts. <snip>

> I have speculated that part of the next book will about Harry
enlisting the help of Mundungus and Kreacher to return all the Black
Family artifacts that they can possibly recover. This represent
punishment and redemption for Mundungus, and it represent the return
of object that Kreacher holds in great reverence. I think this will
ingraciate Harry to Kreacher and soften their relationship. When
Kreacher sees that Harry respects and values the Black Family through
the family artifacts, Kreacher's respect for Harry will grow. 

Carol:
A Sirius, erm, serious mistake to get rid of the artifacts, yes. But
it was probably a good idea to purge the curtains of Doxies and get
rid of Boggarts and robes that tried to strangle people. Vials of
blood and sawed-off Troll's legs don't add much to the decor, either.
:-) But silver cups with the family crest I think Harry would want,
and, much as Harry hates Bellatrix Lestrange, it might be, as you
imply, a good idea to let Kreacher hold onto that photograph just to
placate him. I know that some posters think it was heartless of DD to
mention Sirius Black's treatment of Kreacher just after Black's death,
but maybe he knew or guessed that Black had made Harry his heir and
that Harry might be inheriting Kreacher, in which case, his advice on
how to treat him (not following Black's example) may have been both
wise and well-intentioned. So rather than taking away Kreacher's
treasures, he could be put in charge of caring for them (except, of
course, a certain locket).

I'm not sure about redemption for the "smelly sneak thief" currently
in Azkaban for impersonating an Inferius, but there's clearly a
connection between him and Aberforth (the Hog's Head barkeeper and spy
for Albus since at least the time of LV's DADA interview) and Dung may
have the locket, so he'll come back into the story somehow.

bboyminn:
<snip>
 
> As to the Tapestry, sorry but I think it is just what it is. No
secret passageways concealed behind. Still that would be a nice twist
to the plot. Maybe the cover of the UK edition shows the Trio
stumbling into the Black Family Treasure Vault hidden under the house
and accessed by a secret passageway hidden behind the tapestry. Like I
said, I don't think so, but really, it is an intriguing thought.

Carol:
I think the tapestry has at least one seemingly mundane but actually
crucial function left to perform. Someone (probably Hermione) will see
Regulus's name on it, Harry will remember that he was a Death Eater
who got cold feet and was killed, and an alarm will go off in their
heads. ("RAB!" they shouted together.)

I think that the UK children's book shows Gryffindor's vault at
Hogwarts (note the rubies, which also appear on Gryffindor's sword,
and DD's statement to Karkaroff in GoF that he would never state that
he knows all of Hogwarts' secrets).

I'm out of posts for the day, so I'm going to toss out an unrelated 
wild idea here (despite having just stated that I prefer analysis to
speculation <blush!>).

I wonder if Splinching, first mentioned in passing in GoF and
demonstrated by Susan Bones in the first Apparition lesson in HBP will
play a role in HBP. (Why mention it if it doesn't? Why have Ron leave
just a single eyebrow behind in his Apparition exam, which seems just
silly unless it foreshadows something bigger?) What if someone (a bad
guy?) is Splinched and not allowed to reunite the parts of his body?
Any other thoughts on how Splinching might play a role in DH? 

Carol, imagining Harry tossing the Splinched body parts of Lord
Voldemort one by one through the Veil, realizing full well that it
won't really happen that way