[HPforGrownups] Horcruxes 401 (Was Re: LV's Offence of the Dark Arts - OODA 301)

[Kemper]

No: HPFGUIDX 170381

> Goddlefrood:
> That he did this preparation of the vessel in diverse ways
> should be clear enough, even from what we do know of the
> Horcrux creating process. The Diary Horcrux acted in its
> own way and I believe the other Horcruxes will too. Each
> of the remaining Horcruxes will be destroyed in a different
> manner and be found to have differing enchantments or bindings
> on them.
>
> The Ring Horcrux accounted for by Dumbledore, based on the
> little he described of its destruction, was very unlike the
> Diary. That the remaining 4, or possibly 3, will each cause
> their own problems and have unalike enchantments is something
> I would expect.

Kemper now:
I agree that each Horcrux will have its specific defenses/protections.
 But I'm betting that since the Dark Lord feels that an Horcrux needs
protection then they must be relatively easy to destroy.

My impression of the Horcrux creation is that all of it is 'easy' and
none of it is 'right': from the intention to kill, to tearing away a
piece of the soul, to placing it in an object.  Yes, it's the Darkest
Magic, but I doubt it's the most powerful.

The Diary was destroyed after Harry rendered the paper.
It is unclear, as far as I was able to tell, how the Ring was
destroyed, but as the ring is _not_ described of having a crack in it
within any of the pensieve memories, I believe it is reasonable to
assume the black stone was whole.  It is only described as cracked
when Harry sees it on Dumbledore's hand after while visiting Slughorn.
 My assumption is that after DD got passed the protections, he cracked
the stone thus releasing the soul piece within.

Again, why all the protection unless they are easily destroyed?

jmao



> Goddlefrood asides:
> A little idea occurred to me recently, partially linked to the
> Deluxe Scholastic cover. It is that if Harry and Co. visit a
> treasure vault then it will be one guarded by a dragon, only
> one though. This can be extrapolated from what we have heard
> as a rumour regarding Gringotts Bank from all the way back in
> PS / SS. Hagrid, iirc, tells Harry that there are reports of
> dragons at Gringotts. Part of the process of accessing the
> vault would include getting past a dragon. If that is the
> case then the same dragon may assist in furthering their quest
> and be the one artistically depicted on the said Deluxe Cover.
> It will also have been guarding a Horcrux.

Kemper asides as well:
I've been thinking similarly, but that the Antipodean Dragon on the
cover is so named not just because of where they live that the these
dragons can teleport to opposite ends of the world.  Maybe the Horcrux
is hanging from a horn.  Anyone attempting to take it, and the dragon
would teleport to its antipodean on globe.

Kemper