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[Deborah Krupp]

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k12listmomma <k12listmomma at comcast.net> wrote:
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Then again, why was Dumbledore wearing that Ring!Horcrux before he was able to destroy it's contents, other than to make sure it didn't disappear? Is there any power to wearing or using a Horcrux before it's destroyed? Did Dumbledore some how use the "power of the ring" before he destroyed the Ring!Horcrux?  <snip>   


Deborah writes:
Do we know Dumbledore wore the Ring/Horcrux before it was destroyed?  When he picked Harry up at Privet Drive, his hand was blackened and the ring was cracked, which leads me to believe he was wearing it as it was destroyed, perhaps wearing it was necessary to break the curse?  

I suspect he wore it after the Horcrux was destroyed to impress upon Slughorn that he, Dumbledore, knew more about Slughorn's missing memory than Slughorn would like to believe.  I hate to use the word "blackmail" but certainly I think Dumbledore was subtly telling Slughorn that he knew Slughorn had lied by omission.  

It seemed part of Dumbledore's plan to get Slughorn to teach at Hogwarts - to show him how far Tom Riddle had gone, and how dire the situation in the wizarding world, and what Slughorn's situation in any world had become or could become.  Slughorn reacted to the sight of Dumbledore's splayed hands, with his dead hand and the ring prominently displayed.  He recognized it as the one Tom used to wear, if not as Slytherin's ring.  Harry's eyes may have convinced him, but I think the ring played a small part in the decision.

Deborah, who hopes Slughorn grows a spine for DH




 
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