Rubies

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No: HPFGUIDX 169168

When the book covers came out there was a lot of speculation as to 
where the scene on the cover of the British children's edition takes 
place.  Gringotts was one place thrown out there that seemed to have 
a lot of merit.  

The other day I reread the chapter in which Harry visits Gringotts 
for the first time and two things jumped out at me.  One, discussed 
here already, is when Griphook tells Harry that if anyone other than 
a Gringotts goblin tried to open the high security vaults, they would 
be sucked inside and trapped.  Now, it has been debated whether the 
trio is being pulled forward or backward in the picture, but going 
with the theory that it is a Gringotts vault, let's just say that 
they could be in the process of being sucked into Gryffindor's vault.

The thing that got me really excited though was that while Harry 
stood with Hagrid at the counter, looking around, he saw a goblin 
weighing *really big rubies*.  Ring a bell?!  A possible clue hidden 
in the early chapters of the first book that would become important 
in the last?

Also, it looks in the picture as though Harry has some injuries on 
his arm, burns from a dragon perhaps?

While typing this out, I had another thought.  I've always been a big 
fan of the theory that there is a horcrux hidden at the beginning of 
each book (SS: ??, COS: diary, POA:??, GOF: Nagini?, OOP: locket, 
HBP: ring).  It's been mentioned that the single wand in the window 
of Olivander's could have belonged to Rowena Ravenclaw and could be a 
horcrux.  If not, is it possible that maybe these rubies are one?  Or 
something else that we see at Gringotts?

I'd love to hear thoughts on both of these ideas!

Janelle