CHAPDISC: DH27, The Final Hiding Place

[tommy_m_riddle]

No: HPFGUIDX 184156

I've been away for quite a while, but I guess this is as good a place 
to jump back in as any.  Hi, all.

> Mike:
> Like chapter 11, "The 
> Bribe". Who was bribed? Who did the bribing?

Sarah:
Umbridge was bribed by Mundungus.  The bribe was the locket.  If he 
hadn't bribed her, she would have had him fined for selling 
artefacts.  But she liked the locket, and agreed to take it and let 
him free.

> Mike:
> Well, I was a Harry!Crux proponent. But since I was still confused 
> about who was hiding at this point, I,... umm,... what was I 
saying? 
> Oh yeah, Horcrux counting. I was still on track, cuz I didn't have 
> Nagini on my dream team. Besides, with JKR's math, I figured we 
could 
> get anywhere from 5 to 9 Horcruxes and still be within the margin 
of 
> error.

Sarah:
Ha ha! To answer the original question, I was a proponent.  But I 
always knew it was accidental if it was true, so I figured it didn't 
count in the number.  (And yeah, I don't think it was an actual 
"Horcrux," but that's kind of semantics, to me.)  I wasn't sure about 
Nagini either.  Dumbledore really didn't seem too convinced of it in 
HBP.  But he sure did in The Prince's Tale.  If he'd been wrong about 
Nagini, Harry would have had to sacrifice himself by accident like he 
normally tries to.  And then he wouldn't be able to come back, and 
we'd never have young Albus Severus.  (I'm trying not to make it too 
obvious that I would have preferred the ending I'm describing, but I 
think it's failing.)

> Mike:
> I guess we are. Wait, I have a question. If the Diary Horcrux had 
> succeeded in killing Ginny, would that soul piece tear? The damn 
> things could be like Tribbles.

Sarah:
What I'd like to know is, could the Harry and Hermione from the 
locket have eaten Ron's soul and made themselves corporeal?  Would 
there then be two Voldemorts running around that look like Harry and 
Hermione?  That would have been kind of awesome.

Sarah