DH reread CH 6-7

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 186367

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
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> Carol responds:
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> All in all, I'd say that Scrimgeour was right. The Sword of Gryffindor does not belong to Dumbledore or to Harry (or Ron or Neville, both of whom later earn the right to wield it--once). It belongs, in a sense, to all Gryffindors and will present itself under the right conditions to the Gryffindor of its own choosing (with or without the aid of the Sorting Hat). Surely, Dumbledore knew that--and knew that Scrimgeour or whoever proved the will would not allow it to be given away. He did, however, wish Harry to know that he would need the Sword of Gryffindor in his quest to destroy the Horcruxes. How better to do that than to "bequeath" it to Harry in his will? As Pippin says, willing the sword to Harry (without actually giving it to him) let Harry know that he would need the sword without letting anyone else (specifically Scrimgeour or whichever Ministry official read the will) know why Harry needed it.
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jkoney:
The only problem I have with this line of thinking is when is the sword no longer Harry's? Does it happen immediately after he slays the basilisk?

Since it doesn't disappear, I would argue that it is Harry's until some other Gryffendor needs it. At that point it would vanish and go to the new person.