ZZZZZZZZ (was A dastardly Voldy plan - was: Re: Lockets

[Jen Reese]

> Snow:
> Like you say, "Nothing the least bit suspicious" is very suspicious
> if we are considering the trophy as a Horcrux unless either (a) Ron 
> couldn't activate the Horcrux or (b) it wasn't activated properly by 
> immense polishing. 

Jen: Ron polished the plaque in COS, the special services plaque. As 
far as I can tell, the TR cup is only found on JKR's website. We do 
consider everything else there to be canon, including birthday 
greetings, so I guess the cups and plaques on the Fansite page are 
seen as canon, too. It makes me a little uncomfortable given JKR's 
track record with Oop's, though. 

Snow:
> Why are we told that Ron had to polish that particular item x amount
> of times (I had truthfully wondered about that from the time it was
> mentioned) unless it was a throwaway or a clue? 

Jen: Well, it was a clue in COS already, led Ron to remember Riddle's 
name when Harry found the diary. But again, it was the plaque and not 
the cup that reminded Ron he had heard the name Tom Riddle before.
 
Jen, who may be missing book canon but can't find mention of a Tom 
Riddle cup anywhere but the website.