The Ravenclaw Hx identified?

[Jen Reese]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "nkafkafi" <nkafkafi at y...> wrote:
> Thanks to Kneasy for making that observation about the four tarot
> symbols: the Jewel, the Cup, the Sword and the Wand. Both Slytherin
> Hxs, the ring and the locket, are jewels, Dumbledore believes that
> the Hufflepuff Hx is Helga's cup, and he says the last relic of 
> Gryffindor is his sword. So as Kneasy mentioned, this leaves us 
> with Rowena Ravenclaw's wand.
<snip>
> Hmm. Did Voldy decide that it would now be safer to have his Hx in
> his possession? Did he kidnap old Ollie together with the wand, so he
> won't be able to tell anything to anybody, and kidnapped Fortescue
> too so it won't look as if he was interested in Ollivander
> specifically? However, there were signs of struggle in Fortescue's 
> shop, but not in Ollivander's. So did old Ollie get a whiff that
> Voldy is after him and went underground with the precious wand? 

Jen: The symmetry of this is really fantastic, I like Kneasy's 
proposal about the four suits of the Minor Arcana corresponding to the 
4 remaining Horcruxes. 

A total aside here: Maybe Carolyn was right that having two Slytherin 
pieces bungs up the symmetry here? I get the symbolism of the stone 
ring Horcrux, denoting the extinguishment of the Riddle line. That 
fits the Pentacles/Diamond suit of the Arcana. But the locket, worn by 
his mother and symbolizing the magical line of Tom's family back to 
Slytherin, who did he murder for this Horcrux? I think it would be his 
*most* important murder. (I'm convinced the cup was after Hepzibah's 
murder, a rather silly person associated with Hufflepuff). Also, 
doesn't the diary make the Heir of Slytherin connection? 

I guess the locket's not a red herring though, especially since it was 
found in that particular cave with those particular protections. And 
the tiny little detail that both Dumbledore and another person were 
willing to die to retrieve it.

But back to Ollivander, I read a theory that LV kidnapped him to force 
a new wand out of him, one without the shared Phoenix core. Anyone 
like that idea? I guess you could substitute LV forcing Ollivander to 
give up Rowena's wand instead, and when he found it missing, either 
killing him in a rage or forcing another wand be made. 

That would be interesting, a little sabotage on Ollivander's part?

Jen