Hedgecrumpets (spoilers, of course)

[dungrollin]

SPOILER SPACE:

GOT UP EARLY AS THE WH SMUG ROUND THE CORNER WAS 

OPENING AT 7.  FOUND ONE CHAP WAITING ON A BENCH
 
OUTSIDE, WHO SAID GRUFFLY "I'VE BIN 'ERE SINCE 'ALF

PAST SIX."  I REMARKED THAT IF THE SHOP HAD OPENED 

AT MIDNIGHT I'D HAVE BEEN THERE LIKE A SHOT. HE 

LOOKED DUBIOUS AND SAID "WELL, WE DON'T REALLY DO

MASS HYSTERIA ROUND HERE, DO WE?"  HE MAY HAVE BEEN

WAITING ON THE ORDERS OF WIFE AND/OR KIDS, BUT FROM

THE GLEAM IN HIS EYE, I COULD TELL HE WAS AS EXCITED 

AS I WAS. BY OPENING TIME WE HAD GROWN INTO A QUEUE.

MET SOME BOUNCING TEENAGERS WITH THEIR MUM

ON THE WAY HOME, GRINNED AND SAID "ON YOUR WAY TO 

WH SMUG?" THEY GRINNED BACK, AND BOUNCED A BIT MORE,

EYEING MY WH SMUG HARRY POTTER BAG. 

"YES" SAID THE MUM.  I WISHED THEM HAPPY READING.



> > Dungrollin:
> > 
> > The Hoarsecrotchets:
> > 1. The diary (done)
> > 2. The ring (done)
> > 3. The locket (at GP – good catch, Debbie)
> > 4. Nagini (always knew she was in on it)
> > 5. Hufflepuff's cup (what are those strange magic powers?)
> > 6. Something of Ravenclaw's (wand? – good catch, Kneasy)
> > 7. Voldy.
> > 
> <snip interesting suggestion re silver hands and such>


Mooseming:
> I'm not at all convinced that those four remaining items have been 
> correctly identified by DD. Repeatedly we are told he is guessing 
> and that he does make mistakes. I'm actually sold on the locket, 
> cup and wand but I think the Nagini option is unlikely. I'm fairly 
> confident it will turn out to be a Gryffindor thing in the end.
> 

Dungrollin again:
Ah, see I'm completely sold on Nagini, I think the Something of 
Ravenclaw's the dodgiest.  I want to know whether Voldy's planning 
on making another Hogratchet to replace the Diary, which is the only 
one he knows is gone. If he likes significant deaths and 
accumulating trinkets, I'd bet he's got his eye on knocking off 
Harry and pinching Gryffindor's sword.