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[a_t_rain]

OK, so I was just thinking, and I've got a new theory. If Dumbledore's theory is correct (and I guess we've got to assume it is, though why Voldemort would want to use a live snake for this purpose is beyond me), the Horcruxes are as follows:

1) Voldemort himself, whom we meet in Book One.
2) The diary, which Harry destroys in Book Two.
3) Something of Gryffindor's or Ravenclaw's (?)
4) Nagini, whom we saw for the first time in Book Four.
5) The locket, presumably the same one the Order found while they were cleaning out 12 GP in Book Five.
6) The ring, which appears in Book Six.
7) The cup, which we haven't seen in "real time" at all; presumably, we will in Book Seven.

It looks an awful lot like there's a one-per-book pattern, and if so, this mysterious object of Gryffindor's or Ravenclaw's should be something that we've seen in passing in Book Three. Any guesses?

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[dbassassin.livejournal.com]

Interesting idea. After all, he did entrust one of them (the diary) to Malfoy. Perhaps he entrusted others to his most devoted followers. Hmm. Wonder if Snape has one stashed away somewhere?

One thing I thought of as a possibility for the Gryffindor/Ravenclaw artifact is the Sorting Hat itself. In one of its songs, the Hat indicates that it used to belong to Gryffindor. But then, we're back to the same access problem as with the sword; the Hat doesn't leave the Headmaster's office except for the Sorting. But then, the whole issue of other founders Horcruxes could be just another red herring ...