Was there a Gryffindor Horcrux?

Dumbledore concluded(2) there were no surviving artifacts of Gryffindor that could have been transformed into Horcruxes. The wise old headmaster told Harry, incorrectly as it happens,(3) that there was ““only [one] known relic of Gryffindor””(4) – the ruby-encrusted sword encased in glass in his office.

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Why is there no Horcrux in Gryffindor?

Why doesn't Voldemort use Gryffindor swords as his Horcrux? Because Voldemort was never able to get his hands on Godric Gryffindor's sword. At the time that he was searching for objects belonging to the Founders of Hogwarts, the Sword of Gryffindor was not in the public view.

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Can the Sword of Gryffindor become a Horcrux?

It is interesting to note that the sword is the only one of the main relics of the Hogwarts Founders that is not a Horcrux but one of the few things that can destroy a Horcrux. Slytherin's Locket, Hufflepuff's Cup and Ravenclaw's Diadem are the other relics, but are also Horcruxes.

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What are the 8 Horcruxes?

What are Voldemort's horcruxes?
  • Tom Riddle's Diary.
  • Marvolo Gaunt's Ring.
  • Salazar Slytherin's Locket.
  • Helga Hufflepuff's Cup.
  • Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem.
  • Nagini.
  • The Secret Horcrux — Harry.

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Why didn't Voldemort have a Horcrux from Gryffindor?

Because he didn't find one. He could never laid his hands on the Sword, and there was no other significant object that had belonged to Gryffindor for sale; apparently no part of Gryffindor's armour survived, and Voldemort wouldn't have been interested in finding the noseguard, for instance…

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Why Voldemort Never Made a Gryffindor Horcrux

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Did hufflepuff have a Horcrux?

Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley destroy the Hufflepuff's cup Horcrux inside the Chamber of Secrets—Hermione giving it the fatal blow with a basilisk fang.

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Why is the Hufflepuff cup a Horcrux?

It is one of the seven Horcruxes created by Lord Voldemort that contained his one eighth of his soul in order to attain immortality. Owned by Helga Hufflepuff it passed down to her descendant, Hepzibah Smith, who was charmed by Tom Riddle. He later murdered her to turn the Cup into a Horcrux.

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Is Professor Quirrell A Horcrux?

Quirrell is, in effect, turned into a temporary Horcrux by Voldemort. He is greatly depleted by the physical strain of fighting the far stronger, evil soul inside him.

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What are the 12 Horcruxes?

Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes and everyone connected to them
  • Tom Riddle's diary. The diary dates back to when Voldemort was still Tom Marvolo Riddle. ...
  • Marvolo Gaunt's ring. ...
  • Helga Hufflepuff's cup. ...
  • Salazar Slytherin's locket. ...
  • Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem. ...
  • Nagini. ...
  • Harry Potter - The Boy Who Lived. ...
  • Professor Quirinus Quirrell.

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Did Harry use an unforgivable curse?

Harry makes use of two of the Unforgivable Curses in the books. Dueling with Bellatrix Lestrange, he attempts the Cruciatus curse, with limited results; Bellatrix says that he has to really hate someone to make the Unforgivable Curses work properly, righteous indignation isn't enough.

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Is Harry Gryffindor's heir?

Even though Harry is descended from the royal line, he is not an heir to the throne. Note, also, that the entire Weasley family has been in Gryffindor House, but unlike all of the Malfoy family and Slytherin, they did not all exhibit Gryffindor traits.

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Was it Snape's Patronus that led Harry to the Sword of Gryffindor?

Yet despite the danger of his mission, and despite being hated by most of the wizarding world, Snape held on to the one thing that kept him going: the safety of Lily's son. He even sent his Patronus to guide Harry Potter to the sword of Gryffindor (a known Horcrux-killer) in a nearby lake.

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How did James Potter get the invisibility cloak?

James Potter inherited the Cloak of Invisibility from his father Fleamont Potter. Fleamont was a descendant of Hardwin Potter who married Iolanthe Peverell, the only daughter of one of the descendants of Ignotus Peverell, the original owner of the Cloak of Invisibility.

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Did Dumbledore have all 3 Deathly Hallows?

Dumbledore, at one point, possessed all three Deathly Hallows. From Dumbledore's letters to Grindelwald in Deathly Hallows, it is obvious that the headmaster of Hogwarts was obsessed with the idea of the Hallows in his youth.

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Who stole the sword of Gryffindor from Bellatrix's vault?

According to the goblin, three students at Hogwarts—Ginny, Neville, and Luna—broke into Snape's office and stole the sword of Gryffindor, but were caught and punished.

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Does Harry have all three Deathly Hallows?

Harry eventually comes to possess all three Hallows – the cloak being inherited from his father James Potter, later understood to be a descendant of one of the Peverell brothers, the Resurrection Stone in the Golden Snitch bequeathed to him by Dumbledore, and the allegiance and mastery of the Elder Wand when he defeats ...

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Were there 7 or 8 Horcruxes?

The Dark Lord — aka Voldemort — created seven Horcruxes in an attempt to sustain immortality.

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How did Tom Riddle become Voldemort?

Riddle ultimately changed his name, by way of an anagram, from "Tom Marvolo Riddle" to "I am Lord Voldemort", as a way of removing his own heritage and of exalting himself, and he killed the Riddle family, partly because they were Muggles, and partly because they abandoned him and his mother.

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How did Harry survive Avada Kedavra in the forest?

Voldemort intentionally made six Horcruxes, but when he used Avada Kedavra on Harry, he unintentionally created a seventh Horcrux. Instead of dying, Lily's love for Harry created a counter 'curse' known as Sacrificial Protection and saved Harry.

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Is Harry Potter a pure Blood?

Harry James Potter holds half-blood status in Rowling's imagined wizarding world because his mother is Muggle-born and his father is pure-blood. There are three main blood statuses; pure-blood, half-blood, and Muggle-born, which are all methods of determining a witch or wizard's magical lineage.

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What house was Umbridge?

She was sorted into Slytherin House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and hated her time at the school due to never being given any positions of power. After her time at Hogwarts, Umbridge rose to prominent and influential positions in the Ministry of Magic in the Improper Use of Magic Office.

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What house was moody in?

Mad-Eye Moody is a Hufflepuff.

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What was Snape's last words?

12. Snape's Last Words. In the [Deathly Hallows] book, Snape's dying words to Harry were "Look at me". Right then we did not realize the significance of his words but in the very next chapter when Harry goes through Snape's memories in the Pensieve, he comes to know how much Snape loved Lily.

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Was Ron meant to be Hufflepuff?

Turns out resident Gryffindor Ronald Weasley was actually meant to join the likes of Hannah Abbott and Cedric Diggory (RIP) and be in Hufflepuff house. Using Pottermore's very own digital sorting hat, Rupert Grint discovered he's been living a lie all these years.

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Why did Dumbledore drink the Horcrux?

According to Dumbledore, the potion cannot be penetrated by hand, vanished, parted, scooped up, siphoned away, transfigured, charmed, or otherwise made to change its nature in any way. It can only be drained away by drinking. As such, this potion is meant for protecting something of extreme importance.

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