The Seven Horcruxes

Okay, I’m still in a bit of a Harry Potter mindset so I thought I would discuss my own personal theories on the Horcrux Quest (catchy possible title for Book 7). First, we must identify the seven horcruxes of Voldemort:

1) Voldemort himself (needs to keep a portion of his soul in his own body)
2) The Riddle Diary – destroyed
3) Marvolo’s Ring – destroyed
4) Slytheren’s Locket – Missing due to R.A.B
5) Hufflepuff’s Cup – Whereabouts unknown
6) Nagini – Not confirmed, but highly probable
7) Item unknown

So there are five horcruxes still to be destroyed, one being Voldemort himself. Nagini never strays far from Voldemort so those two will be coupled in a final fight. That leaves the locket, the cup and the mystery 7th.

The locket could be wrapped up easily depending on how Rowling spins it. Most theories concerning R. A. B. are that he is Regulus Black, brother of Sirius. If this is true, then it should be noted that when the group was cleaning 12 Grimmauld Place at the beginning of OotP, a golden locket was discovered that could not be opened. It is possible that this is the horcrux locket. So what happened to it? Well, either Kreatcher absconded with it and kept it hidden, or Mundungus Fletcher stole it and sold it. I lean more towards Kreature taking it. Now, how long it will take before Harry realizes this is anyone’s guess. 12 Grimmauld Place could even be exposed now that its secret keeper is dead.

Hufflepuff’s cup will be more of a generic search. I expect this portion will take up a little more of the book with perhaps Harry learning about the 7th horcrux along the way. One of the most prominent theories is that Harry is the 7th horcrux and that he may have to die to destroy Voldemort. My theory is a little varied on this. I think the horcrux is specifically located within Harry’s scar. All of Harry’s connections with Voldemort have focused around the scar, leading me to believe that that is the source of the connection. So, does that mean Harry has to die? Not necessarily. There was discussion of possibly removing Harry’s scar when he was left with the Dursley’s but Dumbledore thought it best to let Harry keep it. He may have suspected its nature and chose to let Harry keep it and its powers.