Horcrux hunt
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| Horcrux hunt | |
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Horcrux areas |
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The mission given to Harry Potter to find Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes |
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All Horcruxes end up destroyed and Harry kills Lord Voldemort once and for all |
- "There are no more Horcruxes. It's just you and me. Neither can live while the other survives, and one of us is about to leave for good..."
- —Harry Potter to Lord Voldemort[src]
A mission was given to Harry Potter in June of 1997 to hunt down all of Voldemort's Horcruxes, a mission that Albus Dumbledore started in August of 1996 after he destroyed Marvolo Gaunt's Ring at the Gaunt Shack. These are the chain of events that up to Voldemort's death at the Battle of Hogwarts.
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[edit] Tom Riddle's Diary
- "Funny the damage a silly, little book can do. Especially in the hands of a silly, little girl."
- —Lord Voldemort[src]
In 1993, a Horcrux led Harry to the Chamber of Secrets by possessing Ginny Weasley. Harry arrived there and, after using Godric Gryffindor's Sword to kill Slytherin's Basilisk, took a Basilisk fang and stabbed the diary Horcrux. Basilisk venom is one of the few things that can destroy a Horcrux, since phoenix tears are its only cure. The destruction of the diary triggered Albus Dumbledore's suspicions of multiple Horcruxes and set in motion the chain of events which culminated in the Horcrux Hunt.
[edit] Marvolo Gaunt's Ring
- "I was tempted"
- —Albus Dumbledore on why he put on Gaunt's ring[src]
Having researched the past of Lord Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore noted a ring worn by Lord Voldemort's grandfather, Marvolo Gaunt. In 1996, Albus Dumbledore discovered the ring at the Gaunt Shack. Because the stone of the ring was actually one of the three Deathly Hallows, Dumbledore put on the ring in hopes of once again seeing his dead family. However, due to the curse placed on the ring by Voldemort, Dumbledore barely survived with the help of Severus Snape, but had only a year to live. He managed to stab the ring with the basilisk-venom-impregnated sword of Godric Gryffindor.
[edit] Salazar Slytherin's Locket
After telling Harry Potter about all his research on Voldemort's Horcruxes, Dumbledore located the locket of Salazar Slytherin in the Horcrux cave. He and Harry Apparated to the cave and took a small boat to an island in the cave. Dumbledore drank a potion and was weakened. Harry tried to fend off the Inferi, but nothing happened until Dumbledore repelled the Inferi with fire.
[edit] R.A.B.
- "It was I that discovered your secret."
- —Regulus Black on Voldemort's Horcruxes[src]
After the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and Dumbledore's death, Harry found out the locket was a fake and the real Horcrux was taken by R.A.B.. After the Death Eaters conquered the Ministry of Magic, Kreacher told Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger the story of how Regulus Black, alias R.A.B., discovered Voldemort's secret and gve the Horcrux to Kreacher and told him to destroy it, just before the Inferi killed him. Unfortunately, Mundungus Fletcher took the Horcrux, and gave it to Dolores Umbridge.
[edit] Infilitration of the Ministry of Magic
Around September, Harry (disguised as Albert Runcorn), Ron (disguised as Reginald Cattermole), and Hermione (disguised as Mafalda Hopkirk) infiltrated the Ministry of Magic, and after retrieving Alastor Moody's magical eye and freeing Mary Cattermole, they fled to a forest with the real Horcrux. The locket, after causing Ron to leave the group and possibly scarring Harry, was finally struck by Ronald Weasley with Gryffindor's sword.
[edit] Helga Hufflepuff's Cup
After being captured and taken to Malfoy Manor, Harry discovered, from clues by Bellatrix Lestrange, that the cup of Helga Hufflepuff was at Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Harry negotiated with the goblin Griphook to break into the Lestrange Vault. Griphook agreed, but only if Harry would give him Gryffindor's sword. Harry, reluctantly, agreed. Harry (invisible), Ron (disguised), Hermione (disguised as Bellatrix), and Griphook (invisible) left to Diagon Alley. They managed to escape Travers and get inside the Lestrange Vault, after having their cover blown. Unfortunately, they had to escape on a dragon, when Griphook took the sword and abandoned them.
It wasn't until the Battle of Hogwarts that the cup was destroyed. Fortunately, Ron was able to imitate Parseltongue to get into the Chamber of Secrets. They took some basilisk fangs and Hermione destroyed the Horcrux.
[edit] Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem
- "Like it hot, scum?"
- —Vincent Crabbe, just before destroying the diadem[src]
While Ron and Hermione were destroying the cup, Harry found out that Helena Ravenclaw stole the diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw and Voldemort found it and hid his new Horcrux in the Room of Requirement. He, Ron, and Hermione went there, but were ambushed by Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle. Fortunately, Crabbe's Fiendfyre destroyed the diadem, killing him in the process. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco, and Goyle managed to escape.
[edit] Harry Potter
Later, after the battle had ceased, Harry discovered that he was an unintended Horcrux. In order to desroy Voldemort, he had to allow the Dark Lord to kill him. Fortunately, the blood from Harry in Voldemort allowed Harry to survive, while the piece of Voldemort's soul inside him was destroyed.
[edit] Nagini
Believing Harry to be dead, Neville Longbottom lunged at Voldemort and swore that he'd only join him when "hell freezes over". In response, Voldemort placed the Sorting Hat on Neville's head and set it ablaze. However, Neville drew Godric Gryffindor's Sword from the hat and decapitated Nagini, Voldemort's last Horcrux.
[edit] The Death of Tom Marvolo Riddle
- "'Avada Kedavra!"
- —Voldemort's final words[src]
A few minutes later, Harry revealed himself and faced Voldemort. He explained everything - Snape's true loyalty, Dumbledore's plan, and the Elder Wand's true master (first Draco, now Harry himself). Finally, Voldemort tried to kill Harry, but Harry's mastery of the Elder Wand and the destruction of all of the Horcruxes resulted in Voldemort's demise by his own rebounded Killing Curse.
