Re the sword - I can't remember if it was in the office then, either. But if it *was* a Horcrux, then it would have been cursed in some way like the others, correct? Or at least, the way to get it would have been cursed, which could be the case if it were not in the office before Harry used it.
Harry pulled it out of a hat; it could have been anywhere before that. If it was a Horcrux, Harry bypassed the necessity of going through the curse to get it, made redundant one of Voldemort's masterful spells, just because he's a true Gryffindor, according to Dumbledore. (Dumbledore says that only a true Gryffindor could pull that out of a hat.) Which, if it were true, would hold really interesting implications, and also support the idea that only a real Black - a true Black, which = a true Slytherin, which Draco totally is - would be able to access the Horcrux!locket.
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Date: 2005-07-18 03:44 pm (UTC)Harry pulled it out of a hat; it could have been anywhere before that. If it was a Horcrux, Harry bypassed the necessity of going through the curse to get it, made redundant one of Voldemort's masterful spells, just because he's a true Gryffindor, according to Dumbledore. (Dumbledore says that only a true Gryffindor could pull that out of a hat.) Which, if it were true, would hold really interesting implications, and also support the idea that only a real Black - a true Black, which = a true Slytherin, which Draco totally is - would be able to access the Horcrux!locket.
Hm.