I thought that Voldemort introduced the Taboo when he took over at the Ministry?
Dumbledore didn't tell Harry about the diadem because...um...no, I've got nothing. You are 500% right. Surely in his 80 odd years of hanging at Hogwarts, he spoke to the Ravenclaw ghost? Surely he'd have a rapport with her by the time he needed to investigate the Ravenclaw artifact? Maybe he kept quiet for a laugh?
It would have been better if Dumbles had thought there were 3 Horcruxes - Locket, ring and diary and he died believing that the job was done (apart from Harryhorcrux, who he planned to warn once the locket was retrieved/he turned 17).
When Harry discovered that the Locket was a fake, HBP would have ended on a cliff hanger. Then early in DH, the Trio would realise through thorough investigation (Ho!)that Voldemort had created six horcruxes, not three and they'd have to work out where and what they were from scratch. That would have been far more more exciting/interesting then loitering in tent. It would be worth dropping the Cup memory for an interesting story, and Dumbledore would look as if he was well meaning, but wrong - not a complete and utter b******
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Date: 2009-06-29 07:06 pm (UTC)Dumbledore didn't tell Harry about the diadem because...um...no, I've got nothing. You are 500% right. Surely in his 80 odd years of hanging at Hogwarts, he spoke to the Ravenclaw ghost? Surely he'd have a rapport with her by the time he needed to investigate the Ravenclaw artifact? Maybe he kept quiet for a laugh?
It would have been better if Dumbles had thought there were 3 Horcruxes - Locket, ring and diary and he died believing that the job was done (apart from Harryhorcrux, who he planned to warn once the locket was retrieved/he turned 17).
When Harry discovered that the Locket was a fake, HBP would have ended on a cliff hanger. Then early in DH, the Trio would realise through thorough investigation (Ho!)that Voldemort had created six horcruxes, not three and they'd have to work out where and what they were from scratch. That would have been far more more exciting/interesting then loitering in tent. It would be worth dropping the Cup memory for an interesting story, and Dumbledore would look as if he was well meaning, but wrong - not a complete and utter b******