But what if the pouch gets lost? What if the person who carries it dies and the sword is gone with him? The disadvantages are clear. Now, which advantage would they have gained if Dumbledore had taken the sword with them? Immediate destruction of the horcrux doesn't change anything since there are other horcruxes. Extra protection is also unlikely because it is not the horcruxes that pose a real danger, it is the curses set up by Riddle.
Remember that of all the horcruxes only the locket had some sort of internal protection, and it was overcome rather easily. The diary doesn't count since it was only able to materialize into young Riddle because of Jinny, and the destruction of the diary itself was quick and easy. The real problem was the curses set up to protect the horcruxes and other Riddle's security measures, and the sword doesn't help against them.
So there are no real advantages, but the disadvantages are quite clear. That's why it makes sense why Dumbledore left the sword in the castle. There could be other reasons, but this seems the simplest one to me. By the way, I like Kevin's answer, but I wanted to elaborate a little, so I'm leaving this as my own answer rather than a comment.
Gryffindor's Sword needed to be earned, not given, right? Well, a large part of Dumbledore's plan was to have Harry discover this for himself so that the only practical weapon capable of destroying the Horcruxes would remain in Harry's possession once he had virtuously obtained it not disappear into the Sorting Hat because it had simply been handed to him.
So Dumbledore had to ensure that Harry was kept in the dark about the Sword until the right time; bringing the Sword with them to the Horcrux Cave would have given everything away and perhaps rendered the Sword of Gryffindor useless in the long run. We note in Deathly Hallows that there already seems to be an antipathy between the sword and the Horcruxes. Dumbledore was probably taking the precaution of not taking a powerful magical artifact to a location where setting off any kind of alarm could cause the operation to go pear-shaped.
My bet is he planned on destroying the horcrux in a more protected location where they would not be under attack from the water creatures and an enchanted cave. I think he didn't have access to the real sword. So much of the book is about when the sword is the real one, and when the fake.
D used the sword to fix the ring but that was quite some time previous to this sea cave episode. The real sword could have been with James - he certainly needed the protection - and could have been the next intended horcrux. I have wondered about its path after that. Because Harry would've stood a better chance and actually learn something from it if he had the sword to destroy the remaining pieces of Voldermort Dumbledore's whole goal was to make sure that Harry stayed meek and humble so that the great Albus would always be there to rescue Harry from dumb decisions because face it there are a LOT of WTF Harry moments.
Having a weapon in Harry's hands would also start giving him Ideas about being independent that don't flow well with Dumbledore's greater good theory which has holes the size of Texas in it.
He likely wanted to die from the ring in his hands so that it would create the panic needed to start the final war with Voldermort or otherwise it would've all been too easy in Dumbledore's mind to keep everybody safe.
Dumbedore is a very dangerous headmaster and puts people's lives in danger for his own foolish theories and should share Sirius Black's old jail cell. Hey that's an idea for a fanfic! This is just like when a Liberal does something erratic that ends in failure somebody like Hermione is always there to clean up the mess others make and SHE gets the blame. Bad mother teaching skills. Sorry Hermione but no matter how much you feel sorry for Harry and Ron they need to learn to look after themselves instead of helicoptering over them.
There's a reason schools in Asia don't have janitors and the kids clean things up. This is where Hogwarts could use self efficiency training on students to take care of themselves and their environment in and out of the classroom.
In fact calling for house elves should only be for extreme emergencies instead of being miniature Janitors but that's another topic. Hogwarts is a very dangerous school and you are a fool for not taking extra precautions ahead of time both muggle means and magical. There literally isn't any rule that prohibits carrying a concealed firearm in the grounds or in the castle. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.
Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Ask Question. Asked 9 years, 4 months ago. Active 2 years, 5 months ago. Viewed 11k times. Improve this question. DVK-on-Ahch-To k gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Slytherincess Slytherincess k gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Because Dumbledore is not an HP fan with nothing better to do than read the books over and over again looking for pot holes. Or, if you'd rather phrase it another way, not even the smartest man is guaranteed to think of everything.
Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Gabe Willard Gabe Willard I thnk it comes down to, destroying all the horcruxes at once with the sword, or bringing the sword to each unsafe location to destroy them individually.
The sword could only get lost if the Sorting Hat were lost. Remember that even after Griphook took the sword, Neville was still able to pull it out of the Sorting Hat at the end. Apparently the Sword of Gryffindor can always be pulled out of the Sorting Hat.
Kyralessa is right. It was a very difficult place to find and even Dumbledore had to make a lot of research about Voldemort's past. Upon storing the locket in the cave, Voldemort set up a large number of complex enchantments, designed to keep others out but still allow him access to the Horcrux, should he desire to visit or remove it.
As acknowledged by Dumbledore himself, the defences that Voldemort had set up within were well-designed in that one person alone could not enter and leave it without assistance. He placed a spell on the cave so that it was impossible to Apparate inside it [2] though ineffective against house-elf magic , as Voldemort underestimated them.
A smaller entrance was made: a door which required a blood sacrifice, a weakness payment , to open. According to Dumbledore , this was due to a common misconception by Voldemort that physical pain would weaken a person entering the chamber. An Inferi -infested lake separated the entrance of the cave from the Horcrux. Any attempt to use a Summoning Charm to get the Horcrux would cause one or more Inferi to leap out of the water to block the spell's effect.
If the water is disturbed, the Inferi would emerge and attempt to drag the intruder into the water to drown. The Inferi are frightened off by fire. The darkness within the cave was noted to be denser than normal, and the light created from a Wand-Lighting Charm would illuminate less than expected.
The Horcrux was placed on an island in the middle of the lake. To get there, one had to find an invisible boat anchored to the cavern wall. The boat was enchanted so that only one wizard of age could be transported in it. This once again shows Voldemort's habit of underestimating his opponents, because he did not expect any underage wizard would attempt such feats. The Horcrux itself was in a basin filled with a potion that could not be touched, vanished, transfigured, or charmed; the only way to dispose of it was to drink it.
Once drunk, though, it caused the drinker to see "terrible things", to experience almost unbearable burning in one's insides, and to be dehydrated. If the drinker still had strength left after consuming the potion, conjured water would vanish on them and they would have to drink from the lake; upon disturbing the water an army of Inferi would rise from the lake and attempt to kill the interloper by dragging them under the water and drowning them.
Harry Potter Wiki Explore. This locket was an heirloom of the Black family. With the help of his House-elf Kreacher , Regulus swapped it for Salazar Slytherin's Locket , which was hidden in the seaside cave , in an attempt to destroy Voldemort 's Horcrux and bring down the Dark Lord.
Regulus was killed in the process when he was dragged underwater by the Inferi , but Kreacher was successfully able to switch the lockets and escape. Regulus' locket was found by Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore in June of when they also attempted to obtain the Horcrux. Harry gave it to Kreacher the following August, as an act of kindness.
Regulus Black had been an admirer of Lord Voldemort from a young age. However, after he finally joined the Death Eaters , he became disillusioned with Voldemort and his goals. When Voldemort cruelly used Kreacher , Regulus' house-elf, to test the defences of one of his Horcruxes , Regulus became determined to undermine the Dark Lord.
Regulus also discovered that Voldemort had been creating Horcruxes as a way to become immortal. In , he had Kreacher take him to where the Horcrux was hidden , and ordered Kreacher to switch the Horcrux locket with another locket he had brought with him.
Regulus drank the potion in the basin, and was dragged to his death by the Inferi soon afterwards. Kreacher, unable to disobey his master, switched the lockets and escaped, just as he had been ordered to. However, despite his best efforts, Kreacher was unable to destroy the Horcrux.
He kept the locket in the Black family house , and both the real and fake Horcrux lockets lay undisturbed in their new hiding places for over fifteen years. Albus Dumbledore suspected that Voldemort had created multiple Horcruxes, and spent several years conducting research into this theory.
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