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The cup in the Lestrange vault
Hepzibah Smith shows Tom Riddle Helga Hufflepuff’s cup. He kills her for it. The cup spends the last book in Bellatrix’s vault, and Hermione destroys it with a basilisk fang.
Preparazione
1Harry Potter e il Principe Mezzosangue · Smith’s memory
An old witch shows Riddle two treasures: Slytherin’s locket and Hufflepuff’s small golden cup. She is found dead soon after, and both objects are gone. The memory is how Harry learns the cup exists.
Scioglimento
Harry Potter e i Doni della Morte · Gringotts, then the Chamber
Bellatrix’s panic at the word “sword” tells the trio her vault holds something of Voldemort’s. The cup is there. Hermione stabs it with a fang from the basilisk in the Chamber, the same kind of venom that killed the diary.
