Who put the sword in the lake?

It also needed to be recovered "under conditions of need and valour". To fulfil these conditions, Snape deposited the real sword in a frozen lake in the Forest of Dean and used his corporeal Doe Patronus to guide Harry to the sword.
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How did Snape know where Harry was in the woods?

If you can see/feel what your Patronus sees/feels when you send it off on a mission, Snape would know the moment the Patronus found Harry and would be able to hide the sword in the lake in time for Harry to find it when he arrived, minutes later.
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Who put the sword of Gryffindor in the pool?

In book seven, Harry and Hermione Apparate to the Forest of Dean, where Snape's Patronus leads Harry to the sword in a pool of ice.
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How did the sword get in the pond?

Professor Snape learnt from a portrait where Harry is camping, took the sword which was hidden in Dumbledore's office. He travelled to the forest himself but has hidden really well, using magic. He melted the pool with magic, threw the sword in, then frozen the lake with magic.
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Why did Snape put the sword in Bellatrix's vault?

He needed to protect the sword at all cost in case he was right. If he had just hidden the sword, Death Eaters could suspect him.
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Why Snape Hid Gryffindor's Sword in an ICY Lake - Harry Potter Explained



Who took the sword out of Bellatrix's vault?

When their break-in was discovered, Griphook seized the real sword and ran with it. Afterwards, the goblins were summoned to Malfoy Manor to deliver the news of the break-in to Voldemort; in a fit of blind rage, Voldemort murdered all those present for their failure in protecting the vault and one of his Horcruxes.
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Why did Snape hide the sword in the lake?

Why did Snape have to place Gryffindor's Sword in a lake? It was cold enough for ice to form, and so Harry's life was in risk (from hypothermia).
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How did Godric Gryffindor sword get in the lake?

It was mentioned that Harry and Ron thought there was someone there with them. It's implied that the same person who cast the doe patronus put the sword into the lake.
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How did Harry find the sword in the lake?

Viewing Snape's memories in the Pensieve, Harry sees the portrait of Phineas Nigellus reporting that Harry and Hermione are in the Forest of Dean. Snape then retrieves the Sword from a hiding place behind the portrait of Dumbledore, and goes off to place the Sword where Harry had found it, in the pond.
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Did Snape help Harry find the sword?

Yet despite the danger of his mission, and despite being hated by most of the wizarding world, Snape held on to the one thing that kept him going: the safety of Lily's son. He even sent his Patronus to guide Harry Potter to the sword of Gryffindor (a known Horcrux-killer) in a nearby lake.
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Who saves Harry at frozen lake?

Harry dives into the lake to retrieve the sword, but the locket Horcrux starts choking him in the cold water. Returning after weeks away, Ron breaks the Horcrux's chain and rescues Harry and the Sword of Gryffindor from the icy water (DH19).
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Who saves Harry and Sirius from the Dementors?

During the attack Harry Potter attempted to defend himself, Hermione, and Sirius with a Patronus Charm, but failed due to the sheer amount of Dementors. However, he and the others were saved by his future self, who had travelled back in time using Hermione's Time-Turner.
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Why did Basilisk venom destroy Horcruxes?

After being healed, Harry took the fang and stabbed Riddle's diary, destroying that Horcrux beyond magical repair. Because Harry had stabbed the Basilisk with the sword, it was imbued with Basilisk venom and was therefore able to destroy Horcruxes and poison opponents that it cut through as well.
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Did Snape know Harry was a Horcrux?

Nothing about Harry being a Horcrux, or Nagini being a Horcrux, or Voldemort having Horcruxes at all. Snape did not know and Dumbledore tried to phrase everything the way it would not specify the kind of magic.
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How did Snape know when Harry was under the Invisibility Cloak?

However it seems that Dumbledore eventually disclosed the cloak to Snape and possibly other teachers, as Snape knew Harry was in possession of the cloak in Prisoner of Azkaban, when Malfoy reported the apparent apparition of Harry's floating head outside the Shrieking Shack, which Snape immediately understood to be ...
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Who sent the Patronus in Prisoner of Azkaban?

One of them was when he was talking to dumbledore about harry having to die and dumbledore asks if he has grown feelings for harry. Snape sends out a patronus immediately after then mentions lily but immediately after that scene it shows that patronus helping harry.
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Who betrayed Harry when he was being moved?

Mundungus Fletcher was played by Andy Linden in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Daniel Radcliffe, of course, played Mundungus during the "Seven Potters" scene. On the DVD, Andy pointed out that he was amazed by how well Dan pretended to be him.
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Who was the DOE in Harry Potter?

Severus Snape's Patronus was also a doe, which symbolized his love for Lily. Snape uses his doe Patronus to show Dumbledore that he never fell out of love with Lily, his childhood best friend.
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Who was Salazar Slytherin in Harry Potter?

Salazar Slytherin (fl. c. 993) was a pure-blood wizard, noted for his cunning and determination. He was regarded as one of the greatest wizards of the age, respectively as a Parselmouth and as a skilled Legilimens.
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Who has the doe Patronus?

Case study 2: Severus Snape

A doe. And in his final battle with Lord Voldemort, Harry explained the significance of this to his adversary, and to us: 'Snape's Patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's, because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from the time when they were children'.
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Why did bathilda wanted to speak in front of Hermione?

A. She thought hermoine would recognized the voice of Rita skeeter.
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Why did griphook betray Harry?

However, despite being rescued by them, Griphook's general mistrust of wizardkind resulted in him betraying Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. He betrayed them because he believed they would not hand him the Sword of Gryffindor, after destroying the Cup and other Horcruxes.
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Did Dumbledore know Snape was a Death Eater?

Basically. Voldemort thought Snape was a death eater spy pretending to be a order spy; Dumbledore knew Snape was a order spy pretending to be a death eater spy who was pretending to be a order spy.
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