Why was there a fake Gryffindor sword?

A replica of Sword of Gryffindor was created or acquired by Albus Dumbledore sometime prior to 1997. This replica was placed in the case normally holding the real sword, so that the real one could eventually be given to Harry Potter to assist his search for Voldemort's Horcruxes.
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Why did Snape put a fake sword in the vault?

Death Eaters could easily suspect that the sword was important because of previously given reasons and they could appropriate it directly from his office. 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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Where is the fake Gryffindor sword?

Snape ordered a fake sword of Gryffindor to be placed in Bellatrix's vault. Harry later retrieved the real sword from a lake. Eventually, Harry & co. are captured by snatchers and brought to the Malfoy's manor where Bellatrix proceeds to freak out about the sword that is presumably in her vault at Gringotts.
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Who has the real Gryffindor sword?

The group was caught and punished as a result. Following that incident, Severus Snape passed the counterfeit sword to Bellatrix Lestrange. Bellatrix then stored it in her Gringotts vault alongside Helga Hufflepuff's cup, one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.
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Why did Snape place the sword in a 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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Why can Basilisk venom destroy Horcruxes?

Basilisk venom is a method for destroying Horcruxes because once it takes effect, it renders the object irreparable, and the only chance for possibly repairing it is immediately putting phoenix tears on it.
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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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Can a non Gryffindor use the sword?

So even if any student posses qualities "worthy of Gryffindor" (so to speak), they will not be able to draw the sword from the Hat as they do not belong to Gryffindor house.
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Who created the fake Sword of Gryffindor?

A replica of Sword of Gryffindor was created or acquired by Albus Dumbledore sometime prior to 1997. This replica was placed in the case normally holding the real sword, so that the real one could eventually be given to Harry Potter to assist his search for Voldemort's Horcruxes.
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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 owns Godric Gryffindor sword?

Owners. The Sword of Gryffindor was a goblin-made sword owned by the famed wizard Godric Gryffindor, one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Who was Ragnuk the first?

King Ragnuk the First (fl. 11th century) was the king of the goblins during the lifetime of Godric Gryffindor. He was the maker of the famous Sword of Gryffindor.
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Why was the sword in the Sorting Hat?

The sword was produced by the Sorting Hat during Harry's ordeal in the Chamber of Secrets and Harry used it to kill the Basilisk (CS17). At this point it became infused with Basilisk venom, which made it capable of destroying Horcruxes (DH15).
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How did Bellatrix get pregnant?

Yep, that happened: Bellatrix and Voldemort had sex sometime around Order of the Phoenix or Half-Blood Prince, and their wild night in bed led to a child named Delphi Diggory/Riddle/Lestrange. According to Delphi herself, she was born sometime before the Battle of Hogwarts.
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Why did Bellatrix have the sword in her vault?

Addition of the Fake Sword

During the Second Wizarding War, Godric Gryffindor's Sword was secured in Bellatrix's vault on Voldemort's orders, Voldemort and Bellatrix both unaware, at the time, that it was merely a copy placed there then-Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Severus Snape).
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Why can the Sword of Gryffindor 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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How did Harry pull the sword out of the hat?

Discovered in Book 2, Chapter 18, Dobby's Reward. Harry kills the Basilisk with a silver, ruby-encrusted sword that appears in the Sorting Hat delivered by Fawkes. He carries this sword out of the Chamber of Secrets and lays it on McGonagall's desk.
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How did the sword of Gryffindor appear in the hat?

Extended Description. The Sword of Gryffindor is first seen when it appears in the Sorting Hat in the Chamber of Secrets. Harry uses it then to kill a Basilisk. From then, until the summer before Harry's sixth year, it rests in a glass case in the Headmaster's office.
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How did Snape send his Patronus to Harry?

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 is the heir of Gryffindor?

Harry is the Heir of Gryffindor (though his powers have been bound by his father when he was a baby), Neville is the Heir of Hufflepuff, Meghan (OFC, daughter of Sirius) is the Heir of Ravenclaw.
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Could a Slytherin use the sword of Gryffindor?

While anyone can touch, hold or wield the Sword of Gryffindor, only a true Gryffindor can pull it out of the Sorting Hat. Dumbledore explains this to Harry after he retrieved the Sword from the Sorting Hat.
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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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Was James Potter a bully?

James was a bully in school — to the point that even the biggest of James Potter apologists can't deny this. He mercilessly teased Snape, and in one particularly horrific memory, hung him upside down and exposed him in front of the entire school.
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Who saved 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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What is Ginny's Patronus?

Coincidentally, the Patronus of Harry's future wife, Ginny, was a horse. James Potter's Patronus was the same form as his Animagus.
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