About the Horcrux Series
If you haven't heard of Harry Potter, allow me to refer you to a different set of caches: GC2RAD6, GC2TQQP, GC2Z6KE.
This series of caches centers on the final major plot arc in J.K. Rowling's best-selling novels, as Harry and his friends try to locate magical items known as "horcruxes" in order to defeat the evil Lord Voldemort. In this cache-based retelling of the story, however, the seven horcruxes are hidden around central Maryland, and it is up to you to find them!
Knowledge of the Harry Potter story may help you pick up on a few subtle hints here and there (and make the theme more fun!), but is not necessary to solve the puzzle.
Unlike Harry, your assistance is required to just find the horcrux, not to destroy it. Do not subject the cache containers to basilisk venom, fiendfyre, or any other manner of harm.
The seven horcruxes in this series can be found in any order. Look for a secret clue in each cache you may be able to use to defeat the Dark Lord himself in a final cache. Good luck and have fun!
Diary | Ring | Locket | Cup | Diadem | Boy | Snake | Final
[Cache not at listed coordinates. Solve puzzle to determine the actual location of the cache.]
You are getting close, and You-Know-Who knows it. He has placed the only remaining horcrux, his loyal pet snake Nagini, into a protective magical cage to prevent her from being killed. According to some of Albus Dumbledore's old notes, it's not the first time this has happened.
Back when Dumbledore first suspected Voldemort was using horcruxes, the Dark Lord was wary of an immediate attack and, for a short while, employed the same protection. Apparently Dumbledore started to work on a spell to counter the cage. He determined that to pierce the protection, one would need to overcome the very essence of that which is protected.
That which is protected. Nagini. Cold, calculating, and cunning, yet also logical, linear, and loyal. There will be no need to research all sorts of muggle information this time. It is simply you against the beast.
Using the scroll below, pick up where Dumbledore left off, and solve the snake.
Assume N39 27 and W77 29.
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
This cache is located within Gambrill State Park. It has been placed with permission.