Harry can always do with the ring what Voldemort did with the Horcruxes and ensure it is lost forever.
He can’t, unless he wants to visit one of the suggested hiding places several times a day:
“Sustaining a Transfiguration is a constant drain on your magic which scales with the size of the target form. And you would need to recontact the target every few hours
Possibly true; although I’m not sure whether Voldemort’s spirit would still stay inside the jewel once that transfiguration is made permanent. (Less of a problem now, thanks to the obliviation, but I’d still prefer some oversight, just to be safe.)
Both good points. While Harry does actually have the means to overcome that difficulty, I admit I hadn’t thought of it in the first place. Up-votes for both.
He can’t, unless he wants to visit one of the suggested hiding places several times a day:
(McGonagall, chapter 15)
He has the Philosopher’s Stone. Not an issue.
Possibly true; although I’m not sure whether Voldemort’s spirit would still stay inside the jewel once that transfiguration is made permanent. (Less of a problem now, thanks to the obliviation, but I’d still prefer some oversight, just to be safe.)
That might, however, make him no longer retain his original form, so then he’s seriously dead, and the horcruxes activate.
Both good points. While Harry does actually have the means to overcome that difficulty, I admit I hadn’t thought of it in the first place. Up-votes for both.