The Missing Horcrux

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No: HPFGUIDX 136411

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Mark Trenier" 
<mrtrenier at w...> wrote:
> Please forgive me for spoiling the book for you, but Harry and the 
others had their hands 
> on the real horcrux when they cleaned out the cabinet in the Black 
House.  In the 
> OOTP,Chapter 6, page 108, I have the Adult British version, they 
come across "a heavy 
> locket that none of them could open".  Earlier in the same 
chapter, page 104 we learn that 
> Regulus Black, Sirius's younger brother, was killed by LV.  It all 
makes sense if the author 
> of the note found in the fake locket, page 609 in HBP US Version 
is Regulus A. Black.
> JKR is always slipping in little asides that become important 
later.
> 
> Mark.

You've not spoiled the book.  This has been discussed at length in 
previous threads.  There are so many on horcruxes it is impossible 
for me to keep up with them.  Many have speculated that this locket 
may have been one of the objects Mundungs stole.  Perhaps he gave it 
to Aberforth, if he is indeed the one Mundungus spoke to in 
Hogsmeade when witnessed by the trio.  If you want to read more 
about this on the list, you may want to do what I do...pick a post 
about a horcrux and upthread until you find the one you're 
interested in!  

Julie