DD and RAB

[magicmom2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 137593

Prongs wrote:
> I am utterly perplexed by the fact that DD's death and the escape 
of 
> Snape bares no obvious fruit, since the horcrux which Harry and DD 
set 
> out to find (consequently leaving the castle alone without dd's 
> presence, allowing the death eaters in) turns out to be fake.  So 
DD 
> poisoned himself and left the castle vulnerable ultimately leading 
to 
> his death, for a FAKE horcrux? Cmon Mrs. Jo Rowling, WHY?  Someone 
> please help me to understand this.  Also this RAB character, who 
is 
> this?  It can't be anyone that is contact with DD b/c they would 
have 
> told him of there discovery and actions.  This has been the 
biggest 
> question on my mind since finishing the book, the other being, 
will 
> Harry and Ginny end up together(I hope so)?
> 
> Sorry this post jumps around so much, I am new to the group. 

"magicmom2001":
Nothing wrong with being New Prongs  : )  

Many fans believe RAB is obvious - check the tapestry (The noble and 
most ancient house of Black) in OOP.  As for asking "why", now you 
know one of the greatest reasons there are HP for grownups & other 
websites, we all ask why & sprout our beliefs.  We get to put on our 
spectrespecs and examine every line of every book (while awaiting 
the next sequel).  As you stated, if RAB ws a member of the OOP, DD 
would have known one Horcrux was gone (by the way, check US bk five 
pg 116; "There was a musical box that emitted a faintly sinister, 
tinkling tune when wound, and they all found themselves becoming 
curiously weak and sleepy until Ginny had the sense to slam the lid 
shut; also a heavy locket that none of them could open...").  We see 
DD leaving for great lengths of time in bk six & it's not to help 
Fudge or the Ministry, as suggested in previous books so the quest 
to find the Horcrux's, at least as a main priority, may be fairly 
recent for DD.  Let us always remember the author's license.  For 
instance, it is book 3 (I think) we learn of Neville's parents being 
in St. Mungo's.  DD asks HP did he ever ask Neville why he is being 
raised by his Grandmother.  Ron is from a pureblood family and knows 
a lot of the community business, yet even he didn't know the 
answer.  Everyone (WW) knew what happened to Neville's parents - it 
is even stated how upset the WW was b/c it occurred after LV's 
demise & people were just starting to feel safe again. This little 
tidbit is something surely Aurther & Molly knew.  Anyone with kids 
know that children are privvy to lots of info about their classmates 
lives just through the adult conversations.  Thus, I attribute this 
question to author's license.  Sometimes you just have to write 
something which many will say "HUH?" but it fits in to the overall 
story.  So on these few occasions, I just tell myself the answer is 
in the next book.

"magicmom2001"