Dumbledore as Secret Keeper/ RAB

[jade_silverwind]

No: HPFGUIDX 133300

The original is too long to <clip>, so forgive me for not doing so. 
(This is my first post, after all).

I'm been thinking about the same thing. However, the Charm in 
question has only been used in the books twice. Dumbledore was 
secret keeper for the Order, and Peter (originally to be Sirus) was 
secret keeper for the Potters. If you remember the argument (I 
believe in the shreaking shack) between Peter, Sirus, and Lupin, 
Sirus mentions that he would have died rather than reveal the secret 
and Peter should have been prepared to do so as well. (Sorry for not 
finding the canon page #s). To me, this would imply that the secret 
dies with the secret keeper. It isn't like the members of the Order 
still can't get into the place, just that nobody else can tell who 
anyone else. I would have to agree with the other person that to 
some extent, there has to be a termination of this spell so that it 
doesn't last indefinetly. There are parts to this spell that we will 
never know unless JKR decides to enlighten us.

On another note, I also happen to think that R.A.B. is Regulus 
Black. The note, if you remember, was written not to "Voldemort" but 
to "The Dark Lord". Only his DE called him that. And the note also 
implys that this person has turned on the Dark Lord as he is now 
attempting to destroy the horcrux. Regulus Black fits both 
requirements. He was a DE until he had a change of heart and because 
of that, he was killed. My other thought about this was wondering 
how many DE know about his horcrux's. Malfoy was given Riddle's 
diary. How many know how many he has, what they are, and where they 
are hidden? I also looked up in book 5 and although a locket nobody 
can open is mentioned in the drawing room, it was not mentioned as 
one of the items that Kreacher had in his "room". So, is the locket 
still at #12 GP? Did Kreacher take it, or perhaps Mandungus (now in 
Azkaban)? Or was it thrown away as they were cleaning up the room? 
(That were most certainly make it the hardest to find).

~Kate