It takes two - Horcrux in HBP

[kmcbears1]

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This may have been posted by someone else but I have to get it out of 
my head so I can examine other parts of the book so I choose this 
forum for my impossible theory (Yes I do like the character Snape, I 
do think he is evil but I think a Snapeless Hogwarts is going to be a 
little dull).  On to the theory:
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Dumbledore told Harry that it took 2 people to get the Horcrux. (At 
that time DD did not know it was fake.)

RAB was there when the original Horcrux was retrieved.  From the 
note, I am making the assumption that RAB drank the potion and died 
after retrieving the Horcrux.  

But ..... who was with RAB and where did he/she put the Horcrux?

If we stretch our imaginations and have RAB stand for Regulus Black - 
dead Deatheater who was trying to leave Voldemort's service. 

Then suppose RAB's accomplish was also a Death Eater ... who wanted 
to leave.

... now the 2nd DE goes to Dumbledore to ask for help and hears the 
prophecy.  He is thrown out of the tavern and returns to Voldemort.  

Now extrapolate this further and we have Voldemort planning to kill 
the babies born at the end of July to parents who have thrice 
defeated Voldemort  - Harry and Neville.  We know from JKR that for 
some reason Voldemort was after James because he was a Potter. (Was 
he eliminating all the pure blood / blood traitor families in 
alphabetical order and was on the Ps - Potter, Prewett).  Did he 
choose Harry just because he was a Potter or was it because he 
identified with his blood status?  - that's for another discussion.

The 2nd DE learns of the plan to kill the Potter's but wait he owes 
a "life" debt to James.  So he goes to Dumbledore and tells him of 
the plan, all before Harry is born.  

Harry is born.  The Order keep the Potters safe for a year.  Snape 
begins working at Hogwarts on "Voldemort's orders"/"Dumbledore's 
invitation". The Fidelius Charm is put in place.  The life debt is 
paid and "opps - the secret keeper is Voldemort's spy and ...book 1 
begins. And Snape is stuck with only DD to keep him out of Azkaban 
and being the atypical Slytherin that he is, Snape keeps himself safe.

I know it is a weird theory but in this theroy, Snape is neither 
totaly Voldemort's man or Dumbledore's man.  He is looking out for 
number 1 - Severus Snape and what every it takes to be on the winning 
side Snape will do in true Slytherin fashion.

- Karen (kmcbears1)