How to destroy a Horcrux (spoiler)

[Peter Felix Schuster]

No: HPFGUIDX 134799

Hi Louise Margaret,

(Spoiler from 3rd paragraph on)

> It seems the best way would be to find a Dementor, throw it to him
> and yell "Fetch!"

LOL! Cute idea! Never thought of that, but it might really work. But
would they want it? They feed upon good thoughts, don't they?

BTW: Prof. Merrythought's special expertise might have been
Patronusses. ;)

> The difficulty with RAB is not just finding someone with the right 
> initials, but someone who 1) knows Voldy was using Horcruxes and 
> 2) is on par with DD, wizarding wise.  

I don't quite agree on 2. I don't think that he/she must be an equally
wise wizard to get the horcrux. He might have been someone close to LV
so he got some hints (not on purpose, of course). And perhaps the
pains DD suffers from drinking the poison are easier to endure if
you're equally evil, don't care for anyone. I think DD has to endure
the vision of people dying by one mistake of his, which would perhaps
not hurt someone who doesn't care about others. But he/she can't be a
novice...

I deduce from the wording of the letter in the box ("Dear Dark Lord
... I have stolen *the* *horcrux* ... yours, RAB") that he/she knows
only of one horcrux, not of the others. So (s)he's not quite that wise
as DD is.

> Any speculation on 
> whether the locket was swapped recently, or years ago?

Well, I believe in the theory mentioned in chat, that it's Regulus
(A.?) Black. Which would indicate that he wasn't such a bad wizard
after all (it was never said he wasn't good but I personally never
took him as clever), and perhaps not such an evil one either. If it
was a completely new character, JKR would have given us the complete
name, not just the initials. (another one from chat room).

Even if it isn't Regulus, I think it is someone from the time LV was
at large for the first time. He/she took his coming death for sure,
and I believed he feared a Death from revenging Death Eaters.

If it really is R. Black and the locket we've seen in 12GP is the
horcrux... has Mundungus sold it yet? Why else would JKR show us the
scene where Harry discovers Mundungus selling stolen goods from the
Black House?

Goodbite
setrok