Dumbledore and Malfoy conversation. Is that a clue?

[JJ Pandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 135384

>From previous message:

> In fact, Dumbledore states that "Black family tradition decreed 
that the 
> house was handed down the direct line, to the next male with the 
name of 'Black'." 
> Chap. 3, pg 50, Scholastic American Version.
> 
> So, if Regulus WAS still alive, Kreacher and the house could never 
have 
> passed to Harry, despite Sirius' will.
> 
> The Other Cheryl
> 
>
JJ's response:
DD seemed very pleased that Kreacher responded to Harry as his new 
master.  Perhaps DD was pleased, not because the OOTP HQ would not be 
turned over to Bellatrix or Narscissa, but because he had proof that 
the strong magic keeping Regulus so well hidden that he was thought 
to be dead was still working.
-JJ
P.S. Can't wait to read of the first conversation between Harry and 
DD's portrait.