R.A.B Identity

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 135520

I was re-reading HBP again, and I came to page 369. UK version. 
Anyhow, it deals with the note that R.A.B has left
Quoting
To the Dark Lord
I know will be dead long before you read this
but I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret.
I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I 
can. I face death in the hope that *when you meet your match*,
you will be mortal once more.
R.A.B.
Now, the segment was running through my mind later and I the bolded 
part of the note jumped out at me. The person who wrote this probably 
has to be someone who has heard the prophecy. I don't mean the full 
one, the partial is more than enough. That should help narrow it down 
considerably. The number of people on Dumbledore's side that know it, 
even just what was overheard, seems to be minimal.

vmonte:
I don't think that Snape is the person that wrote that note. I think 
that as simple as it may be it's Regulus's note. I've already posted 
that Kreacher was with Regulus that day and that I'm sure that 
Kreacher was made to drink the potion. (I'm reminded of HBP when 
Slughorn mentions that he is using the elves to taste test 
ingredients in order to make sure nothing is poisioned.) 

Why else keep Kreacher in the books unless he has some important 
information to give Harry? 

I do think that Snape is involved though, somehow. Snape is always 
sneaking around in other peoples business. He was very interested in 
knowing where Lupin went every month when he was a Hogwarts student. 
And he was always hounding James as well. I'm pretty sure that Snape 
would have noticed if Regulus was doing something on the side. In 
fact, I bet that Snape had something to do with his death. 

Regulus also knows that he will probably get killed before he can 
find all the horcruxes. He goes to the Longbottoms and tells them 
where some of these are. The Longbottoms are tortured but never give 
up the information. Snape was there with Bellatrix (was it ever 
proven that Crouch Jr. was there as well?). Snape only tells 
Bellatrix that the Longbottoms have info on Voldemort.

Does Snape hate the Longbottoms? It could be why he picks on Neville 
at school. Just a thought.

Vivian