RAB's identity and significance / SHIP: H/G / is Dumbledore dead? / Neville'

[M.Clifford]

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Steph wrote:
> I have some questions that I would like to ask.

Valky:
Sure, I would love to throw my $0.02 in, fire away. :)

Steph:
> First, Who do you think is R.A.B that was mentioned in the 6th book
> and what significance does it have?

Valky:
I am certain R.A.B is Sirius' younger brother Regulus. I think that
this will have a lot of interesting significance in terms of the way
Harry views Slytherin House and people who are attached to it, Harry's
notions of Slytherin are still very much skewed by it's association
with Voldemort, The Malfoys, Snape and many Death Eaters, learning
that a lone young Slytherin was capable of such a profound act of
selfless conviction will really shake things up for Harry and help him
to respect/embrace the part of himself that would have done well in
Slytherin, his psychological shadow self. The main significane of this
will be in that we will see how it prepares Harry for his
confrontation with Voldemort as well as how he and the students of
Hogwarts learn from it are compelled to band together under the banner
of Dumbledores words in GOF and the Sorting hat in OOTP of a unified
stand against evil. Of course I don't think Regulus' secret would be
the *only* catalyst for these changes and progressions within the
story but I do think it will be a potent one.

Steph:
> Will solving this riddle put us closer to the answer of Harry 
> Potter's prophecy? 

Valky:
In terms of the nature of the Horcruxes, and why Dumbledore said that
learning about them has 'everything to do with' the Prophecy, Yes. It
is my guess that Regulus is not the important factor in terms of the
prophecy, In fact I think perhaps that Regulus failure to destroy the
Locket (since I assume it *was* the hevay loket found among the Black
belongings) will be an indication of the Prophecy's road to
fulfillment. I truly hope JKR answers question two of her current FAQ
because I think that key to the destruction of a Horcrux is that Harry
has been marked as Voldemort's Equal according to the prophecy. So in
short, yes, I do think that RAB being Regulus and hence the Locket
being intact more than a decade after he sought to destroy it will put
us closer to understanding the Prophecy, even while the Prophecy is
just a bunch of words that is only true because Voldemort puts so much
stock in it.  



Steph:
> Do you think that the coupling is they way it should be?

Valky:
Yes, I do. The couples if I dare say so myself, are all exactly as I
hoped and "shipped" for, I know others are disappointed, but I am not.

:)

Steph:
> Also do you think Harry is a fool for giving ginny up? 

Valky:
I doubt he has truly given her up. I tend to think that his reaction
in HBP was somewhat kneejerk and I don't think his conviction is as
real as he'd hope although he is guaranteed to try and stick it out in
book seven.  


Steph:
> Do you think that Dumbledore is truly dead or just in some way 
> waiting for a break to defeat Voldemort? 


Valky:
Definitely dead. He has moved on to the next great adventure. But I
don't think we have seen the last of him or his influential prescence
in Harry's life. Harry will timeturn (or something similar) in book
seven and his path will definitely cross with Dumbledore's at some
point, I am sure. Also in HBP I think Dumbledore trained Harry in how
to understand what he (DD) is saying *without* words (e.g. How Harry
realised DD was guiding him to see Voldemorts treasure collecting
habits without explicitly telling him that). At the end of PS/SS Harry
deduces that Dumbledore somehow had allowed him to confront Voldemort
if he wanted to because it was his right to. I think that this line is
definitely a foreshadowing of Dumbledore's presence in Book seven,
Harry will eventually understand what Dumbledore was trying to tell
him without words.



> Steph:
> Do you think that Neville will play anymore significance than he 
> already has? 
>

Valky:
Neville definitely has a significant role to play in book seven. 

Some thoughts on this, there is a pattern based on Alchemy, in which
Neville's significance has been two times out of three connected with
an orb shaped object. ie the Rememberall and the Prophecy Orb. If
there is anything to this pattern then it is certain that Nevilles
very significant role in Book Seven will involve an orb shaped thing.
Any Ideas?

Valky