RAB case is broken - all Aurors please read!

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 153257

Special Meeting of the Office of Magical Law Enforcement - Auror 
division.  I know that many of your in the detective division of the 
Auror office have been working diligently on the Horcrux Locket 
R.A.B. case.  We have new evidence which will now be presented by 
our own Nymphadora Tonks.  Go ahead Detective Tonks:

Hello. After listen to the HBP CD over and over and over again, 
getting past the emotions that the scene naturally invokes, I have 
evidence that I think that we can use to crack the case.

We have all been thinking that R.A.B. is Regulus Black and have come 
up with a variety of theories as to how and when he switched the 
lockets.  We, I regret to say, after hours and hours of work, have 
been wrong.  It was not Regulus Black. Let me give the evidence:

(HBP -Page 609 U.S. edition)
"The locket that they had managed to steal so many hours before had 
fallen out of Dumbledore's pocket. It had opened, perhaps do to the 
force with which it hit the ground.  And although he could not feel 
more shock or horror or sadness than he already felt, Harry knew, as 
he picked it up, that there was something wrong


He turned the locket over in his hands.  This was neither as large 
as the locket that he REMEMBERED SEEING in the Pensive, nor were 
there any marking upon it, no sign of the ornate S that was supposed 
to be Slytherin's mark. "

On the parchment with the note and the RAB. in the U.S. version the 
letters R and B and joined together at the bottom to make a V under 
the letter A.  Is this also the case in the U.K. and other versions? 
Is there anyone out there that has it in another language where the 
last letter is not a B but the first letter of the word "Brother" in 
your language?  Please let us know ASAP.

If you read carefully, or better yet listen on tape or CD, you will 
see that Harry says that it is not the locket that he saw in the 
cave. We have all been thinking that he was mistaken. But indeed it 
is *not* the same locket that he and DD got from the cave.  DD did 
get the Slytherin locket that has the Horcrux in it.  It was that 
night while DD's body lie on the ground and Harry and the others 
were battling in the castle that the locket was switched.  This is 
what I think happened:

Aberforth is DD's brother, but this is a little known fact and kept 
quiet. Aberforth is DD's older brother, we don't know if by years or 
minutes. He may be Albus' fraternal twin.  In any case he works for 
the order by being the bartender (as we all know) in the Hogshead.  
This is a place where the criminal and low life elements of the WW 
frequently are found.  This gives Aberforth a unique placement for a 
spy for the Order.  

DD must have alerted Aberforth to the fact that he was looking for a 
locket, perhaps Slytherin's locket and to tell him if he heard or 
saw anything.  When Mundungus took the locket out of the Black home, 
Aberforth was able to get it from Mundungus.  Aberforth was able to 
open it.  Perhaps there was a map inside, or some other clue as to 
the whereabouts of the true locket.  This is how DD got his 
information.

Later Aberforth find out that something is wrong.  Rosmerta may have 
told him after contacting the Ministry, or he may have seen the dark 
mark or he may (if he is a twin) have a psychic connection to his 
bother Albus.  Aberforth has probably been instructed to keep a low 
profile.  Only a few know that he is DD's brother.  Aberforth must 
know that DD was going for the locket and that the locket was a 
horcrux.  He comes into the grounds of the castle when things are 
happening on the tower and sees his brother's body fall.  While the 
others are battling inside the castle he is able to switch the 
lockets and leave again.  He knows what he must do.  He can not blow 
his own cover by staying to fight the DE and risk death himself 
before the horcrux can be destroyed. 

R.A.B. =  R=Remember   A=Albus'  B=Brother 

. at the BAR. (RAB 
backwards)

On the parchment with the note and the RAB. in the U.S. version the 
letters R and B and joined together at the bottom to make a V under 
the letter A.  Is this also the case in the U.K. and other versions? 
Is there anyone out there that has it in another language where the 
first letter is the letter for the word Remember and the last letter 
is not a B but the first letter of the word "Brother" in your 
language?  Please let us know ASAP.

Also an acknowledgement to whoever it was here some time ago that 
made a suggestion that someone else may have come on to the grounds 
and switched the lockets.  We all ignored you at the time, but your 
contribution is now recognized.  


Tonks_op
(Thinks to self
 maybe I will get a promotion for this one!!)