Question about Horcrux?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 153177

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "honeykissed246"
<honeykissed246 at ...> wrote:
>
> ...edited... I immediately began thinking 
> that whoever stole the original horcrux out of the cave, either
> one had to be Great at "Potions" (Snape) and detecting "hidden 
> magic" because of all the barriers that had to be overcome to 
> actually get the locket.  ...edited...
> 

bboyminn:

Welcome to the group, it may seem a little intimidating at first, what
with those of use who have been here for years, but hang in there,
follow a few interesting threads, and pretty soon you'll be one of the
'old timers' too.

To your question; well of course, you are asking for the great mystery
of the Series, and since that won't be answered until the end of the
last book, we can only speculate, but speculation is what I do best, so...

Yes, it's possible that who ever entered the cave and stole the Locket
was good at Potions and detecting 'hidden magic', but it is also
possible the person had inside information that allowed them to bypass
some or all of the protective enchantments. 

Logically, Voldemort must have a way of doing this, in case he ever
wants to check on or retrieve a particular Horcrux. He certainly
wouldn't want to battle all the protections, so I think he would have
a way around them.

One way for such a person to have foreknowledge of the protections
would be for them to be in contact with Snape. Even if Snape doesn't
have full knowledge, he could certainly help them prepare to deal with
each enchantment in a way that minimized it.

Or, this person, R.A.B., may have discovered some of Voldemort secret
information on his own. That may have been enough to by-pass the
enchantments, or it may have given him enough information to learn how
to best defeat the particular protective enchantments. 

I'm not saying this is true, but the books don't contradict it either.

> honeykissed246 continues:
>
> ... Dumbledore said that one person alone could not have retrieved 
> the locket ...  Now if that is true, did someone accompany R.A.B. 
> into the cave to get the orginal horcrux?  ...edited...
> 
> "honeykissed246"
>

bboyminn:

Right now I think most people think that R.A.B. is Regulus Black, and
most people currently are inclined to think that Kreacher assisted
Regulus in obtaining the Locket. That accounts for Kreacher's current
slightly demented state of mind.

My speculation is that Regulus was killed soon after visiting the Cave
and the Locket was still in his possession when he was killed.
Regulus's possessions were turned over to his parents, and that is how
the Locket came to be in the Black House. 

I'm not sure how accurately we can trust Sirius's account of what
happened to his brother. Most of his information seems to be
supposition and second hand information. I suspect that Sirius was
right, and Regulus was killed because he wanted to leave the Death
Eaters. I don't think it was because he knew about the Horcruxes. I
also think it is true that Voldemort did not personally kill Regulus,
he merely had him disposed of.

I think Regulus turned against Voldemort for a variety of reason. As
Sirius suspects, Regulus did not like what he was being asked to do.
While I can't prove it, I think it went beyond that; I think Regulus
had a true change of heart. He saw that Voldemort's pure-blood talk
was just that 'talk'. It was an excuse or a rallying point, to gather
troups and keep the masses content, while Voldemort went off and did
what ever he wanted. I think Regulus saw Voldemort for the fake he
was, and knew his 'war' had nothing to do with pure-bloods and
everything to do with power, control, and wealth.

If R.A.B. really is Regulus Black then it would seem that Regulus
didn't simply want to quit the Death Eaters, instead, he truly turned
against Voldemort, and in stealing the Horcrux Locket was doing his
part to bring an end to Voldemort. 

Just one man's opinion.

Steve/bboyminn