What if Regulus is ALIVE? (LONG)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 161978

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Lana" <unicornspride at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Not responding to any particular post, but if Regulus was still
alive, how could Kreacher be Harrys? It would seem that if Regulus
was alive, then Kreacher wouldn't have ahd to obey Harry right?
>

Alla:

Oh, this one is easy enough to get creative with. Say Regulus drank a
Draught of Living death. Maybe the consequences of that is that for
the purpose of magical inheritance the magic feels the person as 
dead,
etc.

Again, speculating.

ETA


> Magpie:
> My two problems with this idea--besides that I think JKR meant 
Regulus was 
> dead when she said he was dead these days--is that first, if 
Dumbledore hid 
> Regulus why did he drink a pot full of poison to retrieve the 
worthless 
> locket?  Dumbledore should already have that Horcrux by now if he 
was 
> working with Regulus (I know some believe RAB is someone else, but 
since 
> you're making him RAB here I could just assume it).

Alla:

I don't think that Regulus being alive necessarily equals Dumbledore 
working with him, you know? :)

And yes, I think these days can mean *dead these days*, but not 
today.


Magpie: 
> Second, in terms of an adult mentor, I think Harry's has/had 
plenty and 
> definitely doesn't need a new one as he reaches adulthood.  <SNIP>


Alla:

On that I agree, JKR worked hard to remove all Harry's mentors, sob.

But I think as a friend,not mentor, Regulus can do. IMO of course.