CHAPDISC: DH10, Kreacher's Tale

[Monica]

No: HPFGUIDX 180078


> Allie:
> 
> This does bring up an interesting question.  What *did* Voldemort do 
> after Regulus disappeared?  He wasn't just a nameless Death Eater to 
> him, since Voldemort went to him to secure a house elf.  
> 
> Here's a creepy thought - I can see Voldemort checking and double 
> checking his protections.  Maybe Regulus wasn't the only one asked, 
> and Kreacher wasn't the only house elf that had to drink the poison.
>
Monica:

I always wondered why it wasn't Dobby, myself. Maybe Dobby is a
younger house-elf? That's how he is portrayed but I have no concept
whatsoever of how house-elves age. Or breed, for that matter. And
heaven knows Lucius Malfoy had no love in his heart for Dobby, so he
probably wouldn't have told him to "come back" either. 

Upon thinking about something else I asked, why Regulus didn't just
tell Kreacher to bring both of them back to safety once the lockets
were exchanged, maybe he intentionally sacrificed himself so
absolutely no one would know what had happened to him and Voldemort
would just go on thinking his horcrux was safe. This may have been
addressed in the books but I can't remember.

Monica