CHAPDISC: DH10, Kreacher's Tale

[allies426]

No: HPFGUIDX 180083

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Monica" <mosu22 at ...> wrote:
> Monica:
> 
> 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.
> 

Allie:

If Regulus had survived, he would have either had to pretend to 
support Voldemort, or back out and risk harm to himself and his 
family.  Maybe he was being noble, sacrificing himself to keep the 
family safe.