The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 165369

--- "va32h" <va32h at ...> wrote:
>
> > colebiancardi:
> > In my firm belief, which could change after 7/21, 
> > if DD hid Regulus (and maybe his father), it was 
> > done in such a way that it made Regulus seem dead
> > to the rest of the world. Remember what DD told 
> >Draco - they cannot kill you if you are already dead.
> 
> va32h here:
> 
> I was also of the mind that Dumbledore hid Regulus. 
> But the one thing that throws a wrench into that idea
> (for me) is the trip to the cave  for the locket 
> horcrux. 
> 
> If Regulus took the horcrux, and went to Dumbledore 
> to help him hide from Voldemort, why doesn't 
> Dumbledore already know that the locket is a fake? ...
> 
> va32h
>


bboyminn:

A couple of 'for what it's worth' points.

There ARE other Blacks alive right now. Draco is a Black,
his mother is a Black (by birth), Bellatrix is a Black,
Tonks and Tonks Mother are Blacks. They are just not
'Direct Line' Blacks.

If fact the oldest Black cousin (Bella) was the one who
stood to inherit if Harry refused or was somehow unable
to officially inherit. Sirius Black is in the direct
line of decendancy for that unique branch of the Black
Family, and as such everything belong to him. He 
apparently found a way to insure the the legacy and
estate of Sirius's family was passed to Harry.

If there were other legitimate Black heirs like
Regulus or their Father, that would seem to invalidate
Harry receiving the estate, which in turn means 
Keacher would have no allegiance to Harry at all. 

Still, it is hard to believe that those statements 
by Dumbledore regarding protection by making people
seem dead are meaningless. That particular paragraph
has been fiddled with by the editors. Only certain
earlier version have Dumbledore making that offer
to Draco in detail. If I understand correctly, later
editions have Dumbledore's statements softened and
have those statements about being able to make people
appear dead are missing. 

One can only conclude that it was very significant
but they decided it gave too much away, or they
decided it was insignificant and thought it lead
people on. STILL, I'm in the camp that it is 
significant, just not the way we are speculating.
I think Regulus and his father are dead, otherwise
the whole inheritance thing would be screwed up.

I think either Regulus returned home before he died,
and left the Locket there, or after he died, his
personal affects were turned over to his family, and
that is how the Locket got to Grimmauld Place. I 
don't think Dumbledore was involved. 

Again, I think this offer by Dumbledore is significant,
just not in the way that is usually speculated.

As to VA32's comments, I have to agree. Trying to involve
Dumbledore after the Locket was stolen raise too many 
unsolvable problems.

For what it's worth.

Steve/bboyminn