[the_old_crowd] Re: His Little Helper

[Susan Albrecht]

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Carolyn:
> What I just don't get is why anyone thinks Regulus 
> is up to retrieving the locket in the first place, 
> and re-creating/inventing a very complex potion, 
> then leaving everything shipshape and tidy so
> no one notices he's been there.

Jen: 
Maybe because we can't come up with anyone else? 
<snip>
Personally, the only other name I can come up with is
one of the Bones family, and we don't know first names
there. I've also heard Borgin or Burkes. 
<snip>
But maybe you're right that we should be looking for
one who would be capable of first locating the cave,
i.e. knowing enough about TR to find it, then having
the power to work through the magical obstacle course
inside.
<snip>
If that premise is true, then the stealing of the
locket happened when he was Vapormort, like the diary,
which he was also unaware of. In that case it wouldn't
be Regulus. 

Carolyn:
> Thirdly, the person who did do it could only have 
> found the cave if they knew something of young Tom 
> Riddle's past, and as DD has pointed out, very, very

> few people do. 

Jen: 
This is a good point, about finding the cave. It
sounds like it took DD the better part of 4 years to
figure out the Horcrux idea and start locating
objects. That on top of everything he knew about 
TR to begin with, which was more than anyone else.

But if not Regulus, who else? ;) 


SSSusan:
As excited as I was at first to have (alongside so
many others) come up with Regulus as the likely
candidate, I'm starting to squirm a little about this.
 Yes, I'm afraid this one is starting to feel too
easy, as if Jo is having a good chuckle over all the
back-patting that's going on in the fandom.

So, yes, I'm willing to consider other candidates for
RAB.

We know it's not likely to be Burke(s), as his first
name has been identified as Caractacus.  This does,
however, leave Borgin, who so far is still known only
as "Mr."  He would certainly be in an interesting
position re: potentially knowing things about
Voldy's/Tom Riddle's past, given the type of business
he runs and the fact that we KNOW Malfoy has brought
in some of TR's/Voldy's things to the shop.

The question is, why would Mr. Borgin have any
interest in foiling Voldy?

Siriusly Snapey Susan