Suspect List for RAB (Re: His Little Helper)

[Jen Reese]

Carolyn wisely asked:
> 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. Of course 
> the initials are suggestive, but is this more misdirection? 

And suggested:
> The only conclusion is that they are not his initials, but perhaps 
> another member of the Black family. What exactly happened to
> Sirius' and Regulus' father, for instance? He'd be the right age
> to have gone to school with Riddle. 

Then Susan said:
> 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.


Jen: So I'm thinking we need to put together a suspect list here. 

1) Borgin, for reasons stated above.

2) Uncle Alphard Black. We know he made some gold, got wiped off the 
family tree. Liked rebel Sirius enough to leave him everything. Not 
much else to go on. Except he would have been much closer to 
Riddle's age and he died during the middle of the first war. 
Wouldn't explain why Voldemort didn't know his locket was stolen if 
it happened while he was still in body form.

3) Binns. Death could be consistent with posioning from what we know-
-sat in front of the staff room fire, went to sleep and woke up 
dead. Was he tired after a long night in the cave drinking poison? 
No idea when he died. But he does have an extensive knowledge of 
history, including a very precise account of the COS. Downside is no 
evidence whatsoever he would be capable of the type of magic 
required to get the locket.

4) Bertie Bott. Robert Bott, perhaps? ;)
 
5) Ali Bashir. Longshot. Smuggler of stolen goods. Hey, his initials 
worked, 'kay?

Jen, wondering if we'll go through all this theorizing only to find 
out it's a character we never met.