His Little Helper

[Jen Reese]

Magda:
> I doubt that Borgin was RAB.  He's a minor character in the plot. 
> And if Regulus was RAB it won't be because he's important to the 
plot
> but rather because it ties into a few other plot points that are
> hanging loose at the moment:
> 
> 1.  Harry inheriting 12GP and everything in it.
> 2.  Harry inheriting Kreacher.
> 3.  Kreacher being close at hand at Hogwarts and having to obey
> Harry.
> 4.  Mundungus Fletcher being caught stealing loot from 12GP.  
> 
> Regulus was RAB.  I'm betting on it.

Jen: Not to mention the Aberforth conenction. Yep, I think you 
proably nailed it. It's just so....obvious, you know? That the 
mystery would be wrapped up so succintly and neatly from the text, 
with every clue readily available. Maybe potioncat was right, that 
it's only obvious to people closely analyzing the text. I'm still 
hoping for another twist on the RAB, something we didn't see coming.

Why is Amy Benson=RAB a nonstarter? I havn't gotten any feedback on 
that one.

Potioncat:
> So, I think you're right and here's why.
> RAB didn't go to the cave and remove the locket. Nor did he
> destroy the hornbook. He was the one assigned to place the locket
> (and we're all asssuming it was a locket) in the cave in the first
> place; and I think he knew he wouldn't be coming out. He knew what
> it was, but didn't know to destroy it. 
> 
> So Reggie stops by his house, swtiches the lockets, and goes on
> the mission. He leaves a "Gotcha" note for the Big Guy, knowing
> that one day LV would come looking for it. They didn't find his
> body did they? It's in the lake with the other Inferi.

Jen: Hah! Love this idea that Regulus is an Inferi. Also wondering 
about Benjy Fenwick and Caradoc Dearborn if neither shows up in Book 
7. 

But about Regulus placing the locket, a little quibble there. Can't 
believe Voldemort would hand over a piece of his soul to a junior DE 
and let him wander around the city and countryside with it. And we 
have it confirmed now he was a junior DE much along the lines of 
Draco--no longer just Sirius' words. 

Jen