Yes it's definitely Regulus Black...for more reasons than just that he was a Death Eater. In book five when everyone is cleaning out Grimmauld Place they find several things in one of the rooms...including a HEAVY GOLD LOCKET THAT THEY COULDN'T SEEM TO OPEN. So the locket's in No. 12 Grimmauld Place, which means that Regulus must have put it there.
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Alphed has to been mentioned in the books. "My great Uncle Alphred left me a load of gold, that must be why my mum blew him off here....." If dearest mummy black wasn't fighting with Alphred at the time of regulus's birth, then she would have possiblely named he second son after him.
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I've posted this theory on another board... I'm not at all convinced that Regulus is RAB. I think he's a decoy - a red herring. It's too easy, if you think about it.
Would the Black's have left the locket lying about in some glass display cabinet? I think not. Even if it wasn't common household knowledge that it was a horcrux, it was still Slytherins' locket! It would've been hidden, dearly guarded, because of its monetary and historical value. Also, given the assumed very short time that Regulus was a Death Eater, I don't think Voldemort would've entrusted him with his biggest secret - horcruxes. The absolute most Regulus might have hoped to glean from Voldemort was the means of trechery he was willing to use to attain power - the creatures he would ally himself with, the dark methods he would employ, the utter carelessness he had for his own supporters. I'm sure Regulus realized, too late, that he was merely a tool, and didn't want to be used and disposed of so callously.
I think, as an alternative, it's entirely possible that RAB is the Bloody Baron.
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Just gotta keep putting in my two cents, lol. Love these boards - what will we do when there's nothing left to speculate? Uh!
Anyway... I wanted to point out that JK has said that there will be no more major characters introduced, so that narrows our list of RAB suspects considerably.
We have: Regulus Black, Mr. Borgin, Mr. Burke, and the Bloody Baron (my personal choice).
Oh, and utterly of track, the reasons why I thought Regulus was a Death Eater for a short time? Because he was eighteen when he died. Using information from book six - how unusual and impressive it was that Draco should be made a Death Eater at such a young age, 16 - I guessed that Regulus was probably recruited straight after coming of age, 17. I could be wrong on all my suspicions, but just because someone becomes a Death Eater doesn't mean they automatically have access to every plot and scheme of Voldemorts'. Regulus would have had to prove himself worthy and loyal, and that takes time. Remember, this is Voldemort's most precious secret (horcruxes), he's not going to let a slip of the tongue ruin his greatest plan.
But, getting on with it, I started thinking about the matter in a different view. Does it make any difference who RAB was? Why should it? If the real locket is gone, destroyed, why would it be an issue who actually did the deed? I can think of three reasons, but they still don't point the finger at the identity of RAB.
Reason one is that Harry needs to be certain that the locket is actually destroyed, and not take it for granted that RAB did what the letter said.
Reason two is that JK needed to leave an "open door"; she needed a way of bringing some unexplored character into the story. This character will help give a ton of back story, I'm sure, but maybe RAB isn't anything more than a writing device.
Reason three is that maybe RAB is still - not wholly alive - but able to communicate with Harry. A portrait, a magically enchanted accomplice, a ghost? If Harry needs to get some vital information from RAB, then it would be necessary that Harry should find and communicate with RAB.
I'm sorry, I'm talking in circles. I don't have enough information to make anything more than wild guesses.
The Bloody Baron did it. Here's my reasons:
Excuse me while I lay out a bit of background.
1) We assume it is a Death Eater because of the use of "Dark Lord"
2) JK Rowling has said in an interview that there will be no more big characters introduced in the final book # 7.
3) Slytherin House is supposed to have turned out more dark wizards than any other.
Basing my theory on these statistics, I think there's a good chance that R.A.B. is The Bloody Baron - the Slytherin resident ghost, because:
1) JK hasn't yet explained why this ghost is covered in silver blood stains.
2) The Bloody Baron is the only ghost given this description, and you would think that Nearly Headless Nick (hit multiple times with a blunt axe) would have a similarly messy description.
3) The sheer lack of information we have about The Bloody Baron -- "Baron" could be a surname, nickname, or peer title; we don't know when he lived, meaning he could have been alive in Voldemort's earlier years, or not; we don't know his full name; we don't know the circumstances of his death.
He is Slytherin. That implies that he's a Dark Wizard. But he also seems to have some measure of control over Peeves, which oppositely implies that he has limits to the lengths he will go to achieve his goals.
He isn't a new character, just unexplored. He's connected to Hogwarts, it's the place that he haunts - the same place that Volde was so anxious to return to. The Bloody Baron probably knows all about Hogwarts - its secret rooms and hidden tunnels and untapped stores of magic.
We don't know how or when he died. We do know that he's covered in silver blood stains though. Unicorn blood? I betting it is. It would also be perfectly logical, to me, that the Bloody Baron had used unicorn blood as an antidote for the potion he had to drink in the cave. Unicorn blood is said to keep you alive even if you're an inch from death. But it won't keep you alive forever and you'll be cursed for drinking it. If RAB already suspected he was on Volde's bad side, he knew his days were numbered. Unicorn blood would've given him time enough, maybe, to swipe the locket, plant the fake one with the note, and do whatever he did with the real one (ruin it, hide it, pass it to someone for safe keeping...).
He's the only ghost in the entire series described as "bloody". Maybe human blood doesn't show up in the after life? Maybe only traces of how they actually died would remain? He's also described many times as "gaunt", which I took as a vague hint from JK. It sort of reconfirms his connection with Dark things, the Gaunt family, and therefore Slytherin. He would've been a shoe-in for Death Eater - if he was alive at the time.
Lastly, I've said it before but it's a feeling I can't shake, Regulus is too obvious as RAB. Replies welcome
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You say that it's too obvious that RAB is Regulus Black. However, it was incredibly obvious that Dumbledore was the one to die in the 6th book. Everyone knew it had to be Dumbledore, or else Voldemort would have no way to kill harry, which is a highly potential outcome of the 7th book.
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Ottery. That is a fantastic theory. I fear it may be a waste posting it here. This was once a great board for such discussions, but most of the members abandoned this place for a new board. This board has become barely recognizable.
I strongly urge you to come present this theory at the new board, where it can receive the response it deserves.
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i ink tht it is rab butttttttt there might b a twist like he was reincarnated by seriouses daeth, cause i think tht serious is still alive. he just fell thorugh a clothe. another demension, possibly. noone evr said tht he deff died
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You tell those spiders, Ron.
YEa....yea...I will
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A friend of a friend of a friend of mine is good friends with JK and found out the ending to book 7!!!!
[DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU WILL BE DISSAPOINTED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS]
So Harry does indeed find and destroy the remaining horcruxes. He seeks out Voldemort and an intense battle ensues... Before long they are (once again) in a dead lock of magical powers. Harry eventually realizes that the only way he can defeat Voldemort is for he himself to die. And so, knowing this, Harry looks back at his friends and says, "I love you... all of you," and he allows himself to be destroyed. The love that was created in the sacrifice is so powerful that it works to kill Voldemort himself. And so, with harry gone, but Voldemort gone as well, the Dark Lord's followers are helpless and good wins the battle over evil. It was also suggested by 'person x' that Hermione and Ron will profess their love for one another at some point in the book.
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Seventh Book. Im probably posting this much after the seventh book has been relased but It was Regulus. He betrayed voldemort and took the locket.Kreacher found it when everyone was cleaning out the black house and kept it. Then, after Sirius' death, Mundungus Fletcher stole it and sold it to one Delores Jane Umbridge. Harry then stole it back and destroyed it. Regulus got it by taking it from the cave. Kreacher was the one whop had to drink that awful potion but he was able to apparate oout of the cave because he was a house elf.
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