R.A.B The Candidates...

[Snow_Crystal]

Ok

Have been looking into this one - here are your candidates

Regulas Black - Killed by Death Eaters for trying to back out. A good candidate because we learn in GOF that all of the Death Eaters knew the steps Voldemort had taken to ensure his immortality. Sirius believed he got in too far and tried to back out and that was why he was killed. Uncle's name was Alphard which may be Regulas's middle name. Regulas is the only charracter thus far that has been linked with the initials RB. But the tapestry at Grimauld Place does not give us his middle name. The letter written in HBP is very keen that the Dark Lord (a term only used by Death Eaters) knew who discovered his Horcrux. In Order of the Phoenix, a locket was discovered at Grimauld Place that no-one could get into...

Burke or Borgin - We don't know either of their first names yet and could be your second favourite candidate after Regulas. Hermione mildly attempted to purchase a necklace in HBP and we know that Burke would have been very keen to have the locket back after whatshername died.

Mrs Bones - Mother to Amelia Susan Bones, Grandmother to Susan Bones. Not sure about this one as I think they said her first name was something else - can anyone remember I have now lent my book to someone else and cannot check!

Bagman - Father of Ludo and Otto. Don't have much info on him from the books I'm afraid...

Anyone else that can be added? I doubt JK will introduce new characters in the final instalment.

[sweetassugar555]

i think your first thought was right about reglus it seems alot of the evidence points to him

[Ginny Potter]

Just so you know, there are already two topics on who R.A.B. is...your ideas are great, but this thread might get closed because it replicates others. I believe one of the threads is in the HBP Theories section...maybe you could copy and paste your discussion there or if a mod has the ability, this thread could be merged with another like it? I'm not a mod, just an avid poster , and I'd hate to see you get really engaged in discussion here on this only to have this thread get closed due to replication. Hope this helps!

[Anna Black]

I think it is definitely possible for RAB to be Regulus Black. He supposedly died, but this is the magical world. Hermione figured it was someone who knew LV. That would fit. It is most likely a former Death Eater. And, as Sirius said himself in Phoenix, Regulus was ordered to death because he was trying to leave the Death Eaters. He was backing out. I immediately racked my brain after finishing the book and his was the only name I could think of. I also agree that Rowling will not introduce any new major characters in book 7.

[menotyoo]

Yes, Regulus seems the likely choice. I do believe he is dead, though. Harry may have to go into his ultimate fight just hoping that Regulus destroyed the locket before he died. That, or he'll find the destroyed locket...but that seems too forced. This way a major new character would not be necessary, although, I suppose it could be someone unknown who also died, and then they wouldn't really be major, but Regulus fits.

[Snow_Crystal]

Just so you know, there are already two topics on who R.A.B. is...your ideas are great, but this thread might get closed because it replicates others. I believe one of the threads is in the HBP Theories section...maybe you could copy and paste your discussion there or if a mod has the ability, this thread could be merged with another like it? I'm not a mod, just an avid poster :), and I'd hate to see you get really engaged in discussion here on this only to have this thread get closed due to replication. Hope this helps! :D

Hi Ginny

Sorry hadn't spotted that one - first outing on this message board yesterday!

I will copy my thread into the other debate and hopefully no-one else will add to this string after me!

As soon as I read that letter in HBP my first thoughts were Regulas, so much so that I had to flick through all the previous books to try to eliminate him.