I just Realized:R.A.B

[.:.Lily.:.]

Does anyone remember in OOTP, when the gang is cleaning out the black house, how they come across a locket that won't open? Is it a coincidence that there is a mysterious locket there, in the BLACK house?

And JKR mentioned once that she was surprised how quickly we, the fans, tuned in to the locket at the black house. In ohter words, we're on the right track.

Who else could have brought the locket to an unplottable house other then a Black? I'm sorry to disappoint you guys but it has to be Regulus!!

[Run Away!!!]

Yes we have been over this locket thing a dozen times already! We all know that.. and yes I agree a lot of evidence points to Regulas, but in my opinion its a little too much evidence. It could be Regulus, its likely to be Regulus.. but its not 100% certain!!

[Simatra]

Does anyone remember in OOTP, when the gang is cleaning out the black house, how they come across a locket that won't open? Is it a coincidence that there is a mysterious locket there, in the BLACK house?

If you're talking about Regulas, I have this other idea. Alphard Black, Sirius's uncle.

[Run Away!!!]

And JKR mentioned once that she was surprised how quickly we, the fans, tuned in to the locket at the black house. In ohter words, we're on the right track.

Ok well the way I think of it is that JKR said she was suprised at how quickly we caught on... think about these words 'how quickly'. I think she expected us to catch on.. but not as quickly as we did.. but she thought we would eventually. Which means perhaps she wants us to think its Regulas Black to lead us on the wrong track and then come and suprise us with someone else.

[aquamonet]

I agree. Nothing in Harry Potter is that obvious. I expect it is a character that we know but possibly under another name. It depends on who was meant to find it. May be it was some kind of code or nickname.

You only have to look at the thoughts on the "Half Blood Prince" and how you could only work that out with the information given in the book (well that's how I worked it out. I'm sure someone will now explain how there was some clue in one of the earlier books). How it wasn't any of the obvious halfbloods from before.

[GodrictheGriffon]

I can't believe I'm saying this , but I like Simatra's idea about Uncle Alphard the best! He is such an obscure, miniscule, and unlikely character, that it's very like J.K. But I still can't help this feeling that we've overlooked someything....

[Run Away!!!]

we've probably overlooked a lot of things, and I agree Uncle Alphard is a good theory, but I still feel that its too close to Regulas.

[FawkesthePhoenix]

what about this.
Rabatsan Lestange
he was a de. he could done it.

[Run Away!!!]

Oooh possibly, thats a good thought. But why would he initialize his first name like that?

[FawkesthePhoenix]

it might make him harder to track.

[GodrictheGriffon]

Maybe those were just ink spots!

[sorcerer83]

But the fact that in Dutch versions its R.A.Z. and the dutch word for black begins with Z? This shurely is too much of a coincidence? I'd be preperared for a dissapointment folks...

i think that only weakens the regulus black theory!!!:

if rab is indid a name - that is the initials of a private name, then these initials in dutch would spel .... thats right r.a.b!! (you do not translate a private name!!! - it stays the same). however if these initials are of an organization or a nickname that is made of words - then you would translate these words into dutch or whatever language you wish. so according to the translation thing the black in the r.a.b needs to be the word black and not the name.

about going through the books to find rabs i remember in the interview jk gave just after the book was released she said that most fans who read the books several times would know what the 7 horcrux is. she said nothing of the sort about rab; when asked about rab being regulus - she smiled a meaningful smile (if i remember correctly) which could hint that it is him, but can also be just a trick to lead us to believe he is - just smoke in our eyes...

[Run Away!!!]

Unfortunately I just looked it up and in the dutch version Sirius black is Sirius Zwarts and in Norway he's Sirius Svaart. For a full list of translations you can go to this website http://www.eulenfeder.de/int/gbint.html
It also says it on Wikipedia.

As for JKs smile, she could be smiling because we got it wrong and she's going to fool us.

[Simatra]

Exectly! Boo to Regulas theory!!!!

[GodrictheGriffon]

Look at what I found!

Alphard - Perhaps derived from the dominant star in the constellation Alpha Hydra, the Water Serpent (a Slytherin reference?). Alphard can mean "the heart of the serpent" or in Arabic, "the solitary one." It lies to the southwest of the brighter star Regulus.

This is huge!