Originally posted by Tonks
i was thinking that the R could be Remus for Lupin.... and then the A could be for Albus for Dumbledore.... and the B could be for Black... Sirius....so Remus.Albus.Black.... it is kinda wierd but i think that Dumbledore set the whole thing up... Plus the note says To the Dark Lord... and then something about him being dead long before he gets this... but he wanted Voldemort to know that it was him who found out his secret... and that he wanted Voldemort to be mortal when He met his match!
so it all fits in expect for Lupin who is not dead.... but it is just a thought
Pesh. Why would it be first names, then Black? Doesn't make sense.
Originally posted by Syren
Ok, here's how DD could be alive.He drank the Draught of Living Death in that cave, from the basin which was supposedly holding the Horcrux. This Horcrux, we now know, was removed previously by someone called 'RAB' who could have been working alongside DD and the Order of the Phoenix. When DD and Harry arrived back at Hogwarts DD was already feeling the effects of the Draught, which was why he was so weak, also notice that whilst drinking the Draught he was desperate for water, which correlates with the potion being called the 'Draught'. When Malfoy appeared DD cast a spell to make Harry unable to move because he knew what was going to happen and didn't want Harry to try and save him and get in the way of the plan, when Snape threatened to kill DD upon arrival DD begged NOT for his life, but for Snape to do what he promised to do to complete the plan. Snape's Avada Kedavra wasn't the actual incantation, throughout the book there were many references to silent incantations so I believe that Snape uttered a different curse in his mind, which (perhaps) hit the locket in DD's cloak and shot DD off the tower. Even if it didn't hit the locket it was still strong enough to make DD fly off the tower, I also don't think it was the Avaa Kedavra as all of the other victims of this curse died instantly. He landed in what appeared to be a sleeping position because of the Draught and thus appeared to be dead. After this, before his funeral, Fawkes' 'lament' was heard continuously, I believe Fawkes was healing DD enough to waken him from the unconsciousness caused by the Draught, then at DD's funeral Harry distinctly saw a Phoenix rise from the flames which burst up around DD's tomb. I think DD is an unregistered Animagi, a Phoenix in fact, and this is how he excaped from the castle during his funeral. Also, the Order being named as it is, the Order of the Phoenix, suggests also that DD could be an Animagi.
Did I miss anything?
I think DD is dead. Dead. He was killed, and in such a way that at the crucial moment Snape can betray Voldemort (think Vader to the Emperor), and allow Harry to kill him. DD was obviously pleading with Snape, though it was obviously not to not kill him - he could have simply stunned Malfoy and then Harry and DD could have held the stairs for long enough for help to arrive.
Originally posted by LadySlytherin
back to the previous ascertation...a lot of things in this book are linked to the store Borgan and Bourkes. Who are we to say what their first names are? You never know. For some reason, I dont think its regulus...didnt sirius say he wasnt important enough to be killed by voldemort and was somewhat of a dunderhead?as reference to my previous post-i know snape didnot break the vow, but the dark lord's going to be furious with him for completing a task entrusted to malfoy isnt it? the task was supposed to prove to the dark lord how faithful and willing malfoy was to serve him. i reckon he'll praise snape for what he did, but be somewhat upset he did it instead of malfoy. maybe malfoy's going to have to do something else to prove himself then?
As to the point of Snape killing DD, obviously this was a contingency plan. I think Malfoy will be punished, either with Crucio or by the suffering of somebody else, but Snape was obviously meant to be the person to kill him - him or Malfoy. The other Death Eaters seem unwilling to do it, and actually seem quite pathetic when they tell Snape that Malfor "can't do it", as if they, not just DD, are pleading with Snape to kill the great wizard...
The Borgin and Burkes theory is interesting, however. The shop doesn't seem to be directly affiliated with Voldemort (Borgin's fear of Malfoy), though it is obviously a shop of dark magic. It could be that Burke is R.A.B, and his death after betraying Voldemort makes Borgin more scared of a boy than he might have been normally.
well i don't know for sure...but their is a lot of people to choose from and their is the new ones.
A.) Dumbledore-he i think knew he was going to die, and put the note there saying that he would be long dead.
B.) Regulus Black-everyone's favorite (majority wise) killed by what people think by the Dark Lord.
C.) Madam Bones- she is a strong witch; killed by either the Dark Lord or Death Eaters.
D.) The mysterious girl at the orphanage-had a horrible past with Riddle and the caves.
E.) Dumbledore's brother- something i had read somewhere.
F.) if their is any i forgot please mention it