Just a note. This is also going to be the official book club HP&HBP discussion board as well. Since, many of you are in the book club, I trust that you won't mind...

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Sometimes it IS the most obvious because people think it's TOO obvious so they go for someone else, then it turns out to be the most obvious that no one really expected.

That's why I think it IS going to be Regulus. If only we didn't have to wait so long for the next book.

Sometimes it IS the most obvious because people think it's TOO obvious so they go for someone else, then it turns out to be the most obvious that no one really expected.

Does that make sense?

I have a feeling that we don't the "RAB" character yet. Of course Regulus was my first thought, but that's obvious.

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I find the HP books to be predictable almost to a fault. She hints at everything important and the same basic sequence of events happens every book.

Did you guess that Snape was the half-blood prince? I predicted that Dumbledore was going to die before I even read the book, but Sirius surprised me.

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"Come on, when has JKR ever been that obvious?"

I find the HP books to be predictable almost to a fault. She hints at everything important and the same basic sequence of events happens every book.

However, I still love them...

I found the "R.A.B. = Regulus" extremely obvious, especially when coupled with the locket that Harry found in NUmber 12, Grimmauld Place. Then I thought, "Come on, when has JKR ever been that obvious?" But thus far, he's the only one that fits.

Agreed, yogore. And great insight on that.

Green - a lot of people haven't found the Regulus idea to be obvious, including the three main characters of the book. Besides, the substantial evidence outweighs the obviousness...which is clearly shown by Snape if he truly is evil.

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And I'm still curious to see if maybe Snape had an infallible reason to kill Dumbledore and he's still on the good side. I doubt it but it's a thought.

My thought on this was that Dumbledore made him in order to save snape's life. he made that unbreakable promise so he had to help kill dumbledore or die. Dumbledore could see how valuable snape was to the order. And we know they both could do that thing where they invaded and read minds, perhaps that is what they were doing by the forest in order to have a secret discussion. Dumbledore could have told snape to kill him while they were there with Draco. Snape also wouldn't let harry do an unforgivable curse, but didn't attempt to harm him either when we know he could have. Iu think Snape is still good. JK is too clever to make it that obvious he is evil.

Sorry if they're kindof jumbled, we have to leave any minute and I'm not supposed to be on.

I'm pretty sure Voldemort did Avada Kedavra on Harry because, although Avada Kedavra is not mentioned until the 4th book, he DID see flashes of green light, and that was all he remembered until the dementors in book 3.

holy crap! blue democrat- my theory is also that harry is a horcrux because of the fact that voldemort put a "piece of himself into the scar" I think harry will have to kill himself in order to destroy voldemort it makes sense because according to dumbledore the only known possession of gryffindor was the sword but if harry is a descendent of godric than that would be a reason why voldemort went after him in the first place... Also I was thinking maybe voldemort didn't do avada kerdava on harry maybe he was forging a horcrux into him and because it was his seventh split it made him so less than human that he lost his body because no wizard has ever split himself so much

about reuglus... it seems so obvious that its seems false but again i think the locket is definetly a horcrux but wasn't regulus a really crappy wizard? maybe some other wizard took it and put his intials there in order to kill him...

I never did completely trust snape... he made me feel uncomfortable I wonder why he used to boast about being half-blood?

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But EVERYBODY thinks its Regulus Black, including me, which leads me to believe that it isn't. Has Rowling ever been so painfully obvious before? No, which makes me think that there's gotta be someone else out there with the initials RAB.

By the way, have any of you guys read the interview of Rowling by Emerson and Melissa on MuggleNet? Hahaha. You Harry/Hermione shippers are delusional. Mwahahahaha. Oh, and the third part's coming up today.

To add to my Regulus Black theory (that I am 99% positive is true)...here is something pointed out to me by Mugglenet.com. Remember when Harry found a locket in Sirius's house that no one else could open? So that could be the real Horcrux (in which case, I was mistaken that it has been destroyed) and Harry already has it.

Also, Death Eaters specifically killed Regulus. I suspect they would have been very angry that he purposefully stole a piece of their shard master's soul....

Just finished last night. Am still shocked.

A few things I'd like to mention:

*They killed off Gandalf in LotR, you know...it may not be the end for Dumbledore...though I'm pretty sure it is. And I understand JK's reasoning. Harry alone must be the one to do it. I'm miffed she's still allowing his friends to join him in finding the Hocruxes. If she wanted him to be alone so badly that she killed off Dumbledore, his friends shouldn't be with him either.

*Snape...Snape, Snape, Snape...you know, like everyone else, I had doubts but how can you help but trust Dumbledore? I think there's an even bigger reason why he trusted Snape than Harry provided. His reason doesn't seem likely. And I'm still curious to see if maybe Snape had an infallible reason to kill Dumbledore and he's still on the good side. I doubt it but it's a thought.

*Malfoy...Malfoy, Malfoy, Malfoy. For those who don't know, I happen to be a Harry/Draco shipper even though I know it will never, ever, ever happen in the books. So I'm hoping that Malfoy will turn to the good side, even though the one person (Dumbledore) who could have perhaps convinced him is now dead. But I think Voldemort will be angry that Draco was not the one to do it and Snape fulfilled his Unbreakable Vow. So that Malfoy will be forced to run (hopefully not killed) and join with Harry in order to save himself. Snape will perhaps be in trouble as well for disobeying Voldemort and...for keeping Harry alive again when he didn't have to. Did anyone else notice that? Again, adds to my theory that perhaps Snape is still with us.

*Harry/Ginny...I don't like it. Not one bit. But if Harry/Draco is never going to happen then I suppose Ginny is alright. But I had a flutter of hope when Harry asked Luna to Slughorn's party. And I hate the dramatic, "I can't be with you" line...yes he can! She's a member of the DA! If Ron and Hermione can be together while they are fighting side by side with Harry then Harry and Ginny can be together. Again, if JK wanted Harry to be alone by killing off Dumbledore and having him break up with Ginny then Hermione and Ron can't be with him either. I won't allow it.

*R.A.B. is Regulus Black. How did no one else figure that out? I found it painfully obvious. I figured it out the second I saw the initials. We never did find out why Black was killed, right? This would prove a good reason. And I believed that the Horcrux was destroyed by Regulus or Voldemort would have put it back. Therefore, Harry really only has three left to find.

*Hogwarts won't close. Else the book can't have "Year 7" on the bind. Hogwarts is too central to the plot to close.

*Slughorn...I'm still not too sure of him. I like him and everything but he seems a bit...unable to keep his mouth shut. It's not good that he knows so much and yet a sixteen year old boy can get an ancient memory out of him.

*Ron was right about Snape not lasting in the DADA position. Wonder who will be the next one...That was a GREAT moment in the book when Dumbledore announced that Slughorn was going to teach Potions. I laughed. A lot. I had an inkling of an idea when he said he was the old Potions Master but didn't think much of it. And it was kinda obvious that Severus was the Half-Blood Prince...it kinda flew from my mind when Harry deduced that it couldn't have been anyone in his father's class but, come on...who else that we know could have been so intelligent about potions?

*And I vote Minerva for headmistress if the Ministry doesn't want a new headmaster in the position.

Oh yeah, it was KATE who told me that theory, not one of my guy friends...

Oops...

This is what happens when you have 3 simultaneous discussions.

That's my theory too.

My theory: Harry Potter=horcrux. Makes a lot of sense.

Also, I think that Snape may not be a death eater. He had to kill Dumbledore to keep his unbreakable vow. I think Snape will save/help Harry in Book 7.

Yeah, you do. It's really good.

So only one more after HBP. I have them all except for the newest one. I really need to get it.

Yes, Jenos.

There are going to be seven total Harry Potter books, correct?