And here are some of the points if you don't feel like reading.
Here’s my theory: R.A.B. refers, in whole or in part, to Severus Snape. When Hermione reports on her archival research about wizards with the initials R.A.B., none of whom seem plausibly to be the Horcrux-taker, she concludes, “No, actually, it’s about…well, Snape.” (636). What she means is that while looking up “R.A.B.,” she ran across a small newspaper article revealing that Snape’s mother had the maiden name “Prince” and she married a muggle; Hermione has discovered why Severus Snape called himself “The Half-blood Prince.” (636-37). But perhaps Hermione has said more than she knows when she says that “R.A.B.” is about Snape.
As a potions genius, Snape might have known a way to neutralize the potion while consuming it. He likewise might have known how to re-fill the basin with fresh potion, after he had emptied it, and taken the Horcrux.
I believe that Harry is correct in his prediction, “if I meet Severus Snape along the way, so much the better for me, so much the worse for him.” (651) But how things work out between Snape and Harry will be immensely more complex than Harry now understands.
I searched the web for “R.A.B.” plus “legends.” What I found was the Croatian Island of Rab and the story of its patron saint, as told in the Golden Legend. Written by Jacobus de Vorgaigne, the Golden Legend is a 15th-century collection of biographies of saints and other pious stories. In its heyday, it was published in every major European language, and was second only to the Bible in popularity. The best-seller offered fascinating stories of magic—in the form of miraculous relics—which reinforced Christian faith.
Here is the story of Rab’s patron:
Once there was a Canaanite named Reprobus, a huge man of “right great stature” who bore “a terrible and fearful” countenance. He decided “that he would seek the greatest prince that was in the world, and him would he serve and obey.” So first Reprobus served the most powerful king in the world. But then he learned that the king was afraid of the devil. So Reprobus left the king and went to find the devil. Upon meeting him, Reprobus “took him for his master and Lord.” Later, Reprobus discovered that the devil was afraid of Christ.
So Reprobus left the devil, and asked a hermit to tell him how to serve Christ. The hermit ordered him to use his great strength to carry travelers across a nearby river. One day, he was carrying a child, “And the water of the river arose and swelled more and more: and the child was heavy as lead… And when he was escaped with great pain, and passed the water, and set the child aground, he said to the child: Child, thou hast put me in great peril; thou weighest almost as I had all the world upon me, I might bear no greater burden.” The passenger revealed himself as the Christ-child, and gave Reprobus a staff which could perform miracles.
The name of Reprobus (“wicked person”) was changed to Christopher (“Christ-bearer”), the first usage of that name. Christopher and his staff performed many miracles, converted thousands of souls, and, in facing martyrdom bravely, converted still more.
I doubt that J.K. Rowling plans to work the Golden Legend directly into volume 7, but—given her extremely broad knowledge of literature and of the inspiring myths and legends of Europe—it is almost impossible that she doesn’t know the Golden Legend.
SO TELL HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS GUY IDEAS, Or do you think as i do that he is getting ahead or himself _________________ Remember, Remember, the 5th of November
I think we are all trying to hard to figure it all out. Frankly, I want to be surprised and while speculation is fun, it can get a bit absurd. _________________
I kind of agree with Snape turning to the Right side but I do not think he is R.A.B. In my opinion I think it will be someone we won't expect at all. I thought it was Regulus Black but it may not be him. But I don't want to speculate anymore, it will spoil the book. _________________ The 2 peole in this picture are Harry and Ginny
I agree with all of you. I thought that the person who wrote the article was reading too much into the book. And I am quite contented to think that RAB is Regulas Black. I never had to go seaching trough the book to find out if there is anyone with the initials RAB because from the moment i read it I said, " Well it has to be Regulas" and it turned out that it all fit and everyone had the same guess as me.
I read the full article he wrote about Snape being the surprise Hero of book Seven and i thought it made some sense especially the part about the name Severus is a version of sever which means to cut and name Snape means Snake. OS together the name means to Cut A Snake.
He also had some thought about Snape and Nacissa Malfoy. That they were in love and i thought HMM. Then there was the RAB thing and i thought that was a bit silly.
But we shall see. Whatever or Whoever it is I'm sure JK has a genius explanation as to how they managed to know about and obtain the locket. _________________ Remember, Remember, the 5th of November
Here is something that i have been wondering how is it that hagrid was able to retreive harry if the potters where being protected by the unplottable spell. As we know that peter pettigew was there secret keeper and betrayed them to voldermort wouldnt peter have had to tell hagrid where harry was in order to find him this is a bit strange or is there something that we are going to have to find out in the next book
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