The Future Lies in the Past, part two: Update!!

I have had an epiphany!

Harry doesn't just go back in time to when his parents were killed in Godric's Hollow...he goes back even farther...to when Regulus was alive.

Stuff added 6/13/06:

This will give some answers to the big question #7 of the time-travel theory:

The following is a post I made to GW's New Clues 6 Discussion board at www.Mugglenet.com.

Re: CLUE: Full Circle

Quote: Originally posted by galadriel waters: Hagrid said it -- "jus' like old times" (throws out his chest ) There are so many things that remind us of the beginning of the series. Even though we didn't go through it last time -- Voldemort is back. It does somewhat feel as if things have come full-circle -- possibly a trigger to start a whole new perspective? (end quote)

I'd like to append my theory about Harry going back in time. Instead of him "just" going back to Godric's Hollow to witness his parents' deaths, I now think he'll go back in time before Regulus died...and he'll take Sirius' mirror with him.

This would explain several things about the switchout of the locket:
1] Who was R.A.B.? Regulus Black, without a freakin' doubt! If the book translations didn't cement it in your mind, then think about this: Why else would the mirror be so useful if Sirius gave his away to Harry? Who would have had the other mirror? Regulus!
2] Why did KJR say it's important, plotwise, for Sirius to die? Because Sirius might get in the way of a Harry who needs to use the mirror and go back in time.
3] Who went with R.A.B. to the cave? Harry (before he turns 17). An adult witch or wizard couldn't have, since Regulus was at least 17 when he took the locket. Kreacher would have treated Harry differently in OotP if Regulus and Harry had involved him in any way. Kreacher probably would have been sworn to secrecy about what Regulus and Harry had done, but he might display recognition of Harry as someone he met long ago. If it were Kreacher and Regulus w/o Harry, I think Kreacher would have found a way around the house-elf's "contract" and told on Regulus once he figured out the implications of what Regulus was ordering him to do. If that had been the case, Regulus's name probably would have been burned off the Black family tapestry.
4] Why does no one seem to know what really happened to Regulus? Regulus had to keep it a complete secret what he was doing, not just because he was stealing a horcrux, but also because he was interacting with someone from the future.
5] Does Regulus drink the potion? I think so. If they are prepared for the consequences, Harry can ply Regulus with the drink just as he did with Dumbledore.
6] How did Regulus actually die? Probably from the potion. He only lasted a few days after taking the locket. Most-likely this potion is a poison that has no antidote, and a bezoar won't help. This also helps explain why R.A.B. said in the note to the Dark Lord that he (R.A.B.) would be dead long before Voldemort even found out the horcrux was gone! This also explains why JKR wants to make it clear that some poisons have no antidote. This is serious Rule#3 here! There are no coincidences! It could also be that before the poison gets the chance to finish him off, Regulus goes to the Dark Lord or other DE's and openly defies them. Voldemort wouldn't know about the destroyed locket horcrux, so Regulus (like Sirius says) probably wasn't considered "important" enough for Voldemort to kill personally. A DE would cast AK on Regulus. Not only would it look like Regulus had been killed for leaving the DE's, but immediate death by AK would probably be preferable to a slow and painful death by that poison. This poses a new question: Which DE AK's Regulus? Anyone want to guess it was Snape?
7] Why would Regulus be willing to drink a fatal poison? If Regulus was anything like his brother he'd believe some things are worth dying for, and this would definitely qualify.
8] Who destroys the horcrux and when? I think the fact the locket won't open is a clue that it's already been destroyed! That's why it won't matter what Mungungus stole from the house. If he took the locket, it could be anywhere now, and Harry won't have to look for it in the present.
9] How did the locket end up at #12 Grimmauld Place? Harry and/or Regulus destroyed the horcrux, then Regulus took it to #12 Grimmauld Place (for whatever reason) shortly before he died.
10] Why is the locket at #12 Grimmauld Place not completely demolished if it's already a destroyed horcrux? The most-recent FAQ poll at JKR's website had three questions. The one that won had to do with the death of a Secret-Keeper. In her answer to the question, JKR starts by saying that's not the question she would have chosen. One of the questions that lost had to do with horcruxes. The question was whether destruction of a horcrux included destruction of the object. If she had answered that question instead, I'm willing to bet she'd say "no, the object doesn't have to be destroyed". This would explain why the locket at #12 is still intact! Yes, just like old times!! Harry will work on his horcrux hunt at least partially during VoldWarI. Now that he knows what to expect in the cave, he can go back in time, use the mirror to contact Regulus, figure out what that potion was so that they can prepare for replacing it, go to the cave, do the switchout, and leave again. By the time Harry sees the locket at #12 Grimmauld Place it's already a destroyed horcrux.

Quote: Originally posted by AbyBlutjager:
Quote: Originally posted by brodie14: This is quite an interesting idea. I mean, every Time Turner in the entire world couldn't possibly have been in the MoM when most of them were destroyed. witchwannabe, that's intriguing, but maybe the Time Turners aren't able to be turned forwards - like one of those one way things? Like how some clocks can't be wound backwards, only forwards? That sort of thing. Though, in the movie, it did look pretty easy to make a mistake and turn the TT the wrong way (what if you held it the wrong way?!). And this does relate to the current thread, in case any mods are reading this: TTs were a major part of PoA and a minor part of OotP, thus they are also coming "Full Circle" in book seven if they reappear. (end quote)
Exactly. As I suggested above, perhaps time travel had more importance during OotP than we first thought! Coming full circle, indeed. (end quote)

Yeah, and my theory about Harry and Regulus stealing the locket means time travel has a major hidden importance in OotP!! How do you like that?