R.A.B. Regulus Black's note left in the locket for Voldemort. This locket was an heirloom of the Black family. With the help of his House-elf Kreacher, Regulus swapped it for Salazar Slytherin's Locket, which was hidden in the seaside cave, in an attempt to destroy Voldemort's Horcrux and bring down the Dark Lord.

How did Regulus Black sacrifice himself?

Regulus drank the potion himself, and when he tried to get water from the lake to quench his thirst, he was dragged to his death by the Inferi. Kreacher obeyed his master's final order and switched the lockets before escaping.

Did Dumbledore know the locket was fake?

Harry Potter and Dumbledore recovered this locket from a seaside cave at great cost, weakening Dumbledore hours before his murder, only to discover that it was a fake. Black and his House-elf Kreacher had substituted a family heirloom for the actual Horcrux, made from Salazar Slytherin's locket.

How did they get the locket Horcrux?

They learned from Mundungus that it was taken from him by a Ministry bureaucrat named Dolores Umbridge, and thus the trio infiltrated the Ministry, found Umbridge, and retrieved the locket.

What is Regulus Black's animagus?

Regulus was sorted into Slytherin and he became close friends with Barty Crouch. Jr. When Sirius left home, Regulus found Sirius's notes on becoming an Animagus, and he and Barty secretly became Animagi, themselves, with Regulus as a cat, and Barty as a weasel.

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Why did Sirius hate Regulus?

When showing Harry the Black family tapestry, Sirius says he "hate[s] the whole lot of them", refers to Regulus as an "idiot" for believing in their parents' "pure-blood mania" and as a "stupid idiot" for joining the Death Eaters, and speculates that he was killed on Voldemort's orders for getting scared and trying to ...

Why is there no Gryffindor Horcrux?

Still, any Horcrux would be far more vulnerable than the Sword of Gryffindor. If the sword were to be imbued with a soul fragment and therefore turned into a Horcrux, it would no longer be indestructible but vulnerable to Fiendfyre and basilisk venom—two substances it would have otherwise absorbed in its natural state.

Is Dolores Umbridge a death eater?

Harry describes Umbridge to Sirius Black, saying that she's vile enough to be a Death Eater, despite not being one. Umbridge is also depicted to be a prejudiced person, despising half-breeds and Muggle-born witches and wizards to the point of firing Hagrid due to his half-giant birth status.

Why wasn't Umbridge affected by the locket?

If anything the Locket may have been channeling her anti-muggle hatred and expanding on it. Dolores Umbridge complemented Voldemort's essence well so there really was no negative effect just an expansion on how Umbridge already acted.

Why is Snape the half-blood prince?

Family. Snape's family background is mostly shown in flashbacks during the course of the last three novels. Snape was born to Eileen Prince, a witch, and Tobias Snape, a Muggle, making him a half-blood (hence the name, "Half-Blood Prince").

Did Voldemort know Harry was a Horcrux?

Notably, Voldemort appeared to be entirely unaware of this split, as he later created a seventh Horcrux in his quest to have six, and continued to target Harry Potter despite him now holding part of Voldemort's own soul.

Why did Regulus Black betray Voldemort?

Like his family, Regulus was easily swayed by Lord Voldemort's "pure-blood" rhetoric. He learned too late that the Lord Voldemort's beliefs were far more evil than he had ever realized and being a Death Eater involved far more unpleasantness than he was capable of.

How much older is Sirius than Regulus?

Early Life. Although Sirius was the older son and heir, Regulus's parents liked him more, as he upheld the Black family traditions and was loyal to his parents, although his brother Sirius didn't follow any of the traditions. Regulus is two years younger than Sirius.

What happened to Fawkes after Dumbledore died?

Following Dumbledore's death, Fawkes sang his Lament over the grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and then flew away, never to be seen again. His tail feathers were the cores of the two twin wands which were held by Lord Voldemort and Harry Potter.

Was Regulus Black a good guy?

In spite of his redemption, we don't get a full characterization of Regulus for him to count as Pure Good, even though, from what is known, he is a defecting Death Eater, whose actions caused sympathy from the other heroes, and by Kreacher's description, we know enough characteristics of him.

What house was Moaning Myrtle in?

Moaning Myrtle

Born in the late 1920s to Muggle parents, Myrtle Warren started her Hogwarts life in the early 1940s, where she was sorted into Ravenclaw. She had no friends, and was bullied relentlessly because of her glasses and acne. But she would soon have all of eternity to get her own back.

Who married Luna?

Luna married fellow naturalist Rolf Scamander, grandson of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them author Newt Scamander, considerably later in life than Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, who all married and started families in their early-to-mid twenties.

What did centaurs do to Umbridge?

When the centaurs made threatening moves, Umbridge cast "Incarcerous" on the centaur Magorian, strangling him with ropes. The centaur Bane then picked her up and carried her away deeper into the forest screaming (what happened to her beyond that, during her time with the Centaur herd until she was rescued, is unknown).

Why didn't Bellatrix make a Horcrux?

Why didn't Bellatrix make a horcrux? - Quora. Because her life goal was just to please the dark lord. Not immortality, but to live out her life committed to Voldemort, doing whatever he says. Of course, there is also a possibility that she didn't know about horcruxes.

Why isn't Hermione affected by the Horcrux?

The simplest explanation of Hermione's resistance to the Horcrux's effects is her superior mental strength. Hermione proved herself once again when she withstood Bellatrix's Cruciatus Curse.

Why wasn t Dumbledore in Hufflepuff?

Gryffindors have a strong moral code and a definite sense of right vs wrong. Hufflepuffs do have a strong moral code as well, but theirs is based more on loyalty and helping/saving as many people as they can. Dumbledore relied more on loyalty and was a more loyal person than he was chivalrous.

Who had a crush on Malfoy?

Harry Potter had a few love interests during his time at Hogwarts. Though he eventually settled down with Ginny Weasley, he also had a thing for Cho Chang in his earlier school years. Then, of course, there's his secret love for Draco Malfoy… Wait, what?

What is Draco's patronus?

J.K. Rowling says Draco doesn't have a patronus because he never learned the spell but I think it's because he doesn't have any powerful happy memories to use.

Did Draco have a crush on Hermione in the books?

In Harry Potter, JK Rowling confirmed that Draco was actually in love with Hermione but didn't know how to fully express his emotions. If things were different and he told Hermione about how he felt, do you think they could've had a chance? No.