Don't know how I missed your thread. I searched for Harry Potter but only saw the Gitmo stuff, I guess I didn't look far enough back.
I'm dying because my OOTP is back in the states and I need to research the Regulus Black connection again. Now I have to wait for Xmas to.
From the key story comments posted here, I can't wait to reread OOTH and HBP. Thanks for the ping! Please get me on the list.
I'm intrigued by the whole Regulus/locket connection. I still believe that the locket mentioned so briefly in OOTP is the very same locket taken from the cave by RAB. I have been trying to put key events into some kind of chronological order, working on the premise that HP's sixth year at Hogwarts corresponds with the 2004/5 school year in the real world (just for convenience). I'll post it when I have it roughed out to see what everyone thinks.