Re: First War, part 2
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Kreacher knew how Regulus died. It isn't clear how he understood Regulus' actions in the context of Voldemort and his cause, it seems Kreacher thinks primarily in terms of how everything relates to those he considers his legitimate masters. But whatever he would have thought of whatever hypothetical rumors there may have been regarding Regulus' death, he could not tell Walburga the truth because Regulus ordered him not to tell.
Regulus may be one of the 'three dead in my service' Voldemort mentioned in GoF, Rosier, Wilkes and ?
I used to think so too, but changed my mind. Voldemort was planning to be immortal, but had no intention of sharing immortality with his followers. Leaving spots of dead followers empty for ever is bad policy in the long term - it would have emphasized to the DEs that they were mortal while their master wasn't. So at the very least I would expect him to use the empty spots as places for new recruits when he could. I also find it unreasonable that with a Ministry policy of shoot to kill before asking questions Rosier and Wilkes were the only ones killed by Aurors. Also, Sirius mentions other deaths in Azkaban (besides Barty, who was actually his sick mother) - "Most go mad in there, and plenty stop eating in the end. They lose the will to live. You could always tell when a death was coming, because the dementors could sense it, they got excited."
I think that after Regulus died in 1979 his place in the circle was given to some new recruit in 1980 or 1981, maybe even young Barty (if so then Regulus' original place may have been next to Severus'). Since all the way to the end the belief in the Wizarding World was that Voldemort was winning it should have been easy to find willing recruits to fill the gaps. The circle in GOF should have had 30+ DEs and places for 10 Azkaban prisoners, 3 absentees (Igor, Severus and Barty) and IMO more than 3 spots for DEs that died after the last recruitment effort (summer 1981). I don't know how many gaps there can be in such a circle with it still appearing as a circle.
Regulus may be one of the 'three dead in my service' Voldemort mentioned in GoF, Rosier, Wilkes and ?
I used to think so too, but changed my mind. Voldemort was planning to be immortal, but had no intention of sharing immortality with his followers. Leaving spots of dead followers empty for ever is bad policy in the long term - it would have emphasized to the DEs that they were mortal while their master wasn't. So at the very least I would expect him to use the empty spots as places for new recruits when he could. I also find it unreasonable that with a Ministry policy of shoot to kill before asking questions Rosier and Wilkes were the only ones killed by Aurors. Also, Sirius mentions other deaths in Azkaban (besides Barty, who was actually his sick mother) - "Most go mad in there, and plenty stop eating in the end. They lose the will to live. You could always tell when a death was coming, because the dementors could sense it, they got excited."
I think that after Regulus died in 1979 his place in the circle was given to some new recruit in 1980 or 1981, maybe even young Barty (if so then Regulus' original place may have been next to Severus'). Since all the way to the end the belief in the Wizarding World was that Voldemort was winning it should have been easy to find willing recruits to fill the gaps. The circle in GOF should have had 30+ DEs and places for 10 Azkaban prisoners, 3 absentees (Igor, Severus and Barty) and IMO more than 3 spots for DEs that died after the last recruitment effort (summer 1981). I don't know how many gaps there can be in such a circle with it still appearing as a circle.