OOP Regulus

[Gregory Lynn]

No: HPFGUIDX 64721

Not sure who said this, got it second or third hand:

> Hi all. Just wanted to bring up something I noticed during Sirius' 
> discussion with Harry in front of the Black family tapestry : If I 
> remember rightly, Sirius mentioned his brother Regulus, and that 
> he'd died '15 years ago' by the hand of Voldemort, because he no 
> longer wanted to support Voldemort. Hope I'm not getting my dates 
> mixed up here, but wouldn't that have been around the time of 
> Harry's birth? Which seems significant to me - I don't think that 
> JKR would have mentioned '15 years' specifically if it wasn't to 
> become significant later on in the story. Was Regulus asked by 
> Voldemort to do something to do with the newly born Harry and/or 
> Neville,which he refused to do? I'd love to know what you think

Hmmm, now I'm getting suspicious.

Regulus is the brightest start in the constellation Leo as in Lion as in Gryffindor.

Regulus is also the "button, globule, or mass of metal, in more or less impure state, which forms in the bottom of the crucible in smelting and reduction of ores." (dictionary.com)

Regulus is also a diminutive form of Rex meaning "little king."

Well, that settles it, Regulus wasn't killed after all, he was sent to do something to Neville but found he couldn't (too impure no doubt) and disappeared to reappear on Dumbledore's side where he (dumblydore) assigned him to look over this other child named Harry.  Yep, Regulus is Vernon Dursley and the whole magic hating thing is an act.  Or perhaps he's Trevor.  Or, option c, I'm nuts.
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Gregory Lynn


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