Regulus Black, traitor to the Dark Lord (longish)

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 80717

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "clio44a" <clio44a at y...> wrote:
> Possibility a: Snape and Regulus Black independantly decided to 
leave 
> Lord Voldemort. 
> If that is so it sheds a really bad light on Voldemorts leadership 
> qualities. Are there even more traitors to his cause? And if even 
the 
> Death Eaters begin to turn away from him, why did Peter Pettigrew 
go 
> into the other direction?  
> 
> Possibility b: Snape and Regulus were partners in crime and 
decided 
> together to leave the Dark Lord.  
> In this case I expect to hear a lot more about Regulus Black in 
the 
> next book. 

There's another possibility: Snape and Regulus were good friends 
(united in their hatred of Sirius, perhaps? <G>), and Regulus' 
murder inspired Snape to finally act on the scruples he was already 
having and make the break with Voldemort.  And having witnessed what 
happens to people who try to quit openly, Snape avoided that mistake 
and turned spy instead.

Either way, I also expect to hear more about Regulus.  There seems 
to be no reason to give Sirius a previously-unmentioned brother in 
OOP unless his existence is going to lead to some sort of important 
revelation in the later books.  And the person we're most likely to 
have important revelations about is Snape.  And maybe Wormtail.

Hmm... here's a thought: maybe Regulus found out when Wormtail 
changed sides, and turned on Voldemort because he thought *Sirius* 
was in danger?  Sirius may not think much of his little brother, but 
I bet he didn't want him murdered, and it's perfectly possible that 
Regulus didn't want Sirius murdered either, arrogant berk or not.

If that's the case, I wonder if the Black brothers could end up 
coming to some sort of reconciliation on the other side of the veil.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com