Little King Regulus = the Prince?

[clio44a]

No: HPFGUIDX 103435

Well, time to join the quest for the Half Blood Prince. 

I just had a brainwave. 


A prince is a little king, right?


Little King = Regulus  

Regulus is the latin diminutive of rex, which means king.

Now, we know that Regulus Black was killed by Voldemort or on his 
orders (OotP, p. 104, Bloomsbury hardcover copy). Sirius thinks that 
was because he tried to back out of the Death Eaters. We don't know 
what really happened. Maybe Voldemort murdered his possible 
successor for reasons yet unknown? 


Regulus Black was a pureblood as far as we know, from a family who 
thought themselves "practically royal". (magic paternity test, 
anyone?) Who says the half blood prince must be a halfblood?

I haven't any complex theories yet, but I thought this was 
worth to throw into the ring.  
Forgive me if you discussed this already and dismissed it, but my 
quick search of the last messages brought nothing to the light.  


Clio, 
whose money in the race for the HBP is actually on Mark Evans, but 
who thinks Regulus WILL come back to  haunt us, HBP or not.