Constellations reveal HBP

[jmgarciaiii]

No: HPFGUIDX 127699


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, chnc1024 at A... wrote:
>  
> Chancie:
> I like your theory [Regulus Black being the HBP], but I'm afraid that 
JKR stated he was in  fact dead.  
> JKR had this to say about Regulus at the World book day chat 
> March 4, 2004:
>  
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
> * Cathedral: Will we be hearing anything from Sirius Black's brother, 
> Regulus, in future books?
> JK Rowling replies -> Well, he's  dead, so he's pretty quiet these 
days. 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
> But of course as others have said, the HBP doesn't necessarily have 
> to be alive, so we'll just have to see how that turns out.  

Not only that, but notice the answer relative to the question. The 
question was a pretty clear "yes or no" question but the answer was 
clever and simultaneously ambiguous. That is to say, there are a few 
ways to take it:

"Well, he's dead, so you won't hear from him again."
or
"Well, he's dead, which explains why you haven't heard much from him 
until now."
or
"Well, he's dead, so you may expect him to work in some undead capacity 
without attracting attention to himself."

-Joe in SoFla