Redemption (Was: Plot holes)

[Rachel]

No: HPFGUIDX 137655

Kathy:
> > There has to be some plot line in the next book that allows this 
> > redemption and Harry's understanding of it.
> 
Nora:
> I object here to the 'there has to be'. :)  Only if Snape is the 
> character earmarked for redemption or revelation.  Personally, I 
> think that Peter's stock on that front has risen dramatically, but I 
> make no predictions.


I think we may already have our redemption storyline.  I'm not sure
about the redemption of Snape, as his status is so ambiguous right
now; I'm fairly certain that Pettigrew will have some sort of, if not
redemption, at least positive role to play (ala Gollum), but we may
already have a redemption story in Regulus Black, if, in fact, he is
R.A.B.  

We assume Regulus was a pure-blood fanatic to some extent, purely
because his delightful mother thought he was a perfect son.  We know
he joined the Death Eaters, which isn't something you can do by simply
showing up for a meeting, so he likely had Dark intentions on some
level.  If then, he did steal Voldemort's horcrux with the intention
of destroying it, we have a very powerful redemption story already. 
That's quite a turn-around for one young man to experience in a short
amount of time.  And done without the influence of his OotP brother
and friends, Regulus truly may have stood alone in his fight. 
Kreacher notwithstanding, of course.  :)

Rachel