Is Regulus the reason? (was Clues Convergent Redux)

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 135417

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "zgirnius" <zgirnius at y...>
wrote:
> zgirnius:
>
> OK, you're right, it's a nice, long, involved, theory, mush effort

I hope that was MUCH, and not that my theory is *mush* or *mushy* LOL

> was clearly put into it, sothe least we could do is comment on it,
> especially now that I have a few of my own thoughts off my chest! ;-
)
> And it provides a reasonable motive for Snape sincerely wanting to
> leave the DEs.
>
> I find the idea that Snape and Regulus could have had a friendly,
> perhaps older brother/younger brother style relationship quite
> plausible. They were, as you mention, in the same House at
Horwarts,
> and Snape did, it seems, cultivate relationships with the *right*
> sort of pureblood families like the Malfoys and the Blacks. You did
> not mention this in your original post, but it appears that Snape
is
> still friendly (by Snapish standards, anyway) with Cissy Malfoy,
who
> is a cousin of Regulus. The position Draco finmds himself in must
> remind him of Regulus...and perhaps he feels that much more for
Cissy
> if he feels he had a hand in killing her cousin? I would assume
that
> where Sirius despiused Cissy and Bella, Regulus would probably have
> had a good relationship with both as they were all into the
> whole "toujours pur" thing.
>
> You mention in your theory the possibility that Snape might have
> killed Regulus on LV's orders. This would be kind of interesting in
> terms of Snape's relationship with Dumbledore. I can see Snape
coming
> to him with the story that 'a DE' killed Regulus in LV's
orders...but
> would he admit it was Snape himself that did it? I think that might
> certainly make Snape feel even *worse* about the whole thing, but
it
> ought to make DD wonder about him...especially in light of the
events
> of HBP... Of course, even if he did kill Regulus, Snape might keep
> that bit from DD. Hmmm. I think I prefer that he did not tell DD,
all
> in all, though it is your theory, of course.
>
> I do think that if you're on the right track, and Snape killed
> Regulus, the events of HBP must have really opened old wounds for
> Snape. He's again in a position where something/someone is forcing
> him into a position of killing a friend. Cuold play out in Book 7
in
> interesting ways.

colebiancardi back now:

thank you...this adds on to my theory. I had also posted a fourth
possiblity - if Regulus is still alive.
added in new 4th possiblity

4. Regulus goes to Snape, dying from the potion he just drank. Snape
gives him the antidote. LV tells Snape to kill Regulus. Snape cannot -
Regulus is like a brother to him. Instead, Snape takes Regulus to
Dumbledore and Dumbledore now hides Regulus. Snape has now become DD's
spy the moment he took Regulus to DD. Snape returns to LV and tells LV
that he killed Regulus. So, how did DD managed to hide Regulus? Don't
know - but when DD is talking to Draco and telling him he(DD) can
protect & hide Draco - Draco states that LV will kill him. DD says
something very strange at this point...You cannot be killed if you are
already dead...


which is could be...and that OptionsPink wrote:

Here is just another thought.....upon the death of Sirius, #12 would
go to the next living Black, therefore it would go to Regulus, if he
was truely alive. But in HBP (UK edition Pg. 55) after DD anounces
to Harry that he has inherited #12 and confirms it with Kreacher, DD
says: "That simplifies matters. It seems that Sirius knew what he
was doing."
I believe that DD intrusted Sirius to make the neccessay
enchantments to ensure that #12 would go to Harry rather Regulus,
and DD was either a bit proud or surprised that Sirius actually got
the job done properly.



colebiancardi back now:

DUH! I didn't even think of that! Forgot about #12 - could be that
DD was very pleased that his "fake Regulus's death" spell was still
holding strong afterall these years and Sirius's death didn't break
it. All of these clues and additional information help support
my "Regulus Theory" and strengthen it. Thanks so much and any other
comments from posters who be highly appreciated.

colebiancardi
(very pleased that posters are adding their thoughts to my theory)