RAB Revealed?

[spotsgal]

No: HPFGUIDX 143237

> Antosha:
> 
> Norwegian edition of HBP the famous faux-Horcrux note is signed 
> "RAS" rather than "RAB". Just thought you'd want to know!

> April now:
> 
> I'm just curious and don't know if this has been discussed.. but 
> wouldn't all names that start with B in norweigen or dutch be 
> translated with a S and Z respectivly?  So it wouldn't matter if the
> last name was Black or Benson it would still start with the same 
> letter?

Christina:

Sometimes the translations don't try and strictly translate the names,
particularly for people whose names actually mean something.

Just looking at some other characters with "B" names (in the Norwegian
version), Ludo Bagman is "Ludo Humbag" and Terry Boot is "Tom Blom."

The translations are huge news, because they prove that RAB can't have
anything to do with Amelia Bones, which has cropped up as a theory. 
Bones in the Norwegian version is "Beining."  In the Dutch version it
is "Bonkel."

I don't know if Regulus's name still starts with an R in the Norwegian
version, but that would be interesting to know, too (ditto Andromeda's
name starting with an A, since that's a popular fan theory as well).

If you go to answers.com and type in "List of characters in
translations of Harry Potter," they'll give you a fantastic website
with tons of really interesting name information.

Christina