R.A.B.'s identity confirmed?

[bigestbarda]

No: HPFGUIDX 141273

> Antosha wrote:
> > 
>  <snip> 
> > "Regulus," IIRC, means 'little king' or prince--there was a lot of 
> speculation just a few 
> > months ago that HE might have been the HBP. And "Arcturus" 
> means 'guardian of the 
> > bear'--do we know any bears in canon?
> 
> Carodave replies:
> There is one animagus frequently described as a bear-like dog - maybe 
> in the end Regulus did something to save / help Sirius as part of his 
> redemption?  Maybe Sirius had something to do with his brother's 
> decision to leave the DEs?
> 

"bigestbarda" writes:

I've been wondering for a while now if the reason Regulus left the DE
was that he was asked to harm, or kill, Sirius. We know Sirius, James,
Lily and Lupin were all members of the original OOP and among a very
small group of people who weren't afraid to call Voldemort by name
(AFAIK, the only other one is DD); we know he's powerfully magical; a
decent dueller and that the Order were being 'picked off one by one'.
I would be surprised if Voldemort hadn't delegated someone to knock
old Padfoot off- and what better a test of loyalty to him, and the DE
'family', than asking the new recruit to murder his blood-traitor
brother? Doesn't that seem like a very Voldemorty thing to do?

So, Regulus' actions in leaving the DE and stealing the locket were
born out of love for his brother. I know others have suggested that
Regulus may have left when he found out Voldemort was a half-blood or
that he was going to kill a small child, but none of these is really
sufficient enough to explain how a young man goes from joining to
please his mum to performing the absurd act of bravery that was
getting to the cave and stealing the locket. We all know how important
love is as a theme- especially platonic love- and it's driven
characters to far more places than just concern or goodness of heart
(Sirius' love for Harry got him out of Azkaban, after all). 
Plus, I suspect that Sirius and Regulus were not always poles apart-
factoring in their namesakes' celestial relationship, and considering
how well the qualities of Sirius fit ol' Snuffles, I think it's likely
she took this under consideration in naming Regulus. To wit:


There is more real occultism hidden in the names give to the various
stars by astronomers down the ages than has yet been realized.
Esoterically Sirius uses Regulus as its lens.
            - a quote from the Ancient Wisdom

Sirius is the star of Christ consciousness and we associate the Christ
with the Heart center. Since Sirius is known as the Dog Star (God
Star), then the star Regulus (the Heart of the Lion, the Lawgiver) is
the "lens," the regulator, of energy to the Earth, stimulating a
response in humanity to express this consciousness of the heart, the
quality we call love. The Soul is a synonymous word for love; Christ,
the Heart consciousness.
http://www.souledout.org/cosmology/highlights/regulushighlights/regulushighlights.html

A bit dodgy, basing speculation on this sort of thing; but I like the
idea.

I may be completely off the mark here, but it seems the reason most
fitting with the themes and motifs JK has set up in the past (and I
like the idea of Sirius spending his life thinking his brother was a
silly little twit when, in fact, he died* for, or because of, him).


*This is, of course, assuming he's dead. Which I'm not
*cough*Stubby*cough*