Voldy must be assimilated...Resistance is Futile!

[justcarol67]

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Heidi wrote:
> Another interesting note about Leo the Lion is that the star Regulus
is part of this constellation...According to Wikipedia, Regulus in, in
fact, "the brightest star in the constellation Leo and one of the
brightest stars in the nighttime sky."
> 
> And one more thing: "Its name is Latin for "prince." It is also
known as Al Qalb Al Asad, from Arabic
ل
 al-qalb[u] al-´asad, meaning "the
heart of the lion."
> 
> If this has already been discussed, my deepest apologies! I take
this as evidence that RAB is Regulus and that he will play a role in
Book 7. Perhaps Regulus is the one you are looking for??

Carol responds:
Yes, we've had lots of posts on Regulus as a star and the meaning of
his name as "prince" or "petty king." (I believe it's a diminutive of
"rex, regis," meaning king or ruler, and related to "rego, regere," to
rule, and, by extension, to regulate. Geoff will correct me if I'm wrong!)

You can find the previous discussions of Regulus and the Black
family's tradition of naming children after stars or constellations
using the Advanced link on our search engine. I don't think that
anyone has attempted to include the Arabic before--I'd suggest
transliterating it so that it doesn't look like cartoon cursing. (Just
realized that you did that already--sorry.)

I'd guess that if Regulus's birthday is relevant, he's a Leo like
Harry--"the heart of the Lion" in the constellation Leo,
right?--rather than a Cancer.

Regarding Regulus as meaning "prince"--I think that Severus Snape, a
year or two ahead or Regulus and also in slytherin, must have known
Latin or he couldn't have invented spells with names like Sectumsempra
and Levicorpus. That being the case, he'd have known that Regulus
meant Prince. Maybe they were friends: the Half-Blood Prince and the
Pure-Blood Prince?

Carol, who has always thought that Regulus's death was one factor in
Severus's decision to "return to our side"