Sirius' father

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No: HPFGUIDX 145862

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "katydid3626" <kmruddell at y...> 
wrote:
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>   
> > Steph:
> > Who do you think is R.A.B that was mentioned in the 6th book 
> > and what significance does it have? <snip> Do you think that 
> > R.A.B is Regulus Black? And what do we know of him so far? 
> > <snip>
> 
> 
> katydid wrote:
> I have a question that has been bothering me for some time. What 
> does anyone know about Sirius Blacks' father? We see mention of 
> his mother and the portrait..but nothing at all about the father.
> Can anyone help? I have been unable to even find a name, as I 
> thought he could perhaps be RAB.
>
Marianne:

We don't know a thing about Mr. Black, except that we can infer that 
he's dead, as Sirius inherited 12 GP. And that he had the same 
pureblood mentality that we've heard spewed forth by Mrs. Black/s 
portrait.  

Maybe JKR hasn't told us a thing because he isn't important to the 
story line.  Or maybe who he is/was will be a key bit of 
information, but JKR has managed to deflect any interest in him 
because her portrayal of the truly awful Mrs. Black has taken 
precedence. I've seen some speculation in the past that perhaps 
Snape was Mr. Black's bastard son, which could have added to the 
enmity between Sev and Sirius, if somehow both boys found out about 
it during their Hogwarts days. 

Even if he has no part to play, I'd still like to know what his name 
was, if only to see if there is any celestial significance to it.

Marianne