RAB's identity and significance / Sirius' father

[dobbyisdumbledore]

No: HPFGUIDX 146375

> katydid wrote:
> What does anyone know about Sirius Blacks' father? We see 
> mention of his mother and the portrait..but nothing at all 
> about the father. <snip> I have been unable to even find a
> name, as I thought he could perhaps be RAB.
> 
> Becky <becks3uk at y...>:
> <snip> Perhaps he stole the horcrux as revenge for LV 
> killing his youngest son.
> 
> JKR said that RAB being Regulus Black was a 'fine guess' but 
> that doesn't mean it was correct, maybe just close.


Interesting thing is... it almost certainly HAS to be a member 
of the Black family.

1.) In the Dutch version, Black is translated as "Zwarts". The 
initials R.A.B. are changed to R.A.Z. in the Dutch version.

2.) In the Norweigen version, Black is translated as "Svarrt". 
The initials R.A.B. are changed to R.A.S. in the Norweigan 
version.

The other R.A.B. suspect's names (names that involve a last name 
starting with B.) don't change.

Im fairly certain that it is Regulus (or in the VERY least... 
someone with the Black name.

"dobbyisdumbledore"