Regulus Black and significance of both DD and Sirius having brothers WAS: VA/H

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No: HPFGUIDX 147269

Alla wrote:
> >  Regulus realized that and either died 
> > as a hero or maybe resurface as a hero ( I keep thinking that 
> > Regulus could show up, since he is dead "these days).
> > 
> Renee:
> 
> In wonder, could it be Regulus took the Draught of Living Death? 
This
> has been mentioned in several HP books now, but we haven't seen 
it's
> effects demonstrated yet. I'm convinced we will, after HBP 
refreshed
> our memory of it. To be "dead these days" sounds like a possible
> description of someone who has taken this potion.
>


Alla:

Oh, I like that possibility a lot. Yes, I think that this answer was 
a bit ambiguous and we may see alive Regulus in book 7. I think I 
can really like him. I did not feel much about Regulus, who got into 
DE, but then realized that it was more than he could handle. I mean 
I pitied him a little bit of course, but I did not give him much 
thought, but Regulus, Slytherin!Regulus who committed the act of 
heroically defiance against Voldemort in attempt to redeem himself ( 
my interpretation of course, I could be way off base), oh, YES, this 
is my type of character. I do hope to see more of him. Atypical 
Slytherin, Slytherin who shows real courage, not just courage that 
Slughorn shows - to run in order not to join DE. Yes, I like 
Slughorn and think that not everybody can be brave and the fact that 
he had courage not to join also means a lot, but on the empathetic 
level I would love the character like Regulus so much. Especially 
since  we see from Regulus' mouth now ( or from his writing) that he 
WAS remorseful and indeed tried to do the right thing, unlike 
Snape's "remorse" which I categorize for now as "maybe remorseful, 
maybe not".

Having said that, I want to ask again, in light of HBP especially . 
What is the significance of both characters, who are now dead ( 
Dumbledore and Sirius) having brothers? Now, I understand that not 
everybody shares the idea that Dumbledore is dead, but for me the 
case is clear, so I am working on that assumption. I remember we 
discussed it in light of brothers being the opposites and all the 
mythology references, but I really doubt that this is the case now.

First, JKR crossed out the possibility of Remus having a brother, 
where mythology wise she IMO could have explored  the possibility 
of  the "opposite twin" so more clearly,IMO.

I also do not think that JKR will not make Aberworth Dumbledore 
a "dark" brother. If nothing else, based on her remark that  the 
only character who we sort of meet as "new" in book 7 , will be the 
member of the Order, whom we know but have not really met yet  or 
something like that.

I think that she was talking about Aberworth here, personally.

So, if not to show Aberworth and Regulus as complete opposites of 
Albus and Sirius ( imagine that this is  the case), what do you 
think is the plot significance of them being in the picture at all?

I mean, Regulus sure seems to get a nice, if secondary storyline, 
but in terms of him being Sirius' brother and Aberworth being Albus 
brother, I just don't see how important that could be, when book 7 
has so much to deal with.

I guess I can sort of see them offering help to Harry in his quest, 
sort of substituting for Sirius and Albus, but would not that be 
easier and less convoluted not to kill off Albus and Sirius in the 
first place?

Thoughts?

Alla