Q/Regulus Black / Significance of DD & Sirius having a brother

[lucianam73]

No: HPFGUIDX 147372

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Renee" <R.Vink2 at c...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
> <dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
> 
> Alla:  
> > I understand the potential Significance of Regulus storyline, 
what I 
> > AM trying to figure out if there is any significance to Regulus 
> > storyline because he is Sirius brother  and to Aberworth 
storyline 
> > BECAUSE he is Albus brother( and if my assumption that he is 
alive 
> > is correct)
> 
> Renee:
> 
> As far as I remember, JKR confirmed that Aberforth was the barman 
at
> the Hogshead, so yes, I think he's alive. His significance? Maybe 
he's
> been his brother's confidante all the time, and as such the only 
one
> who knows exactly why Albus trusted Snape. 
> 
> As for Regulus, I lean towards the Regulus = Stubby Boardman (or
> Regulus has been posing as Stubby Boardman) theory, in which case
> we've had a hint concerning him as early as PoA. This only works if
> Regulus and Sirius look sufficiently alike for Doris Purkiss, 
source
> of the Quibbler article, to confuse them twelve years after her
> rendez-vous with "Stubby". Making them brothers would explain the
> likeness. It would also give JKR an opportunity to bring Regulus 
up in
> a natural way - Harry seeing Regulus on the tapestry, Slughorn 
talking
> about the Black brothers, etc.   
> 
> So the explanation is different in either case. I don't think 
there's
> a special significance to the fact that two dead father figures 
both
> turn out to have a brother. That is, I can't think of 
one.           

> Alla:
> > 
(much snipped)
 But then in this 
> > context, I do wonder if Aberworth and Regulus are supposed to 
give 
> > Harry adult support, why Albus and Sirius were killed. I mean 
they 
> > were killed to CUT OFF Harry's adult support, right?
> > 
> > That is why I am not sure if Regulus and Aberworh would be given 
that 
> > much support to Harry. Am I making any sense?
> 
> Renee: 
> (also snipped)
> Aberforth and Regulus (if the latter is, indeed, alive) won't be in
> Book 7 to take the place of their brothers. If they're going to be 
of
> use, it will probably be because they have important information. 
> 

lucianam:

Agreed, I also think Aberforth and Regulus will have only 
instrumental roles is Book 7, I don't see Harry bonding with them.
Specially because Aberforth seems to be very elusive, and Regulus 
is, well, dead.

But the repetition of the 'unknown brother' theme is indeed 
suspicious. Why did JKR choose to pull two brothers out of the 
shadows at once (at once = I mean in the same book)? I wonder if 
both will have the same role in the story structure, that is, will 
both be sources of trustworthy information and/or tools for Harry? 

Does anybody remember something JKR said in her interview to 
Mugglenet/Leaky, she said it would be profitable to speculate about 
Dumbledore's family. She could be talking about Aberforth.