Significance of missing line (was: HBP paperback)

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 156036

SSSusan earlier:
> > You know, I like that thought!  IIRC, we really have only Sirius' 
> > belief that his brother was murdered, right? As he tells Harry 
> > the story in OoP?  No actual evidence. <snip> 
> > Just think what could be learned from a living Regulus if he is 
> > R.A.B.!  He could perhaps be a big help to Harry in the horcrux 
> > hunt!
 

Pippin:
> The most likely person to have escaped death is Emmeline Vance, IMO.
<snip reasons for this>
> Besides, JKR confirmed that Regulus is dead.
> 
> Pippin
> who is sure we'll hear more about Regulus but not in the present

SSSusan:
Bah.  There is that interview confirmation that I'd spaced, yes.  So, 
unless Alla is right in her take on that, here --

Alla:
> Hehe, oh yes, I would love it to be Regulus. As I mentioned before 
> this interview just stops me from letting go of this thought.
<snip>
> JK Rowling replies -> Well, he's dead, so he's pretty quiet these 
> days."
>
> So, yeah, he is quiet these days, to me means that maybe he will be
> more loud soon :)

-- then I guess I'd have to be consistent and class Regulus along 
with Sirius & DD as "truly dead."  Bother.

OTOH, perhaps I could be satisfied if you're correct, Pippin, and we 
hear more from Regulus, from something(s) he left behind.  If there 
could be a way that he could help Harry in the hx hunt via documents 
or writings left behind, that would be cool, too.  

There was just something about that conversation between Harry & 
Sirius in Grimauld Place... the way Sirius was so sure that Regulus 
had left Voldy only out of fear or cowardice and not because of a 
true change of heart, that bugged me, made me think we were going to 
learn that Sirius was *wrong* about that.  If Regulus is R.A.B., then 
we do have evidence that Sirius was wrong about that, but I'd 
definitely like not only confirmation that Regulus was R.A.B. but 
also additional information, additional "communication," if not from 
a live Regulus, then through documents of his, that show more detail 
about that.

Siriusly Snapey Susan, 
wondering if Pippin has a theory about how Emmeline Vance might 
be "brought back" and be useful to the cause?