Significance of missing line (was: HBP paperback)

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No: HPFGUIDX 156041

SSSusan:
> > IIRC, we really have only Sirius' belief that his brother was 
> > murdered, right? As he tells Harry the story in OoP?  No actual 
> > evidence. And Sirius wasn't there, obviously... must never have 
> > seen a body.  Has anyone else ever talked about Regulus' death?  

Dung:
> The only mention I remember is at the beginning of HBP ch6 (p103 
> UK) when Lupin says:
> "And they've found Igor Karkaroff's body in a shack up north. The 
> Dark Mark had been set over it - well, frankly, I'm surprised he 
> stayed alive for even a year after deserting the Death Eaters; 
> Sirius's brother Regulus only managed a few days as far as I can 
> remember."


SSSusan:
Hi, Dung. :-)

Right, I recall that remark of Lupin's.  And I wondered what Lupin's 
source for that story was.  Sirius?  Dumbledore?  Somehow I admit 
that I dismissed that as a "Sirius Tainted" view.  (As I mentioned 
just a sec ago, upthread, I think Sirius' belief that his brother 
left Voldy only out of fear or cowardice colored his perception of & 
portrayal of events.)  And again, from the comments of Lupin's, 
there's no evidence that Lupin saw anything himself; it sounds more 
as if he was recalling what he was told.

Pippin reminded me that JKR had confirmed Regulus' death in an 
interview, and while Alla thinks that interview left things open, I 
admitted 
[ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/156036 ] 
that I may be "defeated" in the likelihood that Regulus isn't 
actually dead or can come back.  So, if I'm wrong and Lupin is 
certain of this story, I guess I could live with discovery of Regulus 
artifacts. :-)

Siriusly Snapey Susan