Significance of missing line (was: HBP paperback)

[dungrollin]

No: HPFGUIDX 156048

> SSSusan:
> Hi, Dung. :-)
> 
> Right, I recall that remark of Lupin's.  And I wondered what 
Lupin's source for that story was.  Sirius?  Dumbledore?  
<snip>
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.
> 

Dung:
Hi SSSusan; I expect Lupin read about it in the Daily Prophet, don't 
you? But here's a question: do you think Sirius went to the funeral?

SSSusan:
> Pippin reminded me that JKR had confirmed Regulus' death in an 
> interview, 

Dung:
Bah! The only good thing about the interviews is that you can ignore 
them with a contemptuous "Well she was hardly going to say 'Yes! We 
will see more of Regulus in book 7! It's going to be a big surprise 
to you all to discover he *didn't really die*, isn't it?'"

RAB is alive and well, and being kept hidden by Aberforth. And I bet 
Snape knows, and is pals with him.