RAB case is broken - all Aurors please read!

[leslie41]

No: HPFGUIDX 153259

Your assertions about RAB are very interesting, Tonks!

But how can your theory explain away the fact that in all the non-
English translations, the "B" morphs into the first letter of that 
language's word for "black"?

From the wikipedia entry on "Regulus Black:

"Support for the theory that Regulus Black is R.A.B. has been 
gathered from the translation of Half-Blood Prince to other 
languages. In the Dutch translation of the novel, Regulus Black is 
called Regulus Zwarts and the initials in the locket are R.A.Z. In 
the Norwegian edition, Regulus Black is called Regulus Svaart, and 
the initials R.A.S. are in the locket, while in the Finnish 
translation, Regulus Black is called Regulus Musta, and the initials 
are R.A.M. These make the theory that R.A.B. is Sirius's brother 
quite plausible."

I like your theory a lot, but I don't know if I can reconcile it 
with the translation evidence.