RAB case is broken - all Aurors please read!

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 154034

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Carrie" <scarrie5@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > I looked up 'regulus' in dictionary.com and a secondary definition
> > came up as "The metallic mass that sinks to the bottom of a furnace or
> > crucible during smelting"  The bottom of a furnace could be synonomous
> > to the bottom of a boiler which is Kreacher's 'bedroom' in OOP.  Maybe
> > there is some kind of clue(s) there. The metal that I saw were silver-
> > frame, coins, and something glinting in the corner may have been
> > metal.
> > 
> 
> Tonks:
> Hum... has sort of an Alchemical ring to it. Wonder if there is any 
> connection to that. I don't know the process. Some people think that 
> Alchemy is involved in the books. I see it only as far as a symbol of 
> transformation of the human to his highest level of being. Others see 
> much more. It may be an important clue for them.
> 

Renee:

Regulus has everything to do with alchemy. See f.i. this page:
http://www.zompist.com/chemical.htm; regulus is at the bottom of the
screen when you click.

What it means? Perhaps that the true nature of Regulus Black only
became apparent after he'd been thrown into the crucible and was
purified. 

The regulus of antimony is especially interesting, as antimony is also
known as the "grey wolf" in alchemy.  Maybe there's a link between
Regulus Black and either Remus Lupin or Fenrir Greyback.

Renee