What if Regulus is ALIVE? (LONG)

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No: HPFGUIDX 161965

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, juli17 at ... wrote:
>
> I've been pondering this question lately. What does it mean for 
Book 7  if
> Regulus is alive? <SNIP of the whole post basically>  
> Julie, enthusiastic supporter of Regulus is ALIVE


Alla:

hehe, so that is my second post where I am using JKR site as my only 
support in round about way. Oh, well.

Yes, Julie, I agree and would love for Regulus to be ALIVE too.

As I mentioned this answer by JKR sort of kept my hope alive, tee 
hee.

"Stubby Boardman is Regulus Black
No, he isn't. Nice idea, though."


Soooooo, the way I read it - Okay, she debunks this theory, but 
where would be the best way to say that nope, sorry guys, Regulus is 
nobody because he is **dead**, get over it, he is dead, dead, dead.

Especially in light of her saying couple years earlier that Regulus 
is dead **these** days, therefore he is pretty quiet.

Why not just say? Still dead, sorry guys, but no cigar.

My guess is that he is not dead and we are getting close enough to 
book 7 and she does not want to lie, so she says nothing.

Speculating obviously, but would love for that to be true.

Alla