What if Regulus is ALIVE? (LONG)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 162015


> Julie wrote:
> > Regarding JKR saying Regulus was dead these days, *that's* what
> waved a red flag in the first place. Who says "He's dead THESE 
days"?
> As opposed to what? He won't be dead THOSE days? That there will 
come
> a point where "these" days will pass and he will no longer be dead?
> <big snip>
> 
> Carol responds:
> But JKR didn't say that Regulus was "dead these days." what she
> actually said in the 2004 World Day Book Chat, in response to the
> question, "Will we be hearing anything from Sirius Black's brother,
> Regulus, in future books?" was, "Well, he's dead, so he's pretty 
quiet
> these days.
> 
> http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2004/0304-wbd.htm
> 
> Assuming that he's RAB, she couldn't say that he's out of the books
> altogether because his past is important. (I personally think we'll
> hear about it from a very reluctant Kreacher, who may also have
> information on Snape.) But she does say straight out that he's 
dead,
> which makes him "pretty quiet these days." I think that 
misremembering
> the quote as "dead these days" is leading to misinterpretation.

Alla:

There are quite a few quotes from the books and the interviews that 
I misremembered or completely forgotten  unfortunately and I usually 
say so right away on list. This one is not one of those. I always 
read *these days** as qualifier for both actions ( dead and quiet- 
these days). Yes, I know it may be misinterpretation, but I am still 
saying that this is a strange answer.

And again, let me ask - why not confirm that he is dead in her 
recent answer about Stubby Boardman, why? Seems like ideal time and 
place to me. We all know by now that Regulus will play a part from 
the past in the Horcruxes quest, no? The secret is sort of out of 
the bag, IMO, so she can feel safe to tell us that Regulus is dead 
and he will be speaking to us from the past only. She does not.


Carol:
> I could be wrong, of course. Regulus/RAB saying that he knows he's
> going to die isn't proof that he's right in his prediction, but as 
Jen
> mentioned, Sirius Black said that his brother had been killed,
> presumably by DEs rather than Voldemort himself, and he must have 
some
> basis for that conclusion--but he said nothing about a missing 
body.
> (We've already seen that hand played with Peter Pettigrew and 
sirius
> himself.)
<SNIP>

Alla:

I did not get an impression personally that Sirius was rather close 
with his brother, so if he did not know, it would not surprise me.

Although I love, love, love Bec's speculation that Regulus is a 
Buckbeak, hehe. Do not find it likely, but would find it quite 
touching meaning that they would get some time to spent together 
before Sirius' death.



 > Carol responds:
> I agree that JKR took out that passage because it revealed too 
much,
> but it could relate to the others I listed who simply disappeared 
or
> perhaps to someone whose death has been faked using the Draught of
> Living Death. It's not likely to be Madam Bones, who seems to have
> been murdered by Voldemort himself, but how about Emmeline Vance?
> Snape claims to have given information that led to her capture and
> death, but as a DDm!Snaper, I'd like to find that he was lying on 
that
> one. And who better than snape to brew and administer the Draught 
of
> Living Death to a fellow Order member? If we find Emmeline alive, 
we
> won't need Regulus to testify in Snape's behalf.

Alla:

Well, of course it can relate to any character which is reported as 
dead or dissappearing, but I am going to hope that if character is 
going to come back from dead or supposedly dead, the character is 
going to be connected to some characters and is going to be somebody 
more interesting, somebody about whom I want to know more and want 
to learn more on its own. NOT just for the purpose of helping Snape 
out.

I understand your preference, but as I said before I came to care a 
great deal about Regulus character and I could care less about 
Emelyne Vance, so I know whom I would love to see alive. Of course 
if Vance is dead that has an added extra bonus for me - namely more 
chances for Snape to stay the murderer I think he is, but one way or 
another ( whether Snape is good or bad), I think we know much more 
about Regulus and he has more potential as a character.

Of course this is all just speculation - Regulus can come back or 
stay dead, Emelyne Vance can come back or stay dead, etc.

It is just I do think that if JKR decided on Regulus' fate, she put 
sufficient clues for this not to look like cheating.


> Carol, who's not trying to discourage discussion but does think we
> should look at what JKR actually said
>

Alla:

Yep, I did. :)