Regulus was Re: CHAPDISC: DH10, Kreacher's Tale

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 180080

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> Potioncat:
> And it brings up these questions too:
> 
> How did anyone know Regulus was dead?
> 
> How did the story get out that Regulus got cold feet, tried to back 
> out and was killed on LV's orders? We hear two versions IIRC, one 
> from Remus and one from Sirius.

Pippin:
At some time Voldemort went from denying that he had anything to
do with the killings and disappearances to firing The Dark Mark over
the houses of victims. Presumably it was at that point that people
like Sirius's parents withdrew their support, and there would have
been DE's who did get cold feet and had to be purged. If Regulus 
disappeared at the same time, maybe The Order just assumed that he
was one of them. Possibly Voldemort did give an order for Regulus
to be eliminated, not knowing he was already dead. 
 

Pippin