Regulus' death(was: Snape - a werewolf bigot?? )

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 170179

wynnleaf
> But that doesn't explain how Lupin could possibly know that only "a
> few days," went by between... between what? Between Regulus turning
> from Voldemort and his death? Or between Voldemort hearing about it
> and Regulus' death? Either way, how could Lupin know?

> Further, I don't see any indication that Regulus turned away from
> Voldemort and went to Sirius. Sirius seems far to vague about it, as
> though he doesn't know the details, which he *would* know if Regulus
> had come to him.

> Magpie:
> I would take that a step further--Lupin and Sirius could both have
> heard of Regulus' death, but how on earth did anyone know that he'd 
> turned? Did he make a scene in front of LV? They wouldn't have 
> heard this sort of thing from other DEs.

Jen:  If Lupin was among the werewolves in the first war and they 
were Voldemort supporters, it's possible he found out about Regulus 
and passed that information to Sirius rather than the story going the 
other way.  In fact, Lupin knowing that information might have been a 
reason for Sirius to suspect him of being the traitor, especially if 
Lupin couldn't say why he knew it.

Because Lupin IS a spy; that's his job for the Order in HBP.  I see 
the possibility that he was one of Dumbledore's 'useful spies' in the 
first war and his long absences on mysterious missions (as he's doing 
in OOTP) probably fueled the fire of speculation about him amongst 
the Marauders.  

Lupin and Dumbledore wouldn't want to clear up that misconception 
because 1) the real traitor might make a misstep thinking he is safe 
from suspicion and 2) if Lupin was spying on more than werewolves, 
actually trying to get information on DEs, then being suspicious was 
a *good* thing.  Because before Dumbledore had a double-agent like 
Snape to actually infiltrate the other side, spies were Dumbledore's 
only source of information.  And Lupin would be *perfect* imo, since 
he was on the fringes of society and probably couldn't get a job 
after Hogwarts.  He's this amiable, down-on-his-luck guy who could 
sit in a pub and get people to talk to him! 

Magpie:
> I know some people feel like Sirius doesn't care about his brother, 
> but I could easily believe his calling him an idiot was covering up 
> bitterness for his sake as well as his own. Regulus was suckered in 
> by his parents' ideology, and I love the idea that Sirius naturally 
> made Regulus' death part of that same story. I mean, he must have 
> considered it a good thing that Regulus *tried* to leave the DEs-
> that alone showed he'd done something right.

Jen: I got the impression Sirius cared for Regulus from the way he 
talked about him and it's hard to pinpoint why.  Maybe it was how 
he 'jabbed' his finger at the tapestry like the death still made him 
mad and got testy with Harry when Harry expressed surprise about 
Regulus joining the DEs. Then Sirius explained the situation by 
putting blame on the Black family for Regulus joining up rather than 
blaming Regulus.  Am I saying the same thing you are Magpie?  I 
wasn't sure exactly what you meant about Regulus' death being part of 
the same story.


Jen