Likeable Regulus (Was: Villain!Dumbledore)

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No: HPFGUIDX 177976

> Prep0strus:
<SNIP>
> When it comes to Regalus... I think we just don't know enough.  What
> we do know is a mixed bag.  He appears to have sacrificed his life 
for
> his house-elf - showing he regarded him as a friend, perhaps even an
> equal.  And that's awesome.  But we did not see enough of him to
> really know his true motivations and beliefs beyond that.
> 
> We know he was a pureblood fanatic, which is more than enough to put
> someone in the negative column in my book.  And, not only was he a
> supporter of these ideals, he was someone willing to join a group 
that
> used violence and terror to achieve them.  That says a LOT.  We 
don't
> know what he did as part of the group, whether or how much he became
> disillusioned, or really anything about him.  He was part of a
> prejudiced terror organization, and he sacrificed his life for a 
house
> elf.  One terrible thing, one good thing.  I guess it's the weight 
you
> put on each.  I don't know that his caring for Kreacher made him any
> better of a person in any other part of life.

Alla:

I cannot stand DE ideology, really. But Regulus was so young. I mean, 
I guess it does say a lot to me that he was willing to sacrifice his 
life not even for the human, but for house elf. And when I write 
that, I mean the status of house elves in WW, in how low regard they 
are.

I guess. He was sixteen at the latest when he joined, no? And 
contrary to Draco he did do some active act of rebellion. I like 
that, I respect that. Just me. I would NOT justify him joining, but 
can forgive a teenager for making a mistake, if I trust that I see 
him making steps to redo it.

I guess the fact that him **being** a member of prejudiced terror 
organisation and **still** sacrificing his life for house elf tells 
me rather loudly ( IMO of course) that he was disillusioned, since if 
he would not, I do not see why he would value his house elf life at 
all.

Prepostrus: 
> As for Sirius... his treatment of Kreacher, while regrettable, is
> expected.  Sirius didn't know of Regalus' sacrifice.  What he did 
know
> is that his best friends were killed by Regalus' evil group.  That 
he
> was framed and put into Azkaban for over a decade because of their
> supporters.  That Kreacher continued to spout the same hateful filth
> about Sirius and Sirius' friends.  And, even when treated kindly by
> others, Kreacher continued to be horrible and nasty all of the 
time. 
> And even with this, Sirius was never as cruel as one might expect a
> man who had been unjustly imprisoned in Azkaban for all those years 
to
> be towards someone who shows no regret or change of heart from the
> evil that put him there.  As for never stopping mistrusting Snape?
> This is a basis on which to judge a person? <SNIP>

Alla:

Oh me too with this part. Me too. :) **I** still do not trust Snape, 
hehe. Not in a sense of him being DD man but in a sense that I would 
not want any more children suffer from him, so sure I won't judge 
Sirius based on that. I do not like Kreacher at all. No, him being 
nice to trio did not help me much. I can tolerate him, but that's 
about it.

Harry is so much better person than me. All that I would remember is 
that Kreacher helped my only family member die.