Joining LV (wasRe: Likeable Regulus.

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No: HPFGUIDX 178090

> Mike:
> The problem with equating Regulus with Draco, or to some degree 
> Snape, is that we have nothing on stage of Reggie's to draw from. 
All 
> we have is Sirius' bitter remarks about Regulus being "soft" enough 
> to believe his parents. But with those same remarks, but seperate, 
he 
> brings in the whole royalty motif, complete with the 700-year 
> Tapestry of Lineage. Based on Ma Black's portrait, I don't doubt 
that 
> purebloodism was taught in the Black household. But when you add in 
> the Tapestry and the royalist posturing, I see their purebloodism 
> taking a different form than the brand Voldemort was pushing. And, 
in 
> the end, the Blacks distanced themselves from LV's position, after 
> Voldemort "showed his true colors".

Potioncat:
Here's a quote from Chapter 10: Kreacher is speaking, "But Master 
Regulus had proper pride: he knew what was due to the name of Black 
and the dignity of his pure blood. For years he talked of the Dark 
Lord, who was going to **bring the wizards out of hiding** to rule 
the Muggles and the Muggle-borns....and when he was sixteen years 
old, Master Regulus joined the Dark Lord." (** are mine)

In chapter 16 Hermione reads from History of Magic, ""Upon the 
signature of the International Stature of Secrecy in 1689, wizards 
went into hiding for good."

Nos chapter 18, Rita's quoting Albus's letter to Gellert, "Your point 
about Wizard dominance being FOR THE MUGGLES OWN GOOD--this, I think, 
is the crucial point. Yes we have been given power and yes, that 
power gives us the right to rule, but it also gives us 
reponsibilities over the ruled..." 

Rita goes on to say "...once dreamed of overthrowing the Statute of 
Secrecy and establishing Wizard rule over the Muggles."


Regulus fell for the same temptation that Albus did. We know now that 
DEs wanted to persecute and kill Muggles and Muggleborns. If Sirius's 
comments are accurate, that many in the WW favored LV's plans until 
they learned what he was really planning. In the beginning they 
didn't know the extent of his intentions. There's a big difference 
between, "Let's come out of hiding and take our place as rulers" 
and "Kill the Muggles!" 

Wouldn't it have been easy to draw followers in with the idea of 
coming out of hiding? Wouldn't that sound so much better--even if you 
didn't think you were superior to Muggles? Coming out of hiding 
sounds good to me. Clearly, many of the followers were just as happy 
to come out of hiding and then get rid of Muggles. 

We have Kreacher's comments on what Regulus believed. We don't know 
what young Severus thought. But it's hard to understand that he went 
into the DEs planning to do away with Muggleborns.


> Mike (I think)
> Therefore, my impression was that Reg went along with his parents 
by 
> parroting their pureblood line because he thought himself not just 
an 
> elite pureblood, but styled himself as the ruling class among the 
> elite class. Like many kings and queens through the ages, Reggie 
> would spout the party line expected of him, whether he believed it 
or 
> not. (BTW, minus the royalty part, I think this applies to Severus 
> also.)

Potioncat: Yep, that's what I think.