i was reading an old blog post about theories for the last book and someone said "RAB is Regulus Alphard/Arcturus Black" and I cannot stop thinking about this
Regulus who was named Regulus Alphard Black, named after the brightest star in Leo and the brightest star in Hydra. Regulus, the heart of the lion, and Alphard, the backbone of the snake. Regulus, the little king, and Alphard, the solitary one.
The little king, only an heir as the second in line, as the spare. Prideful, knowing which duties he has as a son of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, even if he is only the younger brother. But still the heart of the lion, not just because he is loved by his Gryffindor brother, but because he gets to show his bravery in his own time. Brave at heart, even if it takes years to show.
The backbone of the snake, now the heir to one of the oldest pureblood families, Seeker of the Slytherin team, great enough to get taken up in Voldemort's rank at only sixteen years old, important enough to get close enough to the Dark Lord to find out his secrets. But still, the solitary one, because he figures those secrets out on his own, keeping them to himself. He'd been left behind before, left behind in a house now too empty and cold without his brother, so now he has to leave behind everyone else. Going on a mission with only the house-elf he calls his friend, intending to be the sole one to not make it out again.
Only Regulus doesn't get to stay Regulus Alphard. because before all of this transpires Alphard betrays the family and gets burned off the family tree. And Regulus' middle name gets changed to Arcturus, so there cannot be any doubt where his loyalties have to lie. Any associations between Regulus and that traitor of the Black family are irrevocably removed.
And isn't this a tragedy? Alphard on the night sky, halfway between Regulus and Sirius, a star right in the middle. And Regulus, no longer getting to associate with this star, is forced to distance himself further from his brother. He is no longer allowed to acknowledge what his second name used to be, and so loses this connection he used to have, is no longer able to call this star so much closer to his brother his own.
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