Re: Regulus Arcturus Black


"T.M. Sommers" <tms@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Helena Bowles wrote:
> > "Hoshisato" <hoshisato@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >
> >>>a = Alphard, Regulus's rich uncle
> >>
> >>Even though Alphard made sense as a guess, apparently a well placed
> >>source leaked that Regulus' middle name was 'Arcturus'.
> >>I don't think the hp-lexicon usually picks up rumours without making
> >>sure or trusting their source:
> >
> > A "well-placed source"? Like who? Given that the only person at the
> > present moment who is likely to know for sure about this is JKR herself
I
> > think we can disregard this!
>
> Possibly a translator, or someone involved in a translation.

Why would a translator know this? And do we have any news about a HP
translator being sacked recently?;-)


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  • Re: Regulus Arcturus Black
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    (alt.fan.harry-potter)
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