Originally posted by TheSun
Actually, noone knows what his middle name is - Alphard was mentioned as Sirius' uncle, so some people thought that was his middle name, however someone noticed that arcturus was a constellation, just like Sirius - hence came ot the conclusion that that was his middle name. Personally, I don't even think it is Regulus.
All of the evidence would suggest that RAB is Regulus: first name starting in R, last name in B; a locket was found in the Black's residence (bit of a coincidence that voldemort lost one and the black's have one); and lastly, wasn't Regulus Black a deatheater? That would explain the way the note they found was worded.
However, I will admit that nothing in a JK Rowling book has ever had an obvious or predictable resolution.
Originally posted by zombieman
All of the evidence would suggest that RAB is Regulus: first name starting in R, last name in B; a locket was found in the Black's residence (bit of a coincidence that voldemort lost one and the black's have one); and lastly, wasn't Regulus Black a deatheater? That would explain the way the note they found was worded.However, I will admit that nothing in a JK Rowling book has ever had an obvious or predictable resolution.
Yeah alot of people have said stuff like that
Originally posted by leana marie
lol... wow your good darth dipsit!!! ppl should be challenging you!!! anyway i have a question!!! what is harrys moms maiden name? or first last name till she married james potter?
I am very honored! Thanks very much, although there are people much more knowledgable than I. I truly appreciate the good words.
Originally posted by Darth L. Dipsit
Yeah, I know - I tried to make them difficult, and I think that I went way overboard. Sorry about that, sir. Here are the answers, in case you wanted them (the reference page numbers are given from the American version of the book, so if they do not work out then just look to chapter for reference):1. Gryffindor was from "wild moor," Ravenclaw from "glen," Hufflepuff from "valley broad," and Slytherin from "fen." This is from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, in the Sorting Hat's song (GoF, Chapter 12).
2. Unspeakables, or members of the Department of Mysteries, were seen and discussed very rarely. Broderick Bode was a prime example, though he was killed in the fifth book, of course, by the Devil's Snare at St. Mungo's. However, the first time Bode was seen, it was at the Quidditch World Cup, and he was with another Unspeakable, both of whom Arthur Weasley pointed out to Harry. This is from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, where Mr. Weasley is pointing out Ministry officials to Harry. The other Unspeakable is named "Croaker" (GoF, Chapter Seven).
3. The only campsite manager with whom we became acquainted was Mr. Roberts, who was the Weasleys's campsite manager, though he ended up cast high into the air and levitated about with his family. When Basil was giving directions to the Diggorys and Weasleys after they arrived by portkey from Stoatshead Hill, he told Mr. Diggory to go to the campsite manager "Mr. Payne." This is the only time we ever hear of him. This is also from GoF (GoF, Chapter Seven).
4. You were, of course, right.
5. Doris Purkiss was the woman from that article from the fifth book that Kingsley Shacklebolt thought might give Sirius a laugh. She claimed that Sirius was innocent and that he was really Stubby Boardman, a singer. Her address was given as 18 Acanthia Way, Little Norton, at the start of the article, from OotP (OotP, Chapter Ten).
6. Boardman's band is also given as "The Hobgoblins" on the same page, on the same article as the address for Purkiss in OotP (OotP, Chapter Ten).
7. The article about how Sturgis was caught at the Ministry of Magic and was sent to Azkaban gave his age and address as 38 years old and "number two Laburnum Gardens, Clapham," respectively, in OotP (OotP, Chapter 14).
8. The Ravenclaw house ghost is the only one that often not expressed in the books, unlike the Fat Friar (Hufflepuff), Nearly-Headless Nick, or Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington (Gryffindor), or the Bloody Baron (Slytherin). However, the last ghost is named the Grey Lady, and she, though very inconspicuous much of the time, appears in the Philosopher's Stone when Harry and Ron search for the Mirror of Erised (PS, Chapter 12). The reason we know she is actually the official ghost of Ravenclaw makes the question unfair - this is a result of my own incompetence, however - I should have checked that it does NOT actually say so in any of the books. Instead, JKR actually gave this information out from her notes. However, the process of elimination of all the House Ghosts and the lack of background behind her also give the impression that she is the Ravenclaw ghost. My apologies, however, for the lack of clarity and the poor referencing in this question.
9. Frobisher tried out for Keeper and, being one of the best applicants, along with Geoffrey Hooper, was rejected, due to her many extracurricular committments and her statement that she placed charms club at a higher priority than she would Quidditch, in OotP (OotP, Chapter 13).
10. When Lupin is consoling Harry about Harry's broom being destroyed by the Whomping Willow he states that children used to make a game out of trying to get as close as possible to the tree, until a boy named Davey Gudgeon almost lost an eye, at which point it was forbidden to go near the tree (PoA, Chapter Ten).
11. This one was right.
12. This one was right as well, sir.
Sorry to have inconvenienced you. I hope that the answers were informative and clearer than the questions, sir. Erm, thanks very much for looking anyways, and I'd gladly try again, if you'd like, to make a better set of questions.
rookwood was also an unspeakable too
Oh yeah - it does say that Rookwood works for the Department of Mysteries in the "The Pensieve" chapter, so I suppose I've got to give that one to you. But are all Mysteries employees Unspeakables? I was never sure if it was meant that all were or just the lower employees, or the ones in the field. However, it would make sense for all of them to be Unspeakables anyways. But good work, Mr. scurran, sir!