tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post5051983078938509440..comments2023-12-12T16:30:15.159+00:00Comments on Floor to Ceiling Books: Guest Article: Lou Morgan "Snakes in the Grass"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-10048681900539911192011-09-17T08:26:57.371+01:002011-09-17T08:26:57.371+01:00Thoroughly enjoyed the article Lou - thank you ver...Thoroughly enjoyed the article Lou - thank you very much.<br /><br />To throw another line of thought into the Slytherin mix... one of the other characters who is often overlooked - so much so that he was barely more than a throwaway line in the films (which enraged me no end) - is Regulus Black. His story intrigues me. The youngest son of a proud, pure blood house, he would have been under pressure from the moment Sirius was Sorted into Gryffindor.<br /><br />I always like to think that at one time, pre-Hogwarts, Sirius and Regulus had a curiously amicable relationship; that before Sirius finally broke off his relationship with his family that he tried to show Regulus that there was another way. But in the end, Regulus was very much alone.<br /><br />There's a huge contrast to be drawn between Snape and Regulus and indeed, between Draco and Regulus. <br /><br />Snape went through life very much a loner and whilst Regulus was surrounded by friends, the Quidditch team and an undoubtedly dodgy family, his actions at the end of his life were the act of a selfless individual who tried to make reparation for his actions. Another unanswered question: did Regulus perhaps try to talk to his brother about what he had learned? As we know, Sirius was not a nice boy. Not really. Regulus may have tried to get advice, help, guidance... and Sirius, blinded by hatred for his 'Slytherin' family, would have literally and figuratively shoved Regulus aside.<br /><br />So Snape and Regulus are both lonely, tragic heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Draco, I think, is very like Regulus as well in that he is pressured and manipulated into a position that he is incapable of handling. The difference is that Regulus was exceptionally brave, whereas Draco was not. Draco's cowardice saved him in the end. But he will have to live with that for the rest of his days. If it makes him a better person... great. It's suggested in the final (awful) chapter of DH that Harry and Draco have at least a passing, mutual respect. <br /><br />Oh dear.<br /><br />I could wax lyrical about Regulus Black for hours. I desperately wanted more of his story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com