Bright Lion and a Stag (Regulus Black, James Potter, Marauders)

Chapter 3

Mid September 1975

"Oh stop running you little prat" Avery snorted.

"You're surrounded mudblood" Mucibler said standing on the other side.

Regulus stood a bit down the hall from the two boys being chaotic and cruel towards a muggle born. He knew how horrid of a person he was being standing by from a distance not doing anything, but Regulus never really knew how to stop it. No matter his views on muggle borns he didn't like watching them be harmed, or really anyone for that matter. 

"Petrificus Tota-" Mucibler started. 

"Expelliarmus" Another voice cried.

Regulus looked over at the two Slytherins and the Hufflepuff they had been taunting to see two Gryffindor girls and a Gryffindor boy standing near Mucibler and Avery. 

"They really do allow scum of the earth to become prefects now." A redhead prefect Regulus recognized as Lily Evans said. 

"Oh look Adger it's Snape's mudblood who thinks she has rights again." Avery told his friend. 

"I can see that, well maybe you'd like to experience one of my legendary hexes." Mucibler taunted, "I specialize in harming cunts like your"

"I gotcha wand remember." The other Gryffindor girl Regulus didn't recognize said smirking, "I suppose I'll give it to Minnie and-"

"Marlene it won't do you well to start referring to McGonagall as Minnie, we don't need another Sirius or James running around." The tall Gryffindor boy told her and he knew to be Remus Lupin.

"Too late." Lily added.

"Whatever" The blonde Regulus now realized was Marlene Mckinnon, who his brother had gone out with the year prior.

"Professor McGonagall can decide whether you get your wand back or not so for now you should just bugger off" Remus told the two.

"That halfblood bit-" 

"Densaugeo" Lily uttered and Muciblers teeth began to grow rapidly.

"Ha ha ha, now you'll have to go to Pomphrey too." Marlene told him and the boys ran off.

Regulus watched as the three helped the Hufflepuff who couldn't be more than a 2nd year. Regulus wanted to walk over and apologize to the Hufflepuff, but he didn't particularly want to speak with any of his brothers friends. But then,

"Hi Regulus"

Regulus jumped out of fear and saw Marlene standing there. His eyes widened and he bit his lower lip anxiously. 

"Standing by and doing nothing is almost as bad as being the one doing it." She told him.

"Well I don't fancy having Mucibler and Avery, or for that matter anyone else on my arse for ruining their practical joke" He replied.

"It doesn't really matter, nobody expects you to do anything about it, you just looked annoyed standing in the corner and I wanted to make sure you knew you should try doing something" 

"Like you said, I'm doing what's expected." He smirked at her and she rolled her hazel eyes." 

"Actually surprised you weren't doing the hexing." Lily Evans said walking over, "Marls we should go to McGonagall and tell her what happened."

"You mean you and Rem should as you are the prefects-" 

"Wait, what do you mean Evans?" Regulus asked.

"Well just, you've always been a prat to me and other muggle borns so I'm surprised you weren't apart of the harass team." She said to him. 

"I have not hexed anyone undeserving of it in nearly a year." He argued getting red in the face.

"He isn't that bad Lil" Remus suddenly appearing said. Fucking hell why were they all showing up. 

She rolled her eyes at Remus, "Severus said that he and his entire family were the worst of them all." 

Regulus snorted, "Severus is the most hypocritical person I have ever met Evans. He literally hates all muggle borns and uses dark magic on them when he considers you his closest friend and is a half blood."

The three glared at Regulus with questioning eyes and it was quiet for a while. 

"Lil" Remus started in a hushed tone that Marlene wouldn't hear, "He's kept my secret for a year now." 

She looked at Remus and back at Regulus and her eyes were kinder now. 

"Also Lil, if Snive-" Marlene began but stopped at Lily's glare, "If Severus thinks that his family is the absolute worst then he's obviously wrong. Sirius is a grand bloke although a tad arrogant, and he has a cousin who married a muggle born and has a daughter with him who has cool hair."

"Andromeda?" Regulus asked.

"I dunno I just remember cos the kid has color changing hair." She cackled. 

"Well, whatever, let's go to McGonagall." Lily said walking away with Marlene.

Regulus noticed Remus stayed back and stared at him for a moment. 

"Hm?" Regulus said, wanting to move on with this day. 

"Nothing- just thank you for staying quiet about my- er.. Monthly issues." Remus said softly.

"You don't have to thank me it's called human decency." 

"Most people don't see it like that." He added and walked away.

Regulus found it odd that there was stigma against werewolves in the Wizarding World. It seemed like an odd thing to have against a person, especially since most of the people who get bitten are magical. As long as they are locked up during the moon it didn't really matter, and Remus very obviously was since it'd be a bigger deal if they were allowed to run around freely and possibly attack people. And yes Dumbledore was daft, but not that daft. 

Regulus saw being a werewolf different then being a muggle born because they were still magical. Muggles had stolen so much from wizards over time that it didn't seem fair to let their offsprings to come to school with actual magical people. Plus being a muggle born doesn't make sense. They come from squib bloodlines, but squibs didn't have magic so how does that work. 

His mom explained to him as it just being fake although Regulus doubted that someone like Lily Evans magic was fake, like she's truly brilliant, so he had trouble wrapping his head around the concept of them not having magic. But magic can't just show up out of no where. He decided to stop arguing with himself over this for today, as it's a fight his brain has fought for so long and to try again soon. 

Really Regulus just wanted to allow himself to understand the concept because then if he could get over his prejudice then perhaps Sirius and him could mend their relationship. 

They could be real brothers once more. Imagine that.