𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 - regulus black

chapter sixty five

Adena exited Regulus' house to go back home for a while, just to take a fancy dress and leave a note to her parents. In the meantime, the young boy decided to have a conversation with his mother.

"Mother, what do you think of Adena?"

"She's a pure-blood. She's smart and rather pretty as well. And she seems ready to carry out our name. I approve of her. However, I'll appreciate her more once she stops having connections with Mudbloods. Just make sure she gets rid of those and then we'll talk seriously about your future," had said his mother with seriousness, her stare piercing through his, but he didn't flinch, having been used to it over the years.

"Thank you, Mother." And she left the room while Regulus waited for Adena.

The young girl arrived a few minutes later, a dress in her arms.

"I'll bring this to my room, and then would you like to visit the house?"

"Yes, I'd like that." She smiled at him and he grabbed her hand, Apparating in his room in a second.

"Wow, that's... very green," said the girl upon discovering the bedroom.

"Slytherin pride is common in my family."

She walked around the room, looking at every detail, like the perfectly cleaned desk or the green walls reflecting the Slytherin pride, and she could see the crest of the Black family, and their motto 'Toujours pur' on the opposite wall.

"You can leave the dress on the bed."

Adena walked to the bed, putting her dress carefully on the perfectly made bed, and her eyes caught something on the wall. The photo of the couple taken after the victory of Slytherin was there, next to the photo of his team; it made her smile. However, her smile quickly faded away. On top of that were stuck some press articles, all related to the Dark Lord.

"When were you planning to tell me about becoming a Death Eater in some days," spoke the girl sternly, still looking at the articles.

"Hm... about that, I'm sorry you got to know about it from my mother. To be honest I didn't really want to tell you because I know that it worries you and you think it's dangerous..."

His voice sounded uncertain which made Adena looked up at him.

"Do you really want to become one of them? Are you ready for that? You're so young." She didn't try to hide her concern as she spoke to him.

"I want to make my parents proud," he answered with seriousness and determination.

"This doesn't answer my question."

However, the boy didn't say anything more and just avoided her cold and concerned stare. He didn't want to speak his thoughts out loud and only hoped she would understand by herself. At least, the brunette calmed down a little, then sighed before approaching him.

"Can I still visit your house?" she asked more softly.

"Hm, yeah." He took a hold of her hand, leading her outside. When she closed the door, she noticed a sign on the door that said: 'Do Not Enter Without the Express Permission of Regulus Arcturus Black'. It made the brunette smile.

"Do you want to visit Sirius' room too?"

"Sure, why not."

They entered the room and Adena widened her eyes in surprise.

"I guess the decoration of my room was also born after that..." said Regulus referring to the Gryffindor-related stuff everywhere in the room.

It looked like it hadn't been cleaned in a while. When she got closer, she noticed some Muggle posters of motorcycles and young women and swimsuits which made her frown.