"Are you okay? We know Hogwarts has been a home for you." Claudette muttered.
Regulus only smiled as they reached the train, looking back towards the castle.
He would admit, he'd grown up there. He'd learned and he'd loved. He was taught right from wrong.
Regulus had spent so many days in the library and so many nights sprawled out on the observation deck.
The school had given him friends- had pushed him to his limits and allowed him to grow.
"Nah", Regulus assured, "I'm going home."
And by home- he meant James. And Remus and Sirius- his family.
"Somehow it always feels like we're walking towards our demises." Ivan admitted.
"Where's your sense of adventure?" Regulus jeered, playfully bumping into him.
"It died two bad guys ago." Ivan huffed.
"Don't mind him, Regulus, he's just prickly because he doesn't like change." Claudette explained.
"That's not true!" Ivan spat.
All it took was a look from Claudette and Ivan piped down.
Regulus snickered, "Starting to think Claude's the top."
"Says James' whore." Ivan retorted.
There was a moment of silence.
The trio broke out into uncontrollable laughter.
One thing they could never do was be upset while they were together.
There was something special about their connection.
Regulus knew from the very first moment that they would be important to him.
He guessed he had that time traveler to thank- for the butterfly effect that landed him with his people.
~
Regulus was adjusting his jacket as he stood in the full-body mirror.
James strolled into the room, his tie as messy as his hair.
Regulus chuckled, fixing the boys hair and his tie.
"I can't believe they're getting married." James admitted.
"Is it really all that shocking to you?" Regulus asked, tightening the boys tie.
"Not shocking- it just feels like yesterday Sirius and I were eligible bachelors looking for a good time, and now he's marrying the love of his life and I get to be with mine", James explained, "It's just...nice."
Regulus chuckled, "I know what you mean."
As Sirius would say, Regulus was barely out of nappies by the time he met James.
Which was an exaggeration because he was literally fifteen.
He was around the age where he could figure out what he wanted, romantically at least.
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Regulus Black and The Butterfly Effect
FanfictionRegulus and the crew once again find themselves in a predicament. With the locket in their possession, there's a new task at hand- destroying it. Only they soon find that the locket isn't the horcrux and Voldemort isn't their only problem. Betwee...
