Death Wish

Chapter 1 - 1979

Regulus was at the cave with Kreacher, ready for what awaited him inside. As he entered, he could feel the eerie dark magic that awaited him. His hands were trembling. He knew this wouldn't end well. He slit his palm and dropped blood onto the stone. An archway appeared, he cautiously walked in. The cavern was pitch black. As he sent a light up in the air, he awed at the view before him. It was a cavern filled with water and a small island in the middle. The water was dark and had something, or multiple things, swimming inside it. He found a boat and slowly rowed across, Kreacher was trembling, he didn't want to be there at all but he knew Regulus was set on this journey and he was to not disobey him, even as a friend.

When they got to the island there was a small bowl with a liquid in it. Regulus could only guess what he needed to do. "Kreacher, I need to drink this, make sure I finish it, no matter what. I have to finish it"

"What will happen to Mister Regulus?" Kreacher asked, concerned.

"Don't worry about that, everything will be fine. Once I drink this I need you to take whatever is inside and destroy it however you can, do you understand?"

"Yes, Mister Regulus"

Regulus found a shell and started drinking. It was bitter and sour. He could barely stomach it. As he drank more he became delusional. Kreacher had to force him to drink it. It had been harder than Kreacher imagined. Once Regulus drank all of it, Kreacher reached inside the bowl and took the locket, he questioned helping Regulus but he remembered his strict orders. Regulus had been crawling to the water wanting so badly for a drink. But when he got close he had been pulled in. By this time Kreacher could not save him and apparated away to try and destroy the locket.

Regulus woke up on the shore of the cave. He could barely remember what happened. He coughed out water as he tried to remember. Suddenly, he felt a note in his hand. It read, "you know what to do, meet me at the spot" signed, DM.

Regulus left the cave and headed to Pandora Lestranges cottage.

When he arrived he knocked on the ocean blue door and a sweet blonde haired young woman answered. "Regulus, what took you so long?" Pandora questioned.

"It's not that easy to get here without being seen", Regulus answered. When he walked in he saw a dark skinned woman with braided hair sitting on the peach colored couch. Pandora went to sit in the arm chair across from the couch.

"Hello Regulus" Dorcas Meadowes greeted. "It's been a while"

"It worked, didn't it", Regulus sat next to her.

"Yes, it did, thankfully or you would not be here right now"

"Yes and none of us wanted that, I made tea, do you want some?" Pandora asked. She never liked conversations like this, talking about what could have happened. She was always one to look ahead not behind.

"I would love some", Regulus smiled.

"Do you have a place we can stay? I don't think Dora wants you crashing her forever." Dorcas chuckled, trying to lighten the conversation.

"I think I know a place. My uncle Alfred owns it but never uses it since he doesn't think one family should have that much money. It has been empty for years and will probably never get used."

"Perfect, then that's where we will go" Dorcas nodded, she turned to Pandora, "thank you for letting us come, the tea was amazing"

"Come by anytime, if you need anything I am always here", Pandora replies. They all hug and make their way to the door, knowing this will not be the last time they meet like this.

Dorcas and Regulus use the Knight Bus and end up on an almost abandoned village corner. They get off the Knight Bus and head down the block to, what looks like, an open lot. "This is it", Regulus says.

"I can feel it" Dorcas mentions, "I can feel the Black magic all around here". Regulus waves his wand over the air and walks forward with Dorcas closely behind. As they walk a huge mansion comes into view. It has moss and ivy growing all down the sides of the stone walls. The courtyard is overgrown with wild flowers and grass. They walk towards the door and Dorcas tries to open it but immediately jerks back. "It's warded, would you?" Dorcas gestures towards the door. Regulus smiles and opens the door.

"I'll have to add you to the wards"

"Yeah that would be helpful"

Regulus points his wand up and a small light shoots up, "there you go, happy?"

"Yes actually, now if we are going to stay here we should maybe spruce it up a little" Dorcas says as she cringes at all the dark and grim decorations and lighting. " maybe open the windows, add some color"

"Go ahead I don't care", Regulus goes down the hall to what seems to be the library. Dorcas starts getting rid of things she deems ugly or boring.

First chapter!! Hope you liked it. Sorry it kind of threw you in, there will be explanations later. I'll post more soon.