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Regulus

Tomorrow I go home for Christmas and I am dreading it.
This morning I head to the Gryffindor table, not for my boyfriend, but for my brother.
"Reggie, to what do I owe the pleasure?" Asks Sirius
"Bella and Cissy told me to remind you that you're coming back with us for the first part of the Christmas Holidays, Lucius will be staying for the first week, after that you can go back to the Potter's if you want" I say
"Unfortunately I remember, you can let them know that I'm not looking forward to it" Sirius replies
"They told me to remind you to be on your best behaviour"
"Well you can tell them I said to suck my dick. Anything else?"
"No, that was it"
"Then why are you still here?"
I decide to leave without picking a fight, after all tomorrow we go back home and we all know there'll be enough fighting during that one week to last us a life time.
After breakfast, I decide to head back to the common room. Christmas break has technically already started but no one is going home until tomorrow, it's just how things worked out.
On my way out of the great hall I'm stopped by James.
"Come with me" James says, so I do.
We end up back in the astronomy tower, as we always do. I don't mind though, it holds good memories for me.
I kiss James, and he kisses me back. "Hey" I say with a smile "Hey" he replies, a matching smile on his face "I'm gonna miss you" says James "I'm gonna miss you too" I reply.
"Look after him yeah?" Asks James
"I always do" I reply
"Just don't let anything happen to him"
"James, I can't promise that"
"Just try okay?"
"I do try, James, but it isn't that easy, you can't expect that much of me"
"Why not?"
"Because you're not there when it happens! You don't know how it works! So tell me to try all you like but like I said, I'm not promising anything"
I can feel myself getting angry and I think this might turn into a fight, but instead James wraps me into a hug "Okay, I'm sorry, I don't want to fight, I'm just worried" says James as he strokes my hair
"I know" I reply.
James tilts my head up to kiss me, and I kiss him back. As the kiss progresses our hips begin to grind together and, well, I'm sure we all know where this is headed.
After a while of cuddling I turn to face James "I would love to do this longer but I have to pack" I say, standing up and putting my clothes back on.
"Do you have to go?" Asks James
"I do, I wish I didn't but I do" I reply
"I probably won't see you before you leave"
"I know, I'll miss you"
"I'll miss you too, I'll write you"
"Okay, but don't sign it off or anything, just in case"
"How will you know it's from me?"
"Your handwriting"
"Oh yeah I s'pose"
"Okay, I have to go. I'll see you after Christmas. Have a good break"
"You have a good break too. I love you"
We both pause. What? James seems to be taken aback by that too, as though he didn't mean to say it just yet.
"What did you say?"
"I love you"
I take a moment to take that in. Those three words. They're so powerful. They have some sort of hold on me.
"I love you too" I reply
"You don't have to say it back if you're not ready, but I do love you, Reg"
"James, I love you too"
We walk over to each other, we embrace each other and we share a kiss, one full of love, longing and lust. It was somewhat of a magical moment. I didn't want it to end, but I had to go.
"Okay I have to go"
"I know, I love you"
"I love you too"
I leave and head back to the Slytherin Common Room, I cannot stop smiling. He loves me.
The next day I walk to Hogsmeade Station with Sirius, Bella and Cissy, all of us in silence, but we have to travel back together. I don't think anything can stamp me out of my bad mood, though. It's Christmas Eve tomorrow and my boyfriend loves me, life is good.
We get home early evening and Mother and Father greet me with a hug. Then they see Sirius behind me "You followed instruction" says Mother "Unfortunately" replies Sirius, monotone. Gone is the lively, snarky, upbeat Sirius that lives at Hogwarts. Now that he's home Sirius is stern, serious, rigid and monotone. I hate it. I hate what they've done to my brother, that they've petrified him so much he feels the need to stuff his personality away. "Hold your tongue!" Exclaims Mother
"Tomorrow is when we will meet Lucius, you will be on your best behaviour" Mother warns
"I'll try" Sirius replies. Ever defiant.
"Silencio!" Mother hexes Sirius, withholding his voice until she can permit him to speak. This is a common occurrence. "You will behave, you will know the consequences if you don't" Mother continues, she then releases the hex, but Sirius says nothing.
Christmas Eve Dinner rolls around and it's finally time for us to officially meet Lucius Malfoy, Pandora's cousin.
Lucius arrives at the house, he has bleach blond hair that he must be growing out because it's down to his chin now and he has this cold stern face. I don't like him.
"Everyone, this is Lucius" Cissy announces, we all bow our heads in acknowledgment, except for Sirius.
"Know your place" Mother chastises him and slaps him across the face. He doesn't even flinch.
Lucius takes no notice of Sirius and instead follows us into the dining room.
"So Lucius, Cissy tells us that you are in your Seventh Year at Hogwarts? Is that correct?" Asks Mother
"That is, Mrs Black, I'm due to take my NEWTS soon" replies Lucius, he has this agitating posh voice that really grinds my gears. How can someone as slimy and awful as this man be related to my lovely Dora? I can't begin to fathom it.
"What NEWTS are you taking?" Asks Father
"Defence Against The Dark Arts, Potions,  Charms, Herbology, Ancient Runes, Divination and A History of Magic"
"You've got a smart one here, Cissy" says Mother, almost sounding proud.
"What are your career plans?" Asks Father
"I plan on obtaining a ministry job after I leave Hogwarts, I'm unsure of what sector yet but I'm waiting until I get my NEWT results to decide"
"A very wise man, indeed" says Father "Sirius, you can take a leaf out of Lucius' book, maybe he'll teach you a thing or two on how to be a proper, honourable man" Father adds.
Sirius scoffs "I think I'd rather be a squib than end up anything like that" Sirius remarks
"Hold your tongue!" Exclaims Mother
"I was only telling Father my thoughts" Sirius replies
"Silencio! You may have your voice back when you earn it"
"I don't wish to intrude or tell you what to do but I'm sure Sirius is just being a boy, why, when I was his age I didn't know when to hold my tongue either, enough time spent with me will knock that out of him" Lucius comments with a smile
"That's the attitude we want in this household" Mother replies.
We finish our meal which I spent most of in silence, everyone else was showering Lucius with questions and compliments to further boost his ego, anymore and his head won't fit through the door.
We all move into the living room to sit down as a family, which is standard for most family meals, except this time it's a bit different. The atmosphere is...different. I can't find the word to describe it, it's like everyone else knows something I don't and it's putting me on edge. I'm not sure anyone here has good intentions for the rest of the evening and I'm beginning to get a little bit scared.
Mother finally releases her hex on Sirius and everyone turns their attention to him, which is strange. They've spent the whole evening ignoring him, to acknowledge him all of a sudden was so out of character for them. A pit develops in my stomach because I think I know what they're about to do but I hope to Merlin I'm wrong.
"Sirius, we realize that you are of an age where you can progress in your position in this family" Mother begins
"I don't want to be in this family, what makes you think I want to progress?" Asks Sirius
"Shut up! I'm not finished" Mother chastises "We think it is time, that you are now old enough for us to allow you to be welcomed into our community, to become one of us"
"What are you going on about?" Asks Sirius, genuine confusion both on his face and in his tone.
"We want you to take the mark, to wear it on your arm with pride so that you can be worthy of being the Black Heir, so that you can be a true Black" Mother replies.
I was right. Damn it, I was hoping I wouldn't be right. They want him to get the dark mark.
"You're fucking insane if you think I'm doing that"
"You will, you have to choice"
"No choice my arse I am not having that fucking thing on me, I'm not one of you nor do I want to be. You fucking disgust me the lot of you, dragging me here, treating me like shit and now this? I'm fucking done, I'm leaving"
Sirius turns to go but before he can even put one food in front of the other "Crucio!" Mother exclaims and Sirius doubles over, collapsing to the floor "until you learn your lesson and you obey you will be punished" Mother states.
Sirius says nothing.
"Crucio"
Sirius screams out in pain, but doesn't say anything. No one does anything, they all stand there and watch, like nothing wrong is happening, like they agree that this is what Sirius deserves, this is absurd.
"Crucio"
Sirius is writing in pain on the floor, trying to fight it. Mother walks over to him and kicks him in the ribs "Get up! Get up!" She almost screams at him.
He manages to get to his feet, he's completely spaced out and stumbling, he has no bearings. "Obey" Mother demands
"Never" Sirius replies
"Crucio"
Sirius doubles over again but remains standing this time, almost like he's trying to prove a point. "Mother, please" I try to beg, remembering that James told me to look out for him. Father slaps me across the face and hexes me, freezing me in place so that all I can do is watch.
Eventually Father forgets about me but at this point Sirius is too far gone, he can barely do anything, they've tortured him and beat him and he still won't give into them, I admire his resilience, I really do, but I can't stand by and do nothing. "Incendio" I whisper, lighting the fire. I have to get him to James. I don't even think. I stand in the way of Sirius.
"What're you doing?" Mother demands
"Sirius, the floo network" I shout
I catch Sirius stumble to the fire, manage to through a fistful of floo powder and splutter the word "Potter" before he disappears into the network, leaving me to deal with the consequences I brought upon myself.
"Stupid Boy!" Mother chastises me.
She uses wordless magic to turn her wand into a whip and I get over  a hundred lashings for helping Sirius.
Later on that evening I call on Kreacher to help clean up my wounds, usually Sirius would sneak into my room after an incident like this to help, but he's not here.
I just hope he got to the Potters' okay.

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Hello there my lovelies!

We have wholesome Jegulus but we also have a lot of angst. I had to do a time skip because I had no more ideas for pre christmas content so I just time skipped to here. Anyways, I hope yous enjoyed this chapter! Have the most wonderful day!

Stay Wonderful!

All my everlasting love,
Blue<3