MAROON ✵ regulus black

𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐒

July 21st, 1981

REGULUS ARCTURUS BLACK~

"Another one?!" Sirius exclaimed in shock. Harry was sitting on Sirius's lap and teething on the corner of his leather jacket. "I mean look at this little heathen! He's chewing on my jacket!"

Regulus figured if Harry was literally anyone else, he would be six feet under for chewing on Sirius's famous leather jacket.

"It just feels right, Siri," he told Sirius truthfully. "Harry is like the easiest baby ever, and I just love being a dad. I've always known James wanted more than one kid and I want more than one now too, so we figured why not have another."

Sirius smiled at him. "I understand, Reg. It's just surprising for you is all."

He wanted to see where Sirius was going with this. "How so?"

"I just never took you as the father of a big family kind of guy. You used to hate kids."

"True, but James has changed me."

"Clearly."

"Well, I don't think he really changed me. I think he just broke my facade and this is my actual true self."

"Yeah, he tends to do that. It's his specialty."

———

August 15th, 1981

HARRY GIGGLED AS SIRIUS SWOOPED him up and placed him on his shoulders

"Come on, Prongs Jr," Sirius spoke. "Let's go spoil you."

Sirius ran off with Harry while Remus lingered by him and James. "Good luck you two."

"Thanks, Moony," James thanked with a warm grin. "Just make sure Sirius doesn't end up killing Harry."

"Yeah, I'm still not entirely sure I trust my brother to watch Harry," Regulus chimed in. "He's like an manchild."

Remus let out a small laugh. "I will don't worry."

———

JAMES FLEAMONT POTTER~

WHEN THEY KISSED, it was more passionate and confident than last time. They weren't nervous. They had done this before.

When the kiss broke, the potion was bubbling and the string wrapped around them was glowing. The cut on his hand stung but he could hardly pay any attention to it.

The potion turned pink and Andromeda pulled out their baby. Regulus was standing the closest to her so she handed him their new baby.

"It's a girl," Regulus said with happy tears in his eyes and a big grin.

Their daughter looked exactly like Regulus. She had pale skin, black hair, and grey eyes. Apparently Regulus's genetics had put up more of a fight this time.

"I told you it's usually that way most of the time. If you do it a second time, you typically get the opposite gender," Andromeda pointed out. "What are you going to name her?"

"We decided on Estrella Euphemia Potter the other day. Ella for short. We knew what to make her middle name Euphemia as a way to honor the saint that Euphemia Potter was to this world," Regulus explained.

His heart ached as he thought of his parents. They had passed away due to dragon pox during the winter. It still hurt like hell but he was better now than he was eight months ago. He hadn't expected to lose them both within a month. It also just absolutely killed him that they never got a chance to meet their granddaughter.