Harry Potter One Shots And Imagines

Regulus Black- Don't Leave (c)

No matter how much your family wanted to believe it- you would never be a normal family. Being a pureblood and a member of the Black family it meant there were standards you were expected to meet, although one of those certainly wasn't marrying out of the family. You had bigger dreams than to marry a cousin and keep the pureblood name of the Black family and you knew your twin brother Sirius felt the same.

Neither of you stood to the standards that your parents had held especially when you were both not in the expected house of Slytherin. You had both hoped your younger brother Regulus would be the same so that you could all stick together but he had been put into Slytherin like everyone else in the family had. Sirius and yourself had put up with the hell of your parents up until the start of fifth year, but as the Christmas holidays came by the talk of escaping had turned to actions.

You couldn't tell Regulus or your parents, you both needed to get out without them knowing or you would never be able to go anywhere.

Sirius was in his room packing up as much of his stuff as he thought he would need as you did the same in your room. When the floorboard in your doorway creaked, you had assumed it would be Sirius, but you were shocked to see your younger brother in his green pyjamas rubbing his eyes. Although you didn't see eye to eye when it came to family values, you loved your fourteen-year-old brother as much as you loved your twin.

"Y/N," he whispered. "You aren't... you can't be."

"Reg," you squealed in shock jumping forward pushing a hand over his mouth so that he couldn't say anything too loud to announce to your parents that you were awake at such a time planning to leave their home forever.

Regulus pushed your hand away from you, looking too much like your mother with his annoyed expression on his face.

"He's got that stupid idea in your head," he frowned, trying not to break his teeth as he gritted them so tightly together. "You can't leave."

"Yes, I can Reg. I love you, I really do. But I can't pretend this life is the one I want."

You wished you could keep your brother with you and protect him from the hell your parents enforced but whilst he believed the lies of them at least he had a future looking for him.

"Lie," he whispered. "Please. They will kill you, or disown you. They will do it to both of you. No one will ever see you anything but a disgrace to our family, and it will ruin you. Don't do that to yourself... or me."

"I can't lie anymore Regulus. I can't pretend I agree with them. Muggles and muggleborns deserve the same rights as us. Just because they were born different to us, it doesn't mean they are below us. They are fascinating and good people, and their world may be a little different to ours but some elements are so much better than ours," you attempted to explain to your brother but you didn't know if he would understand it.

He looked down to his sock covered feet not wanting to make eye contact with you. He continued to look down for a moment before looking you in the eye with a broken expression.

"We all have secrets Y/N," he said, his voice cracking in pain.

Regulus pulled out his wand and waved it silently. With a zipping noise, something flew into his arms, you assumed having come from his room. He turned it so you could see the cover. It was a cookbook by a muggle chef.

"We don't have to hate them, but they just have to think we do. I need you Y/N. I need you and Sirius. Please don't go," he whispered clearly pained at the thought of losing both of his siblings.

You shook your head solemnly. You wish it was that easy.

"Come with us then."

"I can't Y/N. I can't just go."

"I can't stay Regulus," you said softly pulling him into a tight hug. "I love you Reg, but I need to go. We need to go. Just remember I love you."

You pressed a kiss to his head before grabbing hold of your bag to head towards your twins room so the two of you could leave for his best friend's house where you planned to seek a new home even if temporarily. 

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Written by Charlotte.

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