REGULUS BLACK: 3 February, 1976

[favourite_son]

Bella,

I’m sure you must have heard. Its great news, isn’t it? Mother and Father never need to worry about him Sirius him embarrassing them ever again. And of course you’ll know that I’m officially the heir now that he’s been after they now.

I couldn’t be happier. What if I let them down? What ifI'm a much better son than he ever was. I

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[brave_phoenix]

*nods curtly in greeting*
Regulus.

*quietly, more kindly*
How are you today? Better than the last time we spoke?

[favourite_son]

*nods in return, barely more than a tiny jerk of his head*
*isn't terribly convincing*
I'm fine, thank you. As I'm sure that I was fine last time we spoke.

[brave_phoenix]

*sighs*

Really?
*pretends to think for a moment*
That's funny...
Cause I seem to remember you being unhappy the last time our paths crossed...

[favourite_son]

Well, then clearly your memory has been modified, because I am not, and was not unhappy.

I have everything I could possibly want. I have no reason at all to be unhappy.

[brave_phoenix]

*snorts*
Oh, yes...
*rolls his eyes*
Clearly I've had my memory altered...

No reason to be unhappy, huh?
*harshly*
Well, personally, I'd be pretty upset if my brother was kicked out of the family...

[favourite_son]

*tries to keep his voice from wavering*
Sirius is a disgrace and an embarrassment and is no longer my brother.

[brave_phoenix]

A disgrace and an embarrassment?!
That doesn't sound anything like the Sirius I knew...
*pointedly*
Maybe you've had your memory altered...