The Black Brothers 👑

i ship r/s not in a millennial harry potter fan hufflepuff infp in bio neoliberal atyd sbp way but in an i am always thinking of the moon rising i am always thinking of you i stayed as long as i could, he said now look at the moon i would know him in death at the end of the world it's still you it's still you i know no love without teeth & have the scars to remember i loved you i have had to deal with that you are whatever a moon has always meant which of us will survive the other? i loved you first, i loved you first WHAT YOU LOVE IS YOUR FATE i care for you still and i will forever that was my part of the deal way. i am not like the other girls

Kisses by Kern Josh

regulus: Unfortunately, due to several experiences in my youth, I cannot just 'walk up and join a circle of people talking', but it does sound lovely, thank you.

Skeletons dancing, R. Stamper.

they’re yassifying regulus barty and evan rosier on tiktok i can’t believe it; they’re actually making facist unhinged bloodthirsty child soldiers into their uwu cinnamon rolls

“The Professor walked to Black’s side, seized his hand, and pulled him to his feet so that Crookshanks fell to the floor, and embraced Black like a brother.”

bunny boy reg as whore reg is so brilliant actually

Danger and the Black Family

"It's ideal for Headquarters, of course. My father put every security measure known to wizardkind on it when he lived here. It's unplottable, so Muggles could never come and call — as if they'd ever have wanted to — and now Dumbledore's added his protection, you'd be hard put to find a safer house anywhere."— Sirius Black regarding 12 Grimmauld Place

It's common in fanfic to see Grimmauld Place as a magical fortress, the ancestral fortress of the Black family, with wards (I know that it's a fanon term, but it's a useful one so don't @ me) as ancient as Hogwarts itself. And that make sense, after all, doesn't Sirius tell us so in the books? Well yes and no. Sirius does say that the house is warded, and heavily so ("every security measure known to wizard kind"). Sirius is exaggerating here, since the house doesn't feature protections like the Fidelius (until Dumbledore added it), but it's meant to show that the House is heavily protected.

The bit I'm interested in is the part I highlighted in the quote above. My father. The protective spells were not modus operandi for the Blacks, they're something new. It isn't him renewing spells his father cast either, since Arcturus dies after Orion. It makes sense that they're not standard procedure, after all they're wealthy and influential in the government. As pure of blood as one can be. They consider themselves wizarding royalty. Why would they take measures to protect themselves from those they consider their inferiors? Now, the question that naturally follows is: What changed? What prompted Orion to feel threatened enough that he felt the Black family residence needed reinforcement? I have my own elaborate headcanon about this, but I'd feel interested in hearing other theories first.

okay but do u believe in uwu soft reggie or bamf dark regulus black?

i have um. thoughts on this

ok i used to think so much about how fanon regulus would be written if sirius hadn't called regulus "soft" that one time in ootp. like imagine all we knew about regulus was that he died when he was 18 and the last thing he did was literally tell voldemort that it was regulus who betrayed him.

but then i realise that it's even better like this. because why can't regulus have both sides?

i think it's even better if sirius thought regulus was soft and sweet "this kid must be protected" and all but to most people, he's actually an intimidating... scary person.

like imagine everyone being genuinely terrified of regulus's temper and then imagine first year slytherins only asking regulus for help because he's the kindest?

imagine regulus being sneaky and cunning and manipulative and resourceful and single-minded abt things he cares about. imagine regulus being the one who nobody argues with, whose quiet leadership nobody ever questions.

and then imagine regulus being touchy and sensitive and hurt when he's with sirius and then imagine all this happening at the same time.

basically, anon what i like to think is : regulus black is a bamf powerful proud spiteful haughty shit and he's also miserable insecure little brother house elf champ reggie. he isn't the louder one or the brighter one but that doesn't mean regulus ever lets himself be walked over by anyone. he's insecure in a way that you'll never catch onto. on the outside, he's arrogant and basically the perfect pureblood heir but inside he's maybe just a tiny bit crazy

i was actually writing something yesterday that sort of touches on this, u can read if u want :

"Sirius told me he was young," Harry said, remembering Sirius's words. "Soft. An idiot, really, not truly bad."

"Regulus Black was never soft," the man scoffed, something strange in his eyes. "He just didn't know how to be harsh with Sirius."

Harry stared at him.

"Dark," he clarified. "Powerful. Magic like an ocean wave. Frightening aura. The way he looked at you, the way he flew. You knew what was coming when Regulus Black raised his wand. But Sirius was always there for him, when he was a kid. Sirius raised him, infant to toddler to Hogwarts. If someone's seen you as a vulnerable, crying little child," he laughed, humorless, "You can't possibly be anything but soft with them."

so. yes anon. regulus is uwu soft reggie and bamf r.a.b i love him yeah thanks for the ask <3