uncle?
Regulus realized his brother was healing from his trauma but because of him, Sirius was gaining more trauma so he decided to be something his brother hated to let Sirius go without looking back.
“I’m doing great, but Reggie, I hadn't forgotten about your little trick!” Sirius said seriously that made Regulus take a second look, voice full of sarcasm Regulus asked. “Sirius, why are you sirious?”
Sirius let out fake offended bark, James snorted in amusement and the two adults smiled.
“Reggie how could you??? The betrayal!!" Sirius said while showing betrayed expression, Regulus in return showed a disdainful face.
“Cause i’m your cousin!!” Regulus answered with certainty.
“Buttttt you are not Andy!” Sirius jokingly said.
“No! I’m Bella! Are you tired of living?” Regulus said as he imitated Bellatrix's voice and her crazy laughter.
“Merlin’s shit! Reggie, I almost thought I was talking to Bella!” Sirius said.
“Well then those practices weren’t for vain! I’m going to use this voice to trick Ciss.” Regulus answered in a deadpan face.
“Oh Merlin! Reggie, you are a genius! Don’t forget to share what happened afterwards!”
“I know! And sure I will.”
Regulus with Sirius clinging on him sat on the sofa. Sirius moved from neck to waist, he laid down on the sofa while hugging Regulus’s waist.
“Reggie!! Stop changing the topic!” Sirius's muffled voice sounded, Regulus slowly patted Sirius's head. “If i hadn’t said that you wouldn’t have left and there was a real possibility of our parents really doing that. You know how meat up their brain is! ”
“But still, you didn’t have to shock me by saying that!” Sirius was really speechless as he remembered those complicated emotions that night he felt. Regulus stopped moving for a second which was immediately noticed by Sirius. “Reggie, please don’t tell me, you did that on purpose????”
“...No! Of course not, why would i?” There was hesitation when he said those words and Sirius immediately picked up the hesitation. Sirius tightened his hold on Regulus' waist. “Merlin! Reggie from whom you heard that and decided to drag me down with you? Now I have one more trauma!”
Regulus just gently rubbed his head, like how Sirius likes to be rubbed on his head by Regulus. Sirius melted at Regulus' rub, when Regulus decided to rub how Draco rubbed his head while singing. That sent Sirius Black directly to heaven, if Remus had not come through the door loudly then Sirius would have slept.
“It worked!” Remus' excited voice as soon as he entered the room sounded. Making others jump, well not the Black brothers as they continue their little activity of bonding. Remus looked at the image displayed in front of him that made him almost forget about the potion because of the cuteness, if James hadn’t asked him. “How do you feel!?”
“I’m fine, there is no discomfort!” Remus said as he snapped out of his coo-ing.
The three Potters examined Remus from up and down, Sirius who reluctantly let Regulus go also joined them. Regulus cleared his throat. “If you are all done then could I borrow mr. Remus?”
“Of course!”
“Yes”
“Well then Remus please sit down on the other side of the sofa!” Regulus, after getting the permission, invited Remus to sit. Sirius without a word went back to his previous spot cause he liked it there, it must have been because of his animagus form.
“Could you explain how you felt after drinking the potion, the rest of the hour, what you did and how you are feeling right now?” Regulus asked as he charmed paper and quill to write it by itself. He resumed his rubbing and patting of his brother.
“I tasted chocolate as soon as I consumed the potion, I was in the forest for the rest of the hour while waiting for the moon to come out. I didn’t do anything but I had this feeling of wanting to do nothing at all. There was no change in my body at all.” Remus answered, with a smile, was very happy that the potion worked. Now he has hope and not only him but another werewolf has hope.
“Good!” Regulus nodded, he turned to look at the Potter couple and said. “Please observe him for the rest of night, once it is decided there isn’t any problem then send me a letter there we will discuss how we are going to publish this news to the world.”
The couple nodded, they were happy too and wanted to discuss right now but considering it was a new creation they need to observe first and make a decision later, as saying goes better safe than later.
“Cousin we need to leave! I can feel your mother waking up!” Suddenly Draco’s voice which had not sounded for a long time. Regulus tensed up making those who were looking at him also tense up. “Sorry it seems, the sleeping potion I sneaked in my mother’s tea is losing effect! I will take my leave.”
Regulus levitated Sirius to Remus and without looking back left in hurry.
James silently watched as the baby Black hurried away, when Sirius came holding his luggage through the fireplace with blank face and then began crying. He had immediately gone to him and comforted, then he had learnt about the baby Black’s plan that made him shocked, astonished and speechless.
And when the baby Black’s came through the fireplace without any notice he was surprised(happy-?). James was honestly astonished by baby Black’s revelation of his new potion. He was sure it would cause a stir if it were to work and published.
James observed the way two brothers interact with each other and found baby Black smiling so gently that his heart skipped a beat unknowingly why? James through the interaction learned the baby Black has a lot of face that he had not imagined baby Black could ever make. For some reason he was getting known looks from his parents, which he dutifully ignored in favor of watching Regulus Black.
Seeing Regulus leave somehow made him unhappy but he didn’t show it on his face, because he didn’t know why?
What James Potter didn’t know was that he had gotten himself in the everlasting curse of the Potters, always obsessed with someone related to Black(sounds familiar?). And his days will be filled with ups and downs for getting slightly interested in Regulus Black.
Back to Regulus Black who just barely got back in time was now sitting inside his room, having a staring contest with his floating cousin.
“Cousin, it’s not a bad idea!” Regulus scoffed at Draco’s statement. “No! It is a very bad idea! What if my mother woke up while you were possessing her?”
“No, while I'm possessing her, she will not even be in her mind and I will make sure she isn’t conscious! And I will not use her body always!” Draco exclaimed.
Regulus frowned, he thought for a long time before agreeing.“Alright, but only when you really need to, then you will possess her! Don’t forget cousin, there is always a way to check, and there is a chance you will leave evidence behind if you possess her regularly.”
Regulus wasn’t worried about her but his cousin getting caught was what made him worried. He saw his cousin’s defeated face as he nodded, he looked like a kicked puppy.
“Alright cousin star, go to sleep! It’s time for children to sleep.” Draco sternly said, which Regulus aided without refuting it as with Draco, he could fall asleep without any worries or nightmares. Besides he likes when Draco sings for him to sleep, not that he will admit it.
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Draco slowly rubbed his cousin’s head as he sang, after some minutes he stopped singing and gave final rub before he floated up and with a wave of his hand he covered his cousin's quilt.
Draco smiled as he watched his cousin sleep, after some minutes he felt it was too creepy, floated over to the desk and sat down on the chair. He hadn’t thought the ritual would really work, he was swiping his tea when he felt his soul being summoned through the same word he had once said.
‘I have no other choice!’
When he heard that he felt ironic as his soul was leaving his body, to whichever time line was that person to summon him.
Draco was really surprised to see a fifteen year old boy that had some resemblance with him. No in honesty that boy looked too much like himself with dark hair only. Hearing the boy’s name didn’t help that much because it means that he was the one who looked like the boy, not another way around! Well it also solved his problem of which timeline he was in, and he was in the past where his parents were probably still in Hogwarts.
After some talk, they left the room of requirement and while he was telling about Tom. He noticed two people's presence but didn’t warn because there wasn’t any malicious intent. True to his guess Regulus(small merci) really looked like him with blond hair.
Draco was proud of his cousin being intellectual as his mother and godfather said.
Draco laughed very hard when his cousin was so shocked by his joke that he stopped functioning properly.
Sorry for his dark humor.
Touche!
Draco took the chance, when he saw his oldest cousin awake. He had learnt by chance that sad story between two brothers. Since he is here to save/give a happy ending to his second cousin. He won’t mind middling in their business to save the day, it wasn’t because of drama at all.
Draco told Regulus about the emerald potion and they had been up to creating counter potion, they were successful in creating a recipe but they just don’t know how much ingredients they need to put in so they were on their way to failure, he had to watch his cousin explode great number of cauldron. Until he proposed using his cousin's parents' body to drink the potion. Which his cousin agreed in his delight, but looking at his cousin’s boredom and eyes that stopped shining Draco gave the recently successful potion he created to his cousin to make it.
Draco narrowed his eyes at James Potter who looked so much like Harry Potter, seeing the same way Harry Potter had looked at him in his sixth year. Draco lit a candle for his cousin, and he couldn’t help but think. ‘Like a father, like a son! Both had a love interest in ginger, and had a strange obsession with someone from Black!’
Well not his problem but his cousin’s, it’s too bad that he won't be able to see drama, when his cousin Sirius finds out about it. ‘Will he shout out, brotherfucker or cousinfucker? Curious! Or both? Who knows?’
Draco didn’t sleep, because he was a ghost so he toured through the manor to find a good place to teach his cousin.
That is when he met a strange portrait that seemed to be able to see him, Draco floated near. "How Interesting, you can see me?"
The portrait nodded his head coolly and asked. “Who are you?”
“Me? I’m your nephew!” Draco answered, making the man confused.
“Since when did they have a dead son?” The man asked in suspicion.
“Wrong answer! I’m not their son!" Draco's face was filled with disgust that made the man raise his eyebrows. “Then whose son are you?”
“Take a guess?” Draco playful said.
“I hate guessing!” The man said, with a disgruntled face. Draco threw his head back and laughed. “How about I say mine and you say your name?”
The man nodded. “My name is Draco Lucius Black Malfoy!”
The man looked surprised, before snapping back. “My name is Alphard Black!”
Draco’s face lightened up as if he remembered something. “You are Walburgas brother?”
Alphard nodded his head, Draco titled his head to his left side and asked. “Then why are you locked here alone?”
Alphard hesitated for a moment, with a light sigh. “Because I was disowned?”
Draco blinked once and then twice. “Ohh! Can I ask which date is today?”
Alphard also blinked at the random question. “Uh- 1978 why?”
“Hahaha! Unbelievable!” Alphard looked at the boy who was laughing, he was pretty sure the boy was Narcissa’s son. What he didn’t understand was why he was seeing this boy’s soul.
“Say uncle, do you want to live?” Alphard nodded his head without any hesitation at the strange question.
“Then let's make a deal!” Draco smiled brightly at Alphard who was now feeling he had gotten himself into something troublesome. “You will assist Regulus Black to become the head of Black family, and you will live comfortably without dying.”