A little Epilouge
"It wasn't always easy, but James and I we got through it all. I didn't believe in 'soul mates' as they call it," Regulus said.
The crew of the Keldysh and Lily-Luna stared at him in fascination. It was the first time they had heard such an eyewitness account.
"Until I met James. I was an actor at the time and James was an artist. Of course, we don't use our real names. Our life was crazy, adventurous and beautiful."
"And your brother?" Brock asked.
For the first time in a long time, he had completely forgotten about the locket.
"My brother and Remus started their own company which, unlike Snape's, survived the stock market crash mostly unscathed. They took care of Marlene together. And of course, they both moved into a big house where they lived until the end."
"And Miss Evans- um I mean Lily? What happened to her?"
"Lily became our son's godmother. She also found someone and lived a happy life."
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After Regulus finished his story, his granddaughter took him to his cabin.
It was a long day, but Regulus left his cabin once more. He wasn't just here for the drawing.
The old man held on to the railing with one hand while he pulled the locket from his pocket with the other.
Regulus gave the locket a final twist between his fingers before releasing it.
The jewel landed with a splash in the water and was swallowed up by the black of the sea.
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Regulus Black went to sleep - whether it was that night or a later one is not known.
He closed his eyes, and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep.
And when he opened his eyes, he was standing in the middle of the living room.
Regulus looked around. Everything looked like it always did and then again it didn't.
Regulus himself had changed too. His hair was black again and his eyes had that youthful glow again.
"Reggie."
Regulus turned and in front of him stood James - his James.
Oh, how much he had missed him.
James smiled at him like he always did and held out his hand to Regulus.
Now nothing would separate the two from now on.
THE END