RAB's Diary: September 16 1971, harry potter - j. k. rowling fanfic

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Characters

Regulus Black/James Potter, Regulus Black, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, Lily Evans Potter, Severus Snape, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Albus Dumbledore, Regulus Black & Sirius Black, Evan Rosier, Andromeda Black Tonks, Bellatrix Black Lestrange, Walburga Black, Orion Black, Kreacher (Harry Potter), Druella Rosier Black, Ted Tonks, Bartemius Crouch Jr., Regulus Black & Bartemius Crouch Jr.

Tags

Angst Suicidal Thoughts Character Death References to Depression Canon Compliant Internalized Homophobia Period-Typical Homophobia Horcruxes Diary/Journal Letters No beta I am stupid

Summary

This is going to be written through Diary entries and Letters going from September of 1971- around December of 1979. All of it except for the letters will be written from Regulus's POV. I haven't fully decided how everything is going to go in terms of relationships so tags will be updated as I go along. There will be a ridiculous number of chapters that will be rather short so bear with me if it ends up being hundreds of chapters that are only like three hundred words long. Change of update schedule I'm now shooting for every other day.

Note

A Diary Entry

September 16 1971

April 20, 2025 at 07:22 AM

I wrote Sirius back, but I haven’t received a reply yet. It's odd because I know that he is getting on with his life and his new friends and won’t be able to write to me everyday, but he feels even more distant than when he initially left. Maybe my letters are too dull compared to all that him and his friends get up to. Whatever the case I hope that he replies soon, it’s dreadful not having any company. As much as I like Kreacher he isn’t exactly as entertaining as Sirius was.

I feel like the more I focus on Sirius the worse I miss him. I can only hope that the year will pass quicker than it is now.

Maybe I should take up a hobby to pass the time. While I do enjoy reading there is only so much that isn’t about the dark arts in the library. Maybe Andromeda will get me some more muggle books to read. I find it quite fascinating how they describe the everyday life that is boring and plain to them.

I don’t even know that Andromeda would respond should I send her a letter, especially after she married that boy, Ted Tonks, and got burned off the family tapestry. Narcissa told me that Andromeda hadn’t even contacted her yet so I doubt that she would ever respond to me.

Andromeda has always sort of reminded me of Sirius, neither one of them has ever been afraid to speak her mind or do as she please. I suppose I’ve always been more like Narcissa never really agreeing but nodding along as to appease those around us, we are the type of people to never rock the boat. I suppose it is what it is, I can’t change my past actions and I wouldn’t really want to. I’ve made it this far in this house which isn’t exactly the easiest to live in.

I miss Sirius, he hasn’t responded to my letter and I can only hope that Mother hasn’t put up any wards against his owl. I wouldn’t put it past her, especially after the stern talking to I got about how when I am to go to Hogwarts I am not to talk to or associate with Sirius. I have been told to get into Slytherin and to keep with a good crowd, meaning a bunch of crazy blood purists.

-RAB