Chapter 2
After talking to a few people who Regulus knew wouldn't sell him out to Voldemort, he had still gotten nowhere with finding his brother. This called for measures he normally wouldn't take, but were necessary.
He had to talk to Andromeda.
Andromeda was alright, except for the fact that she married a muggleborn. She would be easier to find than Sirius though, because she wasn't as deeply involved with the War as Sirius and his friends were.
Also, she and Sirius were always close, so she would probably know where he was. The only problem was that considering the fact he was a Death Eater (no matter how disenchanted he had become with them, the Dark Mark would still be etched into his arm, and there was no changing that), she'd probably hex him to death on sight.
Not that Regulus would blame her. He'd done some fucked up shit in his time as a true supporter of Voldemort to people of 'pure' blood marrying (and procreating with) those with 'impure' blood, and she had a family to protect.
He apparated to the place he knew she lived last, and walked up to the door. He knocked, but they probably had wards up that alerted them to his presence, so he hardly had to announce it.
The door opened slowly to reveal a small girl with pink hair staring up at him. "Who're you?"
He shook his head at her. "Not important. You're Andromeda's kid, right? Where is she?"
She narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "You look like Sirius, but different. Who are yo-" She got cut off midsentence by the sound of footsteps rushing towards her and a shouted, "Nym, get away from there." Nym looked back to where the voice came from. "Sorry, Mum."
A tall woman with long black hair and grey eyes like Sirius wearing muggle clothes stared at him, at first in shock and then in alarm.
"What are you doing here, Regulus?" She asked, her eyes guarded.
He took a breath to speak, but suddenly was at a loss of for words. How exactly was he supposed to ask someone who probably hated him for everything he'd done to trust him enough not to kill him right then and there, much less tell him a bloody thing?
"Well?" She asked impatiently.
He seemed to find his voice, and answered, "I need your help, Andy. I must know where Sirius is."
Andromeda scoffed. "Why would I tell you a thing? So I could get Sirius killed? I suggest you leave here before you get killed yourself."
Regulus shook his head emphatically. "No, please, you must listen to me. I was wrong. I was young and stupid. I made a grave mistake that cost many innocent lives, and I would like to rectify that, but in order to do that, I must find Sirius."
Andy raised an eyebrow. "How would finding your brother rectify anything?"
Regulus shook his head. "I can't tell you, not here. All you can know is that I have information that could be used to defeat Voldemort."
Andromeda winced at the use of the name before asking one more question. "Why should I trust a word you are saying? You're a Death Eater, and Sirius is one of the more... well known members of the Order. You could simply wish to get rid of him once and for all."
Regulus knew this question would come, and he was ready. "Why should you trust me? It is likely that nothing I can say will convince you to do so, therefore the only thing you can do short of giving me truth serum is going with your instinct. What does it tell you, cousin?"
She hesitated before saying, "Alright. Come inside. Try anything, and you will not be leaving here alive. If anything happens to Sirius because of this, I will personally hunt you down and kill you."
Regulus nodded. "I wouldn't have expected anything less. And Andromeda... Thank you."
She shrugged indifferently. "Don't thank me yet. Sirius will probably hex you before you can get a word in."
"Still, thank you."