Before he can proceed with his plans to enter the cave, Regulus finds himself sneaking into Evan's place to retreave a notebook he'd left in his dazed state knowing it might cause trouble later on.

Sirius hates family gatherings and thought they were behind him, yet for Christmas his seventh year...

Sometimes, Regulus makes Sirius made enough to make him want to eat snow.

Certain surprises Regulus didn't like, and this was one of them.

Sirius never thought his brother would show up at the Potters.

Regulus flees, thinking of moving up his plans, but when one event changes in a timeline such as briefly seeing one's brothers, so do others.

Regulus didn't know what he wanted when he showed up outside the Potter household beyond the fact his entire world was falling apart - had been for some time.

Sirius and Regulus are wrapping presents.

Sirius hasn't seen Regulus since finding him at a Muggle clinic, of all places, in a fairly bad shape and is excited to see him, excepting some things but not others.

Sirius thought he'd avoid seeing his brother at all costs, yet when that cost became clear to him...

Arcturus remembered when Sirius left how Walburga said he shouldn't believe anything her eldest son said regarding her youngest. He knows this when Sirius shows up a few years later, begging him to believe him regarding Regulus despite Walburga's warning. If only Walburga had listened and believed all those years ago, they would have realized something was seriously wrong.

Regulus was an unexpected, bright little star in their lives, something Orion felt would never change.

The letters didn't came, leaving Harry feeling alone. But then, something unexpected happened.

Regulus finds himself interacting with a young Black, a Black who isn't Sirius, who is from the enemy house. And yet...

Hermione didn't expect to have the fortune of running into Viktor again.

She didn't think much of it, yet slowly as time passed, her meeting in the library with Krum - Viktor - ended up meaning more.

When Sirius died...

After almost three years in Azkaban after turning himself in for being a Death Eater, Regulus finds himself at home believing freedom isn't what he deserves while struggling with what Sirius told him regarding why his older brother betrayed the Potters, leaving him unsure of how to move forward.

In 1979 Regulus put his past behind him and started a new life with his new family - his Muggle family. Outside of one day in the summer of 1992, he avoided stepping foot into the wizarding world. But then, in June of 1995, a snake raised its ugly head.

He was a shadow, and then...