Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

Before leaving Azkaban, I tried to calm myself down.

Don't let your emotions get in the way of the magic.

My father often reminded me of this when I was a child.

But when I think about it, the old woman's magic power also fluctuates greatly due to her emotions. In the end, I found that I was very similar to my mother, which made me a little depressed.

Maybe I went too far with Regulus.

Yes, even though the old woman and I suppressed each other with our magic, if it were a child from an ordinary magical family, he would have fainted long ago.

In the Black Mansion, which has been equipped with various protective measures, only we in the Black family can endure all this.

I also thought about the Black family situation.

As Weasley said, this is a lot more serious than I thought.

Because of this, the responsibility of being the confidential keeper should be borne by me.

And if I were to side completely with the light, Regulus would have to go to the dark.

If I could calm down, I would see many things clearly, but I couldn't do that, which forced me to finally admit that I was still too naive.

A week later, they came to pick me up.

It seems that the release has been decided.

Although Peter was arrested and my innocence had not yet been formally declared, it seemed to be basically confirmed.

They took me to St. Mungo's but the doctor confirmed there was nothing wrong with me.

Realizing that I would probably be able to escape soon as an Animagus, I worked hard on my strength training, and it worked.

Also, sometimes I managed to get some food, which helped me a lot.

I wanted to pick up Harry right away, but Lucrezia told me not to go until I had checked the situation at the Black house, so I decided to go home and check.

"By the way, do I still have the inheritance rights?..."

Lucrezia sighed and replied:

“Orion died suddenly from dragon pox, and Regulus is missing, but most likely dead. Walburga had been hoping for his return, but also considered that he might never come back, so he designated you as his heir.

Of course, if Regulus comes back, he will still be the heir, so until his death is confirmed, you are only the temporary heir."

"Finally, what happened to that guy?"

"have no idea.

It was said that he tried to flee from the Death Eaters and was killed, but according to Lucius and Snape, it seems that he defied the man.

He then disappeared and the truth remains a mystery.”

……

I went back to the Blacks'.

I originally thought this place was eerie, but now...

"Hey……"

“Well, this atmosphere is wrong.

It’s very abnormal.”

I accidentally saw a portrait of my mother hanging in the corridor at the entrance.

"Ah, Walburga, long time no see."

"Sirius! This is all because of you! The Black family is like this because of you!!"

The old woman is having her temper again.

"Alright, alright, my kind mother died a long time ago, stop arguing!"

"Sirius -"

She screamed, she didn't change even after death.

"How to do this?"

"Sirius, go stay over there."

This house is still so gloomy, but is it really that gloomy?

I went into the living room, sat on the sofa, and looked around the room blankly, when Lucrezia came in.

I asked casually:

"What did the old woman say before she died?"

Lucrezia sighed:

"Ah, why do you want to provoke her? I finally managed to calm her down. She said she had prepared all the documents for the heirs. Don't look at her like that. She is actually a soft-hearted mother. You should be nicer to her."

That won't work, we don't get along.

"Hey, is this house really so gloomy?"

Lucrezia nodded:

"I agree with that. When I last saw Walburga shortly after Orion died, things here weren't that bad yet. But I did feel it was a bit gloomy at the time. After all, Orion had passed away, Regulus was missing, Walburga was on the verge of a mental breakdown, and you were in Azkaban. Bad things happened one after another to this house, and I felt gloomy because of that. That's why I felt it was gloomy at the time. But now it seems that it might not just be my feeling."

"Kreacher!"

With a snap, he appeared in front of me.

"Isn't this Master Regulus's brother? Welcome back from Azkaban..."

Still the same, still that disgusting and sinister look.

However, Regulus trusted him more than I did.

As I took a deep breath and tried not to get angry—

"It's been a long time since we last met, but this place seems to be filled with an ominous atmosphere. What's going on? Do you know anything?"

Lucrezia asked Kreacher gently.

"Kreacher... knows nothing."

"Really? But isn't Regulus the one who trusts you the most?"

"Tell me, why did this family become like this?"

"Also, do you know something about Regulus? This is not a question, it's an order!"

She knelt down and took Kreacher's hand.

Lucrezia spoke gently, and as soon as she finished speaking, Kreacher's tears burst out.

"I... failed to complete Master Regulus's last order."

"What are the final orders?"

"Can Mistress Lucrezia help me make it happen?"

"Of course, if it's something I can do, I will definitely help you achieve it. If I can't do it, I will find someone who can do it to help you achieve it. How about that?"

Kreacher pondered for a moment, then took out a pocket watch.

I took a breath.

That's it, that's right.

Lucrezia said "wait a moment" and took a black handkerchief from her pocket.

"Can you put it on here?"

Kreacher placed the pocket watch on the black handkerchief, and Lucrezia was careful not to touch it directly, but to examine it carefully before wrapping it up.

At that moment, the ominous atmosphere eased a little.

Without a doubt, this is it.

"What did Regulus tell you?"

"Master Regulus ordered Kreacher to destroy this thing, but... Kreacher couldn't do it no matter what."

"I understand. I will definitely fulfill your wish."

Lucrezia then looked at me and said:

"Sirius, there should be a box of dark magic artifacts in this house. Do you know where it is?"

"Well, let me put this thing in first."

I nodded, and she continued:

"After that, I want to ask about Regulus, is that okay? No matter what, I want to bring Regulus back to this home."

"……Understood."

"Sirius, go put it away."

I realized that maybe I shouldn't be here.

So, I headed towards the room where the dark items were stored.

I would have liked to have gone and picked up Harry, but there was so much more to do.

Later, Lucius and Snape also came to check the pocket watch.

It does seem to be related to that person.

However, we decided to pick up Regulus first and try to retrieve Regulus's relic - the pocket watch - from the pool.

Snape (now we can call him Prince, or simply Severus. Harry really doesn't like us using the name "Snape". When we use this name in front of him, Harry gets furious. He likes that person very much, so he asserts that he will hate me if I continue to use this name. In addition, Harry hates bullies very much, so if I don't want him to mention our school days, I must never use this name again) went back to get the antidote, and then Lucius, Severus and Kreacher, I went to the cave together.

Severus quickly retrieved the pocket watch from the pool, Kreacher and I pulled Regulus' body out, and Lucius burned the incoming dead with demon fire.

We returned home quickly.

Regulus still looked like a young boy, just as he remembered, as if he was just sleeping.

I briefly thought he might be able to be resurrected, but Snape pointed out that his body was in rigor mortis and completely dead.

I left him to die alone in that cold water.

He is my only brother...

Even when James died, my heart never ached so much, and my tears never flowed so uncontrollably.

Why didn't I care about him more?

Why didn’t I talk to him more?

He clearly wanted to talk to me at that time, why did I treat him coldly?

Why, why, why…

Endless regret welled up in my heart and tears couldn't stop flowing.

"I'm sorry...I'm sorry...Regulus...

I'm a terrible brother...

You still treat me as your brother..."

I could only snuggle up to Regulus, who still looked like a teenager, and keep apologizing.

I, Narcissa, Andromeda, Lucrezia, Narcissa's spouse Lucius, Ted, Kreacher, whom Regulus valued the most, and Severus, together held a belated funeral for him.