"Well, what was your family like when you were younger?"
"I… I dunno, really. Father was always at work—that's still how he is. Mum was home, which was nice, but it wasn't quite the same, you know?"
Barty tried to recall how his childhood played out, but could remember nothing other than waiting all day for his father to return, only to be disappointed when he would shut himself in his office.
"Sorry, I—I probably shouldn't have asked." Regulus looked a bit uncomfortable.
"No, it's alright. I don't care, much. It's not like he ever did."
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For The Becoming a Wizard Challenge (Event: Being left on the Doorstep-Write about someone trying to remember something from when they were very young in under 100 words). Also for the Represent that Character Challenge.
