AN: Challenge set by: Plot Bunny's helper, also known as Blackest Grim and sadly all Harry Potter Characters are not mine. Check out my poll for story input.
For some reason he felt safer here than he ever did at Hogwarts. Maybe it was the fact that he no longer had to worry about getting caught and loose house points and gain a few night of detention, like he had done so many a time.
But if you looked deeper you would find that it was not school it self that had scared him, but the people that were there. Here in the place considered the Black Market he didn't have to worry about the other students reporting his dark activities, as everyone here most like likely practiced the Dark Arts and would have risk themselves getting caught if they did.
And here he doesn't have the constant threat of Albus Dumbledore finding out he was a Death Eater. Here no one would dare turn him in for being a Master of the Dark arts, it they ever found out and lived to tell about it.
He also loved the alley because no one dare bother him, so no one would discover his secrets, the largest being that he was alive. He had supposedly 'died' years ago at the Dark Lord's hand. This is not true, apparently as he is still very much walking and breathing.
And that safety, the safety he has had for almost fifteen years, is slowly disintegrating…
Today he was doing something he had never done before, buying school supplies. So he could teach. He had received a summons from the Hogwarts Sorting hat to take up the Defense against the Dark Arts position.
It had come unexceptionally as he never really thought of even wanted to go back to the castle unless it was to kill the old fool. But now he was going back, to his worst fears. The major problem is that the Hat had known his true name and he would have to come out with the fact that he is indeed alive.
'This year is going to be very intrusting.' He thought to himself.
A few days later he stepped on to Hogsmeade grounds to start his walk up to his new work place. Sealing himself up for what is to come, preparing himself for the on slot of attacks he knew were to come.
At the gates he was confronted by the half giant Hagrid. "W'at is your business 'ere, stranger?"
"I am here because of a summons to teach here." He pulled out his letter as his proof.
The giant just nodded his head and mentioned for him to fallow. This found them in front of a large gargoyle statue minutes later. "Ere ya are," He turned to the stony beast, "Strawberry Blow Pop."
Hagrid turned and left as the Gargoyle became animated and jumped aside. The man sealed himself even more and checked to make sure his mental walls were at full force. Only then did he proceed up the stairs.
As he reached the door he hears many a voice coming from inside.
"This is not fare! If I had been any one else you would let me be resorted!"
But all quieted when he knocked on the door and was answered with a "You may enter."
As he stepped in he found many people in the crowded office. Some he recognized, like Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy, fellow Death Eaters. 'Great, just what I need, fellow Death Eaters who think I betrayed our Lord.'
He also recognized Harry Potter who looked really pissed at the moment, Professor McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore, and even Remus Lupin. His eyes were on his big brother Sirius for a moment, 'So this is where he's been hiding out.'
But the recognition ended at who appeared to be Lucius' son. "Who are you and why are you here young man?"
Said man was shaken out of his stupor at the voice of the headmaster, "I am here because of a summons for the DADA teaching position."
The old man nodded his head, "Now good sir, what is your name?"
The man took a deep breath and lowered his hood, which had been covering his face before. Many gasps were heard as people recognized him. "I am Regulus Black professor, and I assure you. I am very much alive and breathing."
AN: Challenge set by: Plot Bunny's helper, also known as Blackest Grim .net/s/2955922/1/The_revenge_of_the_Forgotten_Black_Challenge
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I'm not to sure how this will go