Dear Sirius,

I'm so sorry I had made fun of you for not being in Slytherin. I guess it was the family who really shaped me into the bully I was. From what I had heard, you were one of the biggest prankster's at Hogwarts with that James, Remus, and Peter. I bet your pranks were really funny Sirius, though I didn't like them at the time.

I wondered what house you would be while you were in Hogwarts. You weren't like the rest of our family; you were warm, funny, and unique. You obviously could be a Slytherin like the rest of us, or be placed in another house where mum and dad would be disappointed in you. Alas if you were put in another house I had wished you in Ravenclaw, they were a fair bunch that was at least smart and cunning. They shared some things with Slytherin, more than Hufflepuff or Gryffindor would. But alas you had gotten the house us Slytherin hate the most: Gryffindor.

The pride you had on your face when you heard that word was surprising, I had not known you would have rather be in Gryffindor over Slytherin. But alas I had not known you as much as I should have had, for that I am once again sorry brother. The Gryffindor's clapped while us Slytherin's stood gaping that a member of the Black family had not been a Slytherin.

I had seen the sneers from my fellow Slytherin's towards you and your fellow Gryffindor's. Though you probably have seen them, I confess I did sneer at you back then. Mum and dad yelled at you during Christmas break for being a Gryffindor and "shaming" the Black family. I swear on my wand they would have disowned you right then and there, and throw you out if they didn't think you could be "converted".

Although a few years later they could easily see that you could not be "converted" when you hung up those posters and such. They had argued about throwing you out because of the Dark Lord might punish them for keeping you, but they eventually decided against it for the Ministry might become suspicious.

I had been all out on throwing you out, for I had respect for the Dark Lord back then, yet I regret it and once again I am sorry I had joined the Dark Lord in his rank of Death Eaters, I had almost completely forgotten about you. Though when the Dark Lord sent me on that task, I immediately abandoned my Death Eater rank and ran off to find his Horcrux. It took me a while but I had finally located it.

I took Kreacher and sent off to the place where it was located. We had come to the entrance and I cut my hand, Kreacher asked why and I had told him because I had to for us to pass. Reluctantly he agreed and we moved on. We crossed the lake and came to the bowl, so I told Kreacher to drink. He refused to after one goblet full, so I had to force him to drink it a second time. After finishing the bowl Kreacher went back to the boat while I got the locket. We rushed and put it in a safe place, I made a fake locket and replaced it where the old locket was and left. I thought of you the whole time.

After that I went on the run. The Dark Lord I thought was sure to come after me for abadoning him, and might make my suffering worse if he learned I took his Horcrux. Although I'm not sure he knew.

Funny isn't it, he's not my master anymore so I can call him what I want. Voldemort. There I said it, it felt good not being under his control anymore. I had learned his real name is Tom Riddle. I hope you remember that plaque in the trophy room Sirius, it had Tom's name on it. I'm not sure he was good while he was in school though. Unlike you Sirius, he didn't have friends like you had.

I was always so jealous of your friends Sirius, you could laugh and joke with them because you just didn't care what mum and dad would do. You were free, unlike me. I just hope you knew that Sirius.

In the end Sirius, I hope I did the right thing. For I know that you would have done the right thing until the very end.

Sincerely, Regulus