A/N: These are one-shots written for the Tumblr Marauders Appreciation Week from June 15th to June 21st '14. I don't own any characters, their children or their grand children. Rowling, my Queen owns everything.


Day 2

One Order Member – Regulus Black

Since they could first remember, Sirius and Regulus had always been brothers. They were nothing without the other. They did everything together and even had their beds moved to a common bedroom. Sirius adored Regulus and he in turn idolized his older brother. Even when he was little, Sirius had been a prankster. He used to slip oil on the floor of the bedroom so when Kreacher enters, he'd slip. He used to hide his mother's makeup and replace them with empty bottles. Regulus was always an accomplice in these pranks but he was always saved from his parent's wrath by Sirius.

Sirius and Regulus were both fed about their pure blood and the plans of the Dark Lord by their family. They both were conditioned to hate muggles, half-bloods and muggleborns. But Sirius was never the one to follow, he made his own rules. He was strong enough to defy his parents and their ways but he wasn't strong enough to save Regulus from them. Regulus's last happy memory with Sirius was when he was going to Hogwarts. He sat with the Marauders and laughed at every joke. He wasn't even worried about what house he would be sorted into because Sirius distracted him. In hindsight, maybe he didn't want him to be worried that he'll be in a different house than Sirius. The idea of being separated from Sirius even in the same school was unbearable to him.

After that, everything changed. Sirius had opposing ideas, better friends and a different outlook towards life. He left the Black family Manor at the age of 16 to go to his new family, but he left a brother behind too. Regulus never had the chance to talk him into staying. He never got to voice his regrets or his love. His last wish was that Sirius would one day know how he defied the Dark Lord and then maybe he would love him again.


Tomorrow for Day 3 is "One Marauders AU". Leave your choices in the comments and I might write on it.