Sirius never stopped to think that his brother may not have joined the Death Eaters of his own free will. Or just how thorough a tragedy his death was. Oh the secrets a diary reveals and the unique opportunities a deadly veil offers.

Sirius Black thought he knew his brother. But when Fate decides to play a somewhat cruel trick, he'll realize how wrong he was about Regulus. With an eighteen year old teenager brought back to life, a Dark Lord rising, and new secrets discovered Sirius will have to forget everything he thought he knew.

Harry arrives at Sirius's the summer after his Fourth Year, and discovers his godfather is concocting an extremely rare potion. "Of all the people who died, Sirius, why waste this on him?" Title and chapter headings credited to Emily Dickinson.

What if Regulus Black survived the inferi on that fateful night? Regulus Black is alive, but he's dying. He believes it to be the end, but Sirius has other plans. Regulus lives through it but at a terrible cost. Is it wrong for Sirius to want to tell his brother how very sorry he is for being such a terrible brother, when it would cause Regulus' death if he did?

Wherein Rory is a perfectly competent nurse and the Doctor makes a lousy patient.

Grief brims as Severus recalls his "almost brother." Regulus Black, dead but not forgotten.

Walburga Black does not know the struggles Regulus faced before his death.

In the beginning, Regulus was jealous of Sirius until he figures out a way to make himself the favorite son. However, is being the favorite really all he wanted? Novel length, Regulus's POV.