Updated: 28/8/2021
Happy 29th Birthday to Me and Happy 55th Birthday to my Dad!
This is the biggest mass update I have done
Author's Note: I am thinking of going over the previous chapters and editing them. As I haven't written this story for a while. But here is a new chapter anyway!
Chapter .5.
Suddenly a locket clangs out of Kreacher's hands as Skye continues to attack the house elf giving Peter time to get the locket away from Kreacher. Peter snatches it up as Kreacher cries in pain.
"This is a Horcrux!" Peter snarls feeling the dark magic coming off the locket.
Skye fends the House Elf off as he tries to retrieve the locket.
"Where did you get this from?" Peter asks the Elf.
"Kreacher won't tell. Kreacher needs the locket back. Kreacher must destroy it. Kreacher must stop this crazy bird and rat to get Masters locket back", Kreacher croaks.
That made many of them confused. Why was Kreacher referring to Peter with the Storm Eagle.
"Kreacher whose locket?" Sirius asks, "I order you to tell me"
Kreacher looks at Sirius with loathing
"Kreacher I am your Master and I order you to tell me who put this here", Sirius says firmly glaring at the House Elf
"Master Regulus", Kreacher croaks.
Sirius felt the wind being knocked out of him Regulus has something to do with this?
"How did Regulus know about this Horcrux?" Peter asks, "As this looks like the locket of Salazar Slytherin"
"I believe it is indeed the locket of Salazar Slytherin", Albus says examining the locket.
"Are we sure it is a Horcrux?" Lily asks.
"Yes it has the taint of one", Peter replies.
Albus waves his wand.
"It IS one", Albus confirms.
Molly gasps, "The children could have gotten hurt with that here"
"Kreacher how did your Master Regulus get the locket and how did you?" Harry asks trying to be kind to the old House Elf.
"Kreacher won't…"
"Kreacher I order you to answer ALL of Harry's and…Pettigrew's questions honestly", Sirius says with a snarl.
"When Master Sirius ran away, good riddance, for he was a bad boy and broke my Mistresses heart…"
"My Mother didn't have a heart", Sirius spat.
"…with his lawless ways…"
"I was the only one that was law abiding", Sirius growls.
"And then he married that Mudblood and bought shame on his family…"
Sirius snarls and draws his wand and points it at the nasty House Elf.
"Don't. You. Dare. Call MY Nayeli a Mudblood. She had the purest blood of all and the love of my life", Sirius snarls.
Sirius's eyes were full of rage, sadness and grief.
Skye cries out and launches herself at Sirius and lands on his shoulder and nuzzles him. Trying to calm him down.
James and Remus put their hands on Sirius to stop him murdering the Elf. Peter refrains from trying to help knowing he might make the situation worse.
Skye goes back to Peter's shoulder after Sirius had calmed down.
"Continue Kreacher and refrain from calling anyone Mudbloods or Half-Breeds", Harry orders.
"Master Regulus had proper pride; he knew what was due to the name of Black and the dignity of his Pure-Blood. For years he talked of the Dark Lord, who was going to bring Wizards out of hiding to rule the Muggles and Muggle-Borns . . . and when he was sixteen years old, Master Regulus joined the Dark Lord. So proud, so happy to serve…"
"He was a fool", Sirius growls.
"Master Regulus was a brave man!" Kreacher states.
"Go on Kreacher", Harry says before Sirius could fight with the old House Elf before the story was done.
"And one day, a year after he had joined, Master Regulus cane down to the kitchen to see Kreacher. Master Regulus always liked Kreacher. And Master Regulus said the Dark Lord required an elf. And Master Regulus had volunteered Kreacher. It was an honour…"
"It sadly won't be an honour would it Kreacher?" Peter asks knowing the Dark Lords ways.
After all look what happened to Skye/Nayeli and Himself.
"Was it an honour to you?" Sirius growls.
"I told you it wasn't my choice", Peter says with a sigh, "Was it an honour in the end Kreacher?"
"No to Kreacher it wasn't", Kreacher admits.
"Go on", Peter encourages.
"Master Regulus said it was an for him and for Kreacher, who must be sure to do whatever the Dark Lord ordered him to do . . . and then to c – come home", Kreacher says and starts rocking.
Peter could tell and so could a few others that this was very traumatic for Kreacher to relive.
"So Kreacher went to the Dard Lord. The Dark Lord did not tell Kreacher what they were to do, but took Kreacher with him to a cave beside the sea. And beyond the cave there was a cavern, and in the cavern was a great, black lake…there was a boat. There was a b – basin full of potion on the island. The D – Dark Lord made Kreacher drink it . . ."
Everyone shutters at what Kreacher was going through. But what did this have to do with Regulus and the Locket/Horcrux?
Kreacher quaked from head to foot.
"Keep going Kreacher your going great", Harry encourages him.
"Kreacher drank, and as he drank, he saw terrible things . . . Kreacher's insides burned . . . Kreacher cried for his Master Regulus to save him, he cried for his Mistress Black, but the Dark Lord only laughed . . . he made Kreacher drink all the potion . . . he dropped a locket into the empty basin . . . he filled it with more potion and then the Dark Lord sailed away, leaving Kreacher on the island. . . Kreacher needed water, he crawled to the island's edge and he drank from the black lake . . . and hands, dead hands, came out of the water and dragged Kreacher under the surface", Kreacher says.
"Inferi", James growls.
"How did you escape?" Harry asks.
"It is obvious Regulus ordered him to come back. In essence saving Kreacher's life", Peter says softly.
"Kreacher followed Master Regulus's order. When Kreacher told Master Regulus, Mast Regulus was very worried, very worried", Kreacher croaks out, "Master Regulus told Kreacher to stay hidden, and not to leave the house. And then . . . it was a little while later . . . Master Regulus came to find Kreacher in his cupboard one night, and Master Regulus was strange, not as usually was, disturbed in his mind, Kreacher could tell . . . and he asked Kreacher to take him to the cave, the cave where Kreacher had gone with the Dark Lord"
"And he made you drink the potion?" Lily asks.
But Kreacher shakes his head.
"M – Master Regulus took from his pocket a locket like the one the Dark Lord had. And he told Kreacher to take it and, when the basin was empty, to switch the lockets. And he ordered – Kreacher to leave – without him. And he told Kreacher – to go home – and never to tell my Mistress – what he had done – but to destroy – the first locket. And he drank – all the potion – and Kreacher swapped the lockets – and watched . . . as Master Regulus . . . was dragged beneath the water . . . and . . .", Kreacher couldn't go on he was sobbing so much.
Everyone was quiet as they process Kreacher's tale. Kreacher didn't need to finish they all realised what would have happened then.
Sirius felt like he had died. First Nayeli and now his brother? How could this have happened?
He couldn't face anyone so he fled into the tapestry room and looked long and hard at Regulus's name.
Suddenly he felt the Storm Eagle Skye land on him and cries on his shoulder with him.
Sirius absentmindedly strokes her feathers.
"You were a hero in the end Reggie. You were on the right side in the end", Sirius mutters.
Skye cries with him.
"But Reggie you now as well as Nayeli. How do I continue?" Sirius asks still stroking Skye's feathers.
"You live for your kids", a voice says.
It was James. James came and put a hand on Sirius's shoulder.
"You live for your friends", Remus says coming to Sirius's shoulder.
"You live for your loved ones that are here and far", Peter says softly.
Sirius didn't think on Peter's words right now. He didn't even realise that Peter had joined the Old Marauders.
"How do I honour him?" Sirius asks them.
"Blast it", James states.
Remus looks at him confused. Peter realises what James is saying.
"You blast his name off that tapestry", Peter states.
"Peter!" Remus scolds.
"Remember Sirius when you told us only the 'Good' Blacks got blasted off?" Peter asks him.
Remus suddenly realises what Peter and James were saying.
"Well wasn't Regulus a Good Black in the end?" James says with a small smile.
"So give your brother the same honour as the rest of those good Blacks", Peter adds.
Sirius smiles a bit and points his wand at Regulus's name.
"Incendio!" Sirius yells pointing his wand at Regulus's name.
He picture immediately burns off.
"Goodbye Reggie"
They were all gathered back in the dinning room. After Sirius had blasted Regulus's name off the tapestry and it being suggested by Peter. He finally started to believe Peter was on their side.
Peter was being supportive and more confident than he used to be.
"Can Kreacher do anything else for Master Sirius and family?" Kreacher asks having recovered and seemingly started to be respectful.
Much to everyone's shock.
"Kreacher was there anything else you should tell us?" Sirius asks much more calmly.
"Kreacher remembers the name Master Regulus called out. He said sorry for not being able to help her", Kreacher replies.
"Who?" Sirius asks.
"Mistress Nayeli"
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