Chapter -4

A BLACK SOULMATE

Harry's vision got blurry and he noted he had moisture in his eyes.

Wiping them away and gathering all the bravery he could muster he put the letter to Sirius down and reached towards the one addressed to him

"The one who shall vanquish the dark lord "he muttered under his breath.

Tearing the seal of Regulus Black that Harry now recognises from Sirius's letter.

He opened the letter and stared at the contents written in it,

The one who shall vanquish the Dark Lord,

Isn't it rather a small name for the savior of the world?

I don't know why I am writing this letter to you, maybe to appease myself or to just assure myself that even if I do not survive this war I can put this burden on you.

Rather hypocritical, Yeah, I know.

But after my best, I still couldn't save you Harry Potter. Couldn't have been able to save the people you and I both love.

Yes, I know of you and if you are reading my letter, then you are with her, the one who is supposed to be my destiny, my love. My soulmate.

I'll talk about that later.

First, I want to talk to you and give you some advice. A death eater is giving you advice. A view on the other side, do listen to it even if you are as brash as your father. Please think with the brain and logic that your mother has gifted you . People on both side of war are generally people used as chess pieces, always remember that. You are Dumbledore's white king on the board and rest are pawn. No matter who the queen is or the knight. They can always be compromise but not you, no matter who but not you . You are not expendable to him or your side.

You move because someone else placed you there. Same is for the other side. don't just judge people by action but also keep account of situation those actions took place in.

No matter the length of moniker, no matter the name or the title, no matter the number of fights you fight always be true to yourself. If you want to have your own will on this board, be true to yourself.

Question everything said to you by others, try to analyze the words as equation and solve it. A problem always has more than one way to solve it.

You will notice even in hard times you won't be scared. I'm sitting here almost at my end and I'm not.

Dark lord has a houcrux, one that I know of. If the war has not ended then there are more than one. I will leave mine with Kreacher and I left his ownership to the one he will call his mistress but I can assure you that, you can call him and he will come for your aid. No matter where you are he will come to you but the Black name, title, land and Kreacher will belong to her. This is my way of protecting her even in difficult times when I am not there. Her, I guess you already know her. She is my soul mate, a Black's soulmate.

Black soulmate: in black family there is a tradition to marry their soulmate. Ancient magic play role here, no matter the age, gender, color, religion and even blood status. Blacks know they belong to the one who is made for them. A star just created to be part of a Black's universe.

We belong together, that is written in stars. Blacks as a tradition are named after stars and constellations to please the magic and be blessed by it. The Blacks by birth are named by the one who gave them life and one who are courted and betrothed in the family are given their name by their mates. If that does not happen, they trigger the curse and are succumbed to madness. The Black family curse.

If the chest is opened then you are with her at the moment. My mate. If you are reding this so either I gave you this letter which is more unlikely then the sun rising from west.

Therefore, I can assume that, I am no longer in the same mortal plane as her. If that is the truth, please do not tell her the truth about having a soulmate. Do not tell her about me. Do not let her fade away at my cost. I want her to have a life full of happiness and contentment not what ifs.

What I want to give her is world free of war and bloodshed. Let us try to achieve it together you from there me from here. My moves are made I have started to do all I can and more. You have to make the last and final move and check mate the opposite king to finish the game.

Please let Kreacher know that the name she would have been presented with is Ara, Ara Cassiopeia Black after the alter constellation and my formidable great aunt. The alter at which with or without any opportunity I would have pledged my loyalty, fidelity and devotion with the hope of receiving love.

Protect her and keep her safe.

P.S.- If you ever meet Remus Lupin, do let him know that the Blacks would have been proud to call him family and the Lord Consort. No matter what my idiot brother believes.

Giving you my heart to protect.

Regulus Black

Scion and Heir apparent

The Most Ancient and Noble House of Black

(Seal of lion constellation)

After reading the letter Harry for once in his life felt truly happy and relieved cause his sister, his best friend was loved.

The person he loved and care about most in the world is loved and cherished by someone who is worthy of her who accepted her as she is without even meeting her.

No matter how much he wants Ron to be worthy of Hermione and support him in his fantasy of being with her. At the end of the day Harry knows they are poles apart.

And at a point they will always want different things with life.

Family, future, life, accomplishments have different meanings for both of them. And to be together Ron will have to adjust and compromise which he will not be able to do.

Harry promises himself that he will always protect her and her happiness. And if it is not with Ron then he will keep him away from her.

"Kreacher! . . . . . . Kreacher!!!"

"What does Master Potter wants with Kreacher"

"Her name would have been Ara. . . . . . . Ara Cassiopeia Black. You know who I am talking about. Regulus whishes her to be free of the burden of knowing him.

But I feel she should know. You know all about Regulus and his life and are getting to know her as well. She would have been your mistress. I will leave the decision to you.

And ask you to protect her at all cost. Even at mine."

For a while the elf didn't say a word. He was just looking at him.

"Kreacher. . . . . Kreacher can only say Thank You" said the elf startling Harry.

"Miss doesn't Need to know yet, but she should know about young master and her bond with him. But this elf promises that if you or anybody ever tried to harm her I will be there to defend her.

"I expect nothing less from you elf black. She has lost everything because of me, left everything and everyone behind and I will always love her. I will be at your debt for protecting and taking care of her."

With that Harry left the room and at the door he heard a faint sound of disapparation of the elf.

They spend rest of the night and next day in the companionable and peaceful silence with the occasional chatter, but all three of them kept to themselves for most of the time. Hermione in Regulus's room, Harry reading about protective magic and Ron examining the diluminator

That night when all three of them was sitting at the dining table, when suddenly with a loud bang three figures, two elfs and one filthy human appear in front of them on the dinning table.

"Dobby's sorry, but at the same time Dobby is very happy to see Harry Potter and Harry Potter's Wizzy. . . and. . . . . . .And .. " Dobby just looked at Hermione like seeing her for the first time.

"What are you doing? You filthy creature." Screeched Mundungus Fletcher.

Looking at him Harry notice that Kreacher had bit him. To distract Hermione from Dobby's odd behavior and reaching towards the million questions that her mind could conjure within seconds.

From there the trio started questioning Mundungus and learnt all about how Mundungus stole the original locket from Kreacher. And how he treated Kreacher, after learning that, Harry gave Hermione free rein on Mundungus to do as she please on the sole condition that no bodily harm should come to him.

However after trying very hard to deny the accusation, he gave it away that he had given the locket to a woman, who looked like a toad wearing ghastly pink.

Hearing this, both Harry and Ron groaned.

At the end of the interrogation Ron confounded Dung and Kreacher apparited him somewhere, where he refused to tell anyone even Hermione.

The entire month of august, they made plans on how to retrieve the locket. They came up with many plans. At last, it was decided to infiltrate the ministry of magic.

During this Remus came and went home to Tonks with a bruise on his face courtesy of Harry, after learning that Remus was trying to abandon the baby.

When they stated discussing Polyjuice Potion and its required ingredients. According to Hermione they had most of the ingredients but some rare once are still required and there is no Snape is to steel from. Not that Harry will ever consent to that.

Surprisingly one day Kreacher came to them and hesitantly said "forgive me miss and master Potter"

Without even acknowledging Ron the elf started to speak

"Kreacher has been thinking, the elf knows he shall not, and will punish himself later, but Kreacher thinks he has an idea that can help you"

Both Harry and Hermione looked at each other, after coming to an understanding.

Hermione said in her politest tone" Kreacher you will not harm yourself, and we would very much like to listen what you have to say."

"Kreacher is honored, but Kreacher thinks that due to a lot of mud and filth present at ministry and people trying to get free from them, mistress will not be safe there. But you can attack the toad at her filthy hovel, where she would not see you coming.

All the three humans present in the room looked at the elf gob smacked.

All the characters belong to the brilliant J.K.Rowling.