Flashes from life
Crown
Regulus Black
His name means little king. It's a fine name with a great history, fit for the heir of a family like Blacks. But the meaning – little king – offended him a little when he heard it for the first time. A king, yes, but only a little one. Why everyone had to remind him that he was nothing compared to Sirius, the big brother and the real heir?
Some years later, after Sirius had gone and ruined everything, including the family's reputation, Regulus read a book he had found from his mother's bookshelf. The book told him that Regulus is the brightest star of Leo, which means lion, and lion symbolizes bravery, strength and royalty. Godric Gryffindor had probably taken lion to his house's symbol because of this (or, as Regulus scornfully thought when he closed the book, he took it only because like Gryffindors, lions are savage beasts).
Bravery was always one thing Regulus always knew wasn't important. What matters is your brains, not something as silly as courage. Sirius had a habit of calling him a coward. He used the word before he went, but only after he came back with red scarf, the word became almost like Regulus' new nickname.
But now, as Regulus tastes the liquid on his lips, looks back at all his memories and erases away every single mistake of his, he knows he could teach to Sirius a thing or two about bravery.
He is a real king and deserves his crown.