A/N: Wow, it's been quite some time since I've added to this! Almost a year to be exact. But I'm back and ready to finish this thing! I'm trying to do one a day, although there are no guarantees. I've already written a few of these ahead, so for at least the next week or so, they will be daily.
365 Drabble Prompt: flutter
Word Count: 118
Regulus caught himself staring across the Great Hall at her again and tore his eyes away. He had told himself long ago that he could never have her. The reasons he could never do more than look at her were few, but to ignore them would result in severe consequences.
Her family were considered blood traitors.
She was a Gryffindor.
Her lineage was not as pure as his own.
She belonged to Sirius.
He realized he was staring again. She was laughing at something Sirius had said. Her face was radiant and he felt the familiar flutter in his stomach that was there anytime she smiled.
What he wouldn't give to see her smile at him like that.