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100% worth it!

Plus there is an alternate ending as well!

when you're checking the tags and warning and see MCD on an AU that you would NOT expect to be a MCD.

I was checking the tags for a fic (mastermind by pieceofchocolate) on my list of fics I need to read and I see MCD, so I'm expecting it to be something bloody and gory maybe or Canon complaint right?? NO. IT'S A POLITICAL AU?? LIKE IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD BUT NONE OF THE TAGS WOULD INDICATE THAT THIS WOULD BE A MCD?? if you have read this please tell me if it's worth reading??

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Euphemia Potter - @into-the-jeggyverse - words: 660

He tries to make himself small so he doesn’t take up space. So he can’t be seen, perceived, heard. She’s sure that he would fit himself into the nooks and crannies of the two-storey house if he could. Vanish himself entirely into the aether if they let him.

He minds his pleases and thank-yous more than her own child does. 

Calls them “sir” and “ma’am”.

Keeps his elbows off the tables.

Ensures he’s freshly washed for meals.

Waits patiently to be excused.

Euphemia had heard bits and pieces from James over the years. At twelve-years-old, James had written home about the boy who had arrived at the school and was, disappointingly, “nothing like Sirius at all”. At thirteen-years-old, he’d written home to inform them that “Baby Black” had become the Slytherin Seeker and had described in incredibly lengthy detail how he appears out of “literally nowhere like some sort of apparition on a broom”. 

At fourteen-years-old, James had written home to inform her that “Baby Black and his two Slytherin thug friends” were, quite ominously, “causing problems” for them. And had left it at that, no other form of explanation given.

At fifteen-years-old, Euphemia had been informed quite stiffly by both James and Sirius that “that traitorous wretch who shall not be named” was strictly out of conversational bounds. Now, Euphemia tries not to pry. She likes to think of herself as reasonable. Understanding. A hip, cool kind of mum. Yet, although she’d had her hands full with one Black son, she’d found that she couldn’t help but worry. Nor could she suppress the overwhelming urge to storm Grimmauld Place so she might keep both sons of the House of Black in her sanctuary. “The Potter Home for Wayward Runaway Boys”, Fleamont likes to call it.

At sixteen-years-old, James had been shook when this quiet, scowl-y boy had turned up on their doorstep with a trunk trailing after him and such presumptuous audacity that he couldn’t be anyone other than Sirius Black’s little brother. He’d deposited himself in their lounge, eaten their food, slept in their spare bed, and quite literally moved himself into their lives. And it was when she’d caught her son peering curiously around corners to watch the scowl-y boy read, pestering the boy with thinly-veiled invasive questions, that Euphemia had quickly figured out exactly what was happening.

Now that he is seventeen-years-old, Euphemia Potter is watching her son fall in love for the first time. James doesn’t know this yet. He hasn’t yet figured it out. And thank goodness for all of them that neither has Sirius, who is certain that James is trying to be hospitable.

James is building (mending, even) bridges, according to Sirius.

It’s surprising, honestly, because James is really quite ridiculously obvious about it. He follows Regulus into the living room to sit with him while he reads (“I’m just doing my summer homework, Mum!” he'll claim, though James has never done summer homework in his life). He’ll read the same books as Regulus so they can talk about it afterwards (“He’s just so quiet, Mum, but if you get him talking about books, he could go on all day!”). He’ll invite Regulus to help him cook, offer to make his famous Chai for Regulus, invite Regulus to take a peek around Flea’s potions lab, offer to give Regulus a tour of Flea’s garden of potions ingredients, though he’s never shown much of any interest in his father’s work before.

And sometimes, when James doesn’t think anyone is watching, she’ll catch James staring, looking so desperately besotted that he might very well float off into the aether at any moment.

James doesn’t realise it yet, but Regulus, bless his soul, is worryingly perceptive. And though he might not yet quite realise the extent of James’s affections, he’s well aware of the attention. 

And Euphemia thinks, Regulus is Slytherin enough that he might very well have something up his sleeve.

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five - february 21 - black brothers - background jegulus - @black-brothers-microfic - cw: orion and walburga black are pieces of shit, but it's vague - word count: 613

Regulus Black had always been an insufferably serious person. Sirius always liked to joke that they'd been named incorrectly- Regulus was the one who never smiled, after all. But by the time he and Regulus escaped home at ages fifteen and sixteen, Sirius could only remember a grand total of five times that Regulus had really, truly smiled.

I

The first had, of course, been his first smile. Baby Regulus had been almost as emotionless as his teenage counterpart, hardly any tears or smiles, but the one time he had grinned, Sirius had caught it. And oh, it had been a sight to behold. A beautiful flash of gums followed by a little angelic giggle. Sirius's stomach had filled with joy as he'd smiled in return, so happy to see his baby brother happy.

Of course, it had been cut off quickly, when Mother had yelled so loudly, Regulus had started to cry.

II

The second time had been when they were small. Regulus had learned quickly that emotions weren't tolerated in the Black household and was a master of hiding them. But once, while they were hidden away in Sirius's room, reading a book that he had stolen from the local Muggle library, Sirius had caught it: the fleeting glimpse of glittering eyes and shining white teeth as Regulus had listened to Sirius read to him.

The feeling of seeing his brother smile had gotten him through insufferable meals for moths after.

III

The third time was when Sirius came home from his first year at Hogwarts. It had been so long since they'd seen each other, and though Sirius had written weekly, he'd felt like there was a gaping chasm in his chest where Regulus ought to be. So when a very stoic-looking Mother and Father greeted him on the platform, he ignored them. He instead focused on Regulus, who grinned from ear-to-ear, pulling him into a hug.

That hug and that smile helped him through one of the worst summers of his life.

IV

The fourth time was, of course, when Regulus got his own Hogwarts letter. Eleven-year-old Regulus looked like he was going to cry with happiness when he opened the thick envelope, and Sirius wanted to cry with pride along with him.

Of course, Mother and Father immediately ruined it by reminding Regulus that he better be a Slytherin 'or else.'

V

The fifth, and most recent, time was when Regulus had caught the Snitch in his first school Quidditch game, winning for Slytherin.

Sirius knew he was supposed to be rooting for Ravenclaw, but he couldn't help himself: seeing his brother smile like that made him scream his head off, pride swelling in his chest as he watched Regulus lifted on the shoulders of the other players.

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But now...now they were here. Showing up at the front door of the Potter residence in the middle of the night after what could only be described as the most horrific week of Sirius's life. He expected Regulus to be even more closed-off than usual. He expected him to maybe even cry, or scream.

But when James opened the door, and he and Regulus locked eyes...

Regulus broke into the biggest, most adoring, relieved smile Sirius had ever seen. And he watched as his brother rushed into James's arms, gripping him tightly like if he didn't, he would disappear.

And in that moment, Sirius realized that while he was a bit annoyed that he hadn't been told about something (because he was smart enough to know that friends didn't embrace like that), he absolutely didn't care. Because anyone who made Regulus smile like that was absolutely perfect for him.

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You’d be right.

✨Jegulily✨

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Sirius: “it’s just a small thing that happened”

Regulus: “the world ended when it happened to me”

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I need to know the etiquette around deleted fan films… I have most of the mischief productions films saved and I’ve been asked lots of times to share the link with others (plus people in my comments have been sharing them) and idk how to react to that.

More specifically, the jegulus film.

To me, I feel like I shouldn’t share it with others because it was taken down for unknown reasons plus I’m pretty sure there was some legal action going on that isn’t talked about anymore so that makes me think that I shouldn’t be sharing it??

I tried reaching out to one of the cast members but never got a reply so I haven’t shared anything and I do not intend to…

But I need to know the etiquette around this.

Would it still be okay for me to use the videos in my edits or should I just stop using it altogether?

And is it okay to share the videos even though they were deleted? (I feel like the answer is no but I’ve got no idea really)

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Evan and Barty: *having a staring contest* Pandora: *bashing their heads together* Now Kiss

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james potter, in christmas pyjamas (it’s july), at 2am, dancing to taylor swift in the kitchen, thinking he’s the only person in the house awake, having the music so loud he can’t hear anything else.

regulus black, who couldn’t sleep, at 2am, who went to the kitchen to make himself a cup of tea, watching from the doorway so clearly in love, and laughing.

james potter, who notices regulus whilst he’s mid pirouette, puts on waterloo by abba, and starts singing to him.

regulus black, who starts blushing and doesn’t know what to do, but he’s trying to hide it, and eventually joins in.

james potter and regulus black, who are having a karaoke session/dance party in the kitchen, at 2am, a month into their secret relationship.

sirius black, who wanted to know what all the FUCKING noise was, at 2AM, watching from the stairs, disgusted.

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james "its a small thing that happened" potter

regulus "the world ended when it happened to me" black

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I actually struggle hard reading canon compliant fics where they all die. But if I read an AU where one of them dies. It’s not easier but it is.

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i think some of us love drarry, because their story was never finished and it was never... endorsed. it never really started, right? so thera are more happy fics...

and we love starchaser because the moment their story started, it was doomed from start to finish. we love pain and hurt. we expect the pain, we expect the hurt. we know what we are signing up for.

(someone more eloquent can elaborate on this below)

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Okay I had an idea

The Prank → Remus feels betrayed by Sirius → Regulus also feels betrayed by Sirius → they become besties → Sirius and Remus make up → Regulus feels betrayed by Remus → who else could he get close to to spite Sirius and Remus? Here comes James Potter!!!

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Jester James, Prince Regulus, Knight Lily. Please and thank you.

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I’m actually really proud of how this one turned out!!

look at my babies 😭😭😭😭

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As a fanfic author I think we should let men cry more

'But in canon he's mean and rough' so? He's not a fucking robot, let him cry and grovel, he deserves it. Emotion is human, it's not an evil trait reserved for women. Let that boy sob his heart out or stand glassy eyed and silent

The idea that making a male character cry=making him soft and 'feminising him' is misogynistic bs and should not be promoted

Anyway I'm writing a scene where regulus cries over something that's perfectly reasonable to cry over and if anybody dares to tell me that it's unrealistic they're getting blocked

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Why does canon only matter when it’s about Regulus being a Death Eater?

Why does it not matter when Sirius told fifteen year old Harry that he is less like James than he thought just because Harry wanted to keep him safe?

Why does it not matter when Remus spent an entire year believing that Sirius was a danger to the students, Harry included, and didn’t say a word to anyone about him being an animagus?

Why does it not matter when Snape’s Worst Memory took place after the Prank, only because Sirius was bored?

Why does it not matter when James went behind Lily’s back to hex Snape when they got together?

Why does it not matter when Lily said that James hexed anyone he wanted to because he could?

I love all the characters mentioned above. My point is that you do not get to pick and choose canon information whenever it’s convenient for you and then preach about sticking to canon. Now, I know the magnitude of being a DE is much greater than the other things I’ve mentioned but my point is that most of the anti-Regulus debate is him being a 100% bad person in “canon” while no acknowledgement of instances where he was shown to be good, too, and the opposite treatment for the characters you like. Ignoring all the flaws and only focusing on the good traits. You cannot hold Regulus to that standard while you blatantly ignore it for everyone else. If you’re saying that you love to stick to canon, then do that. Portray the Marauders as the bullies they were. Acknowledge the fact that Remus married Tonks. But you won’t because you just want an excuse to loudly hate on Regulus without any genuine, valid reason. And, look, I don’t care if you don’t like him. I don’t care if you hate him. What bothers me is the need you all feel to tell everyone that you hate him. I hate characters, too, but I don’t do this. You’re entitled to your opinions and others are to their own. Don’t be a hypocrite, though. Pick a side.

A side note! Stop saying that Regulus “murdered so many people.” You sound stupid. There is absolutely zero proof of that. He was literally at Hogwarts his entire teenage years and died immediately after. Snape (who was an important DE, while Regulus was said to be not important) had not killed anyone till he killed Dumbledore so when was <18 years old Regulus going to do that? And even if you headcanon that he did do those things, do not claim that it’s canon and a fact. It’s so annoying when you push your ideas as the only right and correct interpretation of his character. And stop putting him in the same category as people who were actually villains while discussing canon (like Barty, Peter, Bellatrix, etc.).

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ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS INSANE JEGULUS AU IDEA

They meet in every life and love each other with their whole heart every time, they keep being reborn because their souls won't rest until they are able to live a long happy life and die together. But they can't do that until Tom Riddle -who is also being reborn repeatedly because his soul will not rest until he has found immortality and he cannot get that until Regulus stops trying to bloody kill him- is dead. James is completely unaware of the pattern and doesn't recall any of the past lives, he's constantly living in the dark, not knowing all the lives he's lived and all the time they'd spent loving and losing each other. Regulus remembers it all but it is in no way an advantage.

Because of the immortality thing, in every life he ends up being killed by Tom Riddle as he always ends up being a threat to Tom getting his immortality. In one life he's a king and Regulus is a jealous Lord in desire of his position. In another they are friends who are forced to fight to the death after being captured. Eventually Regulus notices the pattern and tries to purposefully kill Tom first or stay away from him entirely. Tom catches on too and begins to seek him out as quickly as possible. Tom starts becoming more obvious with his goal and Regulus decides that he'll stop him from becoming immortal no matter what it takes- especially if it means he gets to live a full life with James.

Then we reach canon, where Tom has had decades to search and wait for Regulus, allowing him to settle in and claim power before the threat arrives. Regulus is born unaware that Tom is already there, and so much stronger than him. He's so young that he assumes he won't meet Tom until much later. He has no idea Tom has assumed a new name. He loves James, then loses him for the cause. It's devastating but it's what be believes.

Until he starts to piece things together. Lord Voldemort starts talking about immortality and souls. And he starts to notice that something is wrong. He realises that he's been led into Tom's trap and Tom is closer to his goal this time than ever before. He uses Kreacher, locates the horcrux, and goes to the cave. He knows he will likely not get much further but he'll do anything to stop Tom from winning this eternal feud. He expects that he'll be personally hunted out and killed. What he did not take into account was that the inferi do not have their own souls or identities, they are full of his magic, which is a part of him, meaning Tom once again killed him before he could even leave the cave.

And when Harry kills Tom, the cycle only repeats in the next life.