#after kreachers return. i think he just did extensive research and wasn't 'entirely himself' because like. thats a LOT to take in fjhghf

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𝐐.    REGULUS AND HIS KNOWLEDGE OF DARK ARTEFACTS AND MAGIC? 

BASICS.

i’ve gone over this a few times simply because it’s one of my favourite pieces of my portrayal. in my mind, the house of black are in possession of some truly fascinating dark artefacts, charms and potions. in my portrayal of orion (zvedza), i have it written that though members of the house of black rarely reduce themselves to menial work, they do have hobbies; orion’s, like some of his ancestors, is to collect dark artefacts and surround himself with an outstanding knowledge and understanding of dark magic.

i headcanon that the house of black were, at some point also in possession of the resurrection stone, one of the three deathly hallows. they parted with it as it caused a chain of events similar to its origin story; they almost pawned it off one of the linked families in a bid to rid themselves of it.

REGULUS’ KNOWLEDGE.

growing up in 12 grimmauld place, regulus is surrounded by numerous dark magical artefacts in his father’s possession. some include,

a diary that causes you to forget that which you write

a portrait on the second landing that will swallow you if you get too close. it has a sister portrait that seems to have been constantly on the move since 1964, bellatrix once fell for its charm as a young girl and ended up quite far from home

a mirror in an upstairs bathroom that mimics the host of the reflection and learns patterns of behaviour. get too close and one will find themselves in possession of less than half of their conscious mind

a boggart in the attic. regulus has faced it a total of three times, within 12 grimmauld place. each time it has taken a different shape

enchanted music box, the eye of a mad wizard that still seems to blink and move, various books and writings containing spells made to incapacitate, wound and kill.

it’s likely that regulus would have an extended knowledge of many of these artefacts, especially during the years 1971-1978, when sirius’ presence in the house was absent and regulus spent the majority of his time in his father’s study, where he was to remain to ensure that regulus did not also stray from the family.

regardless of his upbringing and the magical objects that litter his home, regulus had a fascination for dark magic and dark magical objects that was entirely his own. at hogwarts he had an affinity for defence against the dark arts, and it was labelled one of his high interest classes; it was something he was particularly skilled in, given his prior knowledge and exceptional magical ability.

regulus would, then, have learned about horcruxes either directly from his father, or from one of his many books and parchments in his study. in my portrayal, this is how regulus came to understand that the task of stealing and destroying the horcrux was his task. having already been disillusioned by the dark lord’s ideals some time in 1978-1979, learning that he had split his soul and created the inevitability of his return, or the likelihood of immortality proved to him that the dark lord would not keep his promises; that his ideals to create a world built from pureblood dominance could never have truly been his aim.