"Reg, I'm going out to Ray's."
Regulus glanced up from his desk to Sirius standing in his doorway, "Okay."
"I'll probably be there for a few hours at least."
"Okay", Regulus nodded, turning back to his desk.
Sirius' fingers drummed against the doorframe, "Did you... want to come with me? Ray might have some Grétry in stock?"
Regulus narrowed his eyes, "We haven't gone to Raymond's together in years."
Sirius shrugged, "So?"
"So why now?"
"We might not... be able to again."
"Why wouldn’t we? Raymond isn't closing down, he has one of the most successful music shops in London."
Sirius huffed, "He's not shutting down, it's just- Well, you never know what will happen. What if this is our last chance? Come on, Reg. We used to love going to Ray's together."
Regulus stared at Sirius for a moment before turning back around to his book, "I'm busy at the minute. Bellatrix sent me a new book on Ancient potion making and it's really quite interesting."
Sirius glanced to the new poster Regulus had hung above his desk, no doubt sent by Bellatrix along with the book. The snake moved, coming from the mouth of the skull and slithering around the edge of the poster.
"Right. Well then, if your little potion book gets dull then come to Ray's."
Sirius shut the door and left.
Regulus instantly stood up, grabbing his favourite jumper and making his way to Sirius' room. He opened Sirius' wardrobe doors, noting the only clothes left hung up were items chosen by their mother. He reached into the back of the wardrobe, immediately feeling a large duffel bag and pulled it out. Regulus opened it to find all Sirius' real belongings- muggle clothes, pictures of his friends, and records of rock music.
He neatly folded his jumper and placed it in the duffel bag before zipping it back up and putting it back where he had found it.
Regulus refused to go to Ray's. It would only make it harder when Sirius left. The best thing to do was to move on. Replace a wild, loud, impulsive sibling with a new one, one who wouldn't leave him or think worse of him for doing right by his family.
Regulus went back to his own room and started a letter to Bellatrix.
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