#this is not for the regulus sympathizers

[vajazzly]

alright first off -

having critical thinking skills isnt a privilege - regulus NOT having to critically think about his politics is actually the privilege there. despite going to a school where he interacts with halfbloods, muggleborns, etc., not only attending classes with them but also living with them, eating meals with them, playing sports with them, he chooses not to acknowledge their humanity or right to live and instead join a comically evil alt-right hate group.

and why does he join the death eaters? orion and walburga may have thought voldemort had the right idea, but they werent death eaters themselves. in fact, the closest relative regulus has who is directly involved in the war is - you guessed it - sirius!

the best explanation i can come up with for why regulus, who was in a position of immense privilege and could have completely stayed out of the war as many pureblood families did, would join an alt-right militia is that they were winning. joining up with the winning side would certainly mean benefits for not only regulus but the house of black in general, and regulus doesnt HAVE to think critically about the politics of what hes joining, so he doesnt! because joining voldemort benefits HIM.

and thats the crux of my issue with regulus. because even when regulus betrays voldemort, the catalyst isnt - i dont know - murdering muggles or muggleborns, its the realization that voldemort is trying to become immortal. that means that no matter what happens, in a world where voldemort succeeds regulus and his house will always be voldemorts subjects, always ruled over as opposed to ruling, and ruled by someone who has stepped outside of the bounds of what as seen as acceptable amounts of comic evil.

once again: regulus had more of an issue with voldemorts desire to become immortal than his politics.

i do agree with the point that hogwarts not teaching social sciences or humanities is a problem. that being said, the students live, for nine months out of the year, in a microcosm of wizarding society. admission to hogwarts is not based on blood status, socieconomic status, or any other factor besides magical ability (there are issues with that approach to admissions too, but i digress). in the books the students are depicted as being politically aware as early as their first year, and this is primarily because the issues of the wizarding world, especially when concerning blood status, are very real for them. hermione, for example, is not afforded the privilege of being politically unaware because she has slurs thrown at her and others belittling her constantly as early as second year, and this discrimination is being primarily perpetrated not by teachers or other adults but by other students her own age, who are able to parrot the things they learn from their parents without critical thought because they are coming from privilege.

its fair to say that hogwarts has more of a responsibility to teach its students to think critically about their politics, but its also fair to point out that developing ones politics is a personal responsibility, especially when the plan is to violently impose those politics on others. also, critical thinking isnt something people really learn through school, ive found - instead its a skill honed from life experiences, and pondering the consequences of those life experiences. regulus had plenty of opportunities to think about his own politics critically because he was surrounded by people who would be negatively impacted by his ideology EVERY DAY for SEVEN YEARS, but thinking of muggleborns as people was inconvenient for him, so he chose not to.

thats why regulus is a follower piece of shit to me, not a tragic figure. hes afforded every opportunity to think for himself, but doing so is inconvenient, so he doesnt. and the one time he does, its not spurred on by any greater moral epiphany, but because voldemorts desire for immortality and willingness to do what it takes to achieve it was morally wrong by his previously held conservative values.

edit: oh yeah, i forgot to add reguluss other main issue with voldemort: he hurt kreacher, his house elf, who, sure, was reguluss friend, but its not like regulus was a likely champion of house elf rights - no, regulus was mad because voldemort hurt someone he saw as being his property, and that pissed him off.

edit 2: oh yeah also remember the voldy vision board on his wall???? kpop stan behavior for a blood supremacist is his most prominent canon personality trait.

less regulus being an intellectual sad boy more regulus being the most brain-dead follower piece of shit ever. hes in a cult. a pyramid scheme. a frat. finance. he failed every humanities course he ever took because of his sheer inability to analyze anything or think for himself. all he wants is for someone to tell him what to do!!!!

[quillkiller]

i always see hc’s about sirius & lily bonding over their estranged relationships with their siblings but what we really need to discuss is how it’s another reason for them to mistrust and/or dislike and/or not respect each other because reg & lily feel like they were abandoned while sirius & petunia are the older siblings who left them behind ..

[butterfly-wish]

James potter when he realizes that people ship him with his friend’s racist death eater brother

[swag696942069]

An idea I got while watching Home Alone

Sirius and Remus, on the plane, enjoying life

Sirius: I have a gut feeling like I'm forgetting something

Remus: Pads, we have everything, we have everyone, we did all that we needed to do. We're fine!

Sirius, slightly shaking his head, looking through his bag: Still I can't shake the feeling. Did we turn off all the lights?

Remus: Yes.

Sirius: Did I lock the door?

James, popping his head up from the seat infront of them: No. I did *smirks*

Sirius, tilting his head: Did we lock the gate?

Remus, thinking for a second: You know what? That's what it is. We forgot to lock the gate.

Sirius, let's out a sigh of relief: Oh.

Peter: See? Everythings fine Pads.

Sirius, nodding along: Yeah, right. I don't know why I was so worried. We'll just have Reg ask Crouch to shut the- *moment of realization* OH MY GOD WE FORGOT REG!!!

Everyone starts panicking

Meanwhile back at home:

Regulus, sitting down at the kitchen counter, bed head, looking around: Siri, James? Remus? Peter? *Looks around some more, takes a breath as realization hits* DID THOSE MOTHERFVCKERS FORGET ME!?!?!?

[realmothchu]

wanting to read regulus centric/fix it fics but all the best ones are jegulus.. 😭

[theicarusconstellation]

what if i abandoned every social media platform other than tumblr because of how fucking stupid people are about regulus

[starchasersunseeker]

"You're just like the nazis if you ship jegulus / if you like Regulus / Barty / Evan / any character that was a death eater"

What the fuck is wrong with you all??? That's not a good take you think it is.

My great grandparents were literally in concentration camps. How dare you make such an awful comparison? Comparing FICTIONAL CHARACTERS to real life events is actually very sick of you. To call someone a nazi or nazi sympathizers just because they enjoy exploring FICTION makes you a very gross person.

I don't care if you think you're superior for liking a different ship or for hating certain characters. You are not. You're actually well bellow everyone else for making such horrible comparisons. You are playing limbo with the underground with how terrible you are.

[oxyvouge]

ੈ never have i ever kissed you. ✩‧₊˚

summary: wherein you, the marauders, lily, marlene and regulus played the muggle game "Never Have I Ever."

━━ ✦ pairing(s): marauders, lily, marlene and regulus x fem! reader

━━ ✦ warning: kissing

━━ ✦ word count: 1.3k

author's note: lets just pretend they have a high tolerance or theyre a lil affected by it cuz i forgot to write it down there 😭. btw sirius and reggie r on good terms here and also — ITS DANE DEEHAN'S PETER AND I CANNOT NOT ADD HIM WHEN HE'S HOT 😭😭😭😭

THE MARAUDERS, a few other friends, and you gathered in the common room, forming a circle for a muggle game Lily called "Never Have I Ever." The concept piqued your interest; it was something entirely new to you and sounded like you would have a good time especially when you heard how the game works.

But before that you, Sirius, Peter, and Lily went to the kitchens to take some snacks, glasses, and a few bottles of firewhisky for this and went back to the common room where the others were waiting and circled.

Lily initiated the round, her eyes scanning each person in the circle. "Never have I ever," she began, a mischievous glint in her eyes, "tasted the poop flavor in Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans." Laughter erupted as James, Remus, and a few others reached for the firewhisky and took a drink. Sirius and you couldn't help but burst into laughter too, sympathizing with their unfortunate experiences.

"It was bloody awful! Feels like I was gobbling up Pads' poop by mistake." James wrinkled his nose, wincing as the firewhisky blazed its way down his throat. Sirius burst into laughter, but his chuckles abruptly halted as James' comment hit his ears and you choked on your saliva. With a flushed face, Sirius playfully smacked James on the back, eliciting a groan from him. "Fuck."

The empty glasses clinked as they were refilled, the game continuing with fervor. Seated next to Lily, Marlene was thinking of what to ask. "Never have I ever lost my chocolate frog and found it in front of a teacher." Peter drank his firewhisky.

"I remember this!" You exclaimed with a chuckle, clutching a treacle tart. "Peter lost his chocolate frog while going inside the castle from Hogsmeade and tried to go after it only for it to end up in Professor McGonagall's palms. Then, she gave it to Peter and Peter ate it after brushing the dirt away."

Remus took his turn, a playful glint in his eyes. "Never have I ever been caught by Filch while out of bed after curfew." The Marauders, excluding Remus and including you, raised their glasses to their lips, taking hearty swigs of firewhisky.

Lily's eyebrows arched curiously, her gaze shifting toward you. "Even you, Y/N?" You shrugged with a sheepish grin, caught in the act. "What were you up to?"

You intended to avoid the question, but Marlene piped up, unable to resist the urge to share, "Oh, it's either she's setting up pranks with them," She gestured towards the infamous Black and Potter duo, who responded with knowing smirks, "Or she's engaged in some secret snogging rendezvous with Black."

"Which Black are we talking about here?" You countered mischievously, casting an amused glance at both brothers.

"Both," Marlene replied with an air of nonchalance, earning a round of chuckles from the group, a coughing Regulus, and a shock i-don't-know-what-to-say-i-feel-betrayed Sirius.

The blonde female had frequently stumbled upon them in rather compromising situations. On various occasions, it happened to be you and Regulus emerging from a cupboard, catching Marlene on her way to class. The sight of you and the younger boy with tousled hair, swollen lips, and flushed cheeks was hard to miss. Marlene also vividly remembered the time she stumbled upon you and Sirius, who were well on their way to shagging, both only partially clothed and entangled on the bed. Fortunately — for Marlene's case — she barged in before all the rest of their garments were thrown on the floor and preventing further embarrassment.

Honestly, who could really blame her? It wasn't her decision to conduct such activities within a shared dorm room, where other roommates also resided.

Marlene's cheeks heated as memories replayed in her mind. She shook her head, murmuring, "It's a traumatic experience."

Seated between you and Remus, Sirius wore a knowing smirk, mischief glinting in his eyes. Your heart fluttered as you felt a tinge of nervousness, his transparent mischievousness making you uneasy. "Never…" He began, his words causing a slight stumble in your breath as he continued, "have I ever kissed Y/N." Once more, you found yourself momentarily taken aback, a surprised reaction escaping you.

Sirius' gaze swept across the group, his smirk growing as he met each person's eyes, enjoying their reactions. With a feeling of delightfulness, he snatched the bottle of firewhisky and took a victorious swig. Nearby, Regulus raised an eyebrow, his amusement detached yet evident, as he took a casual sip of his own firewhisky. "Just u—" He began, his sentence left hanging in the air, a smirk curving his lips.

Lily roll her eyes and playfully retort, "Trying to embarrass everyone now, are we? Well, I can't say I'm surprised. Cheers to your boldness, I suppose." She then took a sip of her firewhisky, shaking her head with a mix of amusement and annoyance at Sirius' antics.

"Wait a second — everyone?" Sirius exclaimed, his tone a mix of disbelief and amusement. Marlene couldn't contain herself and erupted into laughter, finding the situation utterly comical. With a gleeful grin, she grabbed the firewhisky and took a big gulp. "Even McKinnon? Seriously, Y/N, how did you do it?" Sirius continued, his smirk growing wider.

Observing the scene, Remus couldn't help but roll his eyes playfully, his expression a blend of exasperation and fondness. He reached for his firewhisky and took a measured sip, his gaze briefly locking with yours.

You nonchalantly replied. "She was asking me to teach her how to kiss — who am I to refuse?" Peter let out a nervous chuckle and take a small sip of firewhisky.

As Sirius noticed the sip Peter took, his eyebrows arched mischievously. He glanced at you and exchanged an amused look with Lily. Lily, her curiosity piqued, raised an eyebrow and inquired, "Even Peter?" Her surprise was evident, the corners of her lips twitching in a mixture of astonishment and amusement.

All eyes turned to James, who met their gaze with an intrigued quirk of his eyebrow. His gaze then shifted to you, his lips curling into a mischievous grin as he leaned back in his chair. "Looks like I've fallen a bit behind, haven't I?" he mused, a glint of determination lighting up his eyes.

In a flash, he rose from his seat, a confident swagger in his step as he dropped down to one knee in front of you. His presence felt magnetic as he leaned closer, his hand gently cupping your cheek, and before you could fully process the moment, his lips met yours in a quick, playful kiss.

The room was filled with a collective gasp as all eyes turned to both of you as James pulled back, a triumphant smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. James then took the bottle of firewhisky from Sirius and chugged the remaining liquid down.

A mixture of shock, amusement, and admiration swept across their faces. Lily's jaw dropped slightly and twitching into an amused smile. Remus's eyebrows shot up, his usual composed demeanor momentarily replaced by astonishment. Sirius's playful grin widened into genuine surprise, and even Peter seemed momentarily stunned, his mouth hanging open. Marlene let out an excited whoop, her surprise quickly turning into enthusiastic cheers. Regulus raised an eyebrow, a subtle flicker of being taken aback swept across his features.

James' smirk softened into a warm grin as he glanced at you, his eyes locking onto yours for a heartbeat before he turned back to the others. "Honestly, Prongs." You stated recovering from your surprised state with a fond smile tugging on your lips.

A mischievous glint danced in Marlene's eyes as she playfully nudged Sirius with her elbow. "Seems like you're not the only one stealing the show tonight, Black."

A warm chuckle rumbled from Remus as he shook his head, a genuine fondness reflecting in his gaze. "You've outdone yourself, Prongs."

Even Regulus's typically stoic expression softened, a subtle twitch at the corner of his mouth betraying his amusement. "Quite the move," he conceded.

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[itsriotmotherfuckers]

Soooo tired of people talking about how Regulus was “going against his family” and “the scapegoat” and “an outcast of the Blacks” because like… he wasn’t. He did exactly what his family wanted at all times. He joined the Death Eaters completely willingly. He was a blood supremacist. He was a shit person. He was the favourite child.

Now, if you ARE looking for someone who actually spent their whole life going against the Blacks, was an outcast, and was the scapegoat, I would like to introduce you to Sirius Black. Or maybe you’re looking for Andromeda Tonks? Because you’re sure as hell not looking for Regulus Black. Bro had a damn shrine to Voldemort. And, sure, if you really want to argue that he changed at the end of his life, maybe he did, but that is not the same as being like Sirius or Andromeda.

And listen to me for this one, yeah? When Sirius called Regulus “soft” in OOTP, he did not mean that Regulus was a sweet, touchy, kind-hearted, loving little thing. He meant that Regulus was naïve, too trusting of their parents, and had no spine when it came to their family, thus becoming a prick. Regulus was not a cute little baby, he was an asshole.

I joined the Marauders fandom to obsess over the Marauders, not join the Death Eater sympathizers club.

(Mind you, I have absolutely made Regulus and the Pantheon end up being good people in some fics, so maybe I’m a bit hypocritical. This does not mean that in cannon they were anything other than pieces of shit. Let’s also note that having fun is okay, and you don’t need to always abide by the books. It just ticks me off when people manage to get the things we know about these characters so egregiously wrong that they claim that the cannon and fannon Pantheon are the same.)

[corwnvus]

people and especially women of color are allowed to dislike regulus and any death eaters. you are white as i have literally seen you before and you don’t get to tell people what does & doesn’t make them uncomfortable. many people don’t and can’t sympathize with bigotry even if fictional bc or their own experiences. but it is easy for you to look past it bc you don’t face that.

I never said you cant hate regulus. Hate him idc ill still draw him. The problem is when you come into my asks and say you don't like him. I don't like oranges or people who drive big cars, I don't go around telling people who like oranges or big cars they are awful. Oppression on my skin colour isn't somthing I face but I'm a disabled, queer trans man... I've faced Oppression. Also I know regulus and barty and even and bellatrix... eta are awful people, I don't shy away from talking about that and making sure that is seen and portrayed in my art.... but im not gonna hold a fictional character accountable???

You are gonna hate the other characters I like in other fandoms... (sa, genocide, murder, abuse, kidnaping, torture) just cus I think characters are interesting dosnt mean I adopt their morals.... how long have you been in fandoms? Why are we acting like liking bad characters is a bad thing now?

This all started cus I told someone who likes my jily art but hates my jegulus art to scroll past it.... people need to get a hobby or like a job or a pet idc at this point

[deathnguts]

I think because Barty and regulus are friends a lot of people I’ve seen overlook that like, to an outsider, their relationship is textbook Romeo and Juliet.

Bartemius Crouch Sr is a muggle sympathizer, super anti dark magic, and he probably worked so hard to become minister to try and sift through the corruption and change how the magical board regulates such taboo magic and the pure blood ideals that often comes with it. I can’t imagine he would be passive in the face of the Black’s control of the ministry, or particularly like them much. Mrs Crouch (no canon name) was a good mother who cared for her son but was probably too meek to outright stand up to her husband, but she tried to make up for it by making life when he wasn’t home as good as she could. I don’t imagine she would have much of a high opinion on Walburga if she ever found out what sort of mother she was.

Orion Black is the exact corrupt, dark magic wielding, pure blood supremecist that the Crouch’s hate so much, and I imagine that he doesn’t take too kindly to Crouch coming in and outweighing him in political power just to change the magical world the Black’s used to practically own in favor of the ‘woke’ agenda. Walburga Black was not a good mother even if she did care for her children and she was not meek. While she respected her husband for being the man of the house, she knew she outweighed him in power over their children and she was not timid around him. She punished she children as she saw fit and instilled impossible expectations and ideals on them that they never had a break form even when she wasn’t home. I imagine she would find any ‘lesser’ woman weak.

So when they’re at school, away from the prying eyes and controlling hands of their parents, and they choose to spend that time together? They take on their completely opposite expectations wearing the mask they need to and go back to the same four walls to take it off and only be truly themselves with each other?? If their parents ever found out they’d be fucking livid???

Barty is the Crouch’s only child, a perfect son. Him being a death eater was a surprise, they never imagined he was someone else behind closed doors. Or who was with him when he was.

Regulus was the second, but still perfect choice. Whether you imagine him being cis and simply thrust into being the new heir and knowing he can’t afford even a small mistake lest he be compared to who he’s replacing; or you imagine he’s trans and was simply the perfect daughter that they planned to marry off to who they wanted to choose to become the new heir Black, he still couldn’t afford to be seen as any lesser or bring any more embarrassment to the family and ruin their reputation more.

The two perfect children that no one expected would act out, doing so together.

[queer-alienbean]

Jegulus fic!! much angst inspired by Lookalike by Conan Gray

600 words

“But when you look in his eyes

Do you think of mine?

And when you look at that smile

Do I cross your mind?

I know in your head

You see me instead

‘Cause he looks a lot like I did

Back then

Baby dont lie

He's just a lookalike”

Regulus tried to pretend. But he’d never been that great of an actor. He tried to fool himself, knowing it was helpless.

He couldn’t pretend it didn’t hurt. After he and James had broken up, after a tumultuous relationship of 2 years, he had locked himself in his room for days. His friends had practically had to drag him out of bed to go to meals and classes after a week. 

And through all of this, somehow someway, James had survived. No. he hadn’t even survived, he had thrived.

He won more quidditch games after they broke up, he seemed lighter, brighter. Regulus often caught himself watching James at meals, gazing at his smile and wondering why he hadn’t been able to be the cause of it. James laughed more now. And he never glanced at the slytherin table,

Well, almost never.

A month after Regulus and James broke up, James had hearts in his eyes again. And he and Barty announced their relationship to the group.

Barty.

Regulus’ best friend of 6 years, his confidant and the one he had cried to the most over the breakup.

Regulus hadn’t handled the news well, screaming and crying and throwing things at Barty. Evan had to restrain him, holding him and telling Barty to leave the dorm.

The weeks following, Regulus slipped into a routine. Avoiding all human interaction entirely, he hardly went to meals- choosing to visit the kitchens in his breaks and late at night.

He kept his grades up, not wanting to face his teachers’ worry. He spent almost all of his time in the library: reading, drawing, sleeping, journaling, anything to keep his mind busy.

Because he was afraid of what he thought when he had the time.

What if Barty was better than him? What if Barty and James had been together even while Regulus and him were? What if Regulus just wasn’t enough? Or even worse, too much?

And, Regulus realized after a while, he actually missed James. He was still so in love with him that he had a hard time being angry sometimes. 

If Barty was what made James happy, then why couldn’t he be happy for him?

Maybe Regulus needed to move on, find someone new. He tried to go to parties, but everyone he attended, James and Barty were there. And those two always found a way to be the center of attention. 

Evan comforted him, knowing that though he and Barty had broken up a year before, he could somewhat sympathize with Regulus’ feeling of betrayal.

And when Regulus went home for the holidays, he accepted his parents rough teachings, he kept silent and let them think he would join them.

And when he ran away finally, no one had expected it. And no one knew where he went.

Regulus had escaped, he was free to live as he pleased, to think and breathe by himself without the eyes of others, the expectations.

When Regulus was older, laying in his bed alone late at night, he would think back to James and his relationship, wishing it had never ended but also so grateful it had.

“And I'll admit that I

Sometimes, maybe, might

Think about you at night

No matter how I try to hide

And erase you from my mind

I’m dying

To find a lookalike”

[mrstellmeafuckingsecret]

what do you think sirius’s relationship with his father was like

(i wrote a whole fucking biography, but there's a tldr at the bottom w some notes! also. i am so sorry. this ended up being orion's relationship with his eldest son instead. its pov orion forgive me please.)

sirius and orion ..... there's not much in canon about them, i think, right? he mentions him a whopping one time, when he said his father was the one who made Number Twelve unplottable and that's it, so i think orion was just. so very absent. and neglectful. especially considering how much walburga is mentioned and how big of a part she played in sirius' life.

that's all for canon, i think. now for the fun hc time !!

i imagine orion to be fairly quiet, more like regulus. i imagine he dealt with walburga's anger and mood swings (i hc her (and sirius) with bipolar ii disorder which was obv untreated her whole life bc a) fifties b) ew muggles im perfectly fine) ever since they met (with orion being younger and more complacent, too) so it wasn't a marriage where they were both equals, and orion resented walburga for it.

enter sirius black.

when sirius was born, walburga was completely focused on him. she had her son, her everything, her precious little child and orion was free. i think he loved sirius for it - for how walburga didn't notice when orion left the room or entered it, for how much walburga loved her son.

the first few years was good, sirius was charming, regulus was obedient, walburga was happy and orion was distant from the woman who'd ruined his life. plus, he liked his kids!

sure, sirius was too headstrong and aggressive and had mood swings and sure that reminded him a little bit of walburga and so he usually treasured his precious regulus, and yeah, sirius had cried more than once that dad doesnt love me! but it was all just fine, because he loved his son! he did, really! at least one of them, anyway.

by the time sirius was ten, orion was hoping his hogwarts letter would come early.

it was sirius' first big rebellion, and walburga had (after punishing sirius as she saw fit - orion didn't bother asking, the boy was more comfortable with his mother anyway) locked herself in her room for more than a week, but that was fine, he was used to it. no, the problem was that sirius also stayed in his room for a week, and orion was connecting dots.

from then to dropping sirius off at the train, orion withdrew himself. he noticed. he observed. he busied himself. sirius talked to him, and he didn't ignore him completely, he was still a good father (right?) so he played chess and taught potions and told him who to and not to talk to like he was supposed to.

(he hated the noise the mother and son caused. he hated them, too.)

he pretended to sympathize when walburga said she missed him already when they saw the bus go off.

when sirius came back for christmas, he steered clear for the first two days. walburga handled the punishments: sorting, his friendships, his misdemeanors. orion nodded along.

i am a good father. it's his fault for not being a good son.

regulus was so good, and for all the time the boys spent together, regulus never rubbed off on him.

oh god. what if sirius infects him, too? the only normal one there - what if sirius takes regulus in his madness?

so he separates regulus, too.

by then, he doesn't know what's going on with sirius. regulus told him, time to time, but orion's dislike of his son was becoming clear, so regulus steered clear of the sirius' name. sirius learnt to be away from his father's study. walburga yelled at him more for his negligence but he took it and continued his one sided resentment to his son. (was it one sided anymore? orion didn't know.)

summer vacation is spent in his study and in his bedroom. the two places sirius never was. he didn't know where sirius was, but he heard the occasional screaming and then he had the pleasure of not seeing sirius for a few days.

when, the next year, regulus has to go with sirius, he resents walburga for not saying she missed him already. but she had missed sirius. cursed mother, cursed child.

in third year, walburga signs sirius' hogsmeade permission slip. whatever. he didn't even know it had been signed till the following year, when regulus came to him and they had a few moments of small talk.

regulus mentioned sirius idolized andromeda. he couldn't imagine why, and he couldn't imagine why regulus told him.

by the summer before fourth year, sirius and orion didn't talk. orion scolded him for one thing or another ('posture!' , 'you're late' , 'you're friends with a pettrigrew?' , 'your hair is unkept'), he gave scoffed when sirius made a pronunciation error with his words (regulus wouldn't've. stupid boy, sirius didn't deserve the title of heir.), he punished sirius and then he went back to his study (*sanctuary).

walburga tells him sirius has been sneaking out to muggle london, he has indecent pictures spelled to his walls, he's changed, orion, he's different now. orion doesn't tell her that sirius had always been different, and never in a good way. (he doesn't tell her that she is the same.)

sirius didn't come back for christmas that year. he doesn't notice till walburga screamed at him. he was more focused on how walburga clung to his regulus closer that year.

by the summer before sirius' fifth year, sirius' fights were no longer contained for his mother. he yelled at anyone who would give him time of day.

bellatrix, portraits, kreacher, walurga of course, regulus even.

not his father.

if he saw his father, he would simply walk away.

sirius never walked away from anyone, but orion was grateful nonetheless. he'd hexed sirius a few times, naturally, but he didn't want it to become something regular.

(he was grateful for the days sirius spent holed up into his room.)

by the end of summer, sirius and him had barely exchanged a word that wasn't orion chastising him and sirius replying with a curt yes father.

(it felt like an insult. father. no, orion wasn't a father to that vile thing. sirius was his mother's son. orion had nothing to do with him. and he knew sirius didn't feel differently - he heard sirius refer to him by name when he conversed with regulus.)

when that year ended, and summer began, sirius didn't grant his father the gift of silence. he yelled at him too. every word orion spoke, sirius gave three in return, every hex orion performed sirius laughed at ('is that it? i've been done worse by kids my year.'). he hates him, now. he doesn't hate walburga as much, walburga stayed in her room more, she came out to scream for a few hours and went back.

he blocks that whole summer out. he hates yelling. he hates being yelled at. sirius was walburga, but worse. infinitely worse. he's so relieved when he wakes up to find sirius gone that he can barely hear walburga's shrieks, or bother trying to undo the careful expression regulus wears.

sirius visits him through walburga regardless. (how funny, at first it had been the other way around). sirius had never been one for letting go of things. he haunts orion's dreams and when he hears certain phrases he thinks of his fallen star.

tldr : orion is reminded of walburga (abuser?) when he looks at sirius and distances himself till he finds himself no longer seeing himself as a father for sirius

stuff i didn't mention : walburga uses regulus as sirius' replacement when he runs away and orion hates her for it even though he does the same , he does 100% despise sirius' muggle/gryfindor/blood traitors esque etc stand points, i just feel like that's a given though soo i didnt include it (sorry!!). he just lets walburga handle it, for the most part.

tysm for the ask @albi-bumblebee <3

[yourlocalbadgerscales]

Jily shippers will claim that Jegulus shippers and Regulus sympathizers are “heartless”, “fascists” and “murderer lovers” etc. Let me tell you this. I’ve never murdered in my life and I’m not planning on doing it. What I want the most in life is a world with no hate, just love. I have a heart too big for my body. Don’t you DARE come at me and tell me I’m heartless, all whilst sending me death threats. Out of the two of us, you’re the more heartless one here.

Isn’t that odd?

You come at me and tell me to go die for loving and finding comfort in a character and his ship.

I answer you with love, patience and respect, and tell you to be well and be safe.

We are not the same.

[faithless-lovers]

Alright, hear me out here - The difference between Sirius and Remus is the difference between how Mental health and Physical health is treated.

Remus has an ailment that's visible, it takes a toll on him every month, it leaves phsycial scars on his body, it's not just actively discriminated against but places several obstacles to inclusion in regular life. Be it holding down a full time job or creating spaces to accommodate his issues, it singles him out. It creates barriers. It’s something he has to live with daily.

Sirius however is plagued by mental health issues. There are plenty we can attribute to him - trauma and PTSD being the most obvious ones. Depression, shades of ADHD and eating disorders are also things that can be included but let's focus on trauma for now. He grew up in an abusive home (verbal or physical doesn't matter) and things were terrible enough for him to run away.

I also think it's fair to assume that Sirius was on the high functioning end of things - and by that I mean he didn't freeze or shut down or make himself smaller as a result of the abuse, he fought/lashed out/caused trouble - but ultimately Sirius retained a mask of being alright. He aced tests. He was popular. He remained rich.

So at first glance, he's alright. Remus is not.

But Remus’s issues are easier to support - to support not live with mind you. I am NOT dismissing the difficulty of a physical disability or it's impact on a person's quality of life.

I'm only saying, Sirius’s issues are easier to overlook. If he's stubborn enough to not address them, or to deflect attention from it, he can. It doesn't mean the issues are less severe, it means they can be missed.

That's always the difference between a mental health struggle vs the struggle with a physical one. If you find one easier to sympathize with, maybe it's because that's how society has conditioned us to think.

So especially the wolfstar shippers who do the poor Remus, Sirius never deserved him idea? Please shove it. The poor little Regulus, Sirius owed him better thing? Stop. Just because he didn't nosedive into a lake/kill himself doesn't mean he had it easier. If anything the fact that Regulus's mental health was also in shambles is proof of how terrible their childhood was. Also, one isn't meant to protect another just because he was slightly older, when the whole point is that they were both kids who reacted to trauma differently. How does this Fandom forgive Peter faster than Sirius - who BTW didn't commit any actual crimes. Smh.

Yes, I woke up feeling bitter today alright?

[slitheringghost]

I think the one thing I disagree with you on is the marietta thing lol.

Like idk, maybe it's because I grew up in a dictatorship where we had to hide normal activities because if we were caught doing certain normal things, we would face strong punishments (a beating, torture, prison, even death) but for me reading those books, as horrible as it was, it seemed fitting.

At 15/16 years old, you're old enough to know better. A spineless coward deserves to face the consequences of their actions.

Marietta betraying everyone, including her best friend, out of cowardice, could've resulted in serious consequences. Any of them being expelled and having their wands taken from them could've been a death sentence.

Like it was serious.

Hermione pisses me off for a lot of reasons in the books, and she goes way too far in her physical violence throughout the books as well, but this instance was not one of them. At least in my opinion.

Maybe it's a me problem, but it's difficult to sympathize with cowards, especially when those cowards hurt other people. This wasn't a "I'm gonna snitch on a few students sneaking past curfew and they'll get a dozen points taken as well as a detention cleaning a classroom" this was literally giving a disgusting evil woman the opportunity to torture students who are just trying to prepare themselves to survive in the middle of a war, because all the adults are failing them.

"Marietta didn't know" she's not a child. She has the ability to think. "Her mother" she sees her mom 2 months a year and has been living away from her for 6. This is not a 12 year old repeating what her parents tell her, this is a grown ass teenager who had the ability to literally ask her own questions and make her own research and critically think, but chose not to and instead chose ignorance.

It's war. You betray people, and cause horrible consequences to everyone around you which results in so many students being abused and harmed, you get the permanent curse.

Anon I think you misread me, I completely and totally agree with you ❤️ I meant that I would defend Hermione, not that I defend Marietta. I’ve written more about this topic here if you’re interested.

It’s like people ignore that Hermione was nearly murdered by Tom Riddle at 12 years old. In addition to everything with Umbridge that year, the consequences in this war for her as a Muggleborn are very real and very personal.

Also, when Hermione was cursing the parchment, it’s not like she knew the culprit would be someone trying to protect their mother or whatever - she was likely assuming the worst motivations.

I think to villainize Hermione for this is a very sexist take and minimizing the impact of blood purity - especially if you defend fascist men like Regulus, Tom Riddle, Snape, Barty, etc.