My love, Regulus Black

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Shortly after she gave birth Prim had bad postpartum separation anxiety. She didn't want anyone around him, she slept carrying him in her arms she never let go of his body. It was as if her own body was trying to protect him

"Primrose it's time to put him down, you can't just sleep on this nursery chair" he came in, in the middle of the night.

"He's fine with me" she held him close to her chest and kissed the top of his small head

"Let me carry him and you get some sleep"

"Go back to bed Nott he's fine with me" she snapped and he wasn't going to fight with her at 2am

For the first six months of his life he stayed in his mother's arms

He was a quiet baby who hardly cried and he had gotten used to his mother's arms

"Pax can take the baby for a bit if master wants to sleep"

She frowned, Theo had been sending the elf in on her every night

"Pax next time you ask i'm giving you a piece of clothing" she snapped holding Theo close

"I love you Theo" she would repeat as she rocked him in her chair

Growing up Prim raised Theo according to what she saw fit

"You're making him soft" He would repeat over and over at her

"Leave my son alone" They stood around watching Theo walk around in his small shoes

"He's mine son too" he snapped she walked away and walked next to him

She raised Theo to be kind and understanding and he was still quite the shy boy

"Draco be nice to Theo" Narcissa had to constantly remind the one year olds because Draco would bully Theo

Draco also liked Prim she was warm and kind

"Heard the Potters had a baby boy too" Narcissa said

"Who are the Potters?"

"Lily and James just some people who work along side the order"

She nodded and went back to tying Theo's little shoes

Around the end of summer is when Nott started brining girls over to their house. She caught him many times but didn't care she had her baby and that's all she needed

His excuse was that Prim didn't have sex with him anymore and would spend all her time with their son

The morning after Halloween she noticed her dark turned white

"He's gone" Nott announced

"What do you mean?"

"He's been defeated" he slammed down the daily prophet

"The Potters have died?"

"Yes"

"That's a shame their son is an orphan"

"Lucius and I are facing a trail"

She carried Theo close grateful for him "You think you can make it out?" she was feeding Theo mashed bananas

"Nothing some galleons can't fix" he shrugged

He was right his trail the following month let him go innocent claimed the dark lord used the imperious curse on him

"Sirius Black in Azkaban, these people betraying their own friends" she shook her head

Once Theo got old enough she taught him how to draw at age 5 he would just make simple drawings but he loved it

"My son becoming an artist" Nott made a face of disgust

"My son will become anything he wants" she pushed him out of their painting room

She spent every single day with Theo. She read him books, played him the violin and they took long walks around the manor just them two

"Mommy why is daddy always mad"

"Oh baby your father is just like that"

"Hes scary"

"But i'm not, and you'll always have me"

Once he started developing real signs of magic is when Nott started becoming more interested

"I don't want you pushing him around he's a child"

"You made him soft now I have to be the bad guy and toughen him up"

"Get off your high horse"

He raised his hand and slapped her across the face

"You're the reason he's sensitive and shy Primrose"

"If you ever lay a finger on my son I will kill you, and I mean it"

She clutched her cheek and walked away noticing that Theo was behind the door watching

"Mummy why do you let him do that"

"To be honest with you baby I don't know" they went on their usual walks

"When you grow up, you make sure you're nothing like him understood"

He nodded his little head

"Be a free thinker never just involve yourself with people to become just like them, don't be a sheep, I did not raise you to be like everyone else"

"I don't like Draco he breaks my paint brushes"

"Then you don't have to visit as much okay?"

"I love you mummy"

"I love you more Theo"

To Theo his mother was his favorite person ever. That's why it pained him so much to watch her fall ill around his tenth birthday

"Mummy here's some water"

"Stay with me Theo" she opened her sheets and he crawled into bed

She wrapped her arms around him

"Mummy are you in pain?"

"No baby not at all" she lied her body was ripping apart day by day

"You said "we don't lie to the people we love" he turned to her

"Remember when I said "we don't hurt the people we love"

He nodded

"This is a case where I have to lie so I don't hurt you"

"Father keeps yelling, trying to get me to play quidditch"

"You don't have to Theo"

"Did you?"

"No it wasn't my thing either but I kind of wish I had, so I could have that experience"

"Should I?"

"Theo I think you should do whatever makes you happy"

"Painting with you makes me happy"

"Then you paint" kissed her forehead

"I love you mummy"

"I love you more Theo"

"I don't want you to leave" his eyes watered looking at his once full of life mum now grey and fragile

"I'll stay by your side, until the very end" she struggled to even smile she was just so tired

He watched as her eyes saw without seeing and her last smile still on her face

"It's time Primrose"

"I can't leave him"

"You can't stay here anymore, it's time"

"Ive missed you Regulus"

"Ive missed you more my love"

Primrose Black took her last breath

she was finally free