☆When Stars Align★ [Regulus Black]

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'21 - A Furry Companion'

"REGULUS ARCTURUS BLACK"

The black lake had a way of washing me over with a sense of calmness.

I never dared to swim in it though. Knowing and not knowing what possibly lurked beneath those waters.

But, watching it now, under the protection of a giant beech tree, raindrops tapping the surface roughly as it down poured...

...brought me peace.

I breathed in the earthy scent surrounding me and opened up Carina's book.

I'm still rather surprised at how interesting these muggle books are. I never expected to enjoy them so much.

Flipping through the pages, I was glad to finally be able to read through her annotations.

Carina had read around half of the novel to me the first day she had gotten it, the other weekend.

I remembered the first lines of the story well.

'It was a pleasure to burn.
It was a special pleasure to see things eaten,
to see things blackened and changed.'

They were engraved in me. Why? I do not know. Maybe it was because of the way she had read them to me.

What am I saying? I can't let her impact me so heavily.

Mother would be furious.

I doubt she would disown me like she did my brother, but I don't even want to begin to imagine what she would do or how she would react if she ever found out I was associating myself with a similar crowd like that of my brothers.

I sighed heavily. If only things weren't so complicated, so...black and white...

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I was nearly halfway through the book when I noticed movement a little way away from me on my right, through my peripheral vision. It seemed to be some sort of animal.

Closing the book, I turned my head in the direction of the movement.

There it stood, a beautiful red and white colored fox with a large bushy tail and its ears perked up as it watched me.

It seemed to be studying me, as if questioning whether to approach or not.

We were in a proper stare down for about a minute before the animal decided to advance towards me, for whatever reason.

Calmly, I watched as it neared slowly, stopping right beside me.

I examined the fox closely. From the tip of its nose all the way down to its red fluffy tail. It was a magnificent creature to see up close.