From Eden - Regulus Black (Complete)

Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Nine

REGULUS' NEW LIFE

Alastor Moody faked more than one of the situations where they found 'proof' that Regulus Black had been kidnapped and killed before being thrown at sea, under Anne's commands. Therefore, when a young man's body was found, unable to make a match of magical-core or by appearance, they asked for Walburga Black to come and recognise the body herself. Surprisingly, without any prompting or leading, she gave a positive identification of the young-man's body half-eaten by sharks and other fishes.

Regulus Black was made of as dead in August 12th, and on the same day the Daily Prophet published a long note against extremists of the side that 'killed' Regulus Black for blind hatred and followed with all the 'good' action that Regulus had done in his life – charities that he donated to, 'close-friends', younger people from school that he had helped as Prefect and even colleagues of the work he had barely met had gone on and on about how kind and smart he was and how he was going to be the next step for the next generation to take over. Nothing of that had made an impact on Regulus, until he saw Barty's statement, however. He had refused to read it after his younger friend's crying face appeared beside Walburga, who insisted that she would make Barty her ward in respect for Regulus' love for the boy.

In the same day, another letter from Narcissa reached the Potter Household.

Dearest Anne,

I write you most of all to say that I am ever so sorry for your loss. I'm truthfully sad over my cousin's death, but I cannot phantom what you are going through as you lost your husband. I can't think of losing Lucius, even after everything I know he's done and everything I know he'll have to do.

I warn you. He knows I'm sending this letter, but he promised to keep his silence. Lucius wants out. He hated everything that the cause has become; it was never meant to be this violent or this mean-spirited, he says, though I'm not completely sure I believe him. He's been passing me information, even though he knew I would send word to you. That's how I found about the baby. I suppose you can be happy that you will keep a small part of him with you, even after his death – I'm truly happy for you, about the new life that you will bring. I bring this subject to the letter for Lucius shared the news that the Dark Lord passed to him along at the Black dinner table last night and Aunt Walburga didn't seem too angry, I suppose she was expecting it sooner or later with the amount of night he had been spending with you, according to her. My mother hasn't accepted it very well, but Papa even smiled and nodded to himself.

Now, here's the true reason for my letter. I know that Regulus wasn't kidnapped and killed by your people, therefore he must have been taken by someone else. I wondered if you had any information at all that I can pass to my aunt, she is going through a hard time – she has been talking to herself a lot more now and has been refusing to take her medication. I thought that perhaps knowing the truth of what's happening might hold her back from falling off the deep-end in her mental health.

Another reason for this letter is the burial.

We will bury his body tomorrow, it'll be public, however everything will closed so only family will be allowed into the house as soon as the clock his three. 15:00. We are expecting you, since Bellatrix and the Lestranges won't be able to come – I haven't told Lucius about the marriage, don't worry, and if you want to tell him, you can, if you don't, then we'll find something to tell him to explain it.