Regulus's Universes and Memories
I'm polycharakin, meaning I kin many different AUs. The ones listed are not all of them, just the ones I remember best.
Click on each one to read about it.
Canon-Compliant Universe
I grew up in Grimmauld Place, where my brother Sirius was the only thing that made my life feel worth living. He protected me, always taking our parents’ anger just so I would be safe. I missed him when he went away to Hogwarts, and I was sad that we were sorted into different houses. But that was nothing compared to when he ran away when I was 15. I was too scared to go with him.When I joined the Death Eaters at 16, I didn’t know what I believed anymore. I had just started to question my parents’ prejudiced views, but I pushed those thoughts away after I was Marked. I couldn’t afford to question the cause I had already signed up for.I had to finish my education at home for my seventh year, because Voldemort wanted me at Grimmauld so he’d have easier access to me if he wanted me for something. This gave me a lot of time to research. I learned what Horcruxes were during this time, but I didn’t yet suspect Voldemort of making any.In June of 1979, the same month I turned 18, Voldemort asked to borrow Kreacher. When he returned and described what happened, I made the connection that the locket was a Horcrux. The revelation disgusted me. For the first time, I finally asked myself what I really thought. The answer? Voldemort was wrong. The Death Eaters were wrong. My parents were wrong. It’s a hard thing to swallow, realising that you’ve been doing the wrong thing your entire life.I spent some time trying to make a plan for the cave, but I gave up a few days in. I decided I wasn’t going to survive. I figured it would be better that way, for there to be one less Death Eater in the world. I thought it was the only way out.I died in August of 1979, and nobody from my generation ever knew what happened to me.
Runaway Universe
For the most part, the first 15 years of my life were the same as canon. However, when my brother ran away from Grimmauld Place during summer break, I went with him.Our parents were furious about both their children having left because they wanted an heir. They bribed some Aurors into taking me (but thankfully not Sirius) from the Potters and bringing me back to them. I was held under the Imperius Curse for nearly two months to prevent me from running away again. When I returned to Hogwarts after break, still under the curse, it was obvious to Sirius and my friends that I wasn’t myself. They took me to the Ministry as living proof that my parents had used an Unforgivable, which was enough to make them officially lose custody.I did struggle with memory loss due to the Imperius, but other than that, the rest of my time at Hogwarts was remarkably normal.I joined the Order after school. Dumbledore, with the help of his spy Severus Snape, was the first one to discover Horcruxes in this universe. I still went to the cave to retrieve the first one, but Sirius went with me and made sure I got out alive. We (barely) managed to destroy all the Horcruxes before Voldemort died in his encounter with the boy from the prophecy, Neville Longbottom.
Mind Magic Universe
(Similar to the fanfic Hold My Tongue)I was recruited by Voldemort at 16 for my skills in Legilimency and Occlumency. But unfortunately for him, I used my abilities against him. I read his mind and found out about the Horcruxes. I started collecting them, beginning with the Gaunt ring.During this time, I took Transfiguration tutoring from James Potter, because I needed to be good enough to create convincing replicas of Voldemort’s Horcruxes when I stole them. In exchange, I taught James Legilimency and Occlumency. As a result, he was able to read my romantic thoughts about him, which I was surprised to hear that he reciprocated. We ended up dating for the rest of my time at Hogwarts and after that.A few years later, Bellatrix caught me behaving suspiciously during a Death Eater meeting and proceeded to attack me. I ran away to a Muggle town, where I continued research. I found out about the locket and planned to enter the cave. Knowing I would likely not survive, I sent letters to Remus, Sirius, and James, explaining the Horcruxes and how to
destroy them.Surprisingly, I lived, but barely. I was essentially in a coma for three months while the Marauders (minus Peter, because he had already been outed as a traitor) hunted for the rest of the Horcruxes. I woke up shortly before the final battle of the war, in which I fought on the Order’s side.
THG Universe
(Similar to the fanfic Crimson Rivers)I was selected for the Hunger Games alongside James, with my brother Sirius as our mentor.
We pulled a stunt allowing both of us to survive, which angered the government and caused them to put us back in the Games the next year. This time, I went into the arena with Sirius while James was our mentor.A rebel group known as the Order of the Phoenix managed to rescue all of us from the second arena except Sirius, who was imprisoned by the government. We later launched a mission to get him back.I joined the Order in their rebellion. We took down the president, Tom Riddle, and formed a new government. I went home and lived the rest of my life quietly with James, Sirius, Remus, and our new families.
Muggle School Universe
(Secondary school + university AU)I grew up in London as the second son of wealthy investors. My parents were abusive, but their high status protected them from most repercussions.When I was 15 and my brother Sirius was 16, he was outed as gay. He left home and went to live with his friend James to avoid the inevitable backlash from our family.I remained at home, and my parents continued to control my life. They made it clear that they expected me to go on to study business, and I complied.However, when I was 17, I'd had enough. They encouraged me to write an article against gay marriage in my secondary school's newsletter. I refused, which led my parents to correctly guess that I was gay myself.I finally ran away after that, and I moved into Sirius's new flat.I went on to study English and literature in university, finally free to do whatever I pleased.
Murder Case Universe
Similar to the fanfic Wasps in WinterI was a ghost helping James, an investigative journalist, solve my murder. I didn't remember my death, but I told him as much as I could about my life in order to help.
I developed romantic feelings for him, and he did for me, but we couldn't do anything except imagine what it would've been like to be together if I was still alive. It hurt.We eventually solved the case. My murderer (Tom Riddle) and his accomplices were arrested. The thing that was tying me to the physical world as a ghost was gone.
So I said goodbye to James, promising him that I would wait for him in whatever afterlife I ended up in, and then I moved on.It hurt James, having to see me go. But it was okay, because we finally saw each other again, decades later.
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