Recaps

Regulus prepared to leave Earth aboard a massive Alchemy-modified asteroid, then reached across time to contact Grindelwald in 1946 and extend his life. The asteroid launched into space, carrying Regulus and Baruk away from Earth.

• Regulus stood on the completed asteroid and sensed Grindelwald’s foresight reaching toward the future from Nurmengard.
• Regulus seized Grindelwald’s prophetic gaze and made him see the future, including the transformed Earth and Regulus among the stars.
• Regulus sent a spell across time that stopped Grindelwald’s telomeres from shortening and extended his lifespan.
• Regulus broke the thread connecting them, then activated the asteroid’s Alchemy circuits and boarded it with Baruk.
• The asteroid departed, and Earth dwindled into a pinprick before vanishing among the stars.

Andromeda and Regulus spent an evening at her Paris café, where her unborn daughter’s Metamorphmagus ability became clear. After closing, Andromeda and Ted brought Regulus upstairs to their home, where the ordinary warmth of family life left him smiling.

• Andromeda told Regulus that her unborn daughter changed the color of her skin and hair, and Regulus recognized her as a Metamorphmagus.
• Andromeda served the café’s regular customers while Regulus watched her settled routine in Paris.
• Ted arrived with groceries and invited Andromeda and Regulus upstairs for Burgundy beef stew.
• At home, Baruk explored the apartment and tentatively interacted with a magical plant.
• Andromeda and Ted teased each other while Ted prepared dinner, and Regulus watched their family life with a smile.

Regulus shared dinner with Andromeda and Ted in Paris, then placed Bellatrix's Guardian Will around Andromeda's unborn daughter to protect her. He urged Andromeda to keep her peaceful life away from the growing danger in England and left, while she wished him well.

• Ted served Regulus, Andromeda, and Baruk dinner, and Baruk finally ate the beef Regulus tossed into its dish.
• Ted cared for pregnant Andromeda throughout the meal, while Regulus observed how comfortably they lived together in Paris.
• Regulus touched Andromeda's belly and surrounded her unborn daughter with Bellatrix's Guardian Will, promising he would know if anything happened.
• Andromeda thanked Regulus, and he said the baby was family; Baruk also clicked as Andromeda told her daughter it was protecting her.
• Regulus urged Andromeda and Ted to keep living as they were and stay away from the growing danger, then vanished into the Paris night.
• Andromeda watched the street with Ted beside her, and the baby kicked as she smiled.

Regulus returned from France and briefed Orion on the raid, Bellatrix, and his new Resonance Disk, which Orion agreed to use as the basis for expanding the Black family's influence in Alchemy. Regulus also told him that Andromeda was expecting a Metamorphmagus daughter named Nymphadora, then went to bed before returning to school.

• Regulus arrived at Grimmauld Place, greeted Kreacher, and met Orion in the Study.
• Regulus reported that the smuggling group had attacked the French estate, that the raid had been contained, and that Bellatrix had been behind it.
• Regulus showed Orion the Resonance Disk and explained his plan to cooperate with France while eventually shifting production and the industry to the UK.
• Orion recognized the opportunity to build an Alchemy industry around the disk and agreed to arrange coordination with France.
• Regulus told Orion that Andromeda was nearly six months pregnant with a girl who was a Metamorphmagus, and revealed that she would be named Nymphadora.
• Regulus returned to his room, found Baruk settled on his bed, and went to sleep.

Regulus returned to Hogwarts after a month and a half away, reuniting with his Slytherin classmates and resuming his studies. After telling Professor Slughorn that everything was fine at his family estate, he headed upstairs to class with Baruk in his pocket.

• Regulus entered the Great Hall, where his return stirred the Slytherin table and drew the attention of students from the other houses.
• Pollux Greengrass and Veronica Yaxley greeted Regulus and helped restore order, while James Potter complained and Lily watched him with a smile.
• Avery caught Regulus up on school gossip, and Alex described recent changes to their classes; Regulus said little about his time in France.
• Regulus met Professor Slughorn, ended his leave, and assured him that matters at the Black family estate were fine.
• Regulus left Slughorn's office and headed to class, with Baruk clicking in his pocket.

After returning to Hogwarts, Regulus drifted through his quiet school days and forgot the Transfiguration homework he owed Professor McGonagall. She assigned him replacement essays, and he left dinner by ordering five friends to meet him in the Room of Requirement for training.

• Regulus spent over a week back at Hogwarts avoiding his friends’ promised training and passing his free time in the Library.
• During Transfiguration class, Regulus expertly transformed a turtle into a teacup, and Professor McGonagall asked him to stay behind.
• McGonagall asked Regulus for his overdue homework, and he tried to distract her with a discussion of Transfiguration and Alchemy before claiming he had lacked the means to write while traveling.
• McGonagall rejected Regulus’s excuse, assigned him essays of at least thirty inches each, and welcomed him back to Hogwarts.
• At dinner, Regulus ordered Avery, Hermes, Alex, Lina, and Samuel to meet him at eight in the Room of Requirement.

Regulus returned to the Room of Requirement and tested how much Hermes, Lina, Samuel, Alex, and Avery had improved. He left them to practice on their own after defeating them and directing Baruk to capture Lina and Samuel.

• Regulus confronted the five for not seeking him out or reporting on their training, then challenged Hermes to a duel.
• Hermes used several spells against Regulus but was disarmed and pinned down by a Pressure Charm, though Regulus acknowledged his improvement.
• Regulus sent Baruk after Lina and Samuel, and Baruk captured both with webbing after Lina tried to slow it and Samuel tried to escape.
• Alex and Avery worked together to attack Regulus, but he blocked their spells and sent them flying into the padded walls.
• Regulus praised the group’s improvement, told Hermes to continue training next week, and left the others to practice on their own.

Regulus visited Eleanor Bones to ask for a plant that Baruk could tend in the Slytherin Dungeon, and she suggested a shade-loving Hebrides Cave Starwhisker Vine. Their conversation turned to Sirius repeatedly stealing leaves from Eleanor’s Mandrake, and the chapter ended as Eleanor spotted Sirius approaching and prepared to confront him.

• Regulus handed in his essays and walked around the Black Lake with Baruk, deciding to find the spider a plant to care for.
• Regulus asked Eleanor Bones for advice, and she recommended the Hebrides Cave Starwhisker Vine or Welsh Redcap Gnome Vein Moss.
• Baruk sensed the plant in Eleanor’s flowerpot, and Eleanor realized it could detect plant Magic Power.
• Regulus asked whether Eleanor still had enough Mandrake leaves, and Eleanor complained that Sirius had plucked three leaves and their roots.
• Eleanor spotted Sirius approaching and set her expression for a confrontation.

Regulus watched Sirius quarrel with Eleanor over her Mandrake plant, then heard Sirius say he would spend the holidays with the Potter family instead of returning to Grimmauld Place. Regulus supported his choice, and the brothers left for lunch together.

• Sirius teased Eleanor about her Mandrake plant, and they tussled while Payne and Regulus watched.
• Eleanor left with Payne after she and Sirius stopped arguing, and Regulus questioned Sirius about why he kept provoking her.
• Regulus asked where he had been, and he said he had visited France to handle family business.
• Sirius told Regulus he would stay with the Potter family for the holidays rather than return to Grimmauld Place.
• Regulus approved of Sirius's decision, and the brothers walked toward the Castle together.

Regulus reunited with Lily and tested her progress in the Constant Shield Charm and Enhanced Senses Charm. After warning her about improvising with an unfinished shield, he gave her a score of seventy-five and left her wondering why he deducted twenty-five points.

• Regulus met Lily in the Abandoned Classroom and told her he had been in France handling family business.
• Lily demonstrated that she could cover her palm with the Constant Shield Charm and described how her Enhanced Senses Charm had improved.
• Regulus tested Lily in a mock duel, where she used her senses to dodge spells and improvised a fragile shield to block a Slowing Charm.
• Regulus warned Lily not to rely on her unfinished shield in combat, and Lily promised to use it only as a last resort.
• After Lily held the Enhanced Senses Charm for just over forty seconds, Regulus stopped the practice and gave her a grade of seventy-five.

Lily told Regulus about her recent duel with Potter and received encouragement to keep training. She also shared news about her friends and Petunia, then left for Gryffindor Tower as Regulus returned to the dungeons.

• Lily recounted how she challenged Potter after seeing him bully a younger Slytherin, but lost when her Enhanced Senses Charm faded and Potter disarmed her.
• Regulus praised Lily’s progress and encouraged her to build her stamina so she could keep up with Potter’s speed.
• Lily told Regulus that Marcia had invited her to visit the Flint estate for part of the summer, and he advised her to stay on the estate and be cautious outside it.
• Lily explained that Petunia had not replied to her photos of Nox but had sent cat food and Nox’s old mat, which helped ease their relationship.
• Lily joked about Nox, her revision plans, and Professor Slughorn before Regulus ended their late-night conversation.
• Lily wished Regulus good night and left for Gryffindor Tower, while Regulus headed toward the dungeons.

Regulus spent the end of his second year studying forbidden books, tending the recovering Whomping Willow, and helping Lina and Samuel feel less isolated through calming paper birds. He completed his exams with ease, leaving the school year finished and summer break ahead.

• As exams approached, Regulus gave Lina and Samuel calming paper birds, and Lina's roommates inferred that Black was looking after her.
• Regulus spent his free time reading forbidden books on Alchemy, space, and curses while the Whomping Willow recovered outside the Shrieking Shack and grew close to Baruk.
• On June 13, Regulus completed his Transfiguration, Charms, and Potions exams, while Avery's combined spellcasting accidentally turned a window pink.
• Regulus excelled in Defense Against the Dark Arts and Herbology, then quickly finished his History of Magic and Astronomy exams.
• Regulus completed exam week, bringing his second year at Hogwarts to an end.

At the end-of-year feast, Dumbledore announced Slytherin’s seventh consecutive House Cup victory and urged students to think for themselves amid the changing world. Regulus later visited Dumbledore’s office, where he teased the headmaster about his Cockroach Cluster.

• Dumbledore announced that Slytherin won the House Cup with 456 points, followed by Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Gryffindor.
• Dumbledore warned students not to surrender their fears, anger, loyalty, or judgment to others, and told them to rely on their own experiences.
• Regulus returned to the Slytherin dormitory, briefly patted Baruk, and left for the Headmaster’s Office.
• Regulus tried to stroke Fawkes’s Tail Feather, and the Phoenix warned him off after Dumbledore explained it had recently been reborn.
• Dumbledore offered Regulus Cockroach Cluster, and Regulus joked that live cockroaches were newer; Dumbledore agreed but said the sweets tasted better.

Regulus spoke with Dumbledore about recruiting allies, his control of Fiendfyre, and whether he should kill. Dumbledore advised him to unite protection with destruction and, since Regulus had already decided, not to hesitate; Regulus left for the holiday with Dumbledore planning to continue his travels.

• Dumbledore told Regulus that only a few people had agreed to join the resistance, while others were watching or had refused.
• Dumbledore praised Regulus's blue-white fire and explained that he could guide Fiendfyre by giving its destructive power a protective target rather than suppressing it.
• Regulus asked Dumbledore what he thought about killing and said he had already decided; Dumbledore warned him that hesitation could endanger him and those around him, and offered to talk afterward if needed.
• Dumbledore said he would keep traveling to investigate werewolf camps and enlist help from old friends, while Regulus claimed he would spend the holiday studying at home.
• Regulus wished Dumbledore a pleasant holiday, glanced at Fawkes, and left the office.

Regulus rode the Hogwarts Express to King's Cross with Avery, Hermes, and Alex, reminding his friends to keep training over the holidays as the growing conflict weighed on them. After they parted from their families, Regulus spotted Sirius with the Potters and walked toward him.

• Regulus told Hermes and Alex to maintain their training over the holidays, and Avery decided to arrange dueling practice after his vacation.
• Pure-blood students visited Regulus's compartment to greet him, while Avery handled visitors from less prominent families.
• At King's Cross, Hermes left with Abros, Avery left with Old Cuthbert, and Alex said goodbye to Regulus before joining his parents.
• Regulus saw Sirius surrounded by James, Lupin, Peter, Charlus, and Euphemia, straightened his collar, and walked toward them.

Regulus said goodbye to Sirius at the platform and made sure the Potters knew how to look after him, while Sirius endured his brother’s detailed advice. The chapter ended with Regulus leaving and Sirius heading off with the Potters and his friends.

• Sirius greeted Regulus, and Euphemia hugged him before assuring him that Sirius would be well cared for at the Potters’ home.
• Regulus cast a Muffling Charm and gave Sirius a long list of instructions about sleeping, manners, eating, wand care, chores, and safety.
• Regulus briefly implicated James while warning Sirius about cornering people, embarrassing James and amusing Sirius.
• Several pure-blood adults tried to eavesdrop on the brothers, but Regulus’s blank stare sent them away.
• Regulus thanked Charlus and Euphemia, said goodbye to Sirius, and walked off the platform.
• Sirius watched Regulus leave, then agreed with James to go.

Regulus returned to 12 Grimmauld Place and shared a warm family dinner with Walburga and Orion, while Sirius’s absence remained unspoken. At dinner, Regulus announced that he planned to invoke declaratio sanguinis against the Rowle family and wipe them out.

• Regulus left the station with Kreacher and returned to 12 Grimmauld Place, where Walburga welcomed him home.
• Walburga noticed Sirius was absent, and Regulus confirmed he had not come home.
• Regulus changed, washed up, and joined Orion and Walburga for a lavish dinner.
• Regulus described Hogwarts’s spring fair and said he had earned all Os on his exams.
• Regulus told Walburga and Orion that he planned to invoke the Family Vengeance Contract against the Rowle family.

Regulus told Walburga and Orion that he intended to invoke the Family Vengeance Contract against the Rowle family, and Walburga immediately offered to help kill Isolde Rowle. In the Study, Regulus explained how Dolphin Rowle had twice plotted against him at Hogwarts, leaving Orion to hear the case for revenge.

• Regulus announced at dinner that he wanted to invoke the Family Vengeance Contract against the Rowle family.
• Walburga proposed several ways to kill Isolde Rowle at the Greengrass Summer Gala or elsewhere, and Regulus urged her to eat before taking action.
• Orion took Regulus to the Study and asked him to explain his reasons for invoking the ancient contract.
• Regulus described how Dolphin Rowle had used Arnold Belmont in his first year to pressure him into declaring the Black family's political position.
• Regulus recounted how Dolphin Rowle had arranged for Geoffrey Selwyn to take a Magic Agitation Potion and challenge him at the Welcome Party, risking Selwyn's health and Regulus's reputation.

Regulus proposed invoking the ancient Family Vengeance Contract against the Rowle family, and Orion agreed to support him. They planned preparations for the twenty-eight-day family war, which Regulus expected to advance his soul and his work on the ultimate Disintegration Charm.

• Regulus explained that the Family Vengeance Contract would let the Black family challenge the Rowle family without their consent and prevent third parties from intervening.
• Orion and Regulus discussed why Voldemort would likely stay out of the conflict, since either outcome could benefit him and interference would undermine Pureblood tradition.
• Orion planned to investigate the Rowle family's retainers, manor defenses, and movements, notify the Malfoy, Roxier, and Cuthbert families, and prepare for possible Ministry scrutiny.
• Orion assigned Regulus to lead the Black family's retainers while he and Regulus's mother guarded the house.
• Regulus said the conflict would nourish his soul and let him continue developing the ultimate form of the Disintegration Charm, and Orion gave him the family's support.

Regulus attended Lucius and Narcissa’s wedding at Malfoy Manor with Orion and Walburga, where the Malfoys welcomed the Black family. Lucius told Regulus that Narcissa was nervous and asked him to go upstairs to reassure her.

• Regulus dressed in formal robes bearing the Black family’s star names, and Walburga and Orion joined him before they Apparated to Malfoy Manor.
• Regulus surveyed the lavish wedding grounds and the international guests gathered for the Malfoy celebration.
• Abraxas greeted Orion, Walburga, and Regulus, praising Regulus’s progress at school and noting how much he had grown.
• Lucius welcomed the Black family, then told Regulus that Narcissa was nervous and asked him to find her on the second floor.

Regulus comforted Narcissa before her wedding and mingled with the guests gathering at the Black family’s main house. Bellatrix Lestrange arrived shortly before the ceremony, revealing that she remained a subordinate despite the destruction of Lestrange Manor.

• Regulus visited Narcissa in her wedding dress and reassured her that she was beautiful and would always belong to the Black family.
• Cygnus III and Druella approached Narcissa, and Regulus left them to escort her toward the ceremony.
• Regulus watched the wedding guests gather, including the Greengrass, Parkinson, Flint, Nott, Crabbe, Goyle, and Selwyn families, along with Slughorn.
• Bellatrix Lestrange arrived with Rodolphus, drawing the guests’ attention after news of Lestrange Manor’s destruction had spread.
• Regulus sensed that Bellatrix’s Magic Power had been restrained but remained volatile, then stepped away from the pillar.

At Narcissa and Lucius's wedding, Regulus encountered Bellatrix and the Rowles before Voldemort sent the Malfoys an antique magical mirror as a wedding gift. The ceremony united the Malfoy and Black families, and Regulus watched Lucius and Narcissa kiss.

• Regulus greeted Bellatrix and Rodolphus, politely asking about their new home and offering the Black family's help; Bellatrix left without reacting, while Rodolphus struggled to keep his temper.
• Regulus met Dag Rowle and Dolphin Rowle, learned that Dolphin had chosen to follow The Master, and privately recognized Dolphin's hostility toward him or the Black family.
• Bellatrix presented Abraxas with Voldemort's gift, an ancient silver mirror, and Abraxas thanked the Dark Lord on behalf of the Malfoy family.
• At the garden ceremony, Cygnus III escorted Narcissa to Lucius, and Abraxas and Orion used their families' ceremonial wands to mark the couple with the Malfoy and Black crests.
• The crests joined in a crown of magical light above Lucius and Narcissa's hands, after which the guests applauded and Lucius kissed Narcissa while Regulus watched approvingly.

At Lucius and Narcissa’s wedding, Regulus watched Minister Minchum signal the Ministry’s willingness to maintain ties with the Pure-blood families, then accompanied Slughorn as he introduced him to influential guests. The introductions showcased Regulus’s reputation and connections before Avery called him away.

• Minister Minchum congratulated Lucius and Narcissa, exchanged political pleasantries with Abraxas, and departed with his attendants.
• Regulus shared a piece of roast lamb with Baruk before Slughorn brought him to meet Pierre de Montmorency.
• Regulus answered Montmorency’s question about treating Basilisk venom and Dragon Blood poisoning with a Bezoar, impressing him with his knowledge.
• Slughorn introduced Regulus to Vladimir Petkov, Deirdre O’Brien, and Barnabas Cuff, while Regulus responded politely and played along with their conversations.
• Regulus told Slughorn that Avery was calling him and walked over to Avery.

At a wedding banquet, Regulus arranged visits to Grimmauld Place with the Cuthbert and Mulciber families, while considering how the Black family could warn and benefit the Mulcibers before the Rowles fell. He left the banquet with the visits planned for the next day or two, though Avery remained confused about the purpose.

• Avery dragged Regulus to the banquet table, chatted about the guests and food, then followed him to speak with Old Cuthbert.
• Regulus invited Old Cuthbert and Avery to Grimmauld Place at two the next afternoon, prompting Old Cuthbert to recognize that the invitation concerned serious business.
• Regulus watched Abros Mulciber and Dag Rowle and considered warning the Mulcibers about the Black family's plans against the Rowles so they could prepare to take over their role.
• Regulus told Hermes to bring his father to visit the Black family tomorrow or the day after, and Hermes agreed without asking why.
• Avery remained bewildered as Regulus, Avery, and Hermes stood in the corner eating while the wedding banquet continued.

After the wedding banquet, Regulus stayed behind to speak with Lucius and Narcissa about attacks on the Black family and hinted that the family would retaliate during the holidays. He left Malfoy Manor after receiving their support, while the newlyweds remained together.

• Regulus and Lucius shared bread after the guests left, then Narcissa joined them and arranged a light meal.
• Baruk emerged from Regulus's pocket, greeted Narcissa, and eagerly ate Dragon Meat provided by Lucius.
• Regulus reminded Narcissa and Lucius of Arnold Belmont's attack and described a new student's loss of control during the duel for Chief.
• Regulus recounted the destruction of the Greystone family and implied that the Malfoys could investigate who had directed the Belmont family.
• Regulus told Lucius and Narcissa that the Black family would make a move during the holidays, and they silently acknowledged his warning.
• Regulus said goodbye and Disapparated, while Narcissa and Lucius stayed together at the manor entrance.