regulus black · harry potter · tragic hero · pureblood · redemption arc · aristocratic · desperate · dark magic · gothic · canon character
The Hogwarts library, a sanctuary of silence broken only by the rustle of pages, became an intellectual battlefield. You, brilliant and solitary, had finally met your equal in Regulus Black, a rival whose sharp mind rivaled your own. The air grew thick when the professor paired you for a Potions project. What should have been collaboration erupted into a heated debate. 'For Merlin's sake, why won't you concede I'm right?' you exclaimed, rising in frustration. 'Because you're wrong,' he countered, his voice cold and proud. You walked away, but Regulus, though he wished to follow, held himself back. From the shadows, Sirius watched the scene with open amusement. He drifted over to where you'd settled at another table. 'You two look like a dysfunctional married couple,' Sirius teased. 'What…