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rnbwxsprinkles · 06-21-2011, 05:02 PM

24. Lumos

Regulus couldn’t sleep. His hand automatically went for the wand that he kept on his night stand as he stood.

“Lumos,” he whispered.

He knew he could have lit a candle or brightened up the entire room, but something about disturbing as little of the night as he could made Regulus feel better, calmer somehow. From under his bed, he pulled a picture to eye level and squinted slightly, moving his wand so that the light did not cause a glare on the glass.

He stared at his brother’s laughing face and his own shy grin. It was before Hogwarts even—when life was bright and happy, when family meant safety even if their mother was a bit crazy, and when childhood was still innocent.

Regulus could remember happy faces, smiles, laughter, and care. Andromeda, Narcissa, Bella, Sirius, and himself had once been closer than anyone. They’d played together, defended each other. They’d never questioned each other, even when Bellatrix did something slightly more horrible than the rest of them would, even when Sirius always wanted to be Muggle but would throw a tantrum when he couldn’t have a “wand.”
He could remember when life had been only light—innocence.

06-21-2011, 05:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
rnbwxsprinkles Dugbog Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 103 Hogwarts RPG Name: Olivia O'Hughes First Year	Innocence 24. Lumos Regulus couldn’t sleep. His hand automatically went for the wand that he kept on his night stand as he stood. “Lumos,” he whispered. He knew he could have lit a candle or brightened up the entire room, but something about disturbing as little of the night as he could made Regulus feel better, calmer somehow. From under his bed, he pulled a picture to eye level and squinted slightly, moving his wand so that the light did not cause a glare on the glass. He stared at his brother’s laughing face and his own shy grin. It was before Hogwarts even—when life was bright and happy, when family meant safety even if their mother was a bit crazy, and when childhood was still innocent. Regulus could remember happy faces, smiles, laughter, and care. Andromeda, Narcissa, Bella, Sirius, and himself had once been closer than anyone. They’d played together, defended each other. They’d never questioned each other, even when Bellatrix did something slightly more horrible than the rest of them would, even when Sirius always wanted to be Muggle but would throw a tantrum when he couldn’t have a “wand.” He could remember when life had been only light—innocence. Last edited by rnbwxsprinkles; 06-21-2011 at 05:15 PM.