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  1. The Roots by for mothbart, rsbarelle, pieceofchocolate

    Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

    07 Aug 2026

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    It was with smoke in his lungs and ash falling from the sky that Regulus wondered how deep the roots went.

    How long had they been digging their gnarled claws into the world? Into him?

    Regulus Black is weak. A Black should not be weak.

    He dons his mask and does what he needs to in the name of a new world. He tries to ignore the prisoner in the cellar of Malfoy Manor. He lets himself hope, only on the darkest nights, that Sirius will be the one to kill him. His resolve wavers.

    One wrong decision. A life for a life, an unpaid debt. To build a new world, he'll need to tear this one out from the roots.

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