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Traces of the Ancient

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Masterlist

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Hello, love! Thank you for being interested. I hope you’ll enjoy the read. Regulus is quite the softy in this, I hope it’s not too ooc.

Warnings! Non-canon character death and some good old Regulus and Sirius angst

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⋆｡°✩ January 1st 1978

The night sky is as clear as ever. Regulus is perched on the windowsill of his room, gazing at the stars. His diary and writing quill rest long forgotten in his lap. “Still as radiant as always, brother, hm?” he murmurs softly. Sirius glows the brightest of them all that night. Does Sirius cherish his namesake in that very moment too? Is he happy with his new family? Does he even spare a single thought for his brother by blood? All of these are questions that will forever remain unanswered.

A soft bell tolls and cuts through the stillness of Regulus’ room. He catches the faint sound of his mother's footsteps as she moves toward the heavy front door. Suddenly a piercing shriek echoes from downstairs. “Regulus! Come here this instant!” Walburga yells. Regulus scoffs while closing his diary and placing it, along with his writing quill into a small wooden box. He secures the box with a key that is strapped to the necklace he always wears around his neck. He then slides the box back under his bed before heading downstairs.

“What is it, mother?” he inquires as he reaches Walburga, who stands in the foyer. She faces away from him, cradling something in her arms. “This is a disgrace to our family, Regulus. There will be consequences for this. I thought your father and I raised you better than this…,” she says, turning to face him. She holds a seemingly newborn child in her arms.

“Mother this isn’t—“ Regulus begins, but Walburga silences him with a stern glare. “The Sallows send their regards, though they mourn the loss of their only daughter. Jacqueline died in childbirth. She did not name the babe,”Walburga states.

“Jacqueline…she...she what? Jacqueline is...dead? I— Mother, this can’t be true.”, Regulus stammers, attempting to speak again, but Walburga interrupts. Her expression hardens as she continues, “Now since the Sallows refuse to raise the babe due to her status as a bastard she falls to us —to you. Despite my anger concerning these circumstances…” Walburga pauses briefly, then exhales quietly, “Do me the courtesy of raising her better than we did you and your foolish brother. Be a good parent. I trust that you will.”

Walburga steps closer, gently placing the newborn in Regulus’ arms. The babe is wrapped inside a dark red cloth that has the crest of House Sallow sewn on it — a dragon. Regulus’ mother then departs for the library. Regulus slowly pulls back a bit of the cloth to reveal the newborn’s face. The babe is fast asleep. He remains in that position for a while until he makes up his mind and ascends the stairs back to his room. Gently, he places the newborn on his bed. He sinks down beside her, a frustrated look on his face as he threads through his dark brown locks. Jacqueline is dead. Her mother is dead. He is now the only thing the girl has left in her life now.

After a while, Regulus turns to face the newborn. He slowly scoots closer and gently brushes her forehead. “Now, what should we call you, hm?”, he softly asks. As he continues to mull over names, his eyes drift to the window. Sirius still glows as brightly as ever. A sorrowful smile graces his lips. He looks back at the newborn as, continuing to gently stroke her forehead. “What about Canicula? Another name for Sirius’ namesake…you like that?”, he asks. Silence is his only response, but his mind is already made up.

“Canicula Aquila Black…though I do hope you won’t turn out to be as much of a rascal as your uncle was. One can only hope I suppose,” he continues.

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Honestly, this may be ooc too but hc Walburga as having some type of soft side to her that only Regulus and Canicula will ever experience. And as cruel as she is to her children I think she loves them nonetheless — to some degree at least. Also, the brotherly relationship of Sirius and Regulus — or rather the lack of it — has me always bawling my eyes out. It’s so goddamn sad. I mean of course Regulus would miss his big brother no matter what.

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Character info

General character profile Full name: Canicula Aquila Black Gender: Female Birthday: December 31st 1977 Blood status: Pure-blood Wand: Blackthorn wood with a dragon heartstring core, 10 inches long and unyielding flexibility House: Slytherin Parents: Regulus Arcturus Black and Jacqueline Joanne Sallow

Appearance Eye colour: Blue-grey Hair colour: Ash-blonde Hair style: Wavy mullet that ends at the shoulders Build: Lean and 5’3 tall. Clothing style: Alternative, punk. Accessories: Family ring of House Black, necklace with a locket that holds a lock of hair of both Sirius and Regulus

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Traces of the Ancient

Hello and welcome! Thank you for looking to read Traces of the Ancient. I do hope you’ll enjoy the read!

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Summary A student of Beauxbatons gets a recommendation by her headmistress to spend her last school years at Hogwarts because of her special connection to magic as there is only a single person that can help her learn more about her own way with magic. As she searches for the traces of her magic she finds herself confronted with a seemingly never ending spiral into the darkness of a pit that is the history of her family.

Pairings As of right now I’m not certain who the main character will end up with but I’ll take the following characters into consideration. At some point I will put up a poll that will determine the final pairing. Hermione Granger, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Katie Bell, Adrian Pucey and Charlie Weasley

Warning! The main character featured in Traces of the Ancient will be an own character of mine. I’m really sorry if you were hoping for reader but having taken into consideration the hefty amount of story building in terms of the backstory and how much I’ve already outlined of it I don’t find it possible to do so.

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Masterlist

Character info Prologue

Year 4 Spotify playlist To be continued…

Year 5 To be continued…

Year 6 To be continued…

Year 7 To be continued…