by ferrari » Wed Aug 07, 2019 2:43 pm
Can I vote Regulus Black? He's absolutely amazing. For people who don't know, he's Sirius' little brother, and died before Sirius went to prison.
First of all, Regulus was raised by Walburga and Orion, that deserves an award just in itself. He grew up under Sirius, and was probably forced to act like an adult when he was a child. He was raised in the dark arts, and was sorted into the "darkest" house, Slytherin. His brother left him for some friend, and he was probably forgotten. Next, he was forced to join the death eaters, and was the youngest of his time. After that, when he was seventeen or sixteen, he found out that ol' Volde was making Horcruxes. How long did it take Dumbledore? Next, he not only managed to stay secret that he knew, he also sent his best friend, a house elf as his parents probably forced him to become 'friends' with other Slytherin members and Death Eaters, to find out where the Horcrux was. Once Kreacher came back, and told Regulus where it was, along with the defences it had, Regulus went with Kreacher. However, he didn't force his elf to drink the potion that even Dumbledore couldn't handle, and gave the Horcrux to Kreacher and died making sure it was safe. He was eighteen when he died. And that's only his outside of school activities. In school, he was apart of the Slug Club (as shown in a picture Slughorn has, heavily hinting at the fact that Regulus had to be incredibly good at potions), the Seeker and Head Boy of Slytherin. The Marauders probably severely bullied him, as he was always shown as the 'perfect son', as mentioned by Sirius. He managed to die alone, scared, cold, and afraid in a cave of ultimate death, with a perfectly clear understanding that no one would know what he did, even the older brother he loved so much. And they call Severus the Slytherin Hero.