"Yeah. You lucky sod." Sirius turned his head to lean his forehead against Regulus' hair, taking a deep breath. He had to sort out his thoughts. His brother was really here, right? "You want to leave?" Wait. "What do you mean? Who do you need to be with?"
Sirius frowned, realising he should have really thought about this sooner. "Reg... How are you back? Who did this?"
"It's not important." It was but what was Sirius going to say if he told him that Barty Crouch Jr saved him, brought him back to life and they were soulmates? It would over complicate everything. "I can come back but I have to leave. I can't stay here. No one would ever trust me, I've got the dark mark. You know what people would think of men like me."
It wasn't like he could just join the inner circle. It wasn't like there would be a million questions. Looking at his brother, he met his eyes and looked desperate. "Please tell no one I'm alive. Brother, please?"
"I know what people would think of men like you. It's what they think of me, remember?" Sirius scoffed and then met Regulus' eyes. Brother. "I'll have to let people know, Regulus. And you are wrong anyway. This is the Order, you wouldn't be the only member with a mark."
Not that he was about to say Snape's name, but he wouldn't just leave that out either. "You being alive means that this place is compromised. If you don't join us. If you don't let me know who you are allied with."
"I need to be neutral. There are plans, I can't --" Fuck. What if it got back to Voldemort that he was back? This would ruin Barty's plan but then he couldn't stay either. Damn. He probably shouldn't have done this. "If I join, I have to stay and I can't do that. I can't stay here. God knows, neither one of us wants to in the first place."
This place was just one big reminder of their trauma. "I wouldn't join with him. I died to stop him. Can't you just trust me this once?"
"It has nothing to do with trust. You could be used. You don't think you could be forced or tricked? I've seen it happen with better man than either of us." Sirius had never been the most trusting person, but the years hadn't made him any more trusting. For obvious reasons, it was quite the opposite. "I believe that you wouldn't join up with the Dark Lord, but where are you going? And who could you lead back here?"
"I won't come back. I just needed to see you this once."
Because he wasn't sure if he'd get a chance again. Looking at Sirius, he swiftly got to his feet and then held out his hand. "My wand, please." He would keep what he knew to himself and just deal with the consequences. Hopefully Barty wasn't going to be too pissed off at him. "I won't be coming back." It seemed too difficult.
Sirius knew he shouldn't. But he saw the desperation in his brother's eyes and he also had the thought that maybe he could use this as an excuse. An excuse to escape this prison. So he finally gave a nod and produced Regulus' wand, handing it over to him. "I hope that whoever you need to return to is good for you. Not using you."
"He'd give up everything for me so I'd rather think he does." With a small smile, he looked at Sirius and felt oddly haunted by his form and his words. Fucking Pettigrew, how could he do this? "Try to stay sane and, you know, maybe drink half a bottle instead." He gave Sirius a concerned look, hating how much he worried but he knew he couldn't do anything. All he could do was walk away.
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Sirius frowned, realising he should have really thought about this sooner. "Reg... How are you back? Who did this?"
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It wasn't like he could just join the inner circle. It wasn't like there would be a million questions. Looking at his brother, he met his eyes and looked desperate. "Please tell no one I'm alive. Brother, please?"
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Not that he was about to say Snape's name, but he wouldn't just leave that out either. "You being alive means that this place is compromised. If you don't join us. If you don't let me know who you are allied with."
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This place was just one big reminder of their trauma. "I wouldn't join with him. I died to stop him. Can't you just trust me this once?"
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Because he wasn't sure if he'd get a chance again. Looking at Sirius, he swiftly got to his feet and then held out his hand. "My wand, please." He would keep what he knew to himself and just deal with the consequences. Hopefully Barty wasn't going to be too pissed off at him. "I won't be coming back." It seemed too difficult.
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