Regulus of Hogwarts: Lord of the Stars

RegulusBlack.Atragicsidecharacterintheoriginaltale,the"goodson"oftheNobleHouseofBlack,andanearlycasualtyofVoldemort'sreign.In1961,hiseyesflutteredopenagain,butacompletelydifferentsoulnowresidedwithin.Confrontedbythesuffocatingchainsofapure-bloodfamily,theimpendingdarknessofVoldemort'srise,andafatethatseemeddestinedforthegrave—hechosetoraisehisheadandgazeatthestarrysky.Magicistheabsolutepowertorewritereality.Whydowizardswasteitonpettypoliticalgamesandgreed?Whyisitthatthroughoutthousandsofyearsofmagicalhistory,nooneeverdreamedofleavingthisplanet?WhatMugglescando,shouldn'twizardsbeabletoconqueraswell?Lily:"He’snotliketheotherSlytherins."Snape:"Wrong.HeisatextbookSlytherin,andanabsolutemenace!"Malfoy:"Iseenow…therewasneverjustonepathtochoose."Sirius:"Mybrotherisapure-bloodmadman!"Voldemort:"ThatBlack…hissheertalentisintoxicating.Hemust…"*GeminiDescription:Historyiswrittenbythevictors.Butwhatdoyoudowhenyournameisalreadyetchedintothelistsofthedead?Whilehisolderbrotherloudlyburnsbridgestochasethelight,RegulusremainsinthesuffocatingshadowsoftherottingBlackfamilytree.Astormisgathering.TheDarkLordiscalling,andancientbloodlinesaremarchingblindlytotheslaughterforamereillusionofpower.ButtheyoungestBlackrefusestoplaythegame.Hewon’tbeapawnforthedarkness,noramartyrforthelight.Strippingmagicdowntoitsveryatomsandbendingthefabricofspaceitself,heseeksanabsolute,terrifyingpowerthattranscendsearthlypolitics.Whatwillbecomeofsomeonewhosegazeisfixedfarbeyondthestarrysky?Asavior,amonster,orsomethingthisworldhasneverseenbefore...