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Part 2 of Harriet Potter and the boys of her generation
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2023-08-01
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the boys of her generation (extended edition)

Summary:

Regulus Black is mystified and has ridiculous thoughts that are definitely not at all true.
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This is an extended edition of my drabble "the boys of her generation" that was posted for the RBC Flash Masquerade 2023.

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(See the end of the work for notes.)

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Regulus stared incredulously at the letter in his hands.

Bellatrix found Caelum consorting with the Potter Heiress, disowned him and blew up half of Dartmoor castle in the process - according to her, they’ve been meeting up for years.

Their connection didn’t come as a complete shock to Regulus. After all, Caelum had already quoted that chit in his thesis. But disownment? What in Merlin’s name was Potter doing to the boys of her generation?

First his nephew, then RBC, the boy king Hurst and now Lestrange. And that was only who he knew of. Who could say what the chit got up to in her free time? Maybe she was going around kissing Draco Malfoy, getting proposed to by the Rosier Heir or flirting with the youngest Nott in her spare moments.

Regulus shook his head as if to dislodge those ridiculous thoughts. But no matter how hard he tried to dismiss them; he couldn’t shake off one nagging suspicion: had Harriet Potter been brewing love potions in the Alleys these past four years?

Notes:

This work was inspired by the interaction between Harry and Regulus in the third chapter of murkybluematter's The Malignant Masquerade, where Regulus discovers that Leo is at Harry's "beck and call" and wonders about the strange power Harry uses to influence the boys of her generation.
I found this scene hilarious considering how little Regulus actually knows, so this short story was born. Even though I quite like my drabble for the flash masquerade, I couldn't resist adding a few more words - I hope you enjoyed reading them!