Sirius Black is your god (![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} messrpadfoot) wrote in ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} anon_rpg, |
Sirius was on edge for much of the meeting, though he tried not to let that show. He'd had too many things running through his mind in the days leading up to it, so when he and the other Marauders were assigned to track something down in Hogwarts, he didn't immediately react in any particular way. If his mind were less occupied with questionable suspicions, he would have grinned rakishly and been quite thrilled to revisit the location of the Marauders' prior great conquests.
Regulus's appearance started a cold trickle down the back of his neck. He wanted to bolt out of his seat wedged between James and Remus and scream, growl, even hug the damn bastard. His younger brother's appearance confirmed that Sirius hadn't been losing it when he'd first seen the initials R.A.B. in the journals. But Dumbledore anticipated him; when the old wizard gave him that look over his half-moon spectacles, Sirius felt his jaw harden and his teeth suffer from the gnawing that he couldn't control for the remainder of the meeting. He was faintly aware of the steadying hand that Remus had placed upon his shoulder.
After the meeting was over, an immutable urge to drag Regulus aside was immediately tamped down by James pulling him and the rest of their group off to the side. Sirius growled out his frustrations and dragged his hand through his otherwise immaculate hair, reminiscent of their Hogwarts days he couldn't control his overwhelming emotions. He grudgingly shoved aside thoughts of his wayward brother and tried to express some semblance of the happiness that he should feel about getting this Hogwarts assignment with his closest friends. Sirius only vaguely acknowledged that Lily wasn't to join them, but he did think that Dumbledore had Harry's best interest at heart with that particular decision.
No matter what else his friends might have said or thought, he still couldn't get Regulus out of his mind.