Regulus had just touched on one of the things Severus usually didn't like to think about too much - the number of people around his age permanently affected on one way or another by the wars. "Even I couldn't change too much," he said. "I had to be exactly what people expected me to be."
"I wasn't surprised to hear what Narcissa did in the battle at Hogwarts. I think any loyalty she had towards the Dark Lord's cause vanished the moment he placed her son in danger," he replied. "I'm not sure if it was humility that Lucius learned in there or whether it was just how bad his decision to follow the Dark Lord had been."
"I'm glad you're here as well," he said quietly. "I have missed you. I never had the knack for making friends and to get one back is... good."