Regulus smiled. "Thank you, although I think that little project just went to the back burner for now. The house has been like this for centuries, it can wait a while longer." He also thought that changing too much might send the wrong message.
"I can't give you an answer, Pansy. You're asking me to make a choice for you, and that I will not do. You know the consequences. You know what you will turn into." He ran a hand through his hair, wondering just how much to say.
"I loved my cousin Bellatrix," he added after a moment. "Brilliant witch, talented, but when I hear about the woman you know as Bellatrix, I don't even recognise her. I'm sure part of that was Azkaban, but there's more. If you're worried about doing your job as a Death Eater, then there are ways to achieve your objective without dark magic? If you want to do dark magic, then you have to kill a part of yourself, and embrace your darkness."