He made a lot of mistakes, some of which, are probably my fault. But Regulus was true. He was always real. Always honest. And yes, he did fall onto a wrong path. He made all the wrong choices. But in the end, he made the right one. A choice that wasn’t easy. A choice, which cost him his life. History may have forgotten him. People might have made him out to be someone, who he had never been. But I knew him. I knew the boy, who loved his brother above all else. A boy, who was scared to lose his family. A boy, who was kind, and was willing to give up everything to do the right thing. Regulus was a hero. And I will always remember that. I will always carry his name in my heart. And I suppose, the ones that touch you the most in your life… never really leave you.
[excerpt from the Trace of Mischiefs: The Story of the Marauders – coming back soon]