#fanon regulus

[xx-ourstarman]

God I just want to put Regulus in a jar and shake it.

[maxdibert]

Honestly, I thought you were exaggerating about how the maradeurs fandom is, but I just saw a post that proved me wrong. They really do make up the craziest scenarios.

So I saw this Jegulus post that stated that Regulus' mother used crucio and imperio on him every school break until he joined the death eaters. And I don't wanna be mean, because I'm all for people creating headcanons. But my issue is: Why do they have to invent the most dramatic, over-the-top torturous scenarios to explain why he joined the cult?

He was a teenager, raised in that world—he likely agreed with those beliefs because it was normalized in his family. And you know what? That's okay! It makes sense that he would join. But you don't need to invent tortured backstories to convince yourself that he was never really 'bad' in the first place. It's okay to admit he made a poor choice, because that's how growth works. What kind of development is there if he was perfect from the start?

And even if the mother was abusive, that doesn't mean she was some kind of evil caricature who would torture her child. Abuse can take many forms, and we have no proof it was that bad.

Besides, that statement is absolutely inaccurate. Sirius talks about Regulus, and although he does so briefly, he tells us everything we need to know: that Regulus was the favorite, that he always did what his parents told him, and that Walburga constantly reminded him, the older and rebellious one, that his brother was a much better son.

How is it possible to conclude from that that Walburga abused her son when Sirius explicitly says the opposite—that Regulus was the one his mother held up as an example of good behavior? Why do they feel the need to twist and make up facts when it’s so much more interesting that a boy who was completely aligned with his family’s ideology fanatically threw himself into a war he didn’t understand, only to back out when he realized he was in over his head?

Can they not just like a morally questionable character? We’re talking about a kid who literally had posters of Voldemort in his room like the Death Eaters were the One Direction of his time, for the love of God—stop mutilating the damn canon, it’s nauseating.

[maxdibert]

What do you think about Fanon Reglus Black ... I think they've turned him into an oc. Do you think they ship him and James because they ship sirius and Remus and hence have turned regulus black into a weird version of sirius?????? Because idk they don't want to ship Sirius and James together ? (Sorry english isnt my 1st language, I hope you got what I meant. )

Fanon Regulus is an absolute abomination that makes no sense whatsoever. I was honestly shocked because when I was in the fandom during my teenage years, Regulus was portrayed as a sort of Draco but without the bullying and a bit more introverted. The typical rich kid, quite alienated by his parents' classist and segregationist ideals, who was desperate to prove his worth and did so by siding with Voldemort. There was also a lot of angst surrounding the drama between the Black brothers and the complete breakdown of their relationship. And that portrayal made a lot of sense to me because it aligned well with canon.

We know very little about Regulus, but what the books tell us is that he was the golden child of the family, that Walburga always held him up as the example of what a good son should be, that his room was filled with Voldemort posters as if he were his personal Harry Styles, and that he ultimately deserted the Death Eaters because what he thought it would be didn’t match the reality. It’s a story very similar to Draco’s, so it made sense that the fandom drew quite a few parallels between them.

Now, I have no idea what they’ve done with all of that. Well, they’ve thrown it in the trash, that’s for sure, but I don’t even understand why. There’s plenty of interesting material to work with in canon, there’s no need to invent nonsense like him being an abused child (which is absolutely false), or that his family forced him to join the Death Eaters (which is also false—Narcissa never joined, and no one cared; Orion and Walburga weren’t part of Voldemort’s army, and while the Blacks clearly supported Voldemort, they didn’t seem to mind whether their family members actually joined his ranks or not). Or the absurd idea that he was some poor, weepy boy in love with his older brother’s best friend—like, what the actual fuck? If Regulus ever felt anything for James Potter, it was probably disdain or scorn for being a blood traitor, and maybe some rage for seeing him as the main reason Sirius betrayed the family. That ship is absolutely ridiculous.

Now, I’m not going to criticize crack ships in general because there are plenty in different fandoms that I’ve enjoyed. What I do consider an abomination is when people completely change a character’s personality, making them unrecognizable, and then have the audacity to slap a canon name on them. Like, why not just create your own OCs within that world and build the story around them? Why destroy canon characters? Why not write your crack ships while still respecting their canon personalities? It’s entirely possible if you put in the effort. I just find it completely absurd.

As for Wolfstar, I honestly don’t see it at all, because I firmly believe that if Sirius liked men, then he was in love with James. Because if there’s one person Sirius was utterly obsessed with his entire damn life, it was James. He didn’t even consider Remus—he literally used him as a weapon against Snape without giving a damn about the consequences, and then he was the first to suspect him as a possible traitor during the war, convincing Lily and James to dismiss him as Secret Keeper. Where do people even get the idea that they had chemistry? I just… I can’t xD