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Review: In the Black by izzythehutt

Summary: Regulus Black survives his adventure in the cave and brings the locket to an unlikely ally: his estranged older brother. The ex-Death Eater strikes a bargain with Dumbledore, cooperation in exchange for his family’s safety. Sirius Black is faced with his toughest mission yet: managing Walburga and Orion Black—who, to his surprise and dismay, decide they rather enjoy having both of their sons back, and very quickly scheme to make this temporary family reunion permanent.

Or: the story of how one night completely changed the course of the war and Sirius's life.

Gen - Sirius B., Regulus B., Orion/Walburga B., 6 Chapters, Words: 71, 304, Rated Teen and Up

Read it on AO3

Status: Complete

Review: If this story hadn’t gotten an award for its characterization, there would be no justice in the fanfiction world. In the Black is unmatched in its portrayal of a dysfunctional family – but even more so, how the characters seem to transcend beyond the words of a page to reside in the reader’s heart.

I could positively gush on about this fic for hours, but my favorite thing about it is how izzythehutt successfully uses dialogue to weave together a portrait of each member of the Black family and their feelings for each other. So many stories portray dysfunctional families in a one-sided way but izzythehutt gets the crux of it – the characters in this story aren’t perfect – but as readers we cannot hate any of them, because of the way the dialogue and descriptions help you understand where they come from.

The dialogue shows the reader the double meanings in the words we express, but also how the characters themselves are too emotionally charged to see what they are truly conveying. Take for example, this line that Sirius says to Walburga:

"I know, I know—!" he cut her off, coldly. "I'm an awful son and a total disgrace—you don't need to repeat yourself, believe me, I remember everything you said to me last time with amazing clarity, I could probably recite it on command from memory if I had to. Don't bother pretending it matters on my account, I'm very aware that you wish you'd never given birth to me."

The fascinating thing about this quote is we, the reader, can see what Sirius is trying to convey – that he doesn’t care, but this same line betrays just how large an impact Walburga’s words have on Sirius.

Another interesting aspect about this story is how most of the characters in the story – Walburga, Orion, Regulus, Lily etc. – are people that we see very little of in Harry Potter. Even though this story is an AU, the characters in this story feel true-to-life with what we know of them from the original series. Each character has their own distinct voice – from Kreacher to Dumbledore which shows the reader a beautiful display on the subtleties of human communication.

Rating: 5 / 5

If you like stories where dialogue is just as important (if not more) as action - this is the story for you. The interplay of dialogue and description feels like the reader is almost watching a family drama show play out in their heads.