hello darkness, my old friend

[Imogen Sauveterre]

Very clever, playing on her name like that, if not extremely disrespectful.

If they're so positive who did it, why are you here and not in prison?

So what's the worst thing you've done, then?

[Regulus Black]

We thought it'd be funny. It was, for a while.

How should I know?

Have you ever been in love, Sauveterre?

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[Imogen Sauveterre]

"We"?

So it's not funny anymore.

Well, I figured if you're so knowledgeable about her death, they'd at least be suspicious of you.

No. I don't believe it exists.

[Regulus Black]

You've seen my Mark.

Not really.

I don't know. Perhaps I should turn myself in. I'd rather be rotting in Azkaban than live another day of this hell.

Well, it does. Imagine someone you care about, someone you love. Imagine wanting to give them everything you have, but imagine that you've done nothing but torture and beat and maim and terrify them. Imagine you're the reason they're dead, you're the reason they believe they deserve nothing. Imagine that you have taken their every chance for happiness. And then you'll know the worst thing I've done.

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[Imogen Sauveterre]

You're serious.

Do you believe in forgiveness?

[Regulus Black]

No.

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[Imogen Sauveterre]

I do.

Whatever you've done, this person can forgive you.

You're not evil, Regulus.

[Regulus Black]

I am worse than evil, Sauveterre. That's what makes me unforgivable.

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[Imogen Sauveterre]

No.

Maybe you don't want to admit it, but you definitely feel remorse for what you did, no matter how much you were involved.

I'm not going to start on some huge redemption speech and I'm not going to be one of those 'open your heart to love' people, because that's stupid and we both know you won't take it to heart anyway.

So how about this.

Despite you being the biggest pain in my ass ever, I don't hate you.

True evil comes from a desire to hurt and a desire to kill, not because of some sick and twisted guilt complex, but because of genuinely wanting to see others suffer and taking joy and pleasure in it. True evil is when you dream of the death and destruction of an entire culture for the sake of power and control and skewed elitism. True evil is when you can take a life and relish in it, and believe there's nothing better than knowing you had overpowered that person. You're not evil, Regulus.

You're sorry.

[Regulus Black]

Being sorry doesn't fix anything.

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[Imogen Sauveterre]

A genuine sorry does a lot more good than nothing at all. It opens the door to forgiveness.

[Regulus Black]

If I am forgiven, there is nothing left for me in this world. If I am forgiven I have no use. If I am forgiven then I am forsaken as well.

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[Imogen Sauveterre]

Whoever told you that is a lying asswipe.

It's the exact opposite. You'll have everything open to you. A future, a family. The love you so firmly believe in. It's all there waiting for you, you just have to move on and take it.

I forgive you for scaring me.

Maybe I can't forgive you for the crimes you committed, but I can tell you what the right thing to do is. If you were involved in the death of Professor Hemlock, or just know a lot about it, you need to tell Dumbledore. You need to tell him everything. I know Slytherin house doesn't hold him much high regard, but he's a good man and I'm positive he can do something to help you.

And that other person - were you describing yourself? Someone hurt you, and then you hurt them back. Is that what happened?

[Regulus Black]

Imogen.

Do you know what my Mark means?

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[Imogen Sauveterre]

I do.

Maybe I just want you to believe, the way that I do, that there's more to you than everything that stupid mark represents.