Vega Regulus Black

Vega Regulus 'Reg' Black

## Appearance

### Neutral Traits

Annoyingly helpful at moments he should be minding his own business but he just wants to help out

## Backstory

Vega was born to Rigel Black and his Muggle wife. Rigel, in turn, was born to Regulus Arcturus Black and his fellow Slytherin, Michella Greengrass. Regulus never learned about his child before his death, and since the whole situation around his death was quite odd, Michella kept him and his true parentage secret. Michella was always aware of Regulus's involvement with You-Know-Who, and thus though this the best course of action.

Rigel was born shortly before Michella's graduation, which is how she got away with keeping him secret. Michella raised him at home with her family, until they realized that Rigel was a squib. Michella was forced to abandon him, or leave, and thus she left.

Now Michella had to learn to live in the Muggle world, and she did so with help from an old friend from school who was a Muggle Born. In the end, she was okay. Rigel grew up happy and healthy, with honestly nothing much to note about him. His mother loved him, he loved his mother and her weird quirks. Sometimes Rigel was convinced Michella wasn't from this world, she wouldn't know the most obvious things. Well, he learned why eventually... When Rigel had a daughter of his own, Vega Regulus Black, in 2014.

When Vega was 2 strange things started happening, and Michella told Rigel the true story of their family, who they all were, how Magic skipped Rigel, but now Vega is a Wizard. She started telling Rigel about the Wizarding World and Hogwarts, about how when Vega would turn 11 she'd get a letter, an invitation to this Magical and wonderful school... But when Vega turned 4, Michella died, suddenly. Rigel was heartbroken and torn. Not only did he miss his mother, but he felt like he needed her to help guide Vega into this new world he didn't know anything about save a few stories... Vega's mother, Jennifer Belfast, had passed a few months after Vega was born, so now Rigel was alone with his 4 year old daughter...

A few months before Vega would turn 11, Rigel sat her down. He started teling her the stories he had heard from Michella. How he knew that in a few months, or her 11th birthday, she'd get a Magical letter by owl, and that she would get the choice to leave to this wonderful school... Vega didn't understand it, these sounded like amazing stories, but yet her father sounded so sad when he told her about these things... she didn't understand what this all really meant yet. A few days before her birthday her father sat her down again, and asked "Are you ready to enter the next story of your life, my sweet Vega? I want you to go and find who you are, what you are. I will be alright here, I want you to choose what you want." This is when it started to dawn on Vega, she'd have to leave him, her beloved father who had no one else left in this world but her... but he wanted her to go, not because he wanted her to leave, but because he wanted her to go and see this other side of the world he was never welcome in.

And so, a few days later, she got her letter... it was all true. Some part of her had still not fully believed this. She, as any child, had believed in Magic, but she had stopped believing. But now it was actually true. It wasn't long after that that she had to get ready. The letter included a list of neccesities and where she could get them. Diagon Alley... Diagon Alley? A hidden area within London. London, alright. She'd have to travel to London and go there, with her father of course. The two of them didn't live too far from London so it wasn't the biggest issue. After some searching and prodding around they found the place, and they walked in on the most other-worldly feeling atmosphere ever. There were paper airplanes flying around at high speed, owls everywhere, sparks and puffs of light, two teenagers racing over their heads on flying brooms, weird and wonderous magical animals- it was a sight to behold.

Rigel and Vega ended up finally finding the builiding they were looking for, "Gringotts Wizarding Bank". Inside they found the strangest little people, Goblins they were told. After a little bit of hassle, Rigel managed to get some Wizarding money, and on they went to all these other shops. Robes, books, paper, a quill, a cauldron and associated utensils, packets of seeds, a telescope, and finally, a wand. A WAND. Vega couldn't believe her eyes when they entered Ollivander's and this old senile-looking man started asking her questions and handing her little twigs with apparently insane magical potential. With every wand she got handed she got asked to flick or swish it, to see how it reacted to her. Apparently these wands had a personality, and as much as you had to choose your wand, your wand had to choose you. She ended up obtaining a wand, and after thanking the old man they left. They were all ready. They went back home that day, and two weeks later they were at King's Cross Station, looking for platform 9¾. It would have been impossible to find were it not for the many other Wizards who were making their way there. And so, she said goodbye to her father, for now. She'd be able to come back during Winter break she'd been told, but this was still hard on her.

Vega's first year wasn't too notable from her perspective. Like most Muggle Born she was just amazed at everything that happened or she got told. She got sorted into Ravenclaw, house of the smart, the wise, and the witty. She fit in alright, though of course regarding anything Magic she wasn't that smart yet, though she was learning quite fast. Sterling Silver was her idol during her first year, though, sadly for Vega, he graduated that same year.

Come second year's Winter break, she headed home with an unusual amount of anxiety, and Rigel noticed it right away, but decided to not press. He might not know Hogwarts, but he knows high schools and teenagers, sometimes it's just better to let them start the conversation. The day went on, and Rigel was finishing up in the kitchen after they had had their dinner, as Vega came up to him. "Dad...?" she went, as she had taken a deep breath while fiddling with her sweater. Her dad's eyes had softened as he put the pots aside and looked at her, and hugged her. As Vega slowly started crying she expressed her need to share something, and told Rigel about her discoveries in recent months about who she was at heart. She told him her friends had starting calling her Reg, and that she, no matter what name was used, identified more and more with being a boy. He had not grown hate for the name Vega, still finding it to suit him. But he was a girl no more. Rigel smiled widely and ruffled his hair, and among the first things he said was a joke to bring a smile to his face, "most girls don't pull up to parties in men's suits, my dearest.". While it was unexpected, Rigel was not entirely surprised, and he told his son, "this changes nothing about you. Whoever you are, you are my child and my beloved either way. Nothing that changes that."

And so they spent the rest of Winter break catching up about everything that had passed that school year. Among other things, Vega told Rigel about how he had learned about some distant family members they still had from his professor, Neville Longbottom. Rigel chuckled at the name of his professor, and was excited to hear about these stories, and towards the end of Winter break, they decided to go visit 12 Grimmauld Place, and there they met Andromeda Tonks. When they were there Andromeda had her godson Edward and Harry Potter came over to meet their new faimly. In the coming times Vega and Rigel ended up meeting more of their distant family, and Vega often came by 12 Grimmauld Place to learn about his family and legacy, including his grandfather, who he apparently shared a name with. Regulus Black.

Vega's third year was the worst, for one awfully clear reason. Rigel passed away while Vega was at Hogwarts, and Rigel was left without the family he grew up with. He had to go to his home and gather up his things, as the house was no longer his. Andromeda decided to take Vega in as her ward. Though she was old, she was also strong and still sharp. Vega moved into 12 Grimmauld Place, and continued his studies, though reluctant at first, feeling he had better things to do, which he did not. The Rest of third year passed without too much other interesting things happening, and he's now in his fourth year. Vega also got along weirdly well with Kreacher, much to Andromeda's surprise.

## Weapons and Equipment

### Equipment

* An old but professional Quidditch broom that Andomeda Tonks gave him.

### Wizard Wand

* TBD