"It will come out, all right. Just turn your hair pink, but I hear pink is the new black." It would not dye his hair pink, but hey, why not leave a bit of suspense? Sirius got up and picked up his ball again as well, calling after Regulus. "Hey, Reg."

He waited to have his attention and then realised he didn't even know what to say. He wanted to break the ice somehow, but at this point it felt impossible. Usually he just tried to butcher his way through and they both came out the worse for it. Maybe it was the only way for them to be any more. "Don't make such a sour face all the time. How are you ever gonna snatch a cousin to marry?"