He eyed Lily as she spoke. He took a seat and picked up the tea now.

His feelings towards Professor Slughorn had soured Regulus' last year at Hogwarts. Slughorn collected students, but when it came to matters of protecting them against real evil, he'd been noticeably absent as a pillar of help when Regulus had needed it.

"I'm sure he'd be quite beside himself with pride," Regulus said flatly, but he wasn't here to argue about Professor Slughorn.

"So what do you know about Unhalad?"