Nobility, only in aspirations. The Black family was the closest thing the wizarding world had to nobility, them and the other 27 pureblood families who kept the purist traditions. No monarchy ruled the wizarding world, but that didn't stop the sacred 28 from prancing around like they were just as titled.

But Regulus was entirely fascinated by the process of making tea.

"That seems like an unthought-out, short-sighted plan. What good would we be to him dead that is superior to us being alive? Would I keep my magic if I became undead? In my world, no, the witches and wizards turned into undead do not keep their magic."