' maybe i'm tired of being a puppet '

𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐀 𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀 𝐆𝐑𝐘𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐑

For what kind of Hat would deem her brave? She would much rather have her nose in a book, her hands stirring a cauldron, or her eyes looking at the stars. Anything, from flying to Hippogriffs, was terrifying to her. Even when she was announced a Gryffindor, fireworks of excitement didn't explode inside her stomach—it clenched nervously instead.

For five years she hid in the shadows, with only her best friend offering an ear for her to talk to. She did not linger in the common room as the others did at night, chatting and sitting by the fire. So perhaps it was more than simply luck when she met Regulus Black, a boy just as reserved as her. But he was be the spark that brought her out of her shell, just as she would be for him.

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MALKA MEI ARSLAN

REGULUS ARCTURUS BLACK

THE VANISHING CABINET is part of the 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐄𝐒 duology alongside

WHEN WILL MY LIFE BEGIN? ִֶ ࣪˖ . ⊹▸

 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘵

disclaimer. this is a work of fiction. characters that belong to jk r*wling are not affiliated with me and are owned by the aforementioned companies or persons. other references to real-life entities is entirely coincidental.

i do own malka mei, as well as my depictions of her family and life. i do not own any of the gifs or pngs above, all rights go to the lovely people out there who made them. the psds used in gifs are by ravenorlov on deviantart.

dedications. bee-syrup, emogenliars, drowningforreggie, untoldhauntings, degeneroid, cxinnamon-sundrop, whimsywitchess 

warnings. swearing, gore, torture, anxiety, drinking, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks, death (individual warnings will be posted at the headings of each chapter)

notes. i say this in all of my fics because it stands true. my ocs are flawed. i like to think i put a drop of myself in each of them, and i am certainly not perfect. they will make mistakes, some insignificant and some significant. that being said, please refrain from commenting hate on any of my ocs. they are mine, and i've put a lot of love and time into them. they will take time, sometimes a lot of time (depending on the character) to overcome their incorrect beliefs, just know that THEY WILL GROW. absolutely, you can hate something they do, but i will not stand for hate comments on my characters, especially not internally misogynistic or slut-shaming comments on my ocs that identify as female.

adding on to the above, although i do seek help for this story among my friends on this platform and others, this story is largely tailored from my perspective. my own experiences will be reflected in this book. yes, this may be drastically different from what you have been through, but everyone sees and processes things differently. feel free to correct me if my interpretation of some of these issues may be wrong, but please be polite. i accept constructive criticism, but nothing beyond that degree. i'm also inactive in my dms as of this month

i highly encourage you to read the comments; i will be commenting spare bits of lore/reading tips occaisonally along the chapters to make the experience more digestable

malka is pronounced 'MALL-kuh', mei is pronounced 'may', and arslan is pronounced 'ARS-lun'. brownie points if you can guess at the parallelism in malka's name.

this story is a romance, and is going to start from the first wizarding war, spend a good amount of time in the in-between years, and end with the second wizarding war. this story goes beyond its oc, and will include a lot of characterization and development on regulus's part as well. expect to see a lot of reggie's pov 😋

also also! please don't refer to malka or my other ocs as yourselves. comments with 'we' and other person-story projection words, although they may have been given with well intent, i do not appreciate as this is NOT A SELF-INSERT. malka's character and other aspects of her life i create have been purposefully made to be different from yours!

brain squiggles. holy moly i've taken a break. this app has always been in the back of my mind, though, and i've gotten back into HP. as always, have fun, be kind, and pls interact!