Is it love? [Regulus x Reader]

Chapter 1

[Platform 9 3/4]

James and Y/n's mother- Euphemia- pulled them into a tight hug as they said their goodbyes. Sirius, our best friend, stood there before Euphemia let Y/n out of the bear hug and pulled him into a warm embrace. Both Y/n and James traded looks and raised their eyebrows with gestures, saying to each other that Sirius couldn't live this down before hopping onto the train.

As the three of them headed to a cart a cold hand was rested calmly on Y/n's head. Sirius and James walked in the cart while Y/n had to stand there because of someone behind me.

"Elders first, Vix." The person behind her chuckled, Y/n recognised the voice to be her friend: Remus. And Vix was her nickname that the group had given her, because of her fox animagi form.

"Let go of me, moony!" She returned the chuckle as she threw his hand off of her head. Remus reluctantly dropped his hand down to his side, allowing her to walk in and sit down before he followed. Peter, another one of their friends, walked in after Remus sat down.

Y/n had sat by the window, Remus sat opposite her, Sirius and James sat next to her, and Peter sat next to Remus. James suddenly threw a bad of gold coins at Y/n and shot a puppy-dog-eyes 'I'm hungry. Get food'  sort of look at her. She sighed heavily and she pulled herself to standing up to go find the trolley lady. Remus chuckled to himself, shaking his head as he followed behind Y/n.

"Moony, stay!" Sirius wined, grabbing onto Remus' woolly, beige jumper in attempts to hold him there

"Me and Vix have prefect work to do!" Remus copied Sirius's wining tone before smiling and walking off to follow Y/n. He quickly caught up with her but she had already bought the food and was walking towards him. Y/n poked her head around the door and threw the food into the room.

"That was quick." James said, a smile growing when he saw the treats

"She was close by." Y/n shrugged then followed Remus down the train's hallway until they reached the biggest cart.

Just before the two got inside, Y/n bumped into an all too familiar figure. He turned to face them, just to be disappointed with who his eyes met. It was Regulus Black, One of slytherin's prefects. After looking them both up and down, he rolled his eyes and walked into the same cart, taking a seat in the opposite corner from Y/n Remus.

"Can I get everyone's attention please." The head boy got everyone's attention with a clap of his hands, "The professors have signed us with different jobs to do in groups of two. Once we read the names out you will go the them and get to know them, unless you're already friends."

The head boy went on and on about what we were doing. He also explained how we were going to be partnered with someone in another house, so Y/n knew that her and Remus couldn't be paired up.

"Hopefully it was just for a little while." Y/n whispered to Remus, who slightly nodded.

Suddenly, the head girl got everyone's attention again while having a piece of paper in her hand. Then, she began to read off the paper, pairing people up for different tasks. Y/n wasn't paying attention much until she heard Remus' name, he was paired up with Hufflepuff's female prefect.

"And last but not least: Y/n Potter and Regulus Black." She said, putting the paper into her pocket, "Now, remember everyone: you will not be able to change groups until next year."

Y/n felt her blood began to boil. Out of all people she could have been paired with and she was with, Regulus Black? Regulus Fucking Black?!

Remus glanced over at me and chuckled, he had already walked over to his partner for this. Y/n was dragged over to Regulus by the Head Girl, who was smiling from ear to ear, as if she knew something. Both Y/n and Regulus shared an awkward silence before it was- unfortunately- broken, by Regulus clearing his throat.

Regulus looked Y/n up and down, as if he was looking at dirt on the bottom of one of his 'perfect' shoes. Y/n looked up at Regulus and realised how much he had changed since last year. His hair was shorter and slightly messier. Under his eyes, were bags, as if he hadn't slept in days. Something was on his mind. She tried to use legimency on him, to at least be able to know what he's feeling, but she had to look into his eyes. He was hard enough to read as it was, but his eyes had became... attractive over the summer.

Y/n was about to say something but the train slowly came to a stop and everyone walked back to the carts they had put their stuff down in. She immediately left, Remus trailing behind her. They got to the cart that the others were in and Y/n let out a long sigh as she grabbed her stuff from above the chairs.

"What's up with you?" Sirius asked, his signature crooked smirk never fading

"She's are paired with Regulus Black for prefect work. And we have the night patrols." Y/n groaned, rubbing her eyes after she put her bag on her chair

Sirius's smirk faded. He then scoffed while Peter looked down and James looked over to Y/n. Everyone grabbed their things and began to make their way to the castle.

They got into the great hall and got seated at the grifindor table. The new first years walked into the hall behind Professor Mcgonagall. Y/n's mind faded back to when she was getting sorted, James had reassured her that she would be a Gryffindor, but the way that Dumbledore, the headmaster, had looked at her on that first day, it was as if he knew more about her than she did herself.

"Stop daydreaming, Vix." James said, his voice muffed with the chicken leg he was chewing on as he slapped me in the back of the head

Y/n raised her hand to hit him back but was stopped by Peter grabbing her wrist before she could do it. The feast appeared on the tables with a swish of magic and people began to eat.