Loosen Up, Black!

Do I Know You?

We're gonna try somethin' new here, kay? Bear with me.

Regulus' POV

Today was the day. I'm a complete and total ball of nerves. Oh, if you didn't know today is my first day at Hogwarts. I'm petrified. I want to be with my brother, Sirius, in Gryffindor but I don't want to hurt Mother or anyone else for that matter, so I have no clue where I should go and where I should hope the battered old hat should put me. Mother and Father took us to the Platform, and Sirius had to walk 10 paces behind us, He rolled his eyes at first but complied.

Once we neared the maroon train, Father took Sirius aside and I heard him scold him and warn him not to go near me. Mum stopped me from any further eavesdropping by engulfing me in a tight hug.

"Oh my little Reggie," she practically wept, "I'm so proud of you, dear, I know you wouldn't dream of letting us down like you're brother"

"Mother, I have to go the train will be leaving soon all the compartments will be full!" I complained to escape the embrace. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Sirius give me a small smile before he disappeared obediently. My Father gave me a curt nod for a lousy goodbye and I was off to board the train.

Once I finally boarded the train I began my hunt for a compartment. All over them were PACKED! I personally am extremely socially awkward so I skipped over all of the full compartments and a few that seemed empty but even through the closed doors, you could tell it was occupied. I found my brother in the noisest compartment I had found so far, it had 4 other boys in it. One sat quietly reading a book, how? I have no clue. My brother and two of the others were obviously teasing the final one over the sack of treats the laid in front of the poor boy. I quickly passed them when Sirius looked up at me.

I came across another noisy compartment, this one was filled with 5 happy looking girls and I decided to watch them for a bit, kinda creepy I know, but all of these girls were drop-dead gorgeous and seemed nice so maybe I could hide with them till we reached Hogwarts. The one by the window had the reddest hair I've ever seen it made her emerald eyes pop. She was occupied threatening the girl across from her, who had short hair and was making faces at the redhead for threatening her, with a book. The girl next to the redhead shook her head at the two bickering. She was shorter and cute looking, she had purple hair and was wearing a t-shirt with one of the muggle bands Sirius liked on it, ACDC I think. One of the girls stood up and walked toward the exit, she was a different kind of pretty, she had brown hair that went down to her shoulders and a very contagious smile. But she walked out and didn't even notice me. She walked a few compartments down to my brother's were she ended up being hugged by one of the guys who had been teasing a smaller boy and joined him in his compartment, eh she as older than me anyway, I suppose. I looked back in at the remaining girls wondering if I had the courage to enter when I noticed the girl next to the short-haired girl, she had long blonde hair that was braided down her back and I could hear her laugh through the door. I knew her, from somewhere she looks so familiar.....WAIT! I flung open entered the compartment shocking all the girls whose heads snapped in my direction. The blonde girl did a double-take she must see how much I resemble a certain Gryffindor bad boy, in other words, my brother.

"Uh who are you?" demanded the short-haired girl sharply.

"Easy Dorcas, he's a first-year be nice," said the purple-haired girl, Dorcas scoffed at her.

"Mary, tell me if what I see is wrong but is that not a younger-looking version of Black," asked the redhead with a perfect eyebrow arched as she studied my face.

"Lily you're not seeing things" responded purple hair, well Mary. Lily, the redhead, shook her head causing her hair to swish slightly, gorgeousness, man I'm weird. The blonde stayed quiet analyzing me carefully, I wanted to laugh, but instead, I turned to her and asked,