Hey everyone. Here is another AU. This is a college AU. I wrote this one for October Writing Club's Character Appreciation, and Trope of the Month on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. For Character Appreciation I used the prompt 11. (setting) 12 Grimmauld Place and I used Regulus in the fic. For Trope of the Month I used the prompt of 5. AU: College/University/Further Education. I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of Regulus's College Experience.

"Are sure you packed everything, sweetheart?" his mother asked for what seemed to Regulus like the fifth time that day alone. "Are you sure you want to go to college this year? You can stay home with your father and I."

"I'm sure," Regulus replied with a small smile on his face. "Plus Sirius is going to the same school. You can have him look after me or whatever little arrangement you plan on making." He rolled his eyes because he knew that she'd try to get Sirius to look after him even though his mother and Sirius didn't get along that.

"I just want to make sure that you're well taken care of Reg," she whispered as she pulled him into a tight hug.

"I'll be fine, Mum," he whispered back. "Now, Sirius will be by any moment to take me to the college. I have to finish up the last of my packing and be ready by the time he gets here."

He was already done packing he just didn't need his mother fidgeting around the room and asking if everything was packed yet again. He knew that his going to college was going to be hard on her. His going was going to be harder than Sirius's was and he knew it.

"Reg," Sirius's voice called as footsteps sounded on the way up the stairs, "you almost ready go, kiddo?"

He looked up as his brother's shaggy black haired head popped through the door. The smile that was always present on Sirius's face was even wider than it usually was today. Sirius seemed as excited to see Regulus off to college as his mother was not excited to see him off.

"Hello, Mother," Sirius barked at their mother making small woman jump even though she knew he was there. "Trying to talk poor Reg into staying home and being a Mummy's boy for the rest of his life."

"Sirius," his mother's voice sounded off chidingly.

Before anything could get heated between the two Regulus gathered his bags and walked over to his older brother nodding. He held out one of the bags to his brother so he could get the last one. Putting the bag he still held down he pulled his mother into last hug.

"I'll be fine, Mum," he told her one last time. "Plus you always wanted us to get a good education and earn a good job. I'm just going to be doing that. That's all." He smiled as he picked up the last two bags. "Sirius and I will be back for Christmas holiday before you know it." With that said he followed his brother down to his car.

"Don't go telling her the whole family is going to be spending the holiday together," Sirius chided him. "You know I don't really like stepping foot in Grimmauld Place. Especially after she kicked me out."

"Sirius," Regulus sighed, "I only told her what I thought would make everything better."

"Of course. Being the dutiful son that you are. Meanwhile I get to be the scumbag who breaks her heart." Regulus could tell by the tone of his voice that Sirius was joking. "When we get there I want to introduce you someone. I think the two of you will get on quite well." Sirius gave him knowing smile which sent a pink tint to Regulus's cheeks.

"Sirius, you aren't trying to set me up are you?"

"Can't a guy try to find his little brother the love of his life?"

"The last time you tried to find me the quote on quote love of my life you set me up with Filch's cat. People looked at me like I was perv for years after that incident. Thank you very much."

"It's not a cat this time. I think you'll like this person very much."

Looking over Regulus sighed as he caught sight of the growing smirk on Sirius's face. He wondered who or what his brother was going to set him up with and if this year at college was going to be the death of him. Settling back into the passenger seat of Sirius's car as they set off for Surrey College Regulus prepared himself for anything. Anything except him.

I hope you all enjoyed Regulus's College Experience. Who do you think he is that Regulus isn't really prepared for? I wonder who it could be and why Sirius is being so secretive about who he's setting Regulus up with.