A/N: In this story Regulus is older than Sirius, sorry guys! Also, I'm promising for plenty of character development, it may just be something I'm self conscience about, but if you hate any of the characters let me know. But I promise most will be getting plenty of better…ness :) enjoy!

"Tamina," a voice shouted, cutting through the smoke emitted from the giant Hogwarts Express. A tall boy with shaggy black hair fought his way through the crowd of students and their parents, shouting the name a few more times before he reached a short girl with long, curly blonde hair. Her smile was one of unconcealed happiness as the two embraced each other, "I'm so sorry." He mumbled to her.

The girl let out a giggle, "Don't be, it was bound to happen." The two discussed the blonde getting kicked out of her family while they embraced until they were interrupted by a cough from a red head behind them. Lily stood next to the two friends, gave a polite smile to Sirius with a stiff hello before explaining to the blonde that she needed to attend a prefect meeting.

Sirius left to find his friends and Tamina boarded the train with her red headed friend, smiling now that she was heading home. She found an empty compartment to sit down, Lily went to the meeting and she knew Sirius and her friends would join her soon.

"Excuse me," a small girl poked her head into the compartment, "there's nowhere else to sit, do you mind if we join you?" Tamina nodded quietly, "are you a first year too?" One of the girls who sat down asked.

"No, I'm a sixth year," she said giving a kind smile. She began to talk about how amazing the school was and how the girls would love their time there. She kept her smile on, trying not to be offended that they had thought her so young. It was a common mistake.

The girls didn't care for what Tamina was saying and quickly began to ask their own questions, "Did you see that guy running down the corridor?" One of the girls asked the others, "He was gorgeous, I hope all the guys here are like that!" She squealed, "do you know him?" She asked Tamina.

"My brother says he's a troublemaker though, his group call themselves the Marauders," added one of the girls, Tamina knew many girls spoke of her friends and yet she found the conversation odd, "That one was Sirius Black, he's the worst of them." Tamina attempted to stifle an eye roll, of course it was Sirius they were talking about.

Sirius, as if on cue, opened up the door to the compartment. Tamina looked up and felt the large smile tug on her lips, "That's where you went." He smiled as he sat down next to her, "Sorry girls," he nodded towards the first years, "James needs help on a prank." He grabbed her book, "But I don't want you to go near the Slytherins, so I said I would find you." He began to read, "You brought Snow White?" He asked laughing.

"It's good," Tamina protested in vain, "anyway what happens when you aren't around to tell me the story, now I will have you with me everywhere I go." She placed her head on his shoulder.

Sirius went silent for a few moments, "you know you will always have me with you."

Tamina opened her mouth to respond when Lily poked her own head into the compartment, "I see Sirius found you," she looked around, "why are you with first years?" Realizing that she the first years were listening she quickly apologized, "I'm sure you're all lovely."

The group looked at the girls who sat with them, they had forgotten about their companions, "Lily, I have a bone to pick with you!" Sirius suddenly exclaimed, "Tamina has stayed with you for the last little bit of break. I am correct, aren't I?" Lily gave a slow, almost scared nod, "Well you don't have the handbook."

Lily looked at him questioningly, "It's a joke of his that isn't funny," Tamina said poking Sirius's rib, "it's his guide on how to take care of me, all the Marauders have one." Tamina tried in vain to explain Sirius's odd tactics.

"Tamina, is never hungry!" Sirius began, "It's a personality fault," he ignored the girl's elbow in his side, "you need to give her a plate and make her eat half of it. If all else fails give her some Honeydukes Chocolate so she doesn't waste away, but don't give her too much or she will eat it all at once. Can't help herself."

"Am I going to be stuck with all of these rules," Lily moaned plopping down on the seat.

"Why aren't you taking notes," Sirius asked glaring at the redhead.

"Sirius Black," Lily spoke slowly, trying to keep herself from yelling, "Tamina was absolutely fine living with me, I am not going to make a notebook of how to take care of her. She isn't a child, she can take care of herself."

The girl who they were talking about let out a slight giggle, "Don't worry Lil, Sirius is just a worry wart. To change the topic, I'm thinking about dying my hair."

Sirius's immediate protests were interrupted by one of the first year girls, "Excuse me, I don't want to be rude." She began, squeezing in between the blonde and the boy, "I just wanted to introduce myself, my name is Abigail." She put her back towards Tamina and held her hand out for Sirius.

"Hi, Abigail," Sirius shook her hand with a large smile, "it's amazing to meet you, but I need to go prank a Slytherin with Tamina." He then began to drag the blonde and redhead along with him out of the train compartment and into the patiently waiting presence of the other Marauders.

James Potter gave a large smile to Lily as he moved his hand up to his already messy, raven hair. He gave the redhead a smooth pickup line and as usual a fight broke out between the two.

Peter Pettigrew stood there also, although a bit chubby and awkward he fit in well with the group. Tamina stared at him the longest, it always made her feel warm inside as she thought about the Marauders who so willingly accepting this awkward kid. They never felt forced to include the boy, the genuinely loved him.

She then said her hellos to Remus Lupin who stood there, much more mature than the other boys and yet he too fit in perfectly. He kept them from doing the truly outrageous pranks, her eyes moved down to the prefect badge which shone proudly from his chest and expressed her congratulations and how she wasn't surprised he was appointed the spot.

This was where she belonged, she knew that. Especially as she looked at the boy who could always put a smile on her face and would protect her from anything bad in the world, she had only admitted to James Potter that she was in love with Sirius. She knew he'd never tell Sirius, but always felt herself hoping he would, hoping that just maybe Sirius could feel the same way about her.

"Here's the plan," Sirius spoke quickly and in a hushed whisper as he explained the small explosions which would hit Malfoy and his flunkies.

"Wait," Tamina explained before the set up began, "I'm going to be taking pictures a lot this year and I want a posed one of the pranks!"