Disclaimer: All Things Harry Potter belong to Rowlings. Sophia Guzman is my intelectual property and any resemblance to another character or real person is purely a coincidence. Reviews are welcome (but flames are not).

A/N: Slight AU (if you don't know what that means you need to read more fanfiction)

I hope you enjoy:D

"Reggie, if you keep that up, I'm going to slap you." Sophie bit out, annoyed at her fiancé's nervous pacing.

"Sophie…I have something to tell you." He stopped pacing and pulled her to sit in his lap as he sat in the cushy recliner they have in their shared apartment overlooking the mountains in Arizona, of all places.

She snuggled in his arms, laying her head on his shoulder as he spoke.

"You know how I always avoid your questions about my family?"

"Yeah."

"Well, you'll think I'm insane if I tell you."

"Spit it out already, Reggie!"

"My full name is Regulus. Regulus Black. Not Reggie Blackhouse." His grip on his soon to be wife, tightened as she sat up and looked at him.

"You're right, you're nuts."

"I'm serious, Sophie!"

"I thought you said you were Regulus." She smirked at him.

"Funny. Sophie, I'm being completely honest with you, laying my heart down on the line and you mock me!"

"Reggie, you're confessing to being a FICTIONAL character. Not even one with a personality, one mentioned in passing."

"I wasn't really killed…" He mused "something happened, my best guess is some residual magic mixed with the other spells and I came here. To this world." He looked her, eyes never wavering from her face.

"Reggie…you're scaring me." She tried to pry his hands from her waist, where they were clamped tightly.

"I'm sorry, Sophie, I want you to know the truth about me if we are to be married. Sophie? You do believe me, don't you?"

She winced at his panicked voice. "Are you going to hurt me if I say no?"

"Darling! I love you, I would never hurt you. I just want to convince you that I'm not mental." He eased in his grip and she stopped wriggling.

"Regulus."

"Yes?"

"I think you should go see a psychologist for whatever problem you're having."

"Oh, Sophie!" He ran his hand thru his curly black hair, getting slightly tangled towards the end, near his shoulders. "I'm not insane, how can I prove it to you! I mean all the signs were there! That tattoo that you had me remove because you thought it offensive. It was the Dark Mark! My English accent here in the United States! Things that were in favor for us when they shouldn't be."

"Lots of English people are here, Reg, and that tattoo was just plain UGLY! It wasn't 'The Dark Mark' and we just…are lucky." She finished lamely.

"I have no birth certificate, no social security number and no reliable identification. I've been here for approximately fourteen years." He watched as her eyes widened in realization hit her and she shot up.

"Nonono, you are NOT a wizard, Reggie. I think I should take those Harry Potter books away, you're getting WAY too involved in them." She stalked to the bedroom that they converted into a den and started picking out the books from the shelf.

"Sweeting, you know that I've had the tattoo before the other books were even published. You're denying it now but you know in your heart, I am speaking the truth." He plucked the book out of her hand and put it down on one of the tables.

"Why are you telling me this, Reg? Why now?" She plopped down on the desk that they shared, looking scared and worried.

He knelt in front of her and looked up into her face, holding her hands. "The reason why I'm telling you this NOW at this time is because…I found a way back home. Back to my home. London, Magical London. The 'World of Harry Potter' if you will."

"So…you're telling me all this, to make me think you're crazy…just so you can leave me? Reggie, you should have just told me the truth. That you don't want to marry me anymore instead of this-"

"NO, Sophie, no. I'm telling you all this because I want you to come with me."

She stared down at him, anger slowly coming to the surface. "Reggie, let go of me."

"I've found a coven of witches, Sophie…"

"Let go of me now, Reggie."

"By all of our calculations we'll be able to get back to my home during Samhain."

"Let go!"

"Come with me, Sophie. Please?"

She stopped struggling against him at the look of desperation and hope that he gave her.

"…even…even if it worked-I'm not saying that it WILL-can we get back? Here. I mean, isn't this home enough for us, Reggie?"

"Of course is it, darling. But if you spent near 15 years in a place-in a world-that isn't yours, wouldn't you want to get home if you could?"

"I…guess."

"Theoretically we'll be able to get back during Samhain, from there to here. It's just a year, darling. One year. We've been together for seven. Trust in me, darling."

Her anger quickly faded and a tired wariness took it's place. "I do trust you, but I'm scared. For you, for me…."

"Nothing will change the way I feel for you. We will be careful there, I swear. Look on the bright side, we won't be unarmed." He picked out a long thin stick from his sleeve with a grin.

"Is that…."

"My wand. Yes. I was amazed that it survived, but it's been useless here." He waved it at a chair, producing a minute spark for half a second, he waved it again and it just sputtered a spark once more. "Can't do a blasted thing other than that."

"Oh my god." She groaned.

"Can you be ready to go in a month?"

"What can I take?" She finally gave in. He grinned at her and enveloped her in a huge hug.

"Iloveyou!Iloveyou!Iloveyou!Iloveyou! Darling you have no idea how much I wanted you to say yes." He kissed her lips and she was surprised to see tears in his eyes. She wiped his tears away and kissed him tenderly.

"I love you too, Reg. Oh, do you want me to call you Regulus now?"

"No, darling. I'll always be your Reggie. Only you can call me that. It bothered me endlessly when Sirius did. I'm sorry we fought so often, now."

"We'll go, you need it. To see your home."

"Thank you. Darling, I am so lucky that I have you."

"Keep telling yourself that when I curse your name during the delivery of our first child." She smiled up at him, poking him in the ribs lightly. He laughed and kissed her soundly before dragging her to their bedroom.

Samhain arrived too quickly for Sophie's taste but she was ready, nonetheless. She stood in the middle of the ceremonial circle, hand in hand with Reggie.

"Are you ready, love?" He squeezed her hand.

"As ready as I'll ever be." She squeezed his hand in return.

They each carried a small valise with their clothes and a backpack full of personal items, including money. He nodded to the women that surrounded them and they began the spell.

"Is it going to work?" Sophie whispered to him.

"Absolutely." He whispered back.

She tightened her hold on her valise and intertwined her fingers with Reggie's as she started to feel dizzy and sick. She was about to tell them to stop when the dizziness stopped as well as the coven's voices. She looked around and saw a row of stones not far from them.

"Reg…where are we?"

"A cemetery." He said dully, looking down at one of the stones. He pointed to one of them. "Look at this, darling."

She peered at the smooth stone. "James and Lilly Potter." She read. "We're…there?"

"Yes. Come on, we have to get to London." He pulled at her and they walked out of the cemetery.

"Do you know where you're going at all?" She huffed behind him.

"Yes, we're going to my parent's home…my home."

"The Black House? Hey, I'm a 'muggle' I may not be able to get in."

"Trust in me, darling." He tugged her hand, making her hurry.

They walked quickly along the darkened streets, the crescent moon slowly making it's way over head. Near midnight Sophie became cranky.

"Reggie, this is getting annoying. My feet hurt and I'm tired, when are we going to get there?" He led her around a corner and down a small street.

"We're here."

"We're here?" She parroted.

"We're here."

She looked at the houses and sure enough, there was number 11 and number 13 but no 12. She sighed and rummaged thru her backpack until she fished out a large book and started to flip though the pages.

"It's page 58." He muttered to her. She stared at him for a moment before turning to the page. They took a long look at the small script written at the bottom of the page and looked up.

A door started to materialize before them. Sophie's jaw dropped as Reggie led her up the worn stone steps.

"Wow!" She whispered as he tapped the door with his wand, it creaked open after a moment and she was quickly ushered inside. They were in the darkness, hand in hand before Reggie raised his wand and uttered 'Lumos'.

She recoiled from the gloomy hall. "Eew. I feel like I'm in a bad horror movie."

"We'll fix it up so it won't look so horrid."

"We'd better or else I'm staying in a hotel."

"STOP WHERE YOU ARE!" A bright light was shown in their faces.

"My eyes!" Sophie cried out, blinking rapidly, holding a hand up to shield herself.

"WHO ARE YOU?"

"Who are you?"

Then a horrible wailing filled the hall, making Sophie clap her hands over her ears.

"Reggie! Shut her up!" He ran over to the billowing curtains that contained the portrait of Mrs. Black.

It was suddenly silent when he reached her.

"Regulus? Oh! My darling boy has come back!"

"Hello Mother." He greeted her with a strained smile.

"Oh, at last! Someone to make the freaks and mutants and blood traitors leave! Regulus, make them leave our home! Obey Mother!"

He yanked the curtain closed and silenced the voice of the painting. "We have to get rid of that painting."

Sophie nodded, wide eyed.

"Tonks? Why were you yell…ing. Who are you?" A dark figure of a man came to stand behind the other shadowy figure.

"Regulus Black. Who are you and what are you doing in my home!"

"You can't be Regulus Black. Regulus Black is dead."

"Maybe to this world, but I'm back now and you are invading my home." Sophie eyed her fiancé for a moment, looking at him like he lost his mind.

"The painting did call him Regulus…" The first shadowy figure, Tonks, commented to the second.

"Could we not stand in the hall for this discussion?" Sophie said as she eyed the curtain and the rest of the paintings lining the walls.

"The lady's right, let's take this down to the kitchen." The second shadowy figure nodded and lead the way thru a doorway and down some stone steps, into a well lit kitchen and dining area.

It was then they were all cast into light and properly seen. Sophie and Reggie still wore the long sleeved shirts with jeans and boots that they arrived in, anticipating the cold weather. They faced off with another man and woman, the man wore shabby and worn robes, his brown hair was peppered with gray, the woman wore a dark blue robe that clashed horribly with her neon pink hair.

"I am Remus Lupin and this is Nymphadora Tonks." The man said.

"Just Tonks." The woman said with a grimace at the mention of her name.

"I am Regulus Black and this is my bride to be, Sophia Guzman." Sophie gave them a nod of acknowledgement.

"Be that as it may, you have no right to the house." Lupin informed Reggie.

"I am the last surviving BLACK." He emphasized his name. "This house and all subsequent properties and moneys belong to me. Now, what are you doing in my home?"

"The previous owner allowed us use of the house." Lupin said obtusely.

"The present owner will need to know for what reasons, or else you will be forcibly removed." Reggie put a hard edge to his tone.

"Dumbledore would want to know." Tonks muttered to Lupin. Lupin nodded to her before turning back to Reggie and Sophie.

"Give us some time for Professor Dumbledore to arrive and sort everything out."

"Why would Professor Dumbledore need to sort anything out?" Sophie inquired, finally catching on to what Reggie was doing.

"He'll explain. If you could please wait here?" Lupin gestured to the table.

Sophie and Reggie exchanged a glance before accepting a seat at the long table. Sophie fidgeted in her seat while Tonks used a fireplace in a different room to contact the Professor.

"Are you alright, darling?" Reggie asked, concerned.

"No, this damn chair is uncomfortable."

"Easily fixed." He pulled her out of her chair and into his lap where she sagged happily into his chest, nuzzling his neck as she sat.

Lupin looked exceedingly uncomfortable in their presence. Tonks came back into the kitchen and informed them that Dumbledore was on his way.

"How long do we have to--" A flash brightened the room for a moment before the tall, robed, imposing figure of Albus Dumbledore appeared in the room. "wait." Sophie smiled faintly at the old man, who smiled brightly in return.

"Regulus! Wonderful to see you!"

"Hello, Professor. I'm sure you want to have a private conversation?"

"Yes, the study?"

Reggie nodded, gently removing Sophie from his lap and following the wizard into a different room.

"Sooo…how long have you two been dating?" Sophie smiled at Lupin's sputtering and Tonk's blush.

So ends Chapter 1