A long black haired boy stepped onto the Hogwarts express for the first time in his life, his freshly pressed robes ruffled at the hem slightly.

The boy was named, Regulus Orion Black, he was starting his first year of Hogwarts and he knew he was the Black Prince and had to act it. Therefore, he would take no crap from anyone, even if it was Belatrix Black or Lucius Malfoy, he was now there leader, and would be until he joined the Dark Lord, which he would as soon as he turned seventeen.

Regulus' older brother, Sirius' laugh came from behind him; he heard another three laughs to go with it. He whipped around to see two black haired boys, a sandy haired boy and a blonde haired boy coming towards him.

"Oh, and then he told my dear old mother to let him paint a picture of her and stick it on the wall with a permanent sticking charm. She just told him to leave her to her cross-stitch; she wouldn't allow him to paint her a self-portrait if he paid her. He couldn't draw to save his life even though…" Sirius stopped seeing the boy he was insulting infront of him

"You think you are so funny, do you not dear brother?" Sirius had a head above his little brother and used it now

"In fact I do, I think your little 'mishaps' are very comical, Godric what you do is enough to bring father to tears"

"You are so up yourself; you are in second year, not fifth year"

"Come on, lets leave the little first year to find friends, oh yeah, he can't!" with that Sirius and the other boys left.

Regulus left following his brother, he wanted to know what kind of things they like to say on there own. The four boys departed into an empty compartment, he quickly cast a disillusionment charm on himself and slipped into the compartment behind the four boys.

The first year waited until the boys had settled down and then took the seat closest to the compartment door, just encase he had to make a quick escape.

"I can't believe that prince has started school. With any luck, he will be put into Hufflepuf, and then he will be a complete disgrace to the Black family, but he's too much of a coward. He'll be put in Slitherin and be allowed to be a coward" Regulus tried not to hex his brother after his words but he stopped the temptation and listened to the other black haired boy.

"Your brother seemed slimy enough; I didn't really like him even though he said practically nothing"

"Yeah I know James, he is slimy and a complete cock"

"So do you two have a lot of sibling rivalry" the blonde haired boy had spoke and had a very squeaky voice for a twelve year old, he sounded like a mouse and looked like one.

"Pete, that is not what we have, we just loath each other, when we were young, I looked after him, but as soon as I got sorted into Gryffindor, he started to hate me, and then we just argued and beat each other up"

"That's typical sibling rivalry Siri." The sandy haired boy had spoken for the first time; he had been listening to the conversation over the top of his book.

"Oh, ok" Regulus saw the flush that being wrong had done; it was only something that a brother would know of him.

Regulus sat listening to the black haired boy called James whine about a girl he liked called Lily Evans. He sat through the sandy haired boy cuff his brother around the back of his head for trying to wake the now sleeping mousy boy named Pete.

By this time, Regulus was comfortably stretched out, when James got up and made his way to the compartment door, Regulus did not realise that his legs were sticking out and James tripped over them, he fell flat on his face.

"What the fuck!" he cried scrambling to his feet, Regulus had nowhere to hide and he felt a hot trickle going down the back of his neck as Sirius had tapped his head with his wand.

"Hmm, spying on your brother, not a smart move, young Regulus" Sirius towered over his younger brother, Regulus actually shrunk under his brothers gaze.

Sirius grabbed his brother by the ear hard, which made Regulus wince and chucked him out of the compartment with all his strength.

Regulus skidded across the corridor and smashed into the opposite compartment door. The first year swore in pain, a red haired girl came out of the compartment and knelt down next to the first year "Are you ok?"

"Get off me mudblood" Sirius stormed up to his brother and kicked him in the side

"Never call Evans that name, you understand? Never!" Sirius kicked him again then stormed back into his own compartment. Regulus got up and found Bellatrix in a compartment a little way down the carriage. She was accompanied by Nott, Malfoy, Crabb and Narcissa.

He sat down in a perfect manner and addressed them appropriately, with a curt nod. "Reggy, what happened?" Narcissa was always the more caring cousin

"Sirius chucked me away from his compartment, I was trying to know what that good for nothing brother and his cronies like to talk about"

"What do they talk about?" Malfoy asked in a dreary voice

"Girls, me"

"Any girls in particular?" Nott had asked this

"A mudblood named Lily Evans"

"Ah yes, very pretty that one" Malfoy sneered.

Soon it was time for them, to get changed into their school robes, which Regulus did quickly, he had a few scars on his back, which he kept hidden from the others by keeping his back to the compartment wall.

The scarlet engine slowed and stopped infront of an old-fashioned station called Hogsmeed Station.

Regulus stepped off the train to hear a booming voice yelling 'Firs' years this way, firs' years" Regulus rolled his eyes and turned towards the voice.

"Firs' year, eh?" Regulus had got to a man twice the size of a normal man

"Yes, half-breed" he muttered under his breath

"Sirius' brother are yer?"

"Unfortunately" the big bearded man gave a snort of laughter "Did you just snort at me?" the bearded man looked at Regulus in puzzlement.

The bearded man ushered Regulus onto a boat so he sat down, trying not to look at the water. Regulus hated water with a passion. A boy with snot dripping from his nose also came into the boat "I'm Eric McMillan"

"And, I would like to know that, why?" Regulus said in disgust

"I was trying to be friendly, have you met that Sirius Black and James Potter? They are amazing, don't you think?"

"I unfortunately know my brother and his blood traitor of a friend"

"Who's your brother?"

"Why am I answering you?"

"I'm being friendly, that's what you are meant to do"

"Err, no, I do not talk to people like you, ok?"

Another four people got on the boat and the boats pushed off. Regulus hated the rocking sensation but stopped himself from looking how he felt – sick.