The Sorting Hat
Regulus arrived at Hogwarts and was speechless. The place was huge! Just being their he felt so much magic. It was magnificent! Of course, he had felt magic before considering he's a pure blood but this was a whole different type of magic. It felt so- welcoming. It was a type of magic that Regulus had never felt before. He now understood why Sirius never shut up about the place.
When everyone got there, everyone was called into the Great Hall for the sorting ceremony. Regulus walked into the Great Hall with his brother and his friends nervously while they talked. Sirius noticed Regulus was acting off, "Reg? You okay?" He asked. "Hm? Oh, yeah, sorry. Just thinking." He replied sounding nervous. Sirius was nervous for him as he knew what walburga would do if Regulus wasn't a Slytherin. After all, he was their last chance to prove that the Black family wasn't a family full of disappointments. After he got sorted into Gryffindor Walburga started acting more cruel to him than before. She would hex him and lock him in his room for days at a time with no food. Regulus would always worry for him.
The marauders sat down at the Gryffindor table while Regulus stood in front of the Great Hall. The first first year was called up to get sorted. Regulus's mind was racing. "What if I don't get sorted into Slytherin? What if I get sorted into Gryffindor? What if mother hates me? What if-" Regulus thoughts get cut of after he hears "Black, Regulus!" Being called up to the sorting hat. Shit. he thinks.
He slowly walks up to the hat, shaking a bit and sits down. The hat gets placed on his head and he can hear the hat start speaking to him in his head. "Ah! A Black! Now what house should I place you in?" The sorting hat says. "Please Slytherin or Gryffindor" "I'm sorry but I'm afraid I can not do that." The hat says.
HUFFLEPUFF!
Regulus is shocked. He stands up and looks at Sirius who's looking at him wide eyed. They both know that their mother would most likely send him a letter the next day talking about how big of a disappointment he is. That is if he's lucky. For all he knows she could send him a howler. How lovely would that be that on his second day, he gets a howler from him mother, going off on him about how he's such a disappointment. That would be a lovely image for him.
Regulus sits down at the Hufflepuff table, still trying to process what just happened, while getting patted on the back and getting welcomed by welcoming voices. He smiles slightly and says hi back. His head filled with thoughts throughout the rest of the sorting ceremony. As the sorting ceremony finished, food appeared on all of the tables and everyone started feasting. Regulus doesn't eat. He can't eat, he's too busy thinking about what would happen when his mother finds out. After a while, they get told to follow their house prefects for a tour and for they can go see their common rooms.
While Regulus is following the rest of the Hufflepuffs, he feels a hand grab his and pulls him aside. "What the-" Regulus says confused as he sees Sirius standing in front of him with his hands on regulus's shoulders. "Regulus, what are you going to do?!" Sirius says sounding nervous "I-I don't know." He says as nervous as Sirius did. "Walburga's going to be so angry." Sirius says "I know Sirius but I don't know what to do. What am I going to say to her? No matter what I say, she's gonna get upset." He replies sounding upset. "I have to go back for the tour but can we talk tomorrow?" He asks. "Yeah, yeah okay, come sit at the Gryffindor table for breakfast." Sirius says while letting go of his shoulders before turning back to the rest of the marauders who were a couple feet behind them, "Be safe okay Reg?" Sirius says. "I will." He reply's while turning back to the Hufflepuff prefect for the tour.
Regulus found out that the Hufflepuff common room was near the kitchens on the second level and the password was "Honeysuckles". As soon as he walked into the Hufflepuff Common room, he immediately felt warm and welcomed. He got directed to the first year boys common room. He saw that he would be rooming with two other boys for the year. Regulus decided to go to sleep his thoughts away. Hopefully tomorrow he will know what to do about his mother.