Regulus was in class when the news came.
He should've known the second a message arrived for McGonagal.
It must have been important for her to pause teaching- and big enough that her face dropped.
Regulus' morning had been odd.
When he woke, he was alone.
Which wouldn't have been so peculiar- if Regulus didn't have such a weird feeling.
He had a weird sinking feeling in his chest that he couldn't calm no matter how much he'd tried.
Ivan and Claudette had acted as they always had and their normalcy had him ignoring his gut.
Class ended soon after and Regulus was just happy to be done with classes for the day.
He stood up from his seat, collecting his things to follow Claudette and Ivan out.
"Mister Black." McGonagal called.
Regulus stopped in his tracks, before turning around to face the woman.
The boy had nothing against the teacher, but if he was being honest he had way less interaction with her throughout his time at Hogwarts as James and his brother did.
Regulus looked back towards Ivan and Claudette as to silently say not to wait up.
The pair were the last two out, leaving McGonagal and Regulus.
"Is there something you needed, Professor?" Regulus asked.
"No", She sighed, almost internally debating something, "I'm not suppose to tell you this, but I got word about an attack."
"An attack?", Regulus quizzed, he looked around before lowering his voice, "By death eaters?"
"I'm afraid so." She muttered.
"I don't understand, why are you telling me this?" Regulus asked- his voice had grown small.
"There was a magical explosion and James got hit with it." McGonagal explained.
Regulus wasn't sure he'd ever heard the woman called James by his first name, but it made the news all the more eerie.
"James...?" Regulus breathed.
He'd blinked.
James.
His James.
In an explosion.
Regulus had so many questions- he needed- he needed-
"Is he okay?!" Regulus heaved, suddenly it was hard to breathe, "I have to see him."
"I'm afraid it's not possible. The explosion was full of dangerous magic. James is being quarantined until they know it's safe." She muttered.
Regulus wouldn't hear it, "I have to see him- I have to- I can't-"
He stumbled back a bit.
"Regulus-" She started.
"I have to. I'll- I'll quarantine with him- it'll be fine. It has to be fine." Regulus huffed.
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Regulus Black and The Butterfly Effect
FanfictionRegulus and the crew once again find themselves in a predicament. With the locket in their possession, there's a new task at hand- destroying it. Only they soon find that the locket isn't the horcrux and Voldemort isn't their only problem. Betwee...
