Ghosts of the Past Haunting the Present Characters: Gaius, Harry, Regulus, Sirius Summary: After twenty-some years, Regulus is summoned once more.
Regulus forced himself to keep breathing and not panic when he felt the burn on his left arm, trying to convince himself that it would fade quickly as it had the first time, that it was nothing but a residual twinge stirred up by all the recent issues with magic of late.
But it didn't fade. He yanked up his sleeve and watched in horror as the Mark grew darker and clearer, and he became aware of his former master. The one who would seek vengeance for his betrayal.
The Dark Lord was coming. Regulus didn't know how, but he knew where, and he wasted no more time in searching the house, trying to find either Sirius or Harry. They would know what to do, and if they didn't... Well, there was always his old option of running like hell.