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Peter's POV

Chaos. Absolute chaos.

That's all my brain could process.

It had been a normal day of work for me. I was sitting in my office, arranging some of my boss' papers.

I heard the receptionist's voice from outside. Her voice carried through the empty halls and into my room. It seemed like some aurors had arrived.

I didn't pay attention to them much, aurors tended to come in and out of the department for various reasons. If I was involved somebody would inform me.

The door to my office banged open making me jump in my seat.

A young female auror stepped in. I recognised her as one of the Level 5 aurors.

That knowledge in itself immediately scared me.

"A- auror Brande," I stuttered out, "Is th-there a problem?"

"Madame Umbridge's secretary?" the woman questioned. I could see more aurors from lower levels outside of my door, though they let Brande do all the work.

"Yes," I replied tentatively.

"We need you to come with us," she said, her tone apathetic.

"Wh-what?" I said, my eyes widening, "Why? Have I done something?"

Why were they taking me away? Where were they taking me? What was happening?

"We just need to ask you a few questions."

The woman said it as if it was supposed to reassure me. To make me feel better. But in reality, it just made me panic more. When I didn't make any move to follow, she gestured to the aurors standing outside. Two of them walked in, moving to flank each of my sides and started ushering me out.

I dug my heels into the ground, refusing to move.

"N- no, you can't take me, I deserve- no, I demand to know- what is happening? Tell me- what have I done?"

The burlier auror of the two pulled me forward jerkily making me lose my grip on the ground.

They dragged me forward, a bit roughly this time, and continued their way out of the cabin. I protested and struggled the whole way, scared out of my mind at what was happening.

Which bring to the current moment- chaos.

"PREPOSTEROUS!" boss's voice met my ears. She was also being pulled out of her office by aurors. "This is absolutely ridiculous! I demand to see Cornelius right now- DON'T TOUCH ME! You can't do this. I'm Head of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures! You can't manhandle me like this! I'll send you all to Azkaban! I'm Head of-"

"Yeah yeah, head of the department of regulation and control of magical creatures, we know," Amelia Bones said, rubbing the bridge of her nose wearily, "Not that you would let us forget. Shouting it every five minutes."

My blood ran cold at the sight of the woman.

If Amelia Bones was involved in this, then this was something big.

I saw many people being pulled out of their offices, each struggling and shouting. I recognised most of them. They were all extremely high ranking workers, having close proximity to Umbridge.

"Take them to the interrogation room," Amelia ordered.

"NO! No- I demand to see Cornelius, I demand to talk to my lawyer. LET ME GO BONES! I swear I'll make your life hell for this. When I become undersecretary- I'LL MAKE YOU PAY! I'll make you blood traitor! I'll make y-"

Amelia flicked her wand silently.

Umbridge's moved her mouth, trying to get her words out but Amelia Bones' silencing charm held itself firmly in place.

"Threatening ministry workers, abuse of power and blood purity sympathizing- add those to the list," Bones whispered to the auror beside her. The auror nodded and scribbled it down into a folder.

Umbridge's eye widened, silently screaming at the woman, her short form shaking with rage.

The aurors dragged us out of the room. People stared at us as we walked by, and unlike most stares I got that week, these were not filled with respect or admiration.

"Let me go. L-let me go. I haven't done anything! I'm innocent..."

I didn't just direct my voice towards the aurors, whose ears were falling deaf to my voice. I also directed it towards the people around. Begging, hoping that they would believe me!

We were all taken towards the Department of Law Enforcement which Bones was the head of the department for.

The aurors experiencedly navigated through the maze of hallways and reached a room which I had only visited when I was training to be an auror.

They opened the door and led everyone in.

People shouted, some demanding to see their lawyers, others threatening action against the whole department while the remainder were silenced, much like their boss, and were shouting wordlessly while glaring at any passerby.

I was a part of none of the groups.

My mouth was firmly pressed together.

I had seen these kinds of reactions from the other perspective, I had seen how they did nothing but aggravate the aurors and law enforcers. And now that I was out of the public eye I felt my need to protest diminish.

All I could feel was a cold fear.

My eyes darted around the room nervously not really taking anything in.

I fidgeted with the ends of my robes, my fingers fumbling due to the shivering of my whole body.

The influx of people finally stopped.

I could see a few people from other departments. My scrambled brain couldn't seem to connect the faces to their names though.

Amelia Bones then walked into the room, a group of aurors behind her.

Including Moody.

The voices of the room's occupants grew, demands thrown around the air like a quaffle in a quidditch match. Even the glares of the silenced occupants sharpened.

Moody let out a bang from his wand, effectively silencing the group. His blue eye whizzing to see every nook of the room.

"Hush up now. Don't get your knickers in a twist," Amelia Bones said, folding her arms in front of her chest. A strictly neutral look rested upon her face, though her eyes glimmered with annoyance, "You'll all get chances to send a letter- contact your lawyers then- but rest assured you won't be able to weasel your way out of this."

Umbridge jumped up at this. A scowl twisted into her toad-like face, waving her fist angrily. Angrily mouthing something which no one could understand.

Amelia waved her wand, releasing the silencing charm upon Umbridge (though she seemed a bit reluctant to do so).

"This is unacceptable," Umbridge said, "Let me out right now or you'll have to face the wrath of Cornelius himself."

"Minister Fudge has already agreed, and in-fact approved of this questioning," Amelia said.

Boss gaped at the woman, "N-no... that's not possible. He must not know of my involvement. If he did he wouldn't- yes- he wouldn't ever-"

"For Morgana's sake," Amelia Bones exasperatedly. She turned her head towards the aurors behind her, "Just give them some parchment and quills. We'll start the questioning in half an hour. Make sure no one gets out till then."

With that she and Moody turned around leaving the room, leaving me amidst shouts and anxiety.

My anxiety.

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