Ascension

"Talking"

"Thoughts"

"Telepathy and Blood view"

Overview and Selene Narration

Chapter XX: Can You Bastards Ever Learn?

Arszlan sat bound to a chair in the Charms office alongside Draco Malfoy and Vincent Crabbe. Gregory Goyle had been reduced to a tortured spirit to be reassembled and devoured again by the fiendfyre. Blaize Zabini died shortly after Arszlan had extracted him from the burning room. Professor Flitwick had decided to err on the side of caution and had somehow managed to incarcerate the somewhat magical resistant Arszlan.

"Do you know why you're here?" Came a voice from behind him. Arszlan, he didn't need to listen to the heartbeat that it was some new recruit doing his first interrorgation. "Where's the senior auror kid? I can hear your heartbeat it's increased, you're finding it hard to breathe thus its rattling indicating that either you're scared of me because of who I am or you're a recruit."

The door slammed shut and three more sets of boots entered the room "So these are the veterans...Late as normal. You did good kid. You did good remember if they're in the chair you have the power." Arszlan turned to the aurors "I don't know who you are or what you want but I didn't do it." Stated Arszlan.

One of the aurors smirked "And Filius Flitwick is Headmaster. That's a lie. Flitwick and Mr. Goyle here both saw you in this 'Room of Requirement' both just before and after it erupted into flames. As Harry Potter, you had no love for these boys and have instigated numerous fights with these boys in particular which gives a means. Your motive would be that they attacked you first and retaliated and it escalated but you would emphasize you were attacked which I highly doubt and the opportunity would be the fact all of you were in this 'Room of Requirement'. Resulting Mr. Corvin or Mr. Potter an open and shut case...Now tell the truth."

Arszlan chuckled and loosening the bindings slightly managed to clap his hands slowly "Well done auror. You finally have memorised and learnt the true protocol of investigating a witness. Now, I believe I have the chance to put holes in your theory, no?"

Auror Walters nodded "You do. Go on." Arszlan grinned "When I became Arszlan Corvin certain things changed. For one my magical ability reduced but also amplified and one of those amplifications as you thnk has been pyromancy or pyrokinesis. The means of my mutual dislike of the Slytherins and myself which could if you looked at it from a criminal sort of way could provide me with a means to kill them. My motive for killing them is unfounded because as much as I disliked them, I would not wish death on anybody. I've already killed too many Lycans as it is. As for oppotunity if I were going to kill them I wouldn't do it here. Anyway what evidence do you have?"

It was four hours later when a cranky Arszlan was released from Flitwick's office. He waited until the diminuitive wizard left the office "A word please."

Flitwick nodded "No, I don't think you caused this but I had to do something Mr. Potter. Or do you prefer Corvin?" Arszlan shrugged "It's you Professor whichever."

Flitwick nodded "All I saw was you dragging out the downed forms of Misters Malfoy, Zabini and Goyle. I knew that Crabbe was with you at somepoint but he didn't come out and that was either because you couldn't get to him or he had released something he could not control."

Arszlan nodded "He released the Fiendfyre. I have got to say when will the Auror's learn? No evidence so they can't stick anything on me but I suppose Crabbe did a service. He has inadvertantly destroyed something belonging to Tom Marvolo Riddle, what everyone knows him as is in his name now I must be off. My gut tells me Kat is trying to restrain my sister."

Flitwick stared "Why?"

"Gotten into my sweet stash and consumed it all OR she bought another stash and consumed that...Balls." Arszlan said as the duo reached the Great Hall.

"What?"

"My money is in my room...Eve is in my family room. She knows where I keep my emergency money. This...is...going...to...suck." Katie had grabbed Eve and managed to force her into a seat as Arszlan entered the Great Hall.

Katie stood up and applied more pressure to Eve as Arszlan joined them "She found your chocolate frogs and now she's been twitching like a squirrel. How's the mission going?"

Arszlan kissed her on the forehead before clamping his hand onto Eve's shoulder "You will eat your food or no pudding." Eve tried to glower at her big brother but he gave her a dead eye stare, she slumped and turned to her food of steak and kidney pie with chips. "I don't want it."

Arszlan snorted as he placed the same on his plate "Fine. But YOU WILL eat something from here. I have no problem making you look like a small child eating your dinner as I eat the quadruple chocolate Sunday." Eve's eyes widened "They have chocolate here!"

Dean was sitting next to Katie "They do. Harry or Arszlan doesn't eat it. Prefers Treacle Tart." Arszlan looked at Dean "Says the one who eats cooking chocolate by the tonne."

"It's chocolate…In all seriousness Arszlan's little sister who I haven't learnt the name of yet, eat your dinner." Eve looked at the pair of them "You'll allow me to have chocolate?"

Arszlan shrugged "Depends on my Mum or Dad or even David."