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(Master to Kitten, Kitten to Master)

'Thoughts'

[Kitten speech]

Diggle's Interrogation

(Ministry of Magic in Turkey)

"Auror Moody?" It was the auror that accompanied him to Diggle's home.

"Auror Aslan. How is Lord Demir?" He asked.

"He is doing okay. He wasn't harmed. Just drugged to sleep." He answered.

"That's good." He was relieved.

"Yes it is. Diggle is also ready in the interrogation room. Are you ready?" He asked.

"Yes I am." He said.

"Follow me then." He said.

Moody did just that. The two aurors entered the room. Diggle was pale but he glared at them. He had failed in his mission and he blamed them. His new plan was to not talk to them at all. They didn't have anything to really prove what he was doing and he wasn't about to incriminate himself. Too bad the laws in magical Turkey were different from magical Britain.

"Well Diggle, what a mess you put yourself in." Moody said.

"Kidnapping and attempting an illegal ritual." Aslan shook his head.

"Not to mention theft." He said.

"True, true."

"..." Diggle kept quiet.

"I don't think Diggle here read up on the laws of your country." Moody said.

That made Diggle drop the glare as he wondered what the scarred man meant. Aslan gave him a smirk.

"I don't think he has either. Otherwise he would just talk now." He said.

"You're right. This is your country. Would you like to do him the honors?" He asked.

"I think I would." He said.

"Then the floor is yours." He smirked.

"Why thank you. You see, Diggle, we take kidnapping, drugging, and use of illegal rituals, even attempted, on a lord very seriously. Since you are a foreigner it makes it worse. Therefore we are legally allowed to use Veritaserum on you." He smiled brightly.

"No!" Diggle gasped.

"Yes!" Aslan mocked.

"Y-you can't. I am also a lord!" He protested.

"From Britain and not America. Plus if you were in Britain we would be allowed to use veritaserum on you as well since you were in possession of a book on illegal rituals that was stolen from the ministry." Moody smirked.

"B-b-"

"Would you like to talk now?" Aslan asked.

"Yes!" He said.

"Great. How did you steal the book?" Moody asked, knowing Diggle didn't have access to the unspeakable library.

"I walked right in and grabbed the book." He answered.

"You need a special badge to even enter the department." He said.

"Albus had a few and I used the one he gave me." He admitted.

"Albus Dumbledore had access to the department of mysteries?" Moody asked, enraged.

"Yes. Do you remember the ten unspeakables that went missing a year before Potter defeated you-know-who?" He asked.

"Yes. I am starting to guess that the dark lord had nothing to do with them and Albus was the reason they went missing." He said.

"Yes. Albus killed them. They refused him unlimited access. He tried to get them to see the necessity since we were in war but they refused. He killed them, took the badges, and disposed of their bodies. Everyone just assumed it was you-know-who." He revealed.

"And he gave you one of them?" He asked.

"Yes. He kept one but gave the rest out to his loyal followers."

"Who?" Moody asked.

"Emmeline Vance, Mundungus Fletcher, Sturgis Podmore, Hestia Jones, Sybill Trelawney, Augusta Figg, Elphias Doge, and Caradoc Dearborn." He answered.

"I see."

"Dearborn is alive but in hiding. He betrayed Albus during the war. Not with you-know-who but with Grindelwald. Albus found out during the war with he-who-must-not-be-named." He said.

"Thank you." He wrote that down. "How did you learn this?"

"Albus learned he was alive and I was tasked to find him. He is somewhere in Canada." He answered.

"Why did you kidnap Lord Demir?" Aslan asked.

"He's powerful. Since Albus was powerful before death not anybody would do. While Lord Demir wasn't as powerful as Albus, his body was least likely to burn when doing the ritual." He answered.

"How did you drug him?" He asked.

"He trusted me so he never checked his firewhisky."

"How far were you in the ritual preparation?" He asked.

"Not far. I had only just found the perfect one. It required both a spell and a potion. The potion was complicated and I knew I was going to need a potion master to make one. I don't know any since Albus would make potions or have Snape do it. Snape never made the illegal potions though." He said, knowing Albus didn't trust the man.

"Why did you attempt to bring Albus Dumbledore back?" Moody asked.

"He was saving our world. He was the greater good. Without him the world is doomed." He answered.

"Weren't you at his trial? Didn't you hear what the man admitted under veritaserum?" He asked, mystified.

"Yes and yes. I know that the potion was tampered with and forced him to admit those things. Albus would never rape anyone or make a horcrux. He never would have imprisoned a phoenix. Those were all lies." He said.

"He's delusional." Aslan said.

"He really is." He blinked. "I have no more questions at the moment."

"Neither do I. He will be placed in a holding cell until his trial. Just contact me if you need to talk to him again." He said.

"Thank you. I will." He said.

The two left the room and another auror took Diggle to the holding cell. Moody retrieved the badge and the book. He went back to Britain. There he met with the minister, madam Bones, and the head unspeakable. They all waited to hear what the man had to tell them. They knew it was about Diggle but what was unknown. He took a deep breath.

"I found Diggle in Turkey. That fool answered the door holding the book." He handed it over to the unspeakable.

"What an idiot." The unspeakable shook their head.

"I thought so. He also kidnapped a Turkish lord in order to perform Soul and Magic Transference." Diggle actually bent the corner of the page so he could find it again. "He knew that he needed a skilled potion master for the potion but didn't know who. That was as far as he had gotten."

"That's good." Amelia was relieved.

"Indeed. Apparently Lord Demir is very powerful and was a family friend. Made for a perfect opportunity. He drugged the fire whiskey and kept him in the basement." He said.

"Idiot. How was he able to get the book?" Cornelius asked.

"This is the part none of you will like." He sighed.

"I am getting used to these types of information being revealed." Amelia said.

"I know but it is bad." He took a deep breath. "The ten unspeakables that disappeared the year before the murder of the Potter's wasn't Riddle's fault. Albus Dumbledore killed them because they refused him unlimited access to the department of mysteries."

"Oh my." She gasped.

"Bastard." The unspeakable growled.

"Of course." Fudge rolled his eyes.

"He took their badges." He revealed. "He kept one for himself and gave the rest to his loyal followers. Diggle was one of them and that was how he managed to get the book." Moody informed them and handing the badge over.

"Who else?" Amelia asked.

"Emmeline Vance, Mundungus Fletcher, Sturgis Podmore, Hestia Jones, Sybill Trelawney, Augusta Figg, Elphias Doge, and Caradoc Dearborn. I will be talking to them and getting those badges." He said.

"Dearborn disappeared during the war. Riddle may have the badge." She reminded him.

"Actually he isn't." He announced.

"What?" They all looked at him.

"Diggle revealed that he is alive and hiding somewhere in Canada. Apparently he betrayed Albus during the war Grindelwald was forced to create. He went into hiding because he knew Albus and learned about the betrayal during the war with Riddle. He tasked Diggle with finding him." He said.

"I see." Fudge closed his eyes. "Kingsley can help you out. I want those badges found. I also want a new system figured out. Who knows who was where and if they managed to make copies."

"Yes sir." He said, leaving.

"Will we ever find out everything that man has done?" Amelia asked.

"Most likely not." The unspeakable answered.

"What a mess." She sighed.

"As much as I hate this, we need an inventory done." Fudge said.

"I know sir. I will get the department heads on it." The unspeakable told him.

"Good." He rubbed his head.

"Well, I have a lot of work. Excuse me." They left.

"So do I." Fudge sighed. "So do you. Let's just get to it."

"Of course." Amelia said and the two went their separate ways.