A few hours after I had woken up from my memory sorting, I felt that someone was approaching my room. I could hear a female voice arguing at the person, and I say at because I can't seem to hear any responses, as a rhythmic thud could be heard getting clearer and clearer.
"You will not enter the patients room without my presence, ministry orders or not. He is a child and one who suffered enough and if you want to see him you will let stay in the room!" Declared the slightly muffled voice outside the door.
"Fine. Suit yourself. But if he attacks again don't blame me." Growled an irritated voice in response.
"He didn't attack anyone! At most it was accidental magic due to intense emotions." Shot back the woman's voice.
The door swung open with a slam with two people walking in.
"Mr. Moody, even if you are sent by the ministry, it does not give you the right to slam open a patients room open!" Yelled what I think sounds like the matron from last time.
And did she say Moody? Alastor Moody? The most recognizable man in the entire series. I really want to see if he looks like the movies. But he's incredibly paranoid, I don't want to repeat my little accident and end being seen as a threat by the man.
"Boy, I've got some questions and you've got answers to give me. I've waited long enough." He growled at me.
I turned my face towards him without opening my eyes and nodded at his statement.
"Why aren't you opening you're eyes boy? I've been told you could see fine. What are you hiding from me?" He questioned in a low tone, seemingly ready for me to pounce at him at any moment.
"Last time when the matron was here I looked into her eyes before I was about to rest like she told me and I think I accidentally used Legilimency. I don't want to do that again so I decided to just close my eyes around people for now." I explained calmly to seasoned Auror.
"Oh did you now? And how does a boy like you know what Legilimency is pray tell?" He asked in his growl like voice.
"I read about it I my father's library when I was looking at all the books we had." I answered simply with something I believed should be reasonable.
"And who is this father of yours boy?" He asked disbelieving me.
"Edgar Bones." I answered
There was a pause after my answer.
"And your mother?" I heard Moody ask as if trying to confirm something.
"Serena Bones." Came my reply.
Another bout of silence occurred after my answer.
"What's your name boy?" He finally asked.
"Aedan Bones." I declare proudly thinking of the couples last moments.
"Get me some goblins to do a bloodline test now!" He roared at someone outside. "You better be who you say you are or I'll dig out your secrets for trying to impersonate the child of two of the greatest fighters I've known." He growled at me in a very heated manner.
It took maybe half an hour, but I suddenly felt a new group of people nearing my room in a hurry. Two of which felt very short compared to those I usually sense. It's a shame cause I really want to see what goblins truly look like.
"Is that him?" I heard a voice almost sounding like a croak.
"Hmm!" I heard Moody confirm.
I heard small steps come towards me and ordered "hand out. We need some of your blood for the test."
I held my left hand towards the small being. I felt him grab my index and swipe a knife and drawing blood. Interestingly enough, the wound seemed to heal almost immediately afterwords.
"Aedan Micheal Bones
Date of birth: 7th of July, 1977
Father: Edgar Bones
Mother: Serena Bones
Heritage:
-Bones (heir)
Creature Inheritance:
-Wampus Cat
-Phoenix
Vault:
-Bones (Trust vault)
-Bones (Main vault)"
Said the goblin who finished reading out whatever was found from my bloodline.
"Get Amelia here now! She will want to know immediately!" Roared Moody after getting proof that my claims were in fact true.
"And you're sure about everything that was on that paper was accurate Runeclaw?" He asked one of the goblins.
"Our test does not make mistakes Mr. Moody." Replies the goblin with an insulted tone at the very thought of them making an error.
"Alright. Everyone leave. I'll handle this with Amelia when she gets here." He said ordering people to vacate the room.
People left the room while Moody grabbed a chair, dropped it near my bed and sat down in it.
There was silence in the room.
"So I can ask some questions?" I asked Moody in an unsure tone.
"Yes." Was the growling response.
"Are my parents alive?" Was my first question.
"No." Came out the answer with a sigh. "We weren't able to get to them or you in time."
"Who is Amelia?" I asked trying to sound like I didn't know the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement (DMLE in the future).
"Your aunt, also the only member of the Bones family confirmed to be alive. Except for a cousin of yours named Susan." Was his answer.
"What's a Wampus cat? I heard them say I had it's bloodline, but I don't really know what it is. The Phoenix doesn't surprise me too much because of how I bonded with my little Sol here, but a cat?" I said as I was playing with Sol again in my hands.
"So that's a Phoenix hun?" Said Moody "you're going to need to be careful no one targets you for it. Easy target you are. Young, no wand, carrying a gold mine with you."
"Thanks for the advice." Was my only answer.
"Back on the topic: a Wampus cat is no kitten, it is a XXXXX rated magical creature more commonly found in America. They resemble mountain lions, but with an additional pair of legs. They are extremely deadly, capable of Legilimency and Hypnosis with a lot of strength behind them using their eyes. They're magic resistant and almost impossible to kill. I have a set of scars because of one of those a dark wizard tried to keep as a guard back in the days." Said Moody to answer my question.
"So that's why I saw the matrons memories. I have the ability of a Wampus cat in my eyes!" I exclaimed in a sudden realization.
Then I paused for a second as I remembered the scenes of the ritual which took my eyes. Three pairs of lion legs, a tail, fangs, and a pair of eyes preserved and floating above the ritual formation.
'So that's what was bugging the old demon. He couldn't get the eyes to fuse with mine properly. Everything else worked except for that final goal of his first ritual on me. But after the ritual with Sol they did! And I can see out of them haha!' I thought as a smile grew on my face.
"Your name is Mr. Moody right?" I asked him
"Alastor Moody. Most people call me 'Mad-eye'." He corrected me
"OK. I'm gonna open my eyes to play with Sol until my Aunt is arrives, so please try not to look at them. I have a feeling your memories are not something I want to see." I informed the man.
"Ha. Like you'd be able to get through my defenses boy." He grunted at me.
And so time passed as I pet the cute and warm little ball of fluff. After about 15 minutes I started to hear hurried steps coming towards my room.
"Does Aunt Amelia have strong enough Occlumency to resist me looking at her?" I asked Moody.
"Try mine." He replies.
I turn and look into the mans remaining eye. And I gotta say, they did a really good job portraying him in the movies. The only differences seemed to be his nose, with the visible chunk missing, less wrinkles and the grayness of his hair not having been complete. The result of me looking into his eyes was a few random memories of his office or of some time he was traveling, until I was shut out completely.
"Well it's pretty sudden. I'll warn her and tell you when you can look." He said in an almost impressed manner.
"That's good cause I think that's going to be her." I replied with a small sigh.
He raised an eyebrow questioning what I just said until the door to my room swung open abruptly.
"Wow, a lot of people are really rough with doors here." I couldn't help but say with a chuckle to myself.
"Aedan. Is that really you?" I heard a woman ask ask she came closer.
"Yes I'm Aedan. I guessing you must be Aunt Amelia." I answered he question.
I felt her hand touch my face, turning it in many different directions to get a good look at me.
"What happened to your hair? And why aren't you opening your eyes? And what is this scar?" She asked me in quick succession, but before I could answer anything she changed her target for questioning. "Alastor, what happened to him?"
"Calm yourself Amelia." He said slowly. "You're going to need to prepare yourself for some very sudden Legilimency before the kid opens his eyes. He's been changed." He tried to explain to my seemingly very high strung aunt.
She paused for a few moments and declared "Alright, I'm ready."
I opened my eyes and finally get a good look at the famous Amelia Bones. I saw a square-jawed witch with close-cropped grey hair and a monocle attached to her collar. This gave her an appearance of being a serious person, with appropriate robes for the head of such an important department. She looked at me with the same green eyes I remember my father having the first and last time I saw him. A few memories of what I think was her and my father when they were young floated to the surface, as well as a wedding scene in which I can only assume was his and my mother's.
"I understand what you meant Alastor." She said without turning her head. "How did this happen to you Aedan? How did you get that ability? And where have you been this whole time?" She asked me suddenly.
My eyes dimmed at having to remember my time in that cell. My time in that hell hole. And she saw this. She turned to Alastor for an explanation.
"What we know so far is that Aedan was probably captured when they attacked the Bones manor. They took him away after killing everyone they could find. He started off with the beginning.
"He was taken to an underground facility found dug out under the Lestrange family home. What we found was the den of a ritual magic researcher, a very dark and devoted member of the Death Eaters. He was researching ways to use dangerous magical creatures to empower either his comrades or You-Know-Who himself. We caught their trail when a Phoenix egg was stolen and smuggled into the country and a few Aurors tracking it got attacked. We finally found their base of operations, swept the place clean until we found a hidden entrance. We found a half-dozen cells with almost nothing in them except buckets and what we assume was a bed, with no light sources and metal doors. Then we found a second floor with multiple rooms. One was filled with tomes about different magical beasts, ritual magic, blood magic and human transmutation. Another was full of preserved beast parts and ingredients. The next was a room with a chair with straps and a good number of instruments, almost looked like muggle medical tools. Last room held a a table with straps where we found the boy undergoing what we assumed was a ritual. And at the end we found a hole filled with what we believe are the cremated bodies of whoever they took for their experiments." Moody explained to Amelia.
"Dear Merlin! And you're telling me my nephew was trapped in that place for over 8 months!" She yelled looking like she would rip apart the next Death Eater she sees.
Her face suddenly lost all traces of emotions, as if she couldn't feel anymore, but her eyes were different as they almost screamed her intent for retribution.
"Tell me what you happened to you Aedan and I'll make those people responsible feel the punishment they deserve." She declared looking me.